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Supporting Military Families in Minnesota

In Minnesota, approximately 11,000 National Guard and Reserve soldiers have been called to active duty since 9-11. These soldiers, both men and women, are often parents, partners, co-workers and community leaders. They are our friends, neighbors and family members.

Nearly 2500 National Guard soldiers serving in Iraq received orders that extended their duty an additional 120 days this winter. Now, these soldiers are returning home.

We are providing you with some resources to help you learn more about the cycle of deployment and how you can support military families in your community.

 

Coming Home: Understanding the
Re-integration Process


Welcome Home! How to Make a Difference in the Lives of Returning War Zone Veterans

Washington State Family Policy Council


Becoming a Couple Again: How to create a shared sense of purpose after deployment

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

 

Operation Military Kids - Learning Circle Resources


Operation Military Kids Presentation

A 15 minute narrated presentation that describes the five stages of deployment and how this impacts families


The voice of a military child

A multimedia presentation by Kristen Croymans, daughter of a United States Veteran


Let Them Be Little

A multimedia presentation on children and deployment developed by Illinois National Guard/Youth Services


Operation Military Kids Learning Circle Leader's Guide

Operation Military Kids participant handout

How to have a discussion in your community about ways to support Minnesota Military families

 

How Deployment Impacts Children and Families


Supporting Military Kids During Deployment

Helping Kids Cope With Stress

The Impact of Grief and Loss

from the Tough Topics Series


How to Prepare Our Children and Stay Involved with Their Education During Deployment

*This document is only available for online viewing.

Military Child Education Coalition


Helping Children Cope During Deployment

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences


Building Strong Communities for Military Families

National Council on Family Relations

 
 

Resources for Military Families and those who work with Military Families
Healthy Parenting Toolkit

A set of resources developed for military families

Minnesota Tax Credit information for military personnel


Websites


Websites for Parents/Adults

Operation Military Kids

Army Families On-line

My Army Life Too

National Guard Family Program

Military One Source

Military Child Education Coalition

SurvivingDeployment.com

National Military Family Association

SOFAR - Strategic Outreach to Families of All Reservists

Zero to Three - Military Families

MM Department of Education - Yellow Ribbon Resource


Web Sites For Children/Youth

GuardFamilyYouth.org

DeploymentKids.com

VA Kids

 
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