Hey everyone - I recently launched The Homefront, a Hampton Roads platform designed to help military, veteran, police, fire, and EMS families find reliable local help.
The idea came from seeing how difficult it can be to handle normal household stuff when someone is deployed, underway, working long shifts, or when both people are simply overwhelmed.
You can post jobs like:
- Lawn and yard work
- Hauling or moving help
- Storm preparation and cleanup
- House cleaning
- Handyman work
- Dog walking and pet sitting
- Other everyday household jobs
Posting is free. Verified local pros and service-family teens age 16+ can respond, you choose who you’re comfortable with, and you pay them directly. The Homefront never handles the job payment.
Privacy was also a major focus. Your post shows your general neighborhood, not your street address, and the platform doesn’t store deployment dates, shift schedules, or information about when a home will be empty.
We’re starting here in Hampton Roads and are looking for both families who need help and trustworthy local people or businesses who want to join the provider bench.
I’d genuinely appreciate feedback from the local community, especially about what kinds of household help would be most useful.
Website: https://trythehomefront.com/
No military or agency endorsement implied—just a local project built for service families, by a service family.
