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Military One Military One has a wealth of advice and information and a wide variety of services, programs, partnerships, and opportunities that are available to military personnel and their families. Two particularly helpful articles include Parenting & Children or For Military Youth and Teens.Support and Solutions for Children of Military Personnel Helps military connected families discover unique and useful solutions, and take away valuable resources for helping military children cope and thrive through transitions.
The Exceptional Family Member Program: for families with special needs When your family member has special needs, you have an extra roster of must-do's. The Exceptional Family Member Program, EFMP, offers many services for military families. Here are just a few ways it can help guide you to the resources your family needs to thrive.
Partners in Promise Advocacy and education organization that is focused specifically on military families with special needs children
THRIVE Parenting Resources: Free parenting resources and learning modules.
National Military Family Association: a national non-profit focused on many facets of military family support. Offers scholarships as well as camps.
Blue Star Families: a national non-profit with a local chapter in the DMV area offering support and resources to military families.
USO - Northwest Florida: Sign up for emails to learn about workshops, free event tickets, crafts, family activities and more.
Our Military Kids: has extracurricular scholarships specifically for Guard & Reserve children.
Tutor.com for Military (currently also includes DoD Civilians): free online, on-demand tutoring for military families - service member, spouse and children.
United Through Reading: families can read together even if the service member is deployed.
Military Family Books: great place to buy military specific books.
Military Kids Connect: Defense Health Agency sponsored and moderated forum where military kids can connect with other kids, watch videos about going through various challenges, etc.
Comfort Crew Kits: free kits that address deployment, grief, transition, and more. Resources for students and parents that can be ordered directly by military families.