Homefront Hugs Foundation

10/30/2026

Homefront Hugs are needed!! Please pass the word to teachers, coaches and parents and students nationwide!!

10/30/2026

10/30/2026

Faces of Eglin: Through the hurricane

“My house is about 30 yards from the water. I worried that I would come home to a flooded, destroyed house. But whether I was home or not, there was nothing I could do about the wind. The best thing I could do was take care of the people with me.

I was responsible for helping keep everyone in our shelter safe and accounted for. The hardest part was the hurry up and wait. We had prepared and exercised, so we knew the next step. We just had to keep doing the next right thing while we waited.

Our operations team outside the shelter helped get answers and complete actions. The flight commanders with us made sure people were taken care of and morale stayed high. I depended on all of them.

We helped get the base safely shut down and reopen it for recovery teams afterward. Most importantly, our people took care of each other during the storm and after it.”

— Capt. Julia Watkins, operations officer, 96th Security Forces Squadron

(Photo by Staff Sgt. Christian Conrad | 53rd wing)

10/30/2026

10/30/2026

Happy belated 100th birthday to World War II veteran Samuel Seizert! 🎂🥳

Brig. Gen. Wagh, Michigan Army National Guard commander, joined the celebration to honor Samuel’s 100 years of life and commemorate his service to our nation. 🇺🇸

10/29/2026

Mazeltov! Congratulations!!!!🎉 We know two amazing Homefront Hugs volunteers who are part of this amazing band and they rock!

𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗹𝘀 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝗽 𝟭𝟬 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗮𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀

New, slightly earlier time! The community is invited to a Community State Championship Send-Off Performance by the marching band at Kehler Stadium on 10/31 at 3 p.m. Admission is free.
Read https://www.tapinto.net/towns/westfield/sections/arts-and-entertainment/articles/westfield-high-school-marching-blue-devils-earn-top-10-finish-at-state-class-championships or visit TAPinto Westfield to read more https://www.tapinto.net/towns/westfield

10/29/2026

Our hearts 💕 never forget the sacrifices of our kids too!

10/27/2026

✅ Don’t forget to enter! Great prizes thanking our 1st responders !

And you can get volunteer credit for spending the time thanking them!

It’s 1st responder appreciation month too and we thank them all year round at Homefront Hugs …

Need more Info?

Email [email protected] or call 734-320-8203.

Our national headquarters are in Westfield,New Jersey… and we accept entries from kids ages 2 - 18 and hope you can make time for this easy contest remembering our heroes!

10/27/2026

Have you seen the Homefront Hugs Kindness Contest?? Thanking 1st responders? Entries are due Halloween with great prizes!!

Scroll down for more info on our page!!

there’s a team behind New Jersey’s emergency medical services, helping ensure qualified professionals and emergency vehicles are ready when you need them.

The NJDOH Office of Emergency Medical Services (OEMS) certifies EMTs and Mobile Intensive Care Paramedics and licenses ambulances, mobility assistance vehicles, and more! Want to know more about how OEMS supports emergency medical services in New Jersey? Explore the work of OEMS: https://www.nj.gov/health/ems/

10/26/2026

It’s National Day of the Deployed and we have many troops hurting and missing home.

We have countless about to deploy and deploying, who will be missing the holidays and so many important events with families.
And we have many troops, veterans struggling to keep it all together. Please share.
And check on someone you care about who may be isolating or just not themselves lately.
YOU could save a life.