During Month of the Military Child we pause to celebrate our military children and their strength. With frequent relocations, family separations, and reintegration following both deployments and after service, our military children demonstrate resilience and grow wherever they are planted.

Once military service comes to an end, our new veteran families face different challenges and one of the most significant is the immense impact the military transition has on childcare.

Moving off a military installation means losing access to subsidized childcare and that is costly for the entire family. The cost of childcare increases anywhere from $600 a month to upwards of $1600 a month.

Here at FFWW, we focus on the needs of our veterans and their children. Nearly 70% of all the veterans we serve have one or more children.

Our Childcare Assistance program ensures our veterans have safe and affordable care and guarantees that their children's learning continues during school breaks. We also ensure veteran families do not go without necessities, like diapers, cribs, car seats, and strollers. Even our financial education offers courses on how parents can teach their children good money habits.

Childcare costs are rising and often keep kids from engaging in educationally rich programs during school breaks and prevents veterans from pursuing their career and educational goals.

Our solution: Now through June 30th, 2026, we are calling on our community to help us raise $100,000 to expand our Childcare Assistance programs nationally that benefit both veteran and child. By providing support for post-military childcare, addressing financial insecurity, and delivering resources we help veterans build a foundation where veteran families thrive.

Consider donating to support the resilience of our veterans and their children!

$25 provides a baby kit with essentials
$75 provides a one-month supply of diapers and wipes
$150 provides a stroller or crib
$250 pays for a new mom & baby kit (diapers, wipes, hygiene supplies, infant clothing, post-partum kit, and a stroller or crib)
$350 pays for one week of camp or daycare
$1,600 covers one month of camp or daycare

Brenda's story

Brenda is a Navy Veteran, full-time student, wife, and the mother of both a toddler and a newborn. While she was used to juggling priorities, recently things had taken a turn. Brenda wasn’t sure how much longer she and her family would be able to stay afloat.

She had expected and planned for the financial stress of welcoming a new baby but was put in a difficult situation when her spouse suffered a work injury shortly after the family welcomed their newest addition. During this time, she was also informed of a rent increase.

After several weeks of struggling to make ends meet, Brenda wasn’t sure what to do. She began looking for resources and was relieved to find our Childcare Assistance program.

“Childcare is a huge expense for our family. I am going to school full time and my husband just started to work again after recovering from an injury. This assistance helps allow for some breathing room. I can focus on school without having to worry about how we will pay for childcare. I can also put aside money for other expenses and get our debt under control too.”

Without our childcare assistance, made possible through support from our community of donors and partners, Brenda would have had to delay her education or risk falling into debt, jeopardizing not only her future goals but also her family’s security.

Because of your steadfast support, Brenda and her family are back on track achieving goals that propel her entire family forward.

Our Impact

Last Fiscal Year we served a total of 2,785 unduplicated women and children of which 96% of our financial assistance clients remained in their homes for at least 12 months, 93% remained employed OR enrolled/graduated degree programs, and 98% of professional development participants reported an increase in confidence in their post military transition.

LEARN MORE

Direct all questions via email: info@f4ww.org.

To learn more about the Foundation for Women Warriors Foundation and our programs, please visit: www.foundationforwomenwarriors.org

2026 Childcare Assistance Campaign

By Foundation for Women Warriors

2026 Childcare Assistance Campaign

Supporting Month of the Military Child