Charity
Opening Boston Field Office to Help Military Families and Wounded Warriors
Across New England
BOSTON – Operation Homefront, the
national nonprofit that provides emergency financial and other assistance to
military families and Wounded Warriors, was welcomed to New England last night
by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and other Boston-area dignitaries. The organization is opening a field office in
Boston, which will provide Operation Homefront’s services in Massachusetts,
Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Governor Patrick, recalling his personal
visits to Massachusetts Guardsmen deployed overseas, noted how he was struck
that they were just normal people – our neighbors. He also thanked Operation Homefront for
helping our military families at their “moments of acute need.”
From Boston, the New England field
office will coordinate Operation Homefront’s network of volunteers in military
communities throughout the five New England states. Founded shortly after 9/11, Operation
Homefront’s services includes emergency grants to pay for expenses like rent or
mortgage, home and appliance repairs, and car repairs for the families of
deployed service members. Operation
Homefront also provides emergency food assistance to these families.
The organization’s morale programs
include back to school backpacks for military kids and Homefront Celebrations
and Wounded Warrior Wives, which provide assistance to military spouses. In addition, three Operation Homefront
Villages across the nation provide transitional housing to the families of
Wounded Warriors while they rehabilitate and transition out of the military.
“The American people have shown their
commitment to taking care of military families,” said Jim Knotts, President and
CEO of Operation Homefront. “As the
troops have withdrawn from Iraq and draw down from Afghanistan, the needs of
our men and women in uniform will change, but not diminish. That is the reason we are here in Boston and
why we are renewing our commitment to service members and their families in New
England.”
Also attending the welcome event in
Boston was a spouse of a wounded Massachusetts National Guardsman, whose family
recently received emergency financial assistance from Operation Homefront.
New England military families in need of
emergency assistance can contact Operation Homefront at 1.800.722.6098 or log on
to OperationHomefront.net to apply.
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About Operation Homefront: A national nonprofit, Operation Homefront
leads more than 4,500 volunteers with nationwide presence, and has met more
than 590,000 needs of military families since its inception in 2002. A four-star rated charity by watchdog Charity
Navigator, nationally, 94 percent of total revenue donated to Operation
Homefront goes directly to assist service members. For more information, go to
www.OperationHomefront.net.
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