Recreation & Community Resources

Armed Forces Foundation

Programs include injured support services, housing assistance, family bereavement assistance, direct financial help, career counseling and recreation opportunities.

Army Reserve Warrior and Family Assistance Center

Contains information on benefits, entitlements, financial counseling and other supports for Army Reserve soldiers, veterans and their families.

Coalition to Salute America's Heroes Kid Camps

Day camps for children of wounded veterans that provide age-appropriate therapeutic interventions in small groups of peers.

Comfort Zone Camp

Camps for children ages 7-17 who have experienced the death of a close loved one.

Homefront America, Inc.

Supports families through financial assistance, holiday programs, scholarships and children-oriented programs.

How Communities Can Support Military Children & Families

Discusses how communities can support the children and families of those serving in the National Guard or Reserves. Document is in .pdf format.

Military & Family Live Consultant (MFLC) Child & Youth Services Program (CYS)

Clinical consultants augment child behavioral services by addressing short-term problem resolution such as school issues, deployment and reunion adjustments, and parent-child communications.

Military Family Network

Connects military families with their communities and organizations that can help them. Includes a job bank and a Web page called Online Fun for Military Children.

National Guard Child and Youth Program - Youniversity Mall

Supports the social, emotional and academic needs of National Guard children and youth through this interactive "mall" Web portal that provides educational resources and fun links.

Navy Child & Youth Programs (CYP)

Developmental child care and youth recreational programs and services for eligible children and youth ages four weeks to 18 years of age. Apply for child care.

Operation Military Kids

Connects children of deployed soldier parents with people and organizations in their hometown. Children participate in recreational, social and educational programs, including camps, Speak Out for Military Kids and Mobile Technology Lab.

Operation Military Kids

Supports youth of Army National Guard and Reserve families with access to youth programs and support services where military children live.

Operation Purple - Free Summer Camps for Military Kids

Provides free summer camps for military children who have or will experience deployment.

Operation Purple Summer Camp

Free program gives children a unique experience where they learn coping skills, build a support network of peers and share in some carefree fun.

Our Fallen Hero

Financial support to families who have lost relatives in service to their country, grief camps for children and spouses and support for Fisher House and other rehabilitation programs.

  • The White House: President George W. Bush
  • USA.gov: The U.S. government's official web portal.

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