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4-H Partners with the Military |
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4-H & the Military. The New York State 4-H Youth Development Program provides predictable programming for our military youth populations, no matter where they live through both the Military 4-H Club Program and Operation: Military Kids (OMK) – programs which fall under the umbrella efforts of the 4-H/Army Youth Development Project (YDP). The YDP is an eleven-year partnership funded by Army, Air Force and the United States Department of Agriculture/National 4-H Headquarters. The Military 4-H Partnerships in New York State support our Active Duty soldiers stationed at Ft. Drum, West Point and Ft. Hamilton, as well as, the geographically dispersed Soldiers of the National Guard and Army Reserve as they support the Global War on Terrorism and other military missions locally, nationally and globally. Currently New York State has over 26,000 Active Duty, National Guard and Army Reserve Soldiers deployed. The 4-H Military Partnerships benefits: * Mission Readiness - with their children in quality programs, military personnel can focus on their mission * Impacting new audiences - 4-H is reaching a whole new audiences of youth around the world * Transition - military youth can find 4-H in every county in the U.S. and on overseas installations * Use of Public Resources - tax dollars are being used wisely The Partnership benefits are faciliated by the State 4-H Military Liaison who links military Child & Youth Services Staff, on and off installations, with County 4-H Staff. Contact: Stephanie Graff , State 4-H Military Liaison Cornell Cooperative Extension Jefferson County
email Stephanie here.
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4-H Military Clubs. Each Army Installation in New York State is required to have at least one multi-project 4-H Community Club. To support predictability of services for Army youth, Army installation staff and/or volunteers serve as 4-H Leaders and 4-H Military Community Clubs offer the following selected projects:
In addition, 4-H Military Clubs reflect the interests of the youth involved and 4-H in the community. For more information check out http://www.national4-hheadquarters.gov/comm/4h_military.htm
Military Partnership Resources Curriculum Development Specialist Cornell Cooperative Extension Association of Jefferson County further supports the 4-H/Army Youth Development Project (YDP) by “loaning” an Extension Educator to the YDP in order to develop research-based curriculums to support our military youth in New York State and nationally. The curriculums developed include
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Operation: Military Kids (OMK). OMK is the U.S. Army’s collaborative effort with America’s communities to support children and youth of National Guard, Army Reserve and Active Duty families impacted by the Global War on Terrorism. With State 4-H Military Liaisons leading OMK State Teams, the National Guard, Army Reserve, the Military Child Education Coalition, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, the National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, The American Legion, Schools, and other community organizations are joining Army Child & Youth Services to support “Suddenly Military” youth before, during, and after the deployment of a parent or loved one.
The objectives of OMK are to:
Our mission is to support National Guard, Army Reserve and Active Duty Soldiers’ children and youth living in our own backyards by increasing community awareness of issues faced before, during and after deployment through education; and by creating a network of services and resources available locally for affected military kids. We accomplish this through four program support elements:
For more information check out www.OPERATIONMILITARYKIDS.org
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