Operation: Military Kids

"4-H Serving Military Families In Our Own Back Yard"

Who We Are

Florida 4-H: Operation Military Kids (OMK) mobilizes 4-H members, volunteers and staff within the state to provide community support and educational programs to benefit youth and families of Army National Guard, Army Reserve and Accessions, as well as all other military branches. 

State and County Cooperative Extension staff, community agencies , schools, and 4-H Club youth are reaching out to military youth...Before, During and After their parents are deployed.

What We Do

• Create community support networks for military youth "in our own backyard"  when Soldier parents are deployed
• Deliver recreational, social and educational programs for military  youth living in civilian communities
• Support military kids coping with the stress of knowing their  deployed parents may be in harm's way
• Collaborate with schools to ensure that staff are attuned to  the unique needs of military students
• Educate the public on the impact of the deployment cycle on Soldiers,  families, kids and the community as a whole
• Invite military kids to be a part of the ongoing 4-H Program in the locations where there are military families

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