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Voting and Advocacy While Coronavirus Looms

The news over the past several days regarding the novel Coronavirus, COVID-19, has been concerning and troubling. We are dedicated to keeping ourselves safe and making sure the information we share is the most up-to-date.

#MilspouseVote Sharing Our Voting Stories

Voting is undoubtedly more complicated for many military families than civilians. Between frequent moves and overseas duty stations, it can be annoying at best and prohibitively complicated at worst. At Secure Families Initiative, we understand the challenges because we live them too, which is why we know the value of celebrating every vote.

Cutting State Department funds hurts the military

Earlier this month the White House released a proposed federal budget for fiscal year 2021. The proposed twenty one percent decrease in State Department funding is troubling. Cutting State Department funds doesn’t help the Pentagon. It hurts us.

Advocacy 101

War Powers 101

There’s a buzz around Capitol Hill right now about whether our country should change the way it decides to go to war. Given the relevance of this issue to our military community, we thought it’d useful to lay out an overview of U.S. War Powers so we can better engage in these conversations.

Registering to Vote While Military

With the 2020 primary election in full-swing, voting is top of mind for a lot of us (even more so than normal). We thought it’d be a good idea to provide a quick overview of the unique considerations that military families should have in mind when registering to vote.

Why Me, Why Now?

As military families, our values of duty and respect for authority are some of our strengths. We accept the mission and follow the orders, wherever they may take us.