1. Back-To-School Brigade 2018

2. About Operation Homefront
Vision:
National military nonprofit that helps build strong, stable, and secure military families so they can thrive – not just get by – in the communities that they have worked so hard to protect.
Audience:
Families of Active Duty (E1-E6), Wounded and Veterans
Quick numbers:
92% of all expenditures go toward military family program support
4-Star Charity Navigator Rating for 9 consecutive years
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3. Operation Homefront Strategic Program Areas
Relief
Resiliency
Recurring Family Support
Operation Homefront’s programs provide: Relief, Resiliency and Recurring Family Support. OH would like to partner with Ignite RG as a strategic partner to deliver support throughout the year in one of these bucketed areas.
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4. What Operation Homefront Does: Our Programs
Operation Homefront addresses the problems of homelessness and financial instability for families of active duty, wounded and veterans, through three core program focus areas:
Relief through Short-Term and Critical Assistance Programs
Emergency Financial Assistance
Rent-free Transitional Housing Villages for wounded warriors
Resiliency through Long-Term Stability Programs:
Mortgage-Free Homes (Homes on the Homefront)
Caregiver Support (Hearts of Valor)
Recurring Family Support through ongoing programs like:
Holiday Meals for Military
Back to School Brigade
Holiday Toy Drives
Homefront Celebrations
Star-Spangled Baby Showers
Military Child of the Year

5. BACK-TO-SCHOOL BRIGADE

6. Program Overview
Operation Homefront is gearing up for its 2018 Back-to-School Brigade™ program to provide backpacks full of school supplies to local military kids in need.
Last year, nearly 33,454 backpacks were distributed, along with over $5.6 million school supplies collected at Dollar Tree stores nationwide.
$682.13
The average amount spent on back-to-school apparel, school supplies and electronics per family
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7. Program Overview
Nationwide, there are 1.2 million children of active duty service members.
The number of American children who have experienced a parent’s deployment is estimated to be close to 2 million – from newborns to teens.
About 33% of military children are between the ages of 6 and 11, 25% are between the ages of 12 and 18.
33,454
Backpacks distributed across the country through
Back-to-School Brigade™

8. Program Overview (Items Needed)
Backpacks
Pocket Dictionary
Washable Markers
Lined Paper
Crayons
Plain Paper
Pencil Cases
Lined Notebooks
Scissors
Calculators
Protractors
Highlighters
Hand Sanitizer
Erasers
Notebook paper
Binders
Pocket Folders
Colored Pencils
Tissue
Thesaurus
Pencils
Pencil Sharpeners
Pens
Subject Dividers

9. How You Can Help
Set up a Collection Bin at your business for employees or customers
Send a cash gift to purchase book bags
Pick up donated supplies
Pack supplies into book bags for the kids
Distribute book bags to local military children
Sponsor Operation Homefront

10. We appreciate your support!
How You Can Help
Thank you for your interest in volunteering with Operation Homefront. 
Please visit OperationHomefront.org and get involved! You will need to create an account to get started.
If you're volunteering as an individual, you will be required to submit to a background check and interview after 10 hours of service.
We appreciate your support!
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11. Points of Contact Operation Homefront Primary: Teresa Herrera
Area Manager
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