The National Military Family Association is an organization with strong grassroots support balanced with professionalism that makes them a leader in the field. Not only do they support military families – they are military families. Spouses, parents, and family members make up their staff and board positions. They speak up on behalf of military families and empower husbands, wives, and children to understand and access their benefits. Based on what they hear from our members, they meet the needs of service members and their families with insightful recommendations, innovative programs, and grassroots efforts to better the quality of life for military families.
In 1969, the National Military Family Association was founded by a handful of military wives who wanted to make sure their widowed friends were properly taken care of. Two short years later, the Survivor Benefit Plan became law, and the Association has been hard at work ever since. A small but determined group of military wives around a kitchen table has expanded into a strong force of men and women of all ranks and Services and their wives, husbands, children, and parents.
They fight for benefits and programs that strengthen and protect uniformed services families and reflect the Nation’s respect for their service.
