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Disney Celebrates America: Festivities Announced for America’s 250th Anniversary
The Walt Disney Company is joining a once-in-a-lifetime celebration of our nation’s 250th anniversary with a new initiative called “Disney Celebrates America.” Kicking off on Veterans Day 2025 and continuing through the July 4, 2026 weekend, this celebration will bring together Disney’s beloved brands and platforms to honor America’s past, celebrate the present, and inspire…
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Warrior Spirit Ranch Expands a New Model for Veteran Healing
When veterans seek mental health support, timing and approach can determine whether they stay engaged or walk away. Across much of the country, wait times stretch weeks or longer, and many care models require veterans to relive traumatic experiences in order to heal. When care is finally available, it leaves many veterans feeling worse and…
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Fisher House guest is now scholarship recipient at University of Iowa
The big move to college from high school is intimidating for anyone, but Anyia Woods had a surprising reminder of past comfort when she saw that one of her scholarship applications, the one to the Scholarships for Military Children Program, was from Fisher House. That’s because Anyia, who is studying neuroscience, previously stayed at Fisher…
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Start the Year With Purpose: Support Children of Fallen Patriots
Every new year invites reflection. We set resolutions to be better—to live with more purpose, generosity, and impact. While many resolutions fade by February, some choices have the power to change lives for years to come. Supporting the children of America’s fallen service members is one of those choices. When a member of the U.S.…
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Fisher House: Military Families Can Find Strength, Comfort, and Hope
When a service member or veteran is hospitalized, the world can stop without warning. A phone call. A diagnosis. A long road ahead. In those moments, families are not thinking about logistics or hotel costs. They are thinking about being there. About holding a hand. About not leaving. For more than three decades, Fisher House…
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Be of Service
It might sound crazy, but when I learned that my son, Jesse, was deploying overseas, I was honestly excited. As someone who enjoys sending letters and packages to family and friends, in my head, this was an opportunity to do just that. I sent Jesse packages two to three times a week with things he…
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Leaving Americans Behind:The Human Toll of Cutting Paralysis Resources
After serving 13 years in the U.S. Army, including deployments to Iraq and Yemen, my life took a drastic turn. A car accident left me with a C5-C6 spinal cord injury and permanent paralysis. In that moment, my future, and everything I’d worked toward, seemed to disappear. A Lifeline for Millions Thanks to the National…
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Our Military Kids® Celebrates 100,000th Activity Award
Our Military Kids®, a national nonprofit providing activity funding for eligible military children and teens, is celebrating a major milestone this week: 100,000 activity awards worth $36 million given to military children across the country. To mark this achievement, Our Military Kids is thrilled to introduce 8-year-old Gavin, the 100,000th activity award recipient. During his…
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Proud military family navigates motorcycle crash recovery
When Jerome Spaulding got a call after midnight from his son Adrian, an airman at Andrews Air Force Base, he knew it was an emergency. Before they could talk, the call abruptly ended, and Jerome lay in bed wondering what happened to his son. The next call was not from Adrian, but from a nurse…
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When You Really Don’t Feel Like Celebrating the Holidays
Special occasions make it difficult to grieve. They’re full of sentiment, and that is part of what makes them hard. Whatever we do and wherever we go, we are bombarded by the sights, sounds, and smells of the holidays. Every “Happy Holidays” greeting, every waft of nutmeg and cinnamon, every decoration is a reminder that…
