Resources for Military Families and Children

Military Family Resources

• Voice for the Military Child
   
• Operation Military Kids Brochure
   
• Military One Source Brochure
  Counseling
• Military One Source
  Health Library
• Joint Family Support Assistance Program
  Massachusetts Program
• Child and Youth Behavioral Program
  Component of the Military & Family Life Consultant Program
• Resilience in a Time of War
  10 Tips in a Time of War
• Resilience in a Time of War
  Tips for Parents and Day-Care Providers of Preschool Children
• Resilience in a Time of War
  Tips for Parents and Teachers of Middle School Students
• Suggested Literature & Resources Guide
  Recommended by the Military Child Education Coalition - for all Ages
• War Injuries Disrupt Parent-Child Relationships
  When veterans come home with serious injury
• School Nurse Toolkit
  To Increase Awareness & Support to Military Children
• From Kids to Kids
  Kids sharing with kids about what they learned about Iraq and Afganistan

Military Family Links

• Military One Source
  A 24/7 clearinghouse of many resources for military members, spouses and families.
• National Military Families Association
  A program that advocates for military families politically, offers free camps for youth and military spouses.
• Operation Homefront
  Provides emergency and morale assistance for our troops, for the families they leave behind, and for wounded warriors when they return home.
• Operation Military Child Care
  Child care fee assistance for National Guard and Reserve who are activated or deployed.
• Operation Military Kids: Massachusetts Resources
  Local resource to connect military youth dealing with parental deployment. Offers summer camps, Hero Packs, Speak Out for Military Kids, etc.
• Our Military Kids
  Provides tangible support to children of deployed National Guard/Reserve personnel and to the children of the severely injured service members.
• Red Sox Foundation and Mass General Home Base Program
  Clinical care and support services to New England-area service members, veterans, and families affected by combat- or deployment-related stress or trauma.
• Sitter City
  Program to help all military servicemembers find in-home care providers.
• Tutoring Services
  Free round-the-clock tutoring in 16 subjects for military-connected children.
• Operation Purple Camps
  Free week of summer fun for military kids with parents who have been, are currently, or will be deployed.
• Camp Corral
  Camp Corral is a free, summer camp for children in military families.