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Blue Star Families is the source for all things military family-related. With chapters and members located across the country and around the world, we offer a constantly-growing resource for the media to get in touch with real families, from all branches of service and all walks of life.

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Press Releases

Chamber Members Helping Tampa Bay Live Up to Its Name of Military Bay, USA

April 20, 2023

As the calendar moves closer to May 4th local business owners Dave and Diane Crowthers are filled with anticipation! Exactly two weeks from tonight, the newly minted Chamber members will experience their first Military Appreciation event. Their payroll and human capital management company joined the Chamber in August and this event holds extra special meaning to them.

Blue Star Families’ Julie Riggs Joins Maryland Veterans Trust Fund Board of Trustees

March 17, 2023

WASHINGTON, DC – Blue Star Families, a nonprofit dedicated to strengthening military families by connecting them with their neighbors, announced today that Julie Riggs, Acting Executive Director of the Blue Star Families’ National Capital Region Chapter, has been selected to serve…

Blue Star Families Introduces 2022-2023 Cohort of DEPLOY Fellows

February 10, 2023

The DEPLOY Fellows Program exists to support inclusion for military and Veteran families of color   Washington, DC — Today, Blue Star Families introduced its 2022-2023 cohort of DEPLOY Fellows, which supports inclusion for diverse military and Veteran families.  The DEPLOY…

Retired Army Lieutenant General Gwen Bingham Joins Blue Star Families as Board of Directors Chair

February 9, 2023

Washington, D.C. — Blue Star Families (BSF) is pleased to announce the appointment of retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General Gwen Bingham to the Chair of the Board of Directors (BOD). In addition to her long list of military accolades, Bingham has also…

Blue Star Families Announces New Partnership with USA Girl Scouts Overseas

November 15, 2022

Providing Resources for Military Children Living Outside of the U.S. (Washington, DC) – Today, Blue Star Families and USA Girl Scouts Overseas (USAGSO) announced a new partnership to help military families living outside of the Continental U.S. The partnership will…

Welcome.US and Blue Star Families Celebrate One Year of Welcoming

October 17, 2022

Washington, DC —This month, Welcome.US and Blue Star Families marked the one year anniversary of when they and dozens of other military and veterans service organizations came together in common purpose to welcome the nearly 80,000 of Afghan allies forced…

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The founder of Craigslist has given away half a billion dollars. He fears for an America where generosity is trolled


In a world where a growing number of billionaires are lashing out against philanthropy, Craig Newmark has a message for them – and everyone else, J.R. Duren learns.

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Military families’ child care needs weigh on service and national security


Unpredictable schedules and long deployments make single-parents out of spouses, whose struggle with finding care can mean distracted soldiers and a declining force.

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Military promotions should not be political leverage


Service members and their families are unwillingly caught in political crossfire.

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Capri S. Cafaro Shares a Fourth of July Menu Guide


Blue Star Families has teamed up with Instacart and Capri S. Cafaro, TV host and culinary storyteller, to design an exclusive 4th of July menu in honor of America’s 250th.

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Nonprofit honors military families through reading initiative


“Disney Celebrates America” teamed up with the Blue Star Families for a special event celebrating military families through the power of reading ahead of America’s 250th birthday.

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An intimate look at one military family’s life on pause as the Iran war continues


Military life has always involved some degree of uncertainty. But for many families, the fear and unknowns that come with the Iran war are new territory.

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