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    Rediscover the Strength of Your Marriage

    Service and first responder lifestyles challenge relationships. We can help.

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    Our tested TACK-F curriculum and support provide the tools to help couples on their reconnection journey.

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Our Services Are NEEDED

We spend two years with our service couples, providing them the tools to master their relationships.

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  • We’re working with Baylor University to create a community of coaches specially trained to meet the needs of military and first responders.

  • We cultivate hope. Where one may be overpowered, two can defend themselves. Help us provide a “hand up” to our military and first responder couples.

  • We give service members and their spouses the tools they need to not only survive but thrive in life while serving.

  • The Army did a study that showed over 80% of service member suicides were relationship-related.

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Who we are:

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As Executive Director, Taya Kyle volunteers her time leading a national team that continues the life-changing and life-saving work of helping service members save their families.

In the foundation, started on Veteran’s Day 2014, Chris’s legacy as a husband and father lives on.

Our Mission

Service Marriage Strong

Military and first responder careers ask a lot of couples. Our four-step program teaches skills to strengthen your unique partnership.

  • Date Night Out

  • Strength Training

  • Empowered Spouses Retreat

  • Mastering Your Service Marriage

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Our Partner

Gary Sinise Foundation
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We are proud to partner with the Gary Sinise Foundation.

Our Partner

We are proud to have the support of the American Sniper Brand. Colton Kyle has continued his father's legacy with the apparel brand “American Sniper” and proudly stands for the same values as he did: God, country, and family.

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Our Sponsors helps couples reconnect and heal

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  • "I am a much better husband and father than I ever was a sniper."

    Chris Kyle

  • “I wish we had the tools we needed to overcome the obstacles of service life much earlier. We could have healed, and helped each other heal, faster which would have given us more joy in the years we were given.”

    Taya Kyle

  • “ We feel like we’re a part of a group who really wants us to succeed and has given us the tools to do so. ”

    Josh and Traci, a first responder couple

  • A friend of Taya’s once said, “Taya, you will have friends who will side with you no matter what. I will be better than that, I will be a friend to your marriage and that is the very best friend anyone can have.”

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Our Why
Our Why

This month we pause in remembrance of an American hero, Chris Kyle (April 8, 1974 – February 2, 2013). Prior to Chris’ untimely passing, he was developing his vision for programs to support military and first responder communities. Today, we know these programs to be the lifeblood of the Taya and Chris Kyle Foundation.

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September Reflection
September Reflection

During the month of September, we paused to focus on our service families. This is a stressful time of the year: kids are back in school, we are getting used to new schedules, and the holidays are right around the corner. It is all too easy to start feeling overwhelmed by the challenges of day-to-day life, to start feeling like we are not meeting the mark, or to start feeling unseen and unappreciated.

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Love in bloom
Love in bloom

Nature and life - they echo each other. In marriage we have times of dormancy where we need to be quiet and repair, preparing for a new stage of growth. It’s almost spring - making us think of what we can do to ensure our best growth is ahead of us. 

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Empowered Spouses
Empowered Spouses

Women’s History Month is celebrated annually throughout March. During this time, we have the opportunity to celebrate the accomplishments of past and present women who have made significant impacts on the world. This month, TACKF is also pausing to acknowledge the significant contribution our service spouses and members make.

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