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What are military families worried about?  What keeps us up at night?  Here are just a few of the issues that concern military families .... 

It's almost time to release the results of our 2012 Military Family Lifestyle Survey and we want to share it with you.  Join us on May 9.  Keep reading for details >>>

Our annual survey release is just around the corner. Join us as we share the results of this groundbreaking research with members of Congress and other national leaders >>>

Today Blue Star Families announced the release of a comprehensive report, “Unsung Heroes: Military Families after Ten Years of War.” The report, created by Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), is a compilation of studies and statistics on the state of military families after ten years of war. IAVA's report strongly supports the findings from Blue Star Families' 2010 Military Family Lifestyle Survey, including recommendations impacting military spouse education and employment, military child education, the effects of the deployment cycle on military families, military family financial concerns, and health care.

It's that time again! Time to tell Blue Star Families the issues that are most important to your military family. If you are a military family member, veteran or service member, BSF would like to hear from you.

As a nation, we tend to focus primarily on the service members who willingly put themselves in harm’s way to protect the freedoms that we cherish. However, we often forget that the families they leave behind sacrifice just as much as our heroes do. These families are affected in countless ways, and we have an obligation to do right by them.

It's always wonderful when hard working military spouses receive some recognition for their service.  The Heroes at Home military spouse awards do just that for military spouses in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia.

Today, Blue Star Families released the full report of its 2010 Military Family Lifestyle Survey. The report expands upon the survey results releases in September of 2010. In May 2010, Blue Star Families fielded an online survey of 3,634 military family members to determine the major issues facing military families today.

Despite the stress of multiple deployments military families continue to cope, according to the 2010 Military Family Lifestyle Survey. The survey findings include insights into how military families are connecting, and the unique challenges they face.

BSF is proud to announce that Steve Hilton,VP of Government Relations for the McDonald's Corporation has joined the Blue Star Families board of directors.

As Vice President of Government Relations for McDonald’s Corporation, Steve leads the corporate government relations team which manages McDonald’s state, federal and international government activities. He is responsible for building and protecting the brand through shaping public policy.