Blue Star Families Local Chapters — Free Spouse / Family Community Network
Blue Star Families operates 40+ local chapters across the U.S. (newest: Hampton Roads, VA — launched April 2026) running free monthly coffee meetups, kids' events, deployment support, employment workshops, and policy advocacy. Membership free, no qualification beyond active or veteran military family status.
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Find your chapter at bluestarfam.org/connect-with-others/chapters. Strong at OCONUS locations (Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea) where civilian-side spouse networks are limited. BSF also runs the annual "State of the Military Family" research report — useful for spouses making career / education / mental health decisions in the context of broader trends. Cross-link [[membership-orgs]] for similar advo
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