Teen Summit

Military kids aren't resilient because they're tough. They're resilient because they're creators. They build new communities out of spare parts. They engineer solutions to problems adults don't even see.

A curated women's convening bringing together leaders, mothers, daughters, executives, educators, public servants and women of influence...

As America approaches its 250th anniversary, the nation finds itself at a crossroads, reflecting on the values that shaped its past and imagining the leadership that will guide its future. In this moment of national reflection, one community stands uniquely positioned to illuminate the path forward: women shaped by service.

For 250 years, America has honored those who wear the uniform. We build monuments to their courage. We mark graves with flags. We award medals for valor, service, sacrifice. But for 250 years, there has been another class of Americans who served, without enlistment, without ceremony, without a single official ribbon.

A medal is a symbol of completion. It marks the end of service. But for the Military Child, service never ends at a ceremony. It continues: at the next duty station in the next classroom during the next deployment in households where children learn to read the room before they learn to drive A medal would have suggested finality. What military children needed was continuity.

But for 250 years, there has been another American who served, without a uniform, without a rank, without a medal, and without a home. The Military Child