Child, Youth, and Family Programs
Non-academic Supports and Activities for Military-connected Students
- 4-H Military Partnership focuses on positive youth development through providing opportunities for youth to engage in intentional learning experiences. We partner with 4-H educators to provide them the training and resources they need to succeed in equipping the next generation of leaders.
- As military families move frequently and experience the difficulties surrounding deployment and reintegration, 4-H provides predictable programming and a safe and nurturing environment for military connected children and youth to excel.
Army Youth Program in Your Neighborhood (AYPN)
- A collaborative effort between the United States Army and the Boys & Girls Club of Central Texas. They provide a positive place for Middle School students to go afterschool. AYPN program teaches your child Character and Leadership Development, Education & Character Exploration, Health and Life Skills, The Arts, Sports and Fitness and Recreation.
- Click on the link or contact your local school to determine if this program is available.
Boys & Girls Club of America and the U.S. Armed Services
- Provides children of military personnel with youth development programs and activities.
Communities In Schools (CIS) of Texas
- Provides individual case management services utilizing community engagement.
Empowering the Military Teen | Bloom
- A website created by military teens for military teens. Bloom provides an online space for military teens to connect and share experiences. The site hosts a wide range of content create by military teens, including blog posts, art, videos, and poetry!
Operation Purple Programs | National Military Family Association (NMFA)
- NMFA connects military families with camps, retreats, and healing adventures.
- A non-profit organization which supports military-connected children in 5-12th grade who have a National Guard and Reserve deployed parent as well as children of wounded warriors from all service branches.
Sesame Street - Military Families Resources for Young Children
- Sesame Street has a dedicated webpage with videos for children to help them cope with the ups and downs of military life.
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