TOGETHER WE’RE InDEPENDENT™
Creating accessible opportunities for military spouses to focus on their health and wellness amidst military life.
InDependent is led by a team of military spouses committed to providing community and support to military spouses around the world.
WE’VE BEEN FEATURED IN
In 2013, five military spouses identified a need within the community for a tailored social wellness program that offered a sense of inclusion for spouses of all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. Thus, InDependent™ came to fruition.
Fast-forward to today, having merged with The Other Side of Service (OSS) to become a stand-alone 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in 2018, we’re able to continue our mission with events like IWS to:
make wellness accessible and create opportunities for all military spouses to connect for friendship, accountability, and inspiration.
The InDependent Wellness Summit is a nonprofit fundraiser for InDependent. EVERY All-Access & VIP Pass purchase will go to help fund the development of health and wellness programs for spouses like you!
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MISSION | VISION | ROOTS
mission
InDependent makes wellness accessible and creates opportunities for all military spouses to connect for friendship, accountability, and inspiration.
vision
We envision a time when all military spouses thrive through connection to community and resources that results in healthy decision-making for themselves and their families.
roots
InDependent is a wellness community built by military spouses for military spouses of all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. To impact the heart of the home is to influence the wellness of our service members and future generations.
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Founded in 2013 by Kimberly Bacso, Michele Bradfield, Leslie Brians, Joy Chalmers, and Meg Gotheridge — five military spouses who saw a need in the military community for a social wellness program tailored to spouses and sought to fill it.
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Fiscally-sponsored program of Heluna Health, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (formerly known as PHFE) from 2013-2018.
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InDependent, Inc. merged with The Other Side of Service (OSS) to become a stand-alone 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in 2018. We are grateful to the OSS board for their generosity and belief in our mission.
TOGETHER
OUR IMPACT
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InDependent is the host of the annual InDependent Wellness Summit. Since its creation in 2015, this annual virtual summit has been attended by over 5.8K military and first responder spouses from all military and service branches, living all over the world.
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Launched in March 2017 a now monthly “Wellness Spotlight” series with the goal of sharing the health and wellness stories of military spouses worldwide.
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InDependent partners with more than 100 military spouse contributors & organizations to offer relatable health and wellness blog content.
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InDependent offers a private, military spouse-only Facebook community group for spouses located worldwide. The broader social media following exceeds 10,000.
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Named by Next Gen MilSpouse as one of the 6 Groups Advocating for Military Spouses You Need to Know and 6 Awesome Online Communities for Military Spouses by Military One Click.
LEADING
OUR BOARD
Evie King
President
Melanie Simon
New Initiatives Chair
Mara Lieb
Storytelling & Marketing Chair
OUR PARTNERS AND SPONSORS IN WELLNESS
