Blue Star Families, the country’s
largest chapter-based support organization for military families, recently
received the first-ever Be a STAR (Show Tolerance and Respect) grant for its
MilKidz Club program. The MilKidz Club provides all military children,
regardless of rank, branch of service, or military installation, with
resources, mentoring and opportunities that will empower them to become leaders
in their community.
Be a STAR is an anti-bullying
initiative founding in 2011 with The Creative Coalition and WWE. The
initiative’s goal is to use education and awareness to encourage young people
to treat others with tolerance and respect. With the grant, Blue Star Families
will incorporate Be a STAR’s lessons of Courage, Responsibility, Dignity,
Friendship, Advocacy, Resiliency, Empathy, Identity and Morality into its
monthly programs and after-school activities.
“Blue Star Families appreciates
the support of The Creative Coalition and WWE, allowing us to help even more
students learn how to Be a STAR,” said Sheri Robey-Lapan, Blue Star Families’
Senior Director of Programs. “Our military children show tremendous resilience
each time they enter a new school… By incorporating Be a STAR lessons in our
MilKidz Club and after-school activities, more military and non-military
students will better understand what their fellow students are going through.”
