WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT OUR TROOPS

Whether or not you agree with our current foreign policy, it is important that we all support the brave men and women who are overseas fighting for our country.  Use the following links to connect to different ways you can support our troops.

Defend America Web Site
Sign a virtual thank you card using the Defend America web site at http://www.defendamerica.mil/nmam.html. The site also offers other ways to support our troops at http://www.defendamerica.mil/support_troops.html

Fund to Help Needy Families of Deployed Troops
Feed the Children announced the formation of The Emergency Military Family Fund to assist in the war at home for thousands of American military families who have been plunged into instant poverty while their breadwinners are away fighting for freedom. CLICK HERE

Operation Dear Abby
Send a greeting via e-mail through Operation Dear Abby at http://anyservicemember.org or http://www.OperationDearAbby.net

Operation Homefront
We support military families while their loved ones are deployed and conducting the business of America. We handle the “Murphy’s Law” of the military i.e. that things will break and need repair the minute the service member deploys overseas. However, we are best known for taking on the most extreme cases, such as eviction and homelessness, which are beyond the immediate help of the Navy Ombudsmen, Marine Corps Key Volunteers and other family support organizations. Perhaps most important, once the immediate crisis is addressed, we make sure the client receives the assistance and education needed to ensure long-term family stability by getting the “unofficial scoop” and support from the spouse community at CinCHouse.com, or by receiving counseling from other service organizations such as the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society and the Fleet & Family Support Center.
National website: www.operationhomefront.net
Connecticut Chapter: www.operationhomefront.net/southernnewengland/index.htm

Operation Homelink
Operation Homelink provides free computers to families of deployed military personnel.  Operation Homelink's mission is to provide free, refurbished computers to family members of deployed military personnel in the junior enlisted ranks (E1-E5). With Internet access, the donated home computers will enable regular email communication between those serving our country overseas and the families they left back at home...
http://www.operationhomelink.org/

Operation Uplink
Operation Uplink is a unique program that keeps military personnel and hospitalized veterans in touch with their families and loved ones by providing them with a free phone card. Using contributions from supporters like you, Operation Uplink purchases phone cards and distributes them to servicemen and women who are separated from those they care about. Donate a calling card to help keep service members in touch with their families at  www.operationuplink.org.

Project Homefront
You can help The Home Depot® support the families of those serving our country through a volunteer program called Project Homefront.  Originally created by The Home Depot to help over 1,700 of our associates currently serving, we've extended this program, in coordination with Rebuilding Together and USA Freedom Corps, to help the families of all active duty military. This effort will help these families keep up their home lives and their homes while their loved ones are away.  One million volunteer hours and $1 million in home improvement materials and support are being donated to Project Homefront through our long-standing Team Depot program because we know firsthand the emotional and financial challenges these families face. We invite you to join us. While they take care of our homeland, we'll take care of their homes. http://www.projecthomefront.org/

Send a personal message via "Stars and Stripes"
U.S. troops deployed to the Persian Gulf region and other locations can now receive personal messages from family members, friends, neighbors, colleagues and supporters via the pages of the overseas newspaper "Stars and Stripes".  "Messages of Support," a daily section that debuted March 17, gives family and friends of deployed service members a chance to pass their greetings, words of encouragement and announcements free of charge. Messages of Support can be e-mailed to "Stars and Stripes" 24 hours a day at messages@estripes.com. Message are limited to 50 words or less and will be printed on a first-come, first-run basis. "Stars and Stripes" reserves the right to screen and edit all messages and to omit any determined inappropriate.

On The Home Front
Support On The Home Front, a new resource for people seeking to support our troops, their families, and their communities in meaningful ways. President George W. Bush created the USA Freedom Corps Office at the White House to foster a culture of service, citizenship and responsibility. Volunteer resources are available by calling 1-877-USA-CORPS, or online at http://www.usafreedomcorps.gov and provides ways for volunteers to help local military families.

For more ideas, try the following Google.com search:

http://www.google.com/search?q=support+united+states+troops

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