Military spouses who are new to Alabama have a new resource for making friends, getting information about their communities, finding employment and much more.
Military families are a cross-section of the American population, facing the same problems and overcoming the same obstacles. Hispanic military families make up 16% of the active-duty military population, according to 2019 Defense Department data, and they are the fastest-growing population in the military. Many of these families face a language barrier, which becomes a bigger problem when their service member deploys.
Advocacy Group Launches New Leadership Development Program for Military Spouses
Spouses of service members with III Marine Expeditionary Force graduate the Okinawa Leadership Seminar at Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, March 1, 2018. (Lance Cpl. Amy Phan/U.S. Marine Corps)
4 May 2021
As part of Military Appreciation Month, a nonprofit organization is launching a leadership development program for military spouses in May.
The Military Spouse Advocacy Network (MSAN), which was founded in 2013
, will select 50 spouses by committee for the inaugural year of the four-month virtual program that will begin in August. Five sessions, ranging from 2-5 hours, will be held through November, the only month with two planned classes.