San Diego/Virtual College Planning Workshop

For our San Diego Gold Star and Surviving spouses/teens who are looking to attend college, you won't want to miss this workshop! Come learn about the process, educational benefits, and resources available to your family. Not in San Diego? Not a problem! Join us virtually!

Lunch will be provided to our San Diego families.

To Register - Please contact or complete the Registry if not already on file and provide supporting documents to Admin@thesugarbearfoundation.org.

August Veteran's Coffee for our North Carolina Families

Although the September meeting will be dedicated to Gold Star families, Sugar Bear will have a representative at the August meeting. For those spouses who would like to join us at the August meeting and connect please RSVP at Admin@thesugarbearfoundation.org. Questions may also be directed to this address too. We hope to see you there.

Richard Childress Racing Banquet Hall - 425 Industrial Dr. Welcome/Lexington NC

Welcome Erica Brophy to Our Team!

We are thrilled to welcome Survivor Advocate, Erica Brophy to our team. Erica, is a Gold Star Wife, Certified Personal Finance Counselor, and the creator of the Gold Star Family Resources website to help centralize resources for Gold Star Families. Formerly the Director of the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society onboard MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Erica is honored to continue sharing her expertise and passion for connecting our spouses with financial counseling and the resources available to them. Spouses will now have the opportunity to work with Erica when they apply for a financial grant (Financial Assitance and Employment Program) or by simply setting up an appointment to review personal resources that meet their individual family’s profile.

Mind-Body Mental Fitness

Sharing for our friends from the Navy's Gold Star Program…

Greetings Gold Star Families,

I am inviting you to attend a series of virtual classes called Mind Body Mental Fitness (MBMF) starting in July 2022.  The goal of this series of classes it to enhance the mind, body, spirit and social domains in your life. You will learn proactive pathways to improved mental fitness and gain skills that can be used in your daily life. These classes are completely free of charge and offer a wealth of skills to help you navigate your specific life journey. This is the first of such virtual learning opportunities. These classes are live (not recorded) and are taught by highly trained instructors. Through our partnership with the Fleet and Family Services Programs and Zeiders Learning Management Systems (LMS) we hope to be able to increase the catalog of offerings based on your needs and attendance.

If you wish to attend you will need to create an LMS account the instructions for this process are enclosed. In the drop down menu, there is a Navy Gold Star Family Member option that has been created especially for you. Once you have created your user account you can use the link below (by cutting and pasting it into your browser) to access the special Navy Gold Star Family Portal where you will see the listing of class dates.

(Remove the NO Click added by the Navy network)

https://learning.zeiders.refineddata.com/course/view.php?id=12393

For any questions or more information please contact-   Erick.C.Roberts@navy.mil