What is Joining Forces?
[[File:Jill Biden speaks about the White House’s “Joining Forces” military family support campaign, 2011.jpg|thumb|[[Michelle Obama|First Lady Michelle Obama]] and [[Jill Biden|Second Lady Jill Biden]] officially announcing the launch of Joining Forces at the [[White House]], April 2011.]] '''Joining Forces''' is a [[Federal government of the United States|United States government]] initiative. It seeks to support the families, caregivers, and veterans of members of the United States Armed Forces. This was founded and launched by [[Michelle Obama]] and [[Jill Biden]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Joining Forces|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/joiningforces/|access-date=2022-10-28|website=The White House|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-10-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221028182701/https://www.whitehouse.gov/joiningforces/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=About Joining Forces|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/node/34351|access-date=2022-10-28|website=The White House|language=en|archive-date=2017-10-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008150453/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/node/34351|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Joining Forces|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/node/33883|access-date=2022-10-28|website=The White House|language=en|archive-date=2018-05-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518172953/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/node/33883|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Purpose and history == The purpose of Joining Forces are to work with national employers to ease the ability of military spouses to find jobs when they have to relocate to work on improving educational circumstances for the children of military families. They often have to change schools and to work with mental health providers to facilitate access to services for military families and caregivers.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Joining Forces|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/joiningforces/|access-date=2022-10-28|website=The White House|language=en-US|archive-date=2022-10-28|archive-u