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AWP Invited to the White House for the Joining Forces Anniversary Event

We’re honored to have received an invite to honor organizations and individuals supporting our military families!

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Purchase gifts that give back!
Below are some ways that you can give thoughtful gifts to friends and family (or yourself!) while giving back.  Shop our partners who support the military widows we serve! Pura Vida AWP Bracelet- 100% waterproof… Continue Reading
“Widow Doesn’t Have to Be an Ugly Word.” -Women in the World Foundation/Newsweek
CHECK OUT THE FULL ARTICLE HERE “My husband was killed on May 21, 2007. I was twenty-one years old and he was 22,” says Taryn Davis, recalling the death in Iraq of her Army corporal… Continue Reading
AWP Founder Speaks at Bonfire Heights
Bonfire Heights was created to encourage entrepreneurship and movements– towards social goodness. Each of us holds keys, and has the intuitive skills, to make real change. We are here to encourage leaps of faith, passion,… Continue Reading
AWP Founder Hosts CNN Heroes Backstage Pass
AWP Founder, Taryn, was one of the Top Ten CNN Heroes of 2011! She was honored to be asked to host this year’s behind the scenes look at all that goes into the most inspirational… Continue Reading
AWP Story Featured on C-SPAN
Colin Powell, Tom Brokaw, and AWP Founder, Taryn Davis, were all a part of Chicago Ideas Week Military Panel. Check out the panel and hear the story of how the American Widow Project began:… Continue Reading
AWP Founder to Speak Alongside Tom Brokaw and Colin Powell
Chicago Ideas Week: Military: From the Front Lines to the Home Front, Presented by Chase and J.P. Morgan About this Talk Approximately five million Americans have served in uniform since September 11, 2001 and nearly… Continue Reading
AWP Heads To Boston- San Marcos Daily Record
Members of the American Widow Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to this generation’s military widows, gathered recently in Boston, Mass. The organization hosts events throughout the country uniting military widows to celebrate their survival, honor… Continue Reading
Overcoming tragedy and finding a purpose: Interview with Taryn Davis
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. Not always. Sometimes one gets depressed or stuck or plainly ‘not over it’. Taryn Davis lost her husband when she was 21 years old. He died died in… Continue Reading
AWP In Seattle- King5 News
by MIMI JUNG / KING 5 News Bio | Email | Follow: @MimiJungKING5 Even though they’ve never met, they feel like they’ve known each other forever. Among military widows, there’s an unspoken bond that ties… Continue Reading
SPIbelt Debuts a New Design for the “American Widow Project”
Mmall personal item belt (SPIbelt). were created by Kim Overton. Shewas out on a run one day, keys tucked into her bra top, and thought, “there’s gotta be a better way!”. She went home that… Continue Reading

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