April 9, 2014
For Month of the Military Child, we are highlighting our Bringing Families Back Together program benefiting over 100,000 military kids ages 6 to 12. When a parent is going to be deployed, they can request this program through USO Centers around the world or directly through the CCMK Web Portal. With You All the Way! Dealing with deployment is a comfort kit filled with strategies to help guide families as they prepare for deployment, stay connected while they are separated, and what to expect when the family member returns home. Together Again! Helping military families reconnect is a new resource delivered once the family is reunited. This comfort kit is focused on the unique challenges families face when learning to live together again. After a year or more of being separated, everyone has changed. This resource includes interviews of military kids and families sharing their experience with homecoming and the […]
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April 1, 2014
The 2014 With You All the Way Spring Tour, sponsored by the USO, is halfway through. The Crew has presented to over 8,000 military kids in grades 2nd – 6th so far this year. Each military child that attends the presentation receives a Military Family Empowerment Pack filled with strategies to navigate issues all kids face: bullies, homework, friendships, and healthy choices; as well as information about deployments, frequent moves, and reintegration. Most schools we visit are located off base so a large percentage of our audiences are non-military. Students gain important information about universal childhood issues, in addition to learning how to support their friends dealing with the additional challenges that come with growing up in a military family. Last week, we visited Francis T. Evans Elementary and Imagine Andrews Public Charter School. The USO film crew shot some great footage for the new video promoting this important program […]
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