The Challenge
Losing a parent is the most difficult experience a child
can ever have. On top of losing one of their parents,
military children are oftentimes forced to move away
from their military communities and lose those support
systems too.
Over 6,000 US service members have been killed since
9/11. In addition, a total of 23 veterans and service
members commit suicide each day. About 35.9% of service
members were married with an average of 2 children.
How We Help
The Helping Military
Children Handle Loss Program gives children
ages six and up the tools and strategies to understand
the emotions that they're experiencing and not only cope
with the loss but also thrive and find a purpose in the
aftermath of war. It also serves to make sure that they
know they're not alone in this difficult time so that
they both feel connected and supported.
The Helping Military Children
Handle Loss Program Includes:
A Memory Box full of resiliency building strategies:
access to the Parents Choice Gold award-winning
animated movie, What on Earth Do You Do When Someone
Dies?, which uses gentle humor, original music, and a
compassionate storyline to explain loss to children, a
journal to express their feelings, a family
guidebook for parents, the award winning book,
"What On Earth Do You Do When Someone Dies?", and a
plush mouse to provide comfort and companionship.
Follow-up support every 45 days for a year following
the delivery of the kit: Video on how to most
effectively utilize the kit components, survey for
collecting data on our impact, activity pages, and
other recommended resources.
Access to our Comfort Crew Academy, a virtual
learning and resiliency platform for military kids. https://academy.comfortcrew.org
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Key Metrics
-Over 6 Thousand: Active
Duty Members that have died in war since 9/11
-23: Active Duty and Veteran Suicides a Day
-10 Thousand: Children Served
The overwhelming majority of survey participants
indicated that the Memory Box was helpful (80) and
that they would recommend CCMK to a friend or family
member (80%).
Total Amount Needed Annually: $278,686.44  Cuzzie Giving Meter
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