Operation Family Fund is a private, nonprofit organization that aids sailors, soldiers, airmen, and their families. Though it receives support from private corporations and individuals, Operation Family Fund does not receive financial aid from the government.

Operation Family Fund has declared that their objective is “to assist the injured and families of those who have been injured or killed as part of the Global War on Terrorism, whether domestic or abroad, military or civilian, with financial grants for transitioning to their new circumstances and achieving financial self-sufficiency.”

Operation Family Fund is acknowledged by the U.S. Department of Defense. The organization has helped more than 240 military personnel and their relatives. They have also raised more than $1.4 million in donations from the American citizenry. One of their donors is Dr. Laura Schlessinger who is an active supporter of the Fund. Schlessinger, who was once a professional counselor, is a New York Times Bestselling Author and the host of the popular The Dr. Laura Program, which is being broadcast throughout America through Premiere Radio Networks. In her widely-listened radio show she offers advice to callers using a frank and blunt approach that has become the show’s trademark.

Recently, Dr. Laura Schlessinger set up a Necklace Collection Benefit and Birthday Party. The Secretary England and Operation Family fund awarded Schlessinger an OSD award for her fundraising endeavors. Dr. Laura Schlessinger’s efforts bolstered Operation Family Fund’s financial resources by over $1 million.