Dec. 6 (UPI) — First lady Jill Biden will join the Marine Corps at the White House Wednesday as she hosts a Toys For Tots event, part of her Joining Forces Initiative.
The White House said military families will join the event at 3 p.m. ET.
Joining Forces is an effort to support military families, from members to veterans, caregivers and survivors.
Among the issues Joining Forces addresses are high unemployment rates among military spouses, support for the more than 2 million children of active-duty service members as they cope with education challenges and help for military families with health and well-being.
Toys For Tots is a Marine Corps Reserve program launched in 1947 that has delivered 652 million toys to 291 million children over the years.
The first lady delivered remarks earlier Wednesday at Do Your Part: End The Military Spouse Unemployment Crisis. It was an event at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce hosted by Hiring Our Heroes and Blue Star Families.
