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From Adversity to Advocate, Get to Know Marla Bautista
Marla Bautista, an Army wife and mother of three, knows firsthand that advocacy can play an important role in building a stronger, more supported community. That's because she was once food insecure...
View ArticleMilitary Families: Look to Your Library as a Valuable and Welcoming Resource
Authors: Barry Trott, M.S.L.S., Library of Virginia Nicole Rawlinson, M.L.I.S., Blue Star Families When it comes to moving, military families know all the ins and outs. The average military family...
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What You Should Know About Kimberly, the New Housing Insecurity DEPLOY Fellow
As the 2022 Wells Fargo Housing Insecurity DEPLOY Fellow, Kimberly has a lot to offer military families. For starters, she understands military families. Her mother was the first Korean female Chief...
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Healing Wounds with Support: A Purple Heart Story
"Six months later, I woke up in Germany, not knowing who my parents were because of the extent of injuries that I endured. So, I was out in Germany for a year going through at least 33 surgeries,...
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How Volunteering is Helping One Military Spouse Rebuild Community
If you've ever moved, then you're likely no stranger to the anxieties of being new in town. For military families who move every two to three years on average, it's a common emotional occurrence. Even...
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Schlotzsky’s Welcomes Military Families to the Neighborhood
Once upon a time, there was a nonprofit named Blue Star Families, founded by military families for military families. Every year, Blue Star Families would hear peers say, “We’re isolated and lonely”...
View ArticleSleep Number® and Kansas City Chiefs Join Together to Welcome Retired Army...
Meet Neil, a retired Armor Officer in the Army, father of three, and dedicated husband. He served 21 years including five deployments during Operation Iraqi Freedom and has lived across the country...
View ArticlePRIDE in Network: How One Spouse Found His Again
As a successful New Zealand diplomat of 14 years, David was a well-traveled and established professional. He’d been through several overseas tours to places like Indonesia, Chile, and finally, Hawaii,...
View ArticleGet the Most Out of the School Year: Advice From a Military Teen
As a military family, we often get lost in the sauce when preparing for our kids' school year. We do the shopping, sign the papers, confirm bus routes, enroll kids at the last minute for reasons that...
View ArticleWhy We Need New Official Government Proclamations of Military Family Support
Blue Star Welcome Week continues to gain support from leaders in communities across the country – leaders who see and recognize the challenges military and Veteran families face and encourage their...
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From Adversity to Advocate, Get to Know Marla Bautista
Marla Bautista, an Army wife and mother of three, knows firsthand that advocacy can play an important role in building a stronger, more supported community. That's because she was once food insecure...
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