The
Experiences That We Have As Children
Shape Our Future
The Comfort Crew Programs combine customized in-person live
experiences, animated DVD's, guided journals, and an online web-portal
to help kids through the unique situations they experience as a
military kid in an extremely efficient and effective manner.
Each Comfort Crew piece uses a unique blend of humor and personal
stories to open kids up to talking about the "tough stuff." These
unique edutainment experiences allow us to talk about serious subjects
in a way that is accessible to children.
Our experiences of impacting over 500,000 children in the past ten
years, data collected from surveys, and receiving hundreds of letters
from kids, counselors, and
parents (Click Here To See Them For
Yourself) show that what we're doing is working and we're
excited that with the help of people like you, together we can make
these resources available to every military kid in need.
Learn More About Our
Programs Below & Choose Which Children You Want To Impact:
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With You All the Way! Dealing
With Deployment
About 138,000 military kids of
active duty service members are affected by deployment annually.
Military
children that are separated from their parents due to deployment
experience
increased levels of anxiety, fear and depression. During the
deployment period they often have trouble in school and become more
susceptible
to risky behaviors.
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We all appreciate the beautiful homecomings we see in the media, but
what happens next? We hear from families that sometimes the
reintegration process can be as or more difficult that the
deployment. Research shows that post-deployment families
often experience higher levels of stress, instability, and lower levels
of family functioning including divorce.
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According to the Department of Defense, over 6,250 US service members
have been
killed in action since 9/11. In addition, a total of 23 veterans and
service members commit suicide each day. About 35.9% of service members
are married with an average of 2 children.
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Since 9/11, more than 52,000 service members have returned home from
war with
visible injuries and an estimated 400,000 have returned with invisible
wounds. Medical professionals claim that over 20% of service
members are diagnosed with exhibiting symptoms of PTSD.
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Currently, there are 1.2 million school age children with a parent
serving in the US armed forces and approximately 1 million of these
children have experienced one or more deployments. On top of everyday
youth challenges, military children have to navigate through additional
challenges like moving every 2-3 years and the lingering stress of
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