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Kara Oakley, Esq.

February 22, 2021

PANEL: Military Children’s Mental Health Kara is the principal of Oakley Capitol Consulting, LLC, focusing on public policy, strategy and advocacy. Having devoted much of her career to representation of…

Blue Star Families Chapters: A Social Impact Model

January 27, 2021

Blue Star Families Chapters A Social Impact Model What are Blue Star Families Chapters? Our Chapters facilitate engagement opportunities that create cross-sectoral dialogue between military and civilian communities, which can…

Transition 2020: Cabinet Picks Coming 

November 23, 2020

Biden will announce his first Cabinet picks on Tuesday, his top advisers said over the weekend, POLITICO’s Maya Parthasarathy reports.  Incoming White House chief of staff Ron Klain added that…

Help Us Recognize a #MilFam Member Who’s Endured Murphy’s Law of Deployment

September 29, 2020

It doesn’t take long as a military family member to learn about Murphy’s Law … Murphy’s Law of deployment that is. Anything that can break will break. Or, more generally,…

August 2020 Newsletter

July 31, 2020

2 New Chapters Sponsored by CSX! We have two upcoming virtual Chapter launch events—one in Dayton (August 17 – 21), and one in Tampa (August 24 – 28). Stay tuned…

DC Partners With Caribu to Offer Kid-Friendly Comics

July 22, 2020

DC Comics characters have delighted readers of all ages for generations, but the publisher has made a particular pivot towards kid-friendly titles in recent years. Thanks to a new partnership…

Need a Safe Summer Activity? Try This!

July 22, 2020

While the summer means a break from virtual learning and homeschooling efforts, it also represents new challenges. Travel bans are lifting, and PCSing has started. Your home, including toys and…

July 2020 Newsletter

June 30, 2020

Jolly Time Helps Troops This Summer We’re honored to be selected by Jolly Time Pop Corn as a beneficiary of its “Help Our Troops” campaign! Show your support by voting…

When coronavirus says ‘Stop,’ Travis AFB volunteers find a way to keep going

April 30, 2020

When restrictions to mitigate the spread of coronavirus closed Travis Air Force Base’s schools, shut services’ doors and canceled social gatherings, the community’s lifeblood stopped pumping. “Everything just went dark,”…