Our Partners

The Fort Hood Scholarship Fund is proud to work alongside an incredible network of organizations, businesses, and community leaders who share our commitment to supporting military families. Through their generosity, sponsorships, volunteer efforts, and advocacy, our partners help make educational opportunities possible for deserving students and spouses throughout the communities we serve. Together, we are investing in the future of military families, strengthening our community, and creating opportunities that extend far beyond the classroom. We are grateful for their continued support and dedication to our mission. If you are interested in learning more about our partners or supporting the organizations that help make our scholarship program possible, please explore their information below.

 

  • The Great Place Spouses Club

    OUR MISSION: The Great Place Spouses Club (GPSC) is a 501(c)3, volunteer-led, non-profit organization. Each year, we support our local families at Fort Hood, Texas, and the surrounding areas through community outreach and awarding charitable organizations with grants. Our hosted events promote the welfare and morale of our spouses through organized activities, luncheons, and community service. We strive to make the most of our experience at Fort Hood.

  • Santas Workshop at The Great Place

    Our Mission Santa's Workshop at The Great Place is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing joy to children ages 1 month to 16 years in the Fort Hood military community during the holiday season. We focus on supporting active-duty military families facing financial challenges. Operating solely on volunteers, we have a record of serving over 2000 children in 2023. Join us in making a difference in the lives of military families!

  • Operation Deploy Your Dress

    Opened September 2020 The Fort Hood Spouses' Club is home to FortHood in Texas. The Fort Hood Operation Deploy Your Dress store opened in September 2020 as the 8th store in the ODYD community.

  • Great Place Thrift Shop

    The Great Place Thrift Shop (Formerly known as Cavazos Community Thrift Shop) has been serving the Central Texas community for over 40 years. Conveniently located on the Fort Hood installation. We provide high quality, gently used items, at a fraction of the big box store prices. We also offer consignment opportunities to those in the community, giving back thousands of dollars to our consigners each year and designate all of our shop profits to our grant program. “What truly sets us apart from other thrift stores is the way we give back to the Central Texas community at large all the while ensuring that our customers are provided with a shopping experience that keeps them coming back,” said Jennifer Kirkpatrick, former president of The Great Place Thrift Shop. We love our loyal customers and also enjoy getting to meet new faces every day. “Customers routinely come back to shop at the storefront, and, at times, there are lines around the front of the building before the official opening time,” Kirkpatrick added. “We have people come back sometimes two or three times a week asking what new items we have,” said April Cruz, floor manager at the storefront. “It is always amazing to see our repeat customers come back and benefit from the shop.” Our employees and volunteers are vital to our day-to-day operations and overall success. “We really do have a lot of fun, all while supporting great causes,” Cruz said. If you are interested in joining our team through volunteering, please see how you can apply in the “Programs” section of our website. If you are interested in employment, please follow us on Facebook for hiring announcements.

  • The Great Place Gift Shop

    About Us: The Great Place Gift Shop started as the Heart of Hood Gift Shop. It began as an idea among a group of III Corps spouses in 2014 as a way to purchase items with the III Corps crest. We all knew individuals including a few members of the group that could make the kind of items we were looking for but there was no place locally or even online that could help. So we devised a plan to open a small shop that would carry only III Corps items. It was located in the III Corps Headquarters Building and was a huge success. But as time went by we realized that there were other units on Fort Hood that had no where to buy gifts with their unit crest. So we moved to our current location and began offering gift items of all kinds to include items with the unit crest of the major units on Fort Hood. We are run by a voluntary committee and the shop's daily activities are also performed by volunteers. Our shop is a private organization on post and we are a registered 501 (c)(3) non profit organization. We are supported by the Volunteer Child Care Fund which pays for the child care for our volunteers and also VMIS (Volunteer Management Information System) which documents the hours of volunteer work that is performed at Fort Hood. ​ After paying for shop expenses, our "profits" are donated to organizations that support the soldiers and families of Fort Hood, Texas. We have been able to donate to the Fort Hood Area Military and Family Member Scholarship Fund for the past 3 years. This year we were able to give $1,000. We are proud of our accomplishments and look forward to growing in the future so we can donate to even more worthwhile organizations.

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Kyle Alexander
Kyle A
Dallas - Fort Worth, TX
I graduated from Texas A&M in 2017 with a degree in Environmental Geosciences, where I followed my father's footsteps and joined the Corps of Cadets. I was also a member of the Aggie Band. The Fort Hood Scholarship helped me achieve my education goals without student loan debt. I got married in February 2020 to my beautiful wife Meagan, and we are very grateful for the position we are in thanks to the series of events that kicked off with this scholarship. We've lived and worked in DFW for about five years, and hope to someday give back to the military community that has given so much opportunity to us.
CDT Devon Smith
Class of ‘24, I3 Company
The process for the application was pretty easy and all of the people I talked to were willing to help and were really kind. I was really appreciative of the rapid responses and eagerness to assist. The generosity and timeliness of the Fort Hood Scholarship Fund were genuinely amazing.
Isabelle D.
Scholarship Recipient
I am sincerely honored to have been selected as an FHMFMSF scholarship recipient. Though this past year has been full of uncertainty and change, I am certain about this: receiving this scholarship has made me incredibly motivated and determined to finish my education. I hope that I can one day give back to my community, similarly to how this community in Fort Hood has given back to me. For the next three years, I will be pursuing a bachelor's degree in biological sciences to later continue my education at optometry school. Due to the generosity of this organization, my future looks bright. Thank you for enabling me to reach my fullest potential.
Sarah K
2021 Scholarship Recipient
I am so thankful to have received a scholarship from the FHMFMSF. The generosity of the organization and its donors will have a lasting impact on my education. I am currently studying at the University of Texas at Austin to obtain a bachelor's degree in mathematics. The scholarship I received motivates me to work hard in my classes and strive to make an impact on the community around me. I want to make the FHMFMSF proud! Thank you to all of the donors who have made my education more accessible.

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Fort Hood Scholarship Fund
Post Office Box 5299
Fort Hood,Texas 76544

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