Click on any of the pictures to watch a video about….YOU!
Do you want to talk to your parent that is deployed?
Ask your mom or dad at home to take you to the Mobile Technology Lab. Use a computer, camera, video recorder, and other materials to send a special message just to your brave soldier. Call Barbara Kessler at (315) 788-8450, ext. 232 for more information.
4-H Military Clubs provide military youth opportunities to be actively involved in 4-H Clubs and programs on bases and in communities where they live. It is a partnership of National 4-H Headquarters, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Army Child and Youth Services, and the U.S. Air Force Family Member Programs. Tom Wojcikowski is the Military Club Support Educator at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County. Reach him at (315) 788-8450 ext 272.
Operation: Military Kids (OMK) is the U.S. Army’s group effort with America’s communities to support children and youth impacted by deployment. Some of the trainings they offer include the Junior Deployment Briefing – which prepares 1st through 12th graders for their parent’s impending deployment. Operation: Boots On and Operation: Boots Off also teaches youth about the deployment cycle, reunion and reintegration process. Call Stephanie Graf, NYS 4-H Military Liaison at (315)788-8450 if you would like to participate or schedule a training for your group.
Check out the new 10 Things Military Teens Want You to Know Toolkit and Transitions & Teens: A Guide for Military Parents from the National Military Family Association.
Other Resources to Help Military Children from SAMHSA