Blog Posts tagged in "Operation Homefront"

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

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR HOLIDAY MEALS FOR MILITARY 2019! The added expense of the holiday season can be challenging for military families. Operation Homefront recognizes that many military families are separated during this time due to deployments and others travel long distances to be together. Holiday Meals for Military is Operation Homefront’s way of saying thank you for your service and sacrifices that you have made for our country! Operation Homefront Holiday Meals for Military is currently registering for events in November and December. You can find a list of events with details a... read more

It's that time of year again, nominations are now open for Operation Homefront's 2020 Military Child of the Year® Awards! This is such a wonderful opportunity for our military kiddos. Spread the word and help us honor our military kids. Nominations are being accepted for our 2020 Military Child of the Year® Awards. Anyone can nominate! Nominations will be accepted through December 9, 2019, 11:59PM EST. NOMINTAE HERE! Go to https://www.militarychildoftheyear.org/Nominee/Nomination to nominate. The annual awards will recognize seven outstanding young people ages 13 to 18. Six of them will repre... read more

This is such an amazing program! Below are the details from Operation Homefront: Registration is NOW OPEN for the 2019 Back-to-School Brigade events! Operation Homefront is honored to be able to provide school supplies to our military families and help in any way that they can. Please note that this event is for DEERS enrolled military dependent children only who will be in Kindergarten through 12th grade for the 2019-2020 school year ABOUT THE BACK-TO-SCHOOL BRIGADE Back-to-School Brigade® is Operation Homefront's annual nationwide school supply collection and distribution campaign. Since in... read more

Earlier this month, the Walmart Foundation announced a $250,000 grant to Texas-based Operation Homefront for their Critical Financial Assistance program. The grant will provide financial assistance to military families experiencing financial crises. Operation Homefront provides critical financial assistance, transitional and permanent housing and family support services throughout the year to help prevent short-term challenges from turning into chronic, long-term struggles. The funding from the Walmart Foundation will serve approximately 300 families and help cover critical needs for military... read more

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR HOLIDAY MEALS FOR MILITARY 2018! The added expense of the holiday season can be challenging for military families. Operation Homefront recognizes that many military families are separated during this time due to deployments and others travel long distances to be together. Holiday Meals for Military is Operation Homefront’s way of saying thank you for your service and sacrifices that you have made for our country! Operation Homefront Holiday Meals for Military is currently registering for 16 events in November in the states of CA, CO, DE, ID, NY, OK, RI, and TX. Yo... read more

2018 Military Child of the Year® Award Honoring military kids! Operation Homefront's annual awards recognize six outstanding young people ages 13 to 18. Each of them represent a branch of the armed forces for their scholarship, volunteerism, leadership, extracurricular involvement, and other criteria while facing the challenges of military family life. There is a seventh award for a young person age 13-18. This award is the Military Child of the Year Award for Innovation® presented by Booz Allen Hamilton. With a new invention, improvement to existing technology, creation of a new nonprofit or... read more

Are you an Expecting Military Mom? Operation Homefront has a wonderful program for expecting Military Moms called Star Spangled Babies~ Baby Shower Program T he program helps build morale by providing baby showers to service members and their growing families. CVS Health has joined forces with Operation Homefront through the Star Spangled Babies Baby Shower Program. About Star Spangled Babies Baby Shower Program: Star-Spangled Babies Makes A Difference For Military Moms The Star Spangled Babies baby shower program, is in place to build morale by providing baby showers to our service members a... read more

Operation Homefront, Price Rite& Feed the Children are teaming up to providefood boxes to military families! Thursday, May 21st 10AM - 2PM Woodbridge, VA Eligible to military families from all branches including active or inactive National Guard and Reserve E-6 and below. We also welcome any post 911 wounded, ill or injured veteran. Register Today! Registration closes at 3pm tomorrow 5/15/2015. You'll receive 25 pounds of nonperishable food, 12 pounds of household goods, 5 pounds of Avon products and a James Patterson book. Price Rite will also provide lettuce, carrots, celery, bottled water,... read more