Blue Star Stories
Making it Count: Blue Star Welcome Week Helps Fight the Isolation Felt Move After Move
Making it Count: Blue Star Welcome Week Helps Fight the Isolation Felt Move After Move While Blue Star Welcome Week 2021 is in the rearview mirror, there’s still important work to do to help turn this incredible moment into a movement! The reason is, military-connected families are serving and sacrificing daily, all year long. And,…
Read moreFamily Volunteer Day: Meet Mitch
Family Volunteer Day: Meet Mitch Did you know that only one in four active-duty family respondents to Blue Star Families’ 2020 Military Family Lifestyle Survey feel a sense of belonging to their local civilian community? In fact, one-third say they have no friends in the local community and nobody they can ask for a favor.…
Read morePaying it Forward: Connecting with Military Families One Starbucks Coffee at a Time
Paying it Forward: Connecting with Military Families One Starbucks Coffee at a Time Did you participate in Blue Star Welcome Week? If you did, thank you! If you’re a military or Veteran family, hopefully you made a connection, started a friendship, learned something about your new home, or just took a moment to take a…
Read moreHelping Those in Need: Welcoming Our Afghan Allies
Helping Those in Need: Welcoming Our Afghan Allies During Blue Star Welcome Week 2021, we spent time welcoming military and Veteran families to their new communities across the country. Why? Because approximately 600,000 military-connected families move every single year, leaving service members, spouses, and their children to start over in unfamiliar towns without any network…
Read moreFood Insecurity, Poverty, and Military and Veteran Life
Food Insecurity, Poverty, and Military and Veteran Life By Kelley Klor, Amazon Food Insecurity DEPLOY Fellow Food insecurity is a topic filling newsfeeds right now, but the issue is not new, and the military and Veteran community is not insulated from it. According to Blue Star Families’ 2020 Military Family Lifestyle Survey Comprehensive Report, as…
Read moreApplied Research and Social Impact DEPLOY Fellow Focuses on Creating Positive Change for Future Generations of Service Members
Applied Research and Social Impact DEPLOY Fellow Focuses on Creating Positive Change for Future Generations of Service Members Meet Charo. She’s a Marine Corps spouse, mom of two, and, in partnership with USAA, recently started serving as the Applied Research and Social Impact DEPLOY Fellow for Blue Star Families. Charo comes from a military family,…
Read moreProtecting Consumers from Evolving Digital Threats
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. We’re teaming up with our partners at Aura to provide you with resources to help educate your family and keep you safe online from digital threats. Cybercriminals are more sophisticated than ever and consumers are at risk. This past year, financial losses as a result of digital crime surpassed those…
Read moreLocal Leaders Provide an Important Message of Welcome
Local Leaders Provide an Important Message of Welcome As we wrap up an incredible week of welcoming military and Veteran families into their community, it’s important to remember the “why” behind Blue Star Welcome Week. When you think about the sacrifices military-connected members make, your first thought might be of those on the frontlines―service members…
Read moreMeet the #MilKid Behind the Blue Star Welcome Week Bracelet
Meet the #MilKid Behind the Blue Star Welcome Week Bracelet Have you gotten your Blue Star Welcome Week paracord bracelet yet? The bracelet was specifically designed to be a connector and conversation starter for military, Veteran, and civilian families. The red, white, and blue colors represent military-connected families of all service branches, and the yellow…
Read moreRecognizing Gold Star Families Today and Every Day
Recognizing Gold Star Families Today and Every Day Military life is unique and challenging for so many reasons. One of them is the worry that settles into your gut when your service member steps on the plane routed for a combat deployment. Making it through this time apart looks different for everyone — even when…
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