Operation Homefront & Dollar Tree, Inc. Join Forces Again to Help Military Children Start Strong & Stay Strong for Back-to-sc...
June 28 2021 - 7:30AM
Business Wire
The annual Back-to-School Brigade® program from Operation
Homefront returns to serve military families across the nation. The
national nonprofit has partnered with Dollar Tree for more than a
dozen years to collect school supplies and distribute them to
military children.
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From mid-July through August, customer-purchased supplies at
more than 7,600 participating Dollar Tree stores nationwide will be
donated to Operation Homefront. The school supplies will be
collected by Operation Homefront volunteers and distributed to
military families at more than 130 Back-to-School Brigade® events
and through local community partnerships across the U.S. this
summer.
“Dollar Tree is thrilled to join our generous customers to
partner with Operation Homefront for the 13th year to ease the
back-to-school transition for military families,” said Chelle
Davis, Dollar Tree spokesperson. “We look forward to the
opportunity to work alongside Operation Homefront to provide
support for military families who selflessly serve our country, so
that they can start strong and stay strong this back-to-school
season and beyond.”
This year, Operation Homefront will hit a major milestone by
providing its 450,000th backpack to a military child, saving
military families more than $50 million in back-to-school expenses
since the program launched in 2008.
Like in 2020, this year’s Back-to-School Brigade® events will
continue to adhere with federal, state, and local COVID-19
guidelines. Most of the events will be delivered in a drive-through
format, with volunteers following CDC guidelines.
“We are incredibly grateful for all Dollar Tree and their
supportive customers have done and continue to do to bring our
important work to improve the lives of our military families to
life,” said Brig. Gen. (ret.) John I. Pray Jr., President and CEO
of Operation Homefront. “As the pandemic continues to create
significant and often overwhelming financial hardships on our
military families, the entire Dollar Tree family shares our
unwavering commitment to helping this very special and deserving
group in their time of need for all they have done for all of us in
our nation’s time of need.”
Dollar Tree is a longtime supporter of our nation’s military
families. Since the partnership began in 2006, Dollar Tree and its
generous customers have provided millions of dollars and in-kind
support to recurring programs. Moreover, Dollar Tree has supported
Operation Homefront’s Critical Financial Assistance program for
military families in need. For more information about how to
support the Back-to-School Brigade®, visit
operationhomefront.org/back-to-school-brigade.
About Operation Homefront Founded in 2002, Operation
Homefront is a national nonprofit organization whose mission is to
build strong, stable, and secure military families so that they can
thrive – not simply struggle to get by – in the communities they
have worked so hard to protect. Recognized for superior performance
by leading independent charity oversight groups, 90 percent of
Operation Homefront expenditures go directly to programs that
support tens of thousands of military families each year. Operation
Homefront provides critical financial assistance, transitional and
permanent housing and family support services to prevent short-term
needs from turning into chronic, long-term struggles. Thanks to the
generosity of our donors and the support from thousands of
volunteers, Operation Homefront proudly serves America’s military
families. For more information, visit OperationHomefront.org.
About Start Strong, Stay Strong: Operation Homefront
launched ‘Start Strong, Stay Strong,’ a national brand campaign in
March 2021. The initiative brings much-needed attention to the
dedicated service of our military families and the support that
Americans can provide to build the stability, connections and
comfort these families deserve to start strong in their communities
and stay strong throughout their journeys.
#StartStrongStayStrong. Find out more at
operationhomefront.org/startstrongstaystrong.
About Dollar Tree Dollar Tree, a Fortune 200 Company,
operates more than 15,700 stores across 48 states and five Canadian
provinces. Its stores operate under the brands of Dollar Tree,
Family Dollar, and Dollar Tree Canada. To learn more about the
Company, visit www.DollarTree.com.
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