National Military Family Association

The National Military Family Association has assisted military families for close to 50 years. The TowerCares grant supports the Military Spouse Scholarship and Employment Program. Challenges due to the military lifestyle, and the rising cost of education and licensure, are significant barriers to military spouses and has led to a high unemployment rate among this group. The TowerCares grant will provide scholarships for military spouses in the Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. area so they can complete their education. The NMFA also hosts Operation Purple Camp, a week-long camp which brings together children of wounded, deployed or reintegrating service members to help them learn effective communication skills and build relationships with peers that have shared military experience. TowerCares grant funds helped send 100 military children living in our service area to camp.