Thank Military Families

Thank You for Your Interest in Adopting a Military Family This Christmas!

As our military men and women selflessly serve around the world this holiday season, many of their families here on the home front are struggling just to make ends meet while Dad or Mom is away.  So, unfortunately their children wake up with little to no gifts on Christmas morning...as well as the pain of a parent being gone over the holidays. 

Our 'Adopt a Family' Christmas program joins individuals, groups and businesses with military families in need.  We work with military families going through significant financial hardship and substantial challenges beyond their control.  Most of the families approved for our program are in the midst of deployment over the holidays, but in certain cases we also help families of wounded veterans and other troops at home but in very difficult circumstances making it impossible to afford Christmas gifts for their children.

Approving families for our program involves a careful, thorough screening process. Among other requirements each family must have multiple references from respected sources such as superior officers, military chaplains, Family Readiness Group leaders, etc.  Each reference fills out a form explaining why they believe the family is a good fit for our program.  Families in the most need go to the top of our priority list.

If you are interested in adopting a military family in need this Christmas, please contact Amanda by e-mailing amanda@thankmilitaryfamilies.com.  We will send you additional info as well as descriptions of available families accepted into our program for the 2011 holiday season.

To learn more about the Thank Military Families Christmas program, check out this interview on Fox 2.

Coloring books, children's crafts and arts supplies make great gifts for children of deployed troops.  Military kids often use these supplies to make and send things to their deployed parent.