This section of the web site includes background information, press releases, and section called "In the News" that includes a list of articles, news casts, and radio broadcasts about the web site www.MarineParents.com.
Founded January 21, 2003 by Tracy Della Vecchia, a Marine Parent
A Missouri nonprofit corporation funded by private donations, mostly Marine Parents and family members
68 volunteers throughout the US that work 600+ combined hours each week
Over 50,000 registered members on the message boards and thousands of unregistered visitors
Over 150,000 visitors to the web sites each week
Over 12 million hits each week
All posts are moderated by trained volunteers to assure compliance with Operational Security (OPSEC)
Featured on CBS Evening News, CNN, Fox News, NPR, CNN International, BBC, AP Wire, USA Today, The Washington Post, New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer, Denver Post, LA Daily News, and a vast number of radio stations and newspapers around the US and the World
Many USMC offices have embraced the web site as a support organization and now link to it as a source of information and support
Outreach Projects Additional support for Marines and their families are available through the following Outreach Projects of MarineParents.com, Inc.:
Connections: a Place to Connect & Share Our mission is to provide a place for families to connect and share with each other. We accomplish this by offering five different venues for communicating with one another and the correct USMC Offices:
Message boards for Marine and Recruit parents
The message boards give the unique opportunity of connecting family members whose Marines are stationed together in Iraq or Afghanistan, or whose recruits are together in basic training (bootcamp)
A chat room is open for three hours each evening and is frequented by folks with questions, and assisted by trained Volunteers from the web site
Live support to talk with a volunteer from MarineParents.com about concerns or questions, or to just be a listening ear
Database of local support military groups to help folks connect with each other in their local communities
Database of USMC Units to learn about the specific unit of a family members Marine, such as location, contact information, phone numbers, mailing addresses, and more
We help families of Marines by answering questions and providing information about
Returning from a combat zone
Legal issues and how to solve problems while Marine is deployed
How to contact the USMC, and who to contact
Ideas on how to support the troops besides care packages
