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Free Summer Camps for Military Kids: Operation Purple  Funded through the Sears American Dream Campaign

How Communities can Support the Children and Families of those Serving in the National Guard or Reserves.

Kids site for Army dependents.  Maintained by the Army Integrated Family Support Network.  Opportunity for kids to write their own story and post it.  Ideas about coping with deployments

Enter a “mall” with a gallery, internet café, movie theater and more aimed at reaching guard members’ teen dependents.

A Soldier and Family Guide to Redeploying

A publication of the National Center for Children Exposed to Violence explores the “whys” and “how-to’s” of talking with children about war.

Army National Guard and Army Reserve sponsored guide for separation and reunion.

The Department of Education and the Department of Defense signed a formal agreement committing to greater cooperation on education issues for military children at a formal event held at the Pentagon in June, 2008. The Memorandum of Understanding establishes working groups comprised of both agencies and educators from the public education system. These groups will seek ways to share information and resources focused on quality education and the special challenges military families face in deployment and frequent transition.

 How to Make a Difference in the Lives of Returning War Zone Veterans

National Military Famliy Association  “The Voice for Military Families.”  This site has valuable news and announcements for military family members. 

A manual for the families and service members returning from the War Zone.

SOFAR:Strategic Outreach to Families of All Reservists is a pro bono, mental health project that provides free psychological support, psychotherapy, psychoeducation and prevention services to extended family of reserve and national guard deployed during the Global War on Terrorism from time of alert through the period of reunion and reintegration.

Helping Children and Youth Cope with the Deployment of a parent in the Military Reserves (has information for the parents, teachers, pediatricians, etc)