Spouses if you are even thinking about employment reach out to us and let's start the conversation with a community that gets it! Please feel free to contact us today at Admin@TheSugarBearFoundation.org.
Financial & Resource Counseling
Our programs aim to provide our families with a new start and stable path after losing their service members. Erica Brophy is a Gold Star spouse, has a solid financial background, and created the Gold Star Family Resources website. She gets it and wants to share her expertise! Contact our Admin@thesugarbearfoundation.org to work with Erica.
Financial Education Employment Program (FEEP) for Gold Star/Surviving Spouses
We are excited to launch some new programming that will offer a lot more workshops, seminars, information sessions, and opportunities for our familes. Be on the lookout for updates, especially with our new Digital Library. Contact our Admin@thesugarbearfoundation.org to learn more.
Educational Coaching
In conjunction with our new Educational Website Subscriptions, we are offering our Spouses and Guardians the opportunity to receive support, training, and individualized curriculum plans for your child or teen using these sites. Contact our Admin@thesugarbearfoundation.org to learn more.
Free Educational Website Subscriptions
We are now offering free Educational Website Subscriptions for our Registered families who are looking for remedial, enrichment or merely want their children and teens to gain some extra support. Please contact our Admin@thesugarbearfoundation.org to learn more.
Health & Wellness Support
Our Team understands loss and our family’s busy schedules so we are working to provide programming that meets their needs on their own time. Reach out to us to learn more and get started!
Virtual Monthly Growth Group
Career Support for Surviving Spouses - Hiring Our Heroes
We have an excellent new opportunity for our Surviving Spouses to receive individual, direct, and ongoing career support for their employment needs. Even if you are only thinking of working, the team at Hiring Our Heroes truly understands especially for our very special community.
Spouses with any level of education are encouraged to reach out to our Admin@thesugarbearfoundation.org to learn more and start talking with a Career Connector.
If you are interested, please complete the Registry (scan and return back to Admin@thesugarbearfoundation.org) with either the DD1300 or a letter/document from the VA that shows you are receiving benefits. Please reach out with any questions as we are here to help.
Employment Opportunities - The Panther Group - Service to Success
We are honored to partner with the Pather Group and their Service to Success Program. We know our spouses come to us with a wide variety of backgrounds and needs, so we continue to partner with companies and organizations that can assist them with employment opportunities. If you are a Gold Star/Surviving Spouse who would like to explore a career (from entry-level and up and a college degree is not required) please contact our Admin@thesugarbearfoundation.org.
Career and Employment Survey for Program Participants
We know as students are gearing up to return to the classroom the school year can bring employment opportunities, especially for our spouses. A significant part of our mission is to assist our spouses with their employment needs and our Team is busy working on some important new opportunities but we want to make sure we are best serving you. As such we invite our Registered spouses to take our latest survey.