News & Press
2011
AWP Founder Named One of Glamour Magazine’s 21 Amazing Young Women of 2011 Nov 04, 2011 Meet Our 21 Amazing Young Women of 2011 To celebrate the twenty–first anniversary of Women of the Year, Glamour’s November 7 ceremony will recognize 21 young women who are already making a huge difference… Read Article »
Members of American Widows Project Take Flight - KIITV Oct 13, 2011 CORPUS CHRISTI (Kiii News) - Members of the American Widows Project gathered on Thursday at NAS Corpus Christi to take part in a flight simulator exercise. One lady came all the way from Alaska to be involved… Read Article »
DOD - Military Widow Reaches Out to Survivors Sep 22, 2011 Military Widow Reaches Out to Survivors By Elaine Sanchez WASHINGTON, 2011 – After her husband was killed in Iraq in May 2007, Taryn Davis didn’t know where to turn. The 21-year-old didn’t live… Read Article »
VH1’s Do Something Awards Video Aug 20, 2011 AWP Founder, Taryn Davis, was chosen as one of VH1’s DO Something Award recipients. Check out her acceptance speech and a piece on the AWP below: TV Shows - Full Episode Video - Reality TV Shows Read Article »
“American Widows” Honor Fallen Heroes - TODAY Show Jun 04, 2011 We were honored to have the TODAY show feature this amazing segment on the American Widow Project and some of the events we’ve held this year. Check the video out HERE. Read Article »
CNN Heroes May 27, 2011 Spring Lake, North Carolina (CNN)—Taryn Davis says she felt lost and isolated after burying her husband, a 22-year-old Army corporal killed in Iraq four years ago. While she struggled with her grief,… Read Article »
In God’s Hands Collaboration May 17, 2011 “Behind each hero, there is a family. Behind each sacrifice, there is a story of survival.” To further the mission of ‘Fashion for a Purpose,’ In God’s Hands clothing line has collaborated with… Read Article »
Redbook Magazine May 09, 2011 7 Sweet & Simple Ways to Support Military Families More than 2 million Americans have served in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2001. You’ll honor our troops (and the people who love them) by doing… Read Article »
VFW Magazine Apr 13, 2011 War Widows Helping Each Other Check out the new Article on the AWP by visiting: http://digitaledition.qwinc.com/publication/?i=60281&p=35 Read Article »
DVF People’s Voice Award Mar 14, 2011 Each of y’all came out in record numbers to vote for the AWP’s opportunity to receive much needed funds to continue our outreach and services. Your voices we’re heard loud and clear and… Read Article »
Widows Of Soliders Killed In War Form Bond Feb 27, 2011 SAN ANTONIO—As the death toll goes up, so too does the number of young, twenty-something widows. “May 21, 2007, was like any other morning. I heard the ding ding of the instant messenger, ran… Read Article »
War Widows Come Together In SF Feb 21, 2011 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—The term war widows may conjure up images of older women long married, but a group of war widows who toured San Francisco this weekend ranged in age from 20 to 41. Some of the… Read Article »
Non-Profit Helps Bring Together Those Who Lost Husbands In War Feb 15, 2011 SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – It was an unlikely meeting this weekend in the Bay Area for several women who lost their husbands in Iraq or Afghanistan. The non-profit American Widow Project is an organization… Read Article »
The American Widow Project: A Social Network that offers Hope and Healing Jan 27, 2011 The American Widow Project: A Social Network that offers Hope and Healing Read Article »
Military Widows Give Back Jan 07, 2011 By Bryan Wroten What started as a website to help connect the young widows of soldiers, sailors and airmen across the country, turned into an opportunity for two local women to give back to a community… Read Article »