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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
Blue Star Families Receives Lilly Endowment Grant to Strengthen Support to Military and Veteran Families
$7.5M investment directly supports efforts to scale community-based support for those who serve and their families WASHINGTON, D.C. – DEC. 12, 2025 – Blue Star Families (BSF) has received a $7.5M grant from Lilly Endowment Inc., to strengthen its organizational…
Statement on Government Shutdown Ending
by Kathy Roth-Douquet, CEO, Blue Star Families While this historic shutdown is over, the recovery is just beginning for military families who endured 43 days of financial and emotional strain – and the threat of another shutdown looms when funding…
Sarah Blansett Joins Blue Star Families as its First Chief Marketing Officer
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Blue Star Families (BSF), the nation’s largest nonprofit dedicated to providing support to military and veteran families, announces the addition of Sarah Blansett as its first Chief Marketing Officer. Prior to joining Blue Star Families, Blansett served…
Blue Star Families, Joined By Leading Military and Veteran Organizations, Call on Congress to Fund the Government and Protect Military and Veteran Families
Group Urges the Swift Passage of the Bipartisan ‘Pay Our Troops’ Act To Bring Relief To Our Service Members and Their Families [WASHINGTON, DC] — October 3, 2025 — Blue Star Families, the nation’s largest nonprofit serving military and veteran…
Blue Star Families supports our active duty service members, veterans, and their families
The Honorable Mike Johnson, Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives The Honorable John Thune, Majority Leader, United States Senate The Honorable Hakeem Jeffries, Minority Leader, U.S. House of Representatives The Honorable Charles Schumer, Minority Leader, United States Senate Dear Speaker Johnson,…
Cohen Veterans Network (CVN) and Blue Star Families (BSF) Announce National Partnership to Enhance Support for Military and Veteran Families
Faith Leader Military Awareness and Support Training during Blue Star Welcome Week launches CVN-BSF strategic collaboration STAMFORD, Conn., September 30, 2025 – Cohen Veterans Network (CVN), a national not-for-profit integrated network of mental health clinics for post-9/11 veterans, service members,…
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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.
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.
Military promotions should not be political leverage
Service members and their families are unwillingly caught in political crossfire.
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.
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.
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.
