Blog Posts in "Military Programs"

(News Release Exchange) Heroes come in all sizes, and the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is celebrating the youngest among us throughout April, the Month of the Military Child. (Image courtesy of Exchange) With the current COVID-19 pandemic, the Exchange has implemented new strategies to bring the fun to military children all over the world by taking the celebration online. The Exchange is leaning forward to salute military kids for their courage, resiliency and service—because they serve, too. “Sometimes the sacrifices of military kids aren’t as visible as those of their parents,” said Ai... read more

Blue Star Family Members Receive Free Subscription to Headspace, A Meditation App It is proven that one of the best ways to reduce stress is through mediation. Our world is definitely living in unprecedented times as we are facing changes to our day to day life. A membership to Headspace could be just what you need to help alleviate the stress. Meditation is not just for adults but children as well. This is a great opportunity to give it a try for free. Headspace has generously offered Blue Star Families Members free subscriptions. This app might become some of the most relaxing10 minutes of ... read more

We're excited to announce the opening of registration forOperation Homefront's1st Holiday Meals for Military event of 2020: Cracker Barrel Heat n ‘Serve Easter Family Meal To-Go and Food Lion Meals for Military! Cracker Barrel Meals for Military Cracker Barrel and Operation Homefront are partnering to celebrate military families this Easter by providing 1000 families complimentary Heat n ’Serve Easter Family Meals To-Go at 38 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store locations. You can find the list of locations here https://www.operationhomefront.org/event/lis t . Note: Meals will be distributed on G... read more

We are so excited to share our very own, Rebecca Hyde who has been nominated as a Military Spouse of the Year candidate. Rebecca recently started working with MilitaryBridge in the Tennessee area. She is a Navy Spouse of 22 years, has been through 7 deployments and PCS'd 8 times. In the brief amount of time that I have known Rebecca, one word comes to mind, "Fierce". She is a supporter of the military community serving in many different capacities. She is an advocate of mental health, co-founding a non-profit called Dependa Strong which focuses on raising awareness of the mental health challe... read more

Company announces $50,000 contribution to leading military service nonprofit and discount to service members, veterans, and military families Press Release November, 2019 NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Blue Apron (NYSE: APRN) announced a national partnership with the United Service Organizations (USO) to support active duty service members, veterans, and military family members. As the first meal kit partner of the USO, Blue Apron will provide a product discount to military service members, veterans, and their families and make up to a $50,000 pledge to USO’s matching gift program to suppo... read more