Homefront Hugs Foundation, Inc.

Homefront Hugs has done tremendous work supporting students with deployed parents. The work they do has a tangible impact on ensuring families are supported regardless of their resources. Im proud to help support their work.

I love that Homefront Hugs is out here bringing attention to our vets. What a great use of social media! I'm sure these care packages mean the world to them and I'm happy to contribute to a very worthy cause.

Excellent group for an excellent cause. I hope they keep up the great work they are doing.

As a retired Navy veteran, I cannot overstate how exciting it is to get packages in the mail from back home! This nonprofit group has been giving back to our military folks for years and they continue to do fantastic work.
Their mission continues to be one of deeply caring for service members and boosting morale across the world.
Please do what you can to support them and their ongoing efforts to give back to others.
Homefront Hugs foundation provides an invaluable service to our men and women in uniform across the globe.
Thank you to Homefront Hugs foundation, and those that donate to their cause!

We are a military family and our brother was blessed that we were able to send him care packages and things he couldn't get when he was stationed overseas. I can't imagine his name never being called and how that would feel. This is a top shelf charity that our family and circle of friends feel really good about donating to.

Homefront Hugs exists to help our active duty and veterans with special care packages. They are well received and well deserved. Thank you for caring.

Every time I read these wonderful stories of how Homefront hugs serves the men and women who serve us I’m touched beyond words. I know times are hard financially for most of us all now but these people sacrifice their lives for our lives and freedoms. I for one am thankful. And I’m grateful that Homefront Hugs steps up to offer some comfort to these heroes. Thank you!!

I learned about Homefront Hugs a few years ago and I have been supporting them ever since. Their mission to help veterans as well as current service men and women and all of their families makes this organization worthy of my support. Our service men and women need all of the help and support we can give them and Homefront Hugs makes sure that they know they are not forgotten. Most importantly is that everyone is treated equally here. It doesn't matter who you are or where you are from. They do not discriminate on the basis of color, religion, gender or lifestyle choices. Just another reason to support this great charity.

I have a deep love, respect and compassion for our military. I lost 2 uncles in Vietnam, and saw what our guys had to tolerate when coming home. I was also deeply involved in the POW/MIA movement.

So being able to provide support to soldiers who are away from home and feeling alone is a precious gift to me.

Homefront Hugs helps our troops in all kinds of ways: care packages overseas, helping our vets here at home. They have been committed to doing this for over two decades. I trust them with my donations because I know they use them for the greater good for all that bless us with their service and commitment to our country. They love our troops and show it everyday
Strongly urge you to help with their mission. ❤️

There are very few organizations that provide the reach and care that this organization does... all with a very limited staff. Homefront Hugs puts the soldier, sailor, and airman first. Always. No matter whether the individual is active duty, retired, or deployed to remote locations, they are always there to provide assistance and support where it is needed most.

This is such a great organization. Especially during this difficult time, Homefront Hugs has helped and supported countless families and soldiers. Ms. Kellermann has dedicated her entire life to this important cause and works tirelessly every day. We need more people like her, and we need to support all that she does to keep this organization going.

I am proud to support Homefront Hugs. This is a great organization that gives to those that work tirelessly to protect our freedoms. I have three members of my family that have served in the military and understand the importance of support from the homeland. So often it is the little things that mean so much. Homefront Hugs is there to help. If you are interested in supporting a program that makes a difference, I highly encourage you to donate to this worthwhile cause. Alessandra does an amazing job coordinating the efforts and living up to the mission of the organization. I am proud to be a supporter of this foundation. Won't you join me in supporting them as well?

Homefront Hugs is a wonderful organization that not only benefits veterans and service members, but provides an opportunity for everyday citizens to give back. I appreciate the opportunity to send a little happiness and encouragement to the service member to whom I have been matched. Though volunteers shouldn’t expect to hear from their service member, sometimes you do! It has been so nice to connect and support the military personnel with little packages, letters and emails. Hearing how much it is appreciated makes me want to do even more. Participating does not require a lot of time or money. In fact you could easily ask friends or neighbors to contribute money, snacks, gift cards or magazines to fill the packages. A little kindness goes a long way!

My dad is 94 and a veteran. Homefront Hugs sent him a care package on his birthday and he could not have been more surprised and grateful to be remembered, and know that people care about his service!. It meant so much to him!
I have been following HFH this last year on twitter and am so impressed with their focus on diversity, inclusion, suicide prevention and especially the sharing of facts regarding this pandemic. Thank you HFH!

I have been so impressed with Homefront Hugs. They are exceptional with the support to Our Military and Veterans. Be it with supplies, stamps and whatever they need. They work tirelessly to help our Veterans in fighting suicide and mental illness. I am a proud donor and I'm proud to support this amazing group.
Marilyn

Homefront Hugs is such a much needed organization. Often, our soldiers away from home have no one to watch out for them. I am honored to acknowledge these men and women in a small way. I am the mother of a vet. This is a job not many would do. I am so proud to continue in this giving role. I feel a very strong connection to this role through Homefront HUGS and Allesandra. I have already donated twice. More to come! Thank you for this opportunity.

As a veteran who served overseas I can tell you the value of mail from home. Homefront Hugs understands this and works very hard to make sure that those in need are supported. They are a very solid little charity who makes the most of their funds and volunteers. I happily contribute to them when I can.

I've only interacted with Homefront Hugs via Twitter, but when a veteran I followed on Twitter posted to talk about how he was planning to end his life the day after, I reached out to Homefront Hugs and asked for help.

Homefront Hugs responded in a timely fashion and helped talked that veteran down from his suicidal ideation before he did anything to himself.

It was such a relief to have help, because I'm not a veteran and I wasn't sure I could do it alone.

Home front Hugs, showed up on my Twitter feed a month ago. Joining their efforts to literally help save the lives of U S. Soldiers, was a life changing decision for me, although I didn't realize it at first. I adopted two soldiers to send two monthly packages of hope, recognition and appreciation for their sacrifices so my family and I could enjoy decades of freedom❤️. I've completed two mailings. I love it so much, I find myself checking to see if it's time to send. The other reason it's changed my life; I retired after 40 years of teaching 2 yr olds-11 yr olds. My health dictated the decision. Depression came soon there after, and then the pandemic. I couldn't volunteer at my old school as I had planned. More despair. Home front Hugs threw me the lifeline I had been searching for. Purpose. Without it, I didn't feel alive. I owe them a debt of gratitude. I'm 67 yrs young and I'll serve my country in this way as long as I have a breath.❣️ P.S. my mental health has improved enough that if school opens this fall I will be there one day a week❣️

Homefront Hugs is a wonderful organization. I had the honor of adopting a soldier overseas and sending them care packages each month. Anyone can join and adopt. They even provide suggestions on items you can send your soldier if you run out of ideas. If you aren't interesting in putting together a package, you can do a monthly donation to assist with the shipment of packages the organization sends themselves to our troops overseas.

Alessandra Kellerman, who runs Homefront Hugs, is amazing and donates so much of her time helping our soldiers deployed, their families back home and our veterans.

Homefront Hugs is a wonderful organization focusing on our troops, including sending care packages to US service members stationed away from home who have no one. This small kindness means so much to the soldiers receiving them. HH does so much more for our troops like support for kids, mental health resources, and more. It truly is “where no hero is forgotten.” I know donations are going where they are most needed. Check out their website to see all the ways you can help our troops through Homefront Hugs. You won’t regret it.

Homefront hugs is one of the finest organizations on the planet. Their nonstop work of helping military families and our soldiers all over the world is extraordinary.

Through every kind of rough challenge whether it’s financial, deployments, grief, rehabilitation, just about any difficulty imaginable homefront hugs is there.

Home front Hugs supports to soldiers and their families it’s just tremendous.

I love this organization. However (like millions I’ve been out of work since covid lay offs in March) If I could afford to I would donate to them all the time - I can’t say enough good things about homefront hugs.

Jeannie Hartley

Wonderful organization who care about our troops. Keep up the good work

I have been working with Homefront Hugs for a number of years. Communication is always timely and thorough. It’s a pleasure to help our troops overseas and Alessandra and everyone at Homefront Hugs makes it possible to do so with ease. They are so helpful!

Homefront Hugs matches volunteers to individual deployed military members to build personalized connections and help boost morale. Volunteers send care packages and notes all while following operational security. The team provides clear instructions and continuous guidance for volunteers making it easy for anyone to get involved. The team also maintains social media accounts that provide vital information on mental health services and stories that highlight the sacrifice and dedication of military members for which we are all grateful.

As a volunteer, I love helping this organization. They do so much, including work for suicide prevention and public health awareness! They share the correct information about the pandemic and help keep our community safe. They are in their 20th year of service and anyone can get involved! All ages are welcome and you can get credit for schools and jobs, so I highly recommend this organization to anyone!

I became involved in supporting Homefront Hugs a couple years ago. After reading the mission, and seeing the commitment of supporting our soldiers, it was an easy decision to donate. HH not only physically supports our soldiers needs, provides emotional support, and expresses the gratitude we feel for serving our country . I would encourage anyone to support HH, and our military!

This is a great charity that does fantastic things for people and families in the service and those who have been injured. In addition to helping the military they also advocate that everyone should be treated with dignity. All the money you donate goes to the service men and women. We need this organization

My family LOVES Homefront Hugs!!! They truly care about getting care packages to our troops. They care so much about families and helping as many of our troops as possible. ♥️

Homefront Hugs Foundation is doing critically important work. WE made promises to our Vets and too many of those promises have been broken. I know many Vets who couldn't even use their GI Benefits for convoluted reasons or get health care attention when it's desperately needed. We send them off to war, they & their families sacrifice for us all and far too often, they are forgotten when they return home. They are also too often put out of mind WHILE they are deployed, referred to as "the troops" with little sensitivity to each man & woman and all they've given up to marshall America's interests & defend Democracy. The woman running this Foundation is amazing & deserves our help & support. Please donate today?

Homefront Hugs works tirelessly to support our troops overseas. From monthly care packages to adopting families of those who are serving the bases are covered.

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Home front hugs, there are not enough words or praises I could express or convey about this organization.
This organization is a 10 Star out of 5 stars !
This organization helped my family take care of my nephew who like I served, my nephew had a ruff go on his tours of duty and took his life after returning home.
Home front helped us from the very beginning and the help of Jesse’s fellow Marines we would not of been able to take care of the funeral arrangements but this organization stepped up and led the way.
They helped us ensure Jesse was buried with full military honors and full financially assistance to cover all costs !!
Home front hugs is exceptional and outstanding there are not enough words and their coordinator Alexandrea was an angel from heaven with her ability to handle our needs and her human touch and concern was so genuine and heart felt.
She was truly a god send.
Thank you all from all my family, Jesse’s fellow brothers of military and friends, you all were exceptional!!
Thank you!!

Homefront Hugs is an amazing foundation. They were there for a family in need when my Marine brother unexpectedly took his own life after dealing with personal demons. I was blown away when I saw all of the fundraising and funeral come together.

My husband lost a dear friend of his and with little to no family to help with his burial he was doing everything he could to help fund it. It wasn’t until he got a hold of home front hugs that he got the help he needed and in such short notice as well.

Very professional and dedicated! able to reach out and help us in our time of need.

This nonprofit has helped us lay to rest a brother. I cannot thank you guys enough.

I am the daughter of a military Veteran (may he RIP). In the past, there have been other organizations (not all) who have been disingenuous in representing themselves as a good faith organization for military soldiers and Veterans. This is not the case with Homefront Hugs.

I met the courageous woman, Allesandra, who I consider to be the driving force for Homefront Hugs, via social media a few years ago. I found her to be genuine in her attempts to promote Homefront's mission and I was inspired by her efforts. There are no gimmicks...no hidden agenda for this worthy cause. You can find all the information that you need on their website. Whatever amount of donations come in, they go entirely towards the mission of making sure our brave warriors receive care packages and other items. What is especially heartfelt is seeing how dedicated Allesandra is in reaching out for support. I have been a donor for over 5 years now...and I don't regret it. This is my small part in giving back to the brave soldiers, like my Dad, who secured my freedom to do so. Its a rewarding experience for me and Homefront Hugs has made it possible. I would, and have, encouraged others to become a donor of Homefront Hugs. ~ Natalie Nicole Williams

I've known this organization for years and known the founder for even longer. I can say that the work that they do for the service men and woman protecting our country and our freedoms is nothing short of amazing. They work tirelessly to let these brave people know that we back home appreciate and love them and what they are doing for us. I am proud to support this organization and their mission.

-Bryan

July 1, 2019

To whom it may concern;

I've been associated with the organization know as "Homefront Hugs Foundation" for several years now. As a Vietnam Veteran; when on Active Duty, know first hand the desperation, loneliness and hardship Soldiers in all Branches experience! Moreover; the assistance this organization renders our Heroes lost and living, Gold Star families and Veterans are invaluable. I know of only a few Organizations that accomplish these need, but Homefront is at the top of the list. #Hooah

SGT Duke Sherman
G Troop, 2/11 ACR
Blackhorse Trooper
VIETNAM 1971 - 1972
Retired

What I love the most about The Homefront Hugs organization is that they make it so easy for me to have a DIRECT and IMPACTFUL effect on helping to lift vets and their families up. I am so proud of the work this group does and am honored to support their tireless work.

Homefront hugs is a phenomenal group.. they work tirelessly to support veterans on every level. I’m proud to support their work with their social media effort. Please support them.. they are changing lives.

My son and I have adopted three or four different military people deployed anywhere from a gentleman who made a lifelong career in the military to an adoptee who is supposed to be home soon. I absolutely love adopting people and knowing that not only do they get a little touch of home but they can share their care packages because we load them up so that the others that are with the adoptee can also share in the joy. To me Homefront hugs is one of the greatest organizations due to the fact that they help all of our military people know that they aren't forgotten. I would recommend and do recommend to anybody that I know to try to just volunteer one time and you'll want to continue to do it and I also encourage those who may be reading this give it a try it will really be a blessing to your heart. We heard from one of our adoptees when we first started sending care packages he sent pictures other than that we haven't heard anything from any of our other adoptees but it doesn't matter to us just to know that they know they're not forgotten is more than enough to keep us continuing to adopt. So please with the holidays coming up we know how much it means to us to have our families around us just think about these people who are out in other countries protecting us so we were able to have our thanksgivings and our Christmases but they're not home with their families. If you could please adopt just one so they know with the upcoming holidays that they are remembered and that they are love for everything that they do even though we don't know them and may never know anything about them other than what we get from the email from Homefront hugs but it's all worth it I guarantee you that thank you very much.
If you have some co workers or a church class or a whole church. It can be 1 person or a huge church to adopt it doesn't matter how big or small you are.

Finding Homefront Hugs was a Blessing in disguise I had searched for a NonProfit that I knew what I was able to donate was not used for anything else other than The men & women HEROES that needed a message (Hug) from home
The woman & son work tirelessly & have for years 4 not 1 penny
I have met other volunteers online & made friends. Sadly we lost a volunteer at the AME shooting A librarian & I think of her quite often I know Alessandra does as well She cares about both the Men & Women that need help Also cares about the volunteers.
The Organization has helped me teach my grandchildren what volunteering is

I have been looking for a nonprofit our family could donate to and take part in the work. Homefront Hugs Foundation was the blessing that fell in our laps. A friend shared their current need and we jumped to help after checking all the background info. I grew up in an Army family and still remember all the days, weeks and months without my father. We never complained because country first. I wish we had an organization like Homefront Hugs at that time because it would have been nice knowing dad was getting emotional support from people he was fighting to protect. We love giving to this group and feel overwhelmed with joy knowing we are making life a little more joyful for our heroes.

A one woman, one son team who refuse to let our active duty folks be forgotten. Every month they prepare large boxes filled w/ things to munch on, read, and share. All this is done from donations and their home. Each box costs$18 postage, and volunteers pay postage. This family of two is amazing!

I KNOW THAT THE WOMAN WHO RUNS THIS NONPROFIT IS TOTALLY DEDICATED AND WORKS WITH ALL OF HER HEART AND ENERGY TO HELP ALL INVOLVED. SHE OFTEN WORKS FAR INTO THE NIGHT AND AROUND THE CLOCK TO DO ALL POSSIBLE TO HELP THOSE IN NEED.

Homefront Hugs (http://www.homefronthugs.org) are (in their own words) "a small grass roots non-profit charity with a heart and passion for inclusion, diversity and peace, weary of the useless reasons for division, ready for us all to find our common humanity, and a passion to give unconditional support to our brave troops, their courageous families, our amazing veterans." They work unceasingly for those in need and especially the Armed Forces with a special emphasis on those deployed, disabled or disadvantaged.
Alessandra Kellermann, who founded and heads up Homefront Hugs is one of the most committed people I know. She has chosen to use her background in mental health to tackle the suicide epidemic and her work includes the Healing Canines initiative. She is a champion of human rights, working across political boundaries. In her words "We need to unite across the divisions and make this world a gentler place together."

I have had the opportunity to correspond with several men and women in our military. It was great to feel like I could make their time away a little more tolerable. They were so appreciative for everything. It was good to make thier acquaintance and share a little bit of our stories. They enriched my life way more than I could possibly do for them.

The Homefront Hugs Foundation provides much-needed support to U.S. service personnel serving overseas and their families.The organization is run by one of the most caring and dedicated individuals I’ve ever had the good fortune to know. Having suffered through her own family’s service related difficulties this organization knows what is needed and works hard every day to do so much for those who sacrifice for all of us. If you think you’d like to help then I can say from first-hand experience you’re meager contribution will truly make a difference in the lives of others, God bless.

HHF is awesome. They are truly & seriously committed to supporting the mental health needs of soldiers serving abroad, as well as injured soldiers & vets stateside, and military families as well. With their care packages, HHF provides a simple, inexpensive way by which anyone can make a direct, hands-on difference in a soldier's life.

HHF is a 100% volunteer org., with *every penny* of donations going to the folks they serve. Yet despite what you might expect, being all-volunteer doesn't stop them from being incredibly active and responsive - my emails to them have always been answered within a day's time, and they have a steady presence on social media, not just seeking donors but also advocating for and reaching out to the soldiers & families who can apply to HHF's program.

Also important, IMHO, is that HHF makes the effort to provide ways that children can participate, and assists older kids in completing service hours and projects like the Girl Scout Silver Award they helped my daughter earn. To my mind, that's double service - not just supporting our military, but helping to raise the next generation of engaged citizens.

Like I said, Homefront Hugs is awesome!

Homeftont Hugs is an outstanding organization that continues to take care of our Deployed trip br send care packages. Got pennies a day you can help them complete their mission. As a droop That has been on the recieving end of one of these care packages I can’t explain how my spirits were lifted. Won’t you consider donating today.

Homefront Hugs was one of my wife's favorite charities. She adopted a soldier and sent them many care packages. The troops love it and she loved doing it. This a great organization that does fantastic things for our troops overseas. I highly recommend getting involved.

It has been my privilege to be part of Homefront Hugs for many years. Alessandra Kellermann and her son, Ed were always such great role models in their dedication to supporting our troops and their families.Because of this, I started out as a volunteer and adopted several troop members and a couple of families who had loved ones stationed overseas. I have made some lifelong friendships with these troops/families well after their return from deployment and even after they have left the service. My own son who served both in Iraq and Afghanistan received packages from this organization. I have a interesting story about my son who had just graduated boot camp and was trying to get his bearings at his new base when a Sargent approached him and asked if his mother was part of Homefront Hugs. (My son and I share an unusual name) and this young man told him that I had sent him many packages during his deployment and he shared how much he appreciated the support ....suddenly my son had a new contact to ease his transition into the new base.

Homefront Hugs is a marvelous organization providing much needed support for those in the service. This includes deployed and hospitalized service members. We have adopted many soldiers in the past, and found it to be a most gratifying experience. Alessandra Kellermann is a compassionate, conscientious, and caring leader. We heartily endorse this worthy organization.

I started with Homefront Hugs as a donor, but the unthinkable happened. On September 16, 2018, I lost my son, Navy PO2 Benjamin Demers to suicide. It was then I learned the true power of this organization. The Founder reached out to me to check if there were any needs in my family. She also knew that as a veteran myself I was at risk and made sure I had the resources needed. The first Christmas, I was surrounded with support as they did a card drive for me. All this on top of the regular work of making sure deployed troops who have no support are adopted for the duration or receive support from them. I continue to support Homefront Hugs and believe in their mission.

I have had the best experience and it really matters as to how much you put into it yourself . Homefront Hugs reminds you that there are many ways to help no matter what you believe or your politics and everyone is included . There are several people who are upset because they could not choose the religion of their soldier or did not like the inclusive nature .
No one makes a penny . They are the real deal and took a break from their 501-3c because they needed one to mourn several losses in their family . They should have it by early 2017.
But don't donate for postage or to help if it bothers you - look at all the ridiculous salaries though at other charities and overhead .
This military family has no overhead - pays for supplies and overhead themselves and really cares . They brag about us as volunteers when they do so much themselves when no one helps when it's not the holidays . We have adopted 4x and love their work . We are friends still with some of our troops and it made our kids feel great giving back ! Remember the reason for the season and know this is a homegrown real org that is the real deal - supporting our troops,military families and wounded vets and every community with needs so you can give back helping anywhere as a teen and still be called a Homefront Hugs volunteer as long as you are giving thanks for your freedoms .
Check out their Kids Page or Operations healing Angel !
And the CEO is so accessible - when does that happen these days ?! She does all the assignments herself and emails due to security and once she can hire staff she gets a break . She is disabled herself but hardly talks about it . I love Homefront Hugs! We need to unite more and stop all the complaining ...life is too short !
Email her President@HomefrontHugs.org

This organization is poorly organized. If you sign up to sponsor a soldier, you are given terms of commitment. The organization bears none. They get to applications on their own schedule and expect that you begin your sponsorship as soon as they ask. The communications are mainly pleas for donations because they will be short in meeting their numbers. The communications state that no salaries are given and yet lacking any financial transparency there is no accountability for the funds that have been donated.. You will just have to take their word for it. At one point, the organization was running a dual donation drive to include a moving and other expenses for the headquarters which also happened to be the directors home. Financial conflict of interest.

This "nonprofit" has lost it's non-profit status and failed to even file IRS forms and 990s for many years. DISGRACEFUL!

It says so right on the main page here. But they are still soliciting funds from the public including television stations like CNN! In exchange for promotion.

WHERE ARE THE FINANCIALS OF MONIES SPENT?? THEY ARE NOT ON THEIR WEBSITE.

I spent almost two years overseas. During this time I wanted to find support for the Soldiers in order to boost morale. I found Homefront Hugs online. When I spoke to Allesandra I could hardly believe people like her still existed. Not only did she take care of my Soldiers, she sent items to my son, mom and sister. Families adopted the three and continued to provide support until my return. Homefront Hugs provided an all expense paid trip to New York for my sister to say "thank you" as she was the primary caregiver for my son. I am eternally grateful to the organization, owner and her son.

Homefront Hugs USA Inc. is an outstanding organization for supporting our nation's troops and veterans. The leader of this organization is a former military spouse raising a USAF dependent who lost his father to brain cancer. She founded this organization and has been volunteering her time and efforts for the last 15 years to be an actual DOER of supporting our military veterans and active-duty troops. As a retired senior NCO, I personally donate to this organization and highly recommend you consider partnering with Homefront Hugs USA Inc. so that they can continue their mission of #SOT and #SOV. Thanks for all you do Alessandra and Ed!

My family and I have enjoyed volunteering with Homefront Hugs over the past 8+ years. There are so many different ways to bless service members and show our gratitude for the work they do. Through having the kids help make cards, my older boys helping greet a returning "honor flight" full of WWII veterans, to making donations to help send care packages, there was always a way to help that fit our hectic and busy homeschool lifestyle at the time. We know Alessandra personally, and are so impressed with how all donations go directly to getting the care packages shipped off to various destinations around the world. It is her heart to see that no service member, or their families home-side, feel forgotten, and we are happy to come alongside Alessandra and help with this mission as we are able to.

Homefront Hugs is hands down one the best nonprofit org's I've ever had the pleasure of working with! Their devotion to OUR troops is absolutely unmatched. When an orginazation is failing at their goal I will absolutely review it on social media. This is not the case with Homefront Hugs. I have donated many times to them & will continue to do so! They are angels! Thank you for doing so damn much for our troops Homefront Hugs!

I am not a soldier fighting overseas to keep Americans and our allies safe. I am not a wounded warrior in need of support, comfort and healing. But if I was, I would want to know that Homefront Hugs was there for me. In a world suffering from a deficit of kindness, this organization shines as an example of how we should be. I am grateful that Homefront Hugs is there, looking out for our warriors, finding ways to make them feel loved and valued. It makes the world just a little bit better for all of us.

I was the co-founder of the Homefront Hugs Club at my high school. As I graduated and now in college, I realized I didn't want to stop being a volunteer for Homefront Hugs. That's when I became the University of Michigan ambassador for Homefront Hugs. I have been bringing clubs and people around campus together who are interested in helping the local Veterans. we have gone up to the VA Hospital to help out at Bingo Nights too. This is a great organization and I can't wait for more people to start what I have.

My wife and I have been volunteering with Homefront Hugs for over a year and have adopted 3 different deployed troops, as well as donated additional funds as we could for postage for other care packages sent out regularly by Homefront Hugs. The troops, and their teammates downrange, have been tremendously appreciative of everything we've sent, not only for the contents of the packages, but also for the concrete demonstration that somebody back in the Homeland knows something about their situation and cares about them. The letters and emails we've exchanged have been as important, if not more so, than the care packages themselves.

Alessandra Kellerman, who is the energetic force behind Homefront Hugs, has consistently been the soul of kindness, respect, consideration and compassion toward us and the troops. She is a wonderful example of unselfish love expressed in action and has been a constant joy to work with.

We shall continue to volunteer for this outstanding organization as long as there are troops downrange, or wounded anywhere that we can benefit. Rock on Alessandra! Well done!

Friend, if you're reading this review and thinking about volunteering, do yourself a favor and sign up today. You won't regret it.

I have volunteered with Homefront Hugs for 13 years now and they are amazing! It is unfortunate that some volunteers who broke confidentiality and other standards and had to be let go - then decided to bash the organization . It only hurts the troops and veterans in need . This is a stellar group that has never taken a penny for themselves. I have enjoyed my children's involvement and my own as a teacher adopting troops . Thank you for the experience and Alessandra is always available for support .

After I adopted my soldier, I was contacted by Alessandra (owner and operator), who demanded I forward her all the emails I received from my soldier because my soldier was not responding to Alessandra's emails. Feeling threatened by her, I forwarded her only 1 of those emails. It was a huge violation of my soldier's trust, and I highly regret it to this day. Later, I found she had put some of the information from that email on her website as if it was written to her by that soldier. Now that my soldier is no longer deployed, Alessandra has attempted to intimidate me to receive my soldier's home address and phone number which she wrongly believes I have. She has used methods such as name-calling and belittling to get what she wants from me. She has prematurely released the names of our deceased military both on FB and Twitter. (That is not the job of any nonprofit organization. That is the responsibility of the DoD.) She has a number of CrowdSource attempts to get people to pay for her home repairs, purchase her a new vehicle, etc., with attempts to pull on heart strings because she is the owner of HH. If you read her website, you'll find a huge push to donate money...with adoption as a side note. Wouldn't it make more sense to push adoptions so the responsibility of filling care packages and providing postage twice a month rests on the adoptive family rather than Alessandra? Please, I urge you to do research on the company you work with. I strongly recommend SoldiersAngels as they do exactly what HH does with adoptions but they are a much larger organization, wonderful to work with, kind, generous, and most importantly have a verified nonprofit status with 5-stars on GuideStar.

I woule rate this nonprofit a TEN star if I could. I've been with Allesandra and her son Eddie thru the years and find what they do for the military and their families extroadinary. I'm very proud to have signed up, I myself have been married to a veteran and have sent packages and letters to these men and women overseas for years just to put a smile on their faces and a little laughter maybe. It makes me feel good too. Allesandra and her son have worked hard on this nonprofit for our military and their families and I'm proud to part of it. It's a fun thing to do and very rewarding. Have your family join us or your organization....KIDS LOVE IT!!! get them off the computers and texting !!!! .....and the streets....USA USA USA!!!! Remember our troops they remember us. All you need is a piece of paper and a stamp. Homefront Hugs is #1 in my books!!!!

I have been involved with HomeFrontHugs virtually since it's inception 14 years ago. In search of a charity to donate to where I knew every penny was going directly to sending care packages and taking care of deployed troops both mentally and physically, I knew immediately this was the kind of organization for which I was looking. The founder, Alessandra Kellermann and a dedicated group of volunteers, as well as her son, work tirelessly without pay or need for acknowledgement, and assure that FOB deployed know they are not forgotten. Her adopt a soldier campaign gives comfort, thoughts , and prayers to an untold number of troops. Having been involved in many military volunteer groups, HFH is by far my favorite as I can personally feel and see the impact it has on the lives of personnel, their husbands or wives, and their children. I could not recommend HFH more highly, and I could not be more proud of being part of an organization. If you are looking, this is what you're looking for.

I signed up with this organization to help support our troops.Being disabled there's not a lot I can do.When I saw the chance to adopt a soldier I was so exited.Helping the soldier was so uplifting but the experience with this organization left me in tears.And Im left wondering why I was treated so badly.Being new to this I had questions and recieved no responses. Then was told it was my fault.Even the soldier I adopted apologized about it and felt badly for me because I had to explain to him why I was no longer with HFH.The concept is great,but very disappointed and upset.I would think that when someone volunteers with an organization your efforts would be appreciated by that organization.I will never recommend Homefront Hugs and am now apprehensive of joining another.

I am proud to be a part of HFH. I admire Ms. Kellermann for her passion for all military. I feel connected to the soldiers I have adopted, as if they are my own. My goal is to bring a smile to the soldiers that receive. Such a miniture sacrafice on my part for those that sacrafice everything to keep me and mine safe from harm. I am forever in their debt. May GOD BLESS AND BE WITH THEM ALWAYS.

I joined HFH a few yrs ago, and I am amazed at how much they do for so many. Not only do they support the soldiers who are deployed, they help the families that are still here. I love the fact that almost anyone can adopt a soldier and send their support and thanks. I had a soldier I adopted a few yrs back and around christmas time I sent him a battery operated christmas tree for him and his troop. I recieved an email from him and all the others telling me thank you, and It would be one of the best christmases they would have being away from home. Then not only that I got pictures from him with the tree, and the smile that was on his face said it all. I recomend joining Homefront Hugs because there is a personal satisfaction to it. Not only do you do your part to support the soldiers, you get to corespond with them and get to know them, you get feedback and thanks for your part. I use to give my money to charities that helped others, but the satisfaction was not there in know who I was helping, that is not the case with HFH.

I joined Homefront Hugs 5 years ago. Right from the start I was touched by the absolute devotion shown by Alessandra to the service members and their families she has chosen to serve. I have seen quite a few nonprofits run by grand-standers, who are more interested in getting their picture in front of the public than helping anybody except themselves. Ali won't do anything of that sort. However, if there is a chance of telling everybSody about her dream of helping, she will shout it from the rooftops.

HFH seeks to support our soldiers and their families by having the public send cards, letters, care packages, etc. You can donate items to HFH to send to our soldiers or families, you can donate money to HFH for postage to get those care packages sent, you can send letters/cards/packages direct to HFH to distribute, or you can adopt your own soldier or their family. Thanks to HomeFront Hugs, you have one centralized organization to give what support you can! Especially when our troops sacrifice so much for us. Check them out at homefronthugs.org and not only will you see their dedication, you'll want to help just like I did!

Homefront Hugs has been superb in their tasks in both sorrow and joy. Alessandra and crew are very quick to respond to any measure or task put before them.We have had a terrific experience over the last 7 months with every encounter. We currently have two adopted troops that are currently overseas. The rewards of the bonding between initial complete strangers has brought me and my family great joy. Our service members are so grateful for so little we give compared to what they are giving to us. Our hearts do get broken when we hear about the needs of our fallen, wounded, veteran troops and their families. Homefront Hugs reaches out to so many different aspects of military life we wish we could address them all. We suggest you get involved.If you would spare a few hours a month or even a few cards here and there it may just spark up your life in a way that you really can not put into words. We HIGHLY RECOMMEND assisting these folks.

My experience with Homefront Hugs and Alessandra have been truly wonderful. This organization helps so many people, all the time. I have loved being able to support our troops overseas. I've made new friends and enjoyed hearing about all the wonderful things this organization does both overseas and here at home. My experience has made me proud of those who serve and those who volunteer to support them. It feels truly amazing to know those men and women fighting in Iraq/Afghanistan know they are not alone and hearing it from them is something you will never forget. Homefront Hugs makes sure nobody is forgotten.

Outstanding organization with a great purpose. I only wish my efforts at generating interest and support helps out and I know I will continue to do what my family and I can do in support of their efforts.

I am a volunteer and it has brought so much joy into my life to be able to give back. Our troops are dedicating their time and service so we can live without fear, it's the least I can do . I write letters and send pkgs weekly and I would do it all over again if asked, I will remain a volunteer until I am no longer needed or able.

HomefrontHugs is an amazing organization! I have been a volunteer for nearly two years now and I am still caught off guard by the remarkably unconditional, loving support provided to our service memebers, and their families, by this group. Alessandra is a selfless woman who has inspired me, as well as my family, with her generous spirit, and we are looking forward to supporting this effort for years to come.

A great organization that pairs up people and/or families to adopt a soldier that never receive care packages from home. My brother-in-law served in the Navy for 20 years and he always commented how fortunate he was to receive care packs regularly and how many guys never got anything from family or friends from home. Please let them know we care.

I have been a member of Homefront Hugs since approximately 2004. The number of projects provided have increased over the years as the needs of the troops, their families and the wounded have been made known. It is truely an organization that works extremely hard to make sure no hero is forgotten. As the needs grow, and more troops deploy, so grows the need for more volunteers and dontations. This is an all volunteer organization with all monies being used for the projects. Check out our web site and find a project to support to show your support an say think you to our heroes.

If you are ready to get involved to support our troops in a meaningful way, this is the organization for you. There are a ton of ways you can get involved! Getting involved to show your support for our military doesn't need to cost a lot of money. The most important aspect of the volunteer experience is your time and kindness. You can opt to "adopt" a deployed member, the military nurses and doctors who care for them, or our wounded heroes who are now home and could use some love. You can simply be part of the campaign to write letters and send/make get well and thank you cards. The cards are a great way to get children involved. You may also choose to support their families back home. Whatever you do, you will be making a difference...a true difference. The organization is not politically affiliated and is completely volunteer run. Our military and their families are counting on us.

I have been a volunteer for Homefront Hugs for the last six months and have adopted two soldiers, one of whom is Afganistan and has lost men. We can never do enough to thank these brave men and women who not only sacrifice their lives but sacrifice being away from family, friends, and the comforts of home. Please, please volunteer so we can help as many folks as possible. It just takes sending care packages and notes of encouragement. You will find the experience most rewarding, and if you have children, it will be a valuable lesson on serving commuinity and volunteerism.

This charity matches up ordinary people to provide support for our troops overseas. Whether it's to send care packages, or write letters and cards to help morale, this is a great way to reach out to our brave service men and women around the world. Through Homefront Hugs, our family sent a large package of cards to wounded troops in Iraq and we even received a personal e-mail reply from the chaplain who distributed the letters. This is a great organization that needs monetary donations as well as volunteers to send items to our military personnel.

HomeFrontHugs is doing a job that is critical to any soldier when deployed away from home. This could also be adapted to new soldiers in the service during training, especially the young ones. I am glad that someone stood up and has said, "Give them our support", it was barely there when I was a soldier deployed overseas and I was happy to respond to all of the letters that I received. God Bless you each!

I just recently started with Homefront Hugs and what a great organization. From the serive they provide to being prompt with helpful information, I really am getting into this opportunity! Our service men and women deserve the very best!!