USCGA Sponsor Family Program

09/25/2026

Some updates regarding Family Weekend.

Stay dry and safe everyone!

09/04/2026

The stories of support over the years are heartwarming!

There are still 27 male cadets asking for a sponsor family.

Can you open your heart and home to a cadet?

Letting this alum know how awesome her Sponsor Dad is.

USCGA Sponsor Family Program

U.S. Coast Guard Academy

08/24/2026

We still have 33 male cadets who are looking for Sponsor Families!

Below are some of their profiles and interests. If you share these hobbies, consider opening your home to another cadet:

🥾 The Adventurer: Hiking, football, and Italian food

☕ The Relaxer: Lazy afternoons, good books, and coffee

🏃‍♂️ The Athlete: Track, running, and more running!

Our cadets are looking for homes with similar interests where they can relax, unwind, and escape the daily routine from time to time.

👉 Interested? Send us a message at [email protected] or apply here:

Sponsor Family Program Sponsor Family applications are now open for the incoming class of 2030! Returning Sponsor Families that have applied within the past 4 years should click on the “apply to become a volunteer sponsor family” button, then select “yes” and then fill in their information. ...

08/10/2026

??? Did you know that cadets miss their pets the most when they’re away at the academy ???

🐾💙 Happy National Spoil Your Dog Day! 💙🐾
Today is the perfect excuse to give your four-legged family member a little extra love — although, let’s be honest, they probably think every day is Spoil Your Dog Day! 🐶🦴

USCGA Sponsor Families, we want to hear from YOU! 👇

How do you spoil your pets, cadets, or other members of your family? 😍

Is it:
🐾 Extra treats and belly rubs?
🐾 A favorite toy or special outing?
🐾 Homemade goodies?
🐾 Letting them take over the couch?
🐾 Your famous sponsor-family dinner?
🐾 Or maybe just making your cadet feel a little more at home?

Drop a photo 📸 or tell us your favorite way to spoil the ones you love in the comments!

Because whether they have four paws or wear shoulder boards, everyone deserves a little extra TLC. ⚓️💙

08/04/2026

Celebrating our US Coast Guard today and for your support of these outstanding men and women!

🇺🇸 U.S. Coast Guard Day
(04/08/2026)

Every year on 4 August U.S. Coast Guard Day is observed to honour the establishment of the Revenue Marine on 4 August in 1790 by the Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton.

On that date, U.S. Congress, guided by Hamilton, authorized the building of a fleet of the first ten Revenue Service cutters, whose responsibility would be enforcement of the first tariff laws enacted by the U.S. Congress under the U.S. Constitution.

The U.S. Coast Guard received its present name through an act of the U.S. Congress signed into law by U.S. President Woodrow Wilson on January 28, 1915 that merged the Revenue Cutter Service with the U.S. Life-Saving Service, and provided the nation with a single maritime service dedicated to saving life at sea and enforcing the nation's maritime laws.

The U.S. Coast Guard began to maintain the country's maritime aids to navigation, including operating U.S. lighthouses, when President Franklin Roosevelt announced plans to transfer of the U.S. Lighthouse Service to the Coast Guard in May 1939. Congress approved the plan effective 1 July 1939. On 16 July 1946, Congress permanently transferred the Department of Commerce Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation to the Coast Guard, thereby placing merchant marine licensing and merchant vessel safety under Coast Guard regulation.