Military Family Advisory Network’s Post

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I'm really excited about where MFAN's going. I'm incredibly proud of what we've accomplished over the last 10 years, but we're just getting started. And as an organization, we have the potential to do so much good for so many people, and I'm honored to do this work alongside incredible partners. It's great to see MFAN celebrating their 10th anniversary. What I find very compelling about the research done by MFAN is it's not just numbers and percentages, there's personal anecdotes behind them. MFAN's impact in my own life has been profound and one of the things that comes to mind for me is the work that they've done around housing and quality housing for military families, available housing for military families. The Tenant Bill of Rights is a really great example of a real world impact that came about and we wouldn't have some of the protections and the great things that have come about without MFAN's advocacy in that space. One of the things that's difficult as a big funder is really trying to work across all of the many organizations that are serving military and veterans. MFAN has just been pivotal in bringing those organizations together and really creating a common, united voice of the modern military family. MFAN means to me a group of passionate people who come together and share raw truths about themselves, their community, what they're hearing, and in a space that is fully honored and respected. MFAN is one of those organizations that really does amazing work, that really has tremendous impact. The research they do, the relationships they have with active duty service members, guardsmen, reservists, military retirees, families, children. It just makes such a such an important difference in the work that all of us do. And all of us rely on your survey. MFAN has really been at the forefront of all those research efforts that have not only guided the rest of the veteran service organizations but have really helped the Department of Defense see themselves. Thank you MFAN for amplifying the voice of military and veteran families, caregivers, and survivors. It's great to see him MFAN celebrating their 10th anniversary. I wish it was their 20th. I wish MFAN existed when I was in uniform. Congratulations on a decade of service. Here's to going further together. I know that the future is bright. I know that there are many individuals and organizations that are committed to serving this incredible population. And I'm so proud of the work that MFAN is doing, and the mission and the space that we fill as an organization because I know that it's making a difference in lives.