Tag: operation homefront
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Colorado Springs teen selected as 2026 Military Child of the Year
Children of active-duty service members lead an existence that only other military kids can fully understand – lives uprooted, friends left behind, constantly starting over as the “new kid” at school, and missing a mother or father for birthdays, graduations, and other formative milestones. It’s a lifestyle that Taylor Schreiner knows all too well. “My…
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Colorado Springs military families receive free backpacks, school supplies from national nonprofit
Hundreds of Colorado Springs-based military families recently received a needed financial boost as the start of the 2024-2025 academic year approaches. Operation Homefront, a national nonprofit that supports service members and their families, conducted its 17th annual Back-to-School Brigade on Saturday at the Space Foundation Discovery Center. With the support of a host of local and…