The Other Hero at HomeBy Cassi Hernandez, Secure Families Initiative PCS Safety Fellow Every year on Labor Day, we pause to recognize the contributions of American workers—the hands and hearts that keep our country moving. But there is a massive labor force that continues to go unseen. Uncounted. Unpaid. It’s the labor of military spouses. […]| Secure Families Initiative
Secure Families Initiative Calls for Secretary of Defense to Resign After Reposting Video of Statement that Women Should Not be Allowed to VoteStatement from Brandi Jones and Rebecca Nowatchik, Military Spouses and Co-Acting Executive Directors of Secure Families Initiative Military families place profound faith in their leadership. We trust that those in charge will protect […]| Secure Families Initiative
We Did It! Historic Protections for Active Duty Military Families Included in Proposed Senate Defense Bill We have historic, groundbreaking news!! Due to the fierce leadership of SFI’s BIPOC Caucuses and years of knocking on the doors of Congress - our collective stories were heard. Today, the Senate Armed Services…| Secure Families Initiative
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On April 29, 2025, Secure Families Initiative testified before the U.S. Committee on House Administration at a hearing on election administration in California. SFI Director of External Partnerships Rebecca Nowatchik described the barriers that military and overseas voters face when casting their ballots, and shared examples of policy solutions that would most effectively protect ballot […]| Secure Families Initiative
In 2005, my husband and I were at his recruiting office in Birmingham, Alabama discussing the upcoming Marine Corps Ball that would take place in Mississippi. My husband's boss warned during the conversation that we should “not make any stops on the drive there.” When he said it, I didn’t…| Secure Families Initiative
This post is sponsored by USAA Life Insurance Company and USAA Life Insurance Company of New York. All work and opinions are my own. Life can be surprising. And, sometimes, military life can be absolutely shocking. From unexpected orders to PCS problems, from making life-long friends at the most desolate base to a surprise geo-baching […] The post Here’s Why My Family Prioritizes Life Insurance first appeared on Jo, My Gosh!, LLC.| Jo, My Gosh!, LLC
by Nicole Vogel It feels like just yesterday when my husband and I embarked on our first assignment in Ramstein, Germany, back in 2009. At that time, I was a newlywed with little knowledge about the military lifestyle and had left my entire support system of family and friends in Ohio. However, that quickly changed […] The post Military Spouses and the USO: Everything You Need to Know first appeared on Jo, My Gosh!, LLC.| Jo, My Gosh!, LLC
Deployment is coming up and you’re worried that your little ones will be inconsolable without their military parent. Luckily there is a solution: daddy dolls. Military daddy dolls are used as a way to help kids feel connected to their parent during a deployment, injury or other worrisome event What Is A Military Daddy Doll? […] The post Military Daddy Dolls: What They Are and How to Get One first appeared on Jo, My Gosh!, LLC.| Jo, My Gosh!, LLC
Hear from a military family in Minnesota about being faced with a sudden deployment, and how their au pair from Mexico changed their life.| Kid Notes