Military Star

https://mic3.net/

• Addesses key educational transition issues encountered by children of military families.

https://safesupportivelearning.ed.gov/resources/educators-guide-military-child-during-deployment

• Educators can build coping skills in their students during & after a military deployment

https://www.comfortcrew.org/downloads/FamilyGuidebook_Deployment.pdf

• Guidebook to support parents and caregivers as they help their children handle deployment.

https://schoolquest.militarychild.org/

• Tool to help with the transition from school to school

Tutor.com

• For the U.S. Military & their families

• No Cost

• On-line tutoring

• Homework help 24/7

https://www.rcsd.ms/resources/student-handbook

 

Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC)

https://www.militarychild.org/

• Resources for military families

 

Military Officers Association of America

https://www.moaa.org/

• Financial assistance for students who are children of former, current or retired military

 

Military One Source

https://www.militaryonesource.mil/

• Free books, DVDs, resources, handouts, etc.

 

Operation We Are Here

https://www.operationwearehere.com/

• Resources for military families

 

Surviving Deployment

https://www.militaryspouse.com/military-life/deployment/50-tips-for-surviving-deployment/

• Information & resources for military families

 

The American Legion

https://www.legion.org/

• Nation’s largest veterans service organization, committed to mentoring youth

 

National Military Family Association

https://www.militaryfamily.org/

• Provides free camps for children in military families

Students of Military families will be assigned to introduce & show around any new military families.  This will be a way for students of military families to know each other & understand 

 

https://www.militarychild.org/upload/files/resources/Military_Families_Checklist_Scho.pdf

https://www.militaryonesource.mil/special-needs/efmp/

• Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP)

• Resources for family members with special needs to help get the support you need to manage their care & services

 

https://www.rcsd.ms/departments/special-education/autism-resources

 

https://www.rcsd.ms/departments/counseling-student-support-services/gifted-education-venture

 

• Veteran’s Day: November 11, 2022

• Purple Up! Day: April 15, 2023

 

Rankin County School District Counseling & Student Support Services: Mental Health

https://www.rcsd.ms/departments/counseling-student-support-services/mental-health

 

The Comfort Crew For Military Kids

https://www.comfortcrew.org/

• Support for the social & emotional resiliency of military kids

 

Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress

https://www.cstsonline.org/

• Resources & articles for military families

 

American Gold Star Mothers Inc.

https://www.goldstarmoms.com/

• An organization for mothers who have lost a son or daughter in the service of our country

 

Gold Star Wives of America Inc.

https://www.goldstarwives.org/

• Support for widows/widowers of service members who died on active duty

 

Screening for Mental Health

https://www.mindwise.org/

• Resources for mental health tools

 

Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS)

https://www.taps.org/

• Provides compassionate care & comprehensive resources for all those grieving the death of a military or veteran loved one

Army Reserve Family Programs

https://www.usar.army.mil/ARFP/

• Provides a multitude of unit & community-based services that foster the growth, development, & readiness of Soldiers & Family assigned to the Command

 

Armed Services YMCA

https://www.asymca.org/

• Serves active duty military service members & their families of all six Armed Forces: Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force & Coast Guard

 

Build a Sign

https://www.buildasign.com/

• Provides one free sign to welcome your hero home.  You only pay for shipping

 

Care.com

https://www.care.com/

• Find care & services for your children, adults, pets & your home

 

Fisher House Foundation

https://www.fisherhouse.org/

• Housing when you have a service member hospitalized for injury, illness or disease

 

Love & Logic

https://www.legion.org/

• Provides resources to help parents raise self-confident, motivated children who are ready for the real world

 

Military HomeFront

https://youth.gov/federal-links/military-homefront

• A web page for military families about available DoD programs

 

Blue Star Families

https://bluestarfam.org/

• Support.  Connect.  Empower.  For military families by military families

 

National Resource Directory

https://nrd.gov/

• Connecting service members, veterans & their families with support

 

Operation Homefront

https://operationhomefront.org/

• Provides emergency financial & other assistance to families of our service members & wounded warriors

 

Operation Military Kids

https://www.operationmilitarykids.org/

• Provide the youth of America a one stop resource for all things military

 

Our Military Kids

https://www.ourmilitarykids.org/

• Offers extracurricular activity grants that build the child’s self-confidence, enhance family wellness, & strengthen a shared sense of community

 

American Red Cross

https://www.redcross.org/

• Emergency aid & support for military families

 

Sesame Street for Military Families

https://sesamestreetformilitaryfamilies.org/

• Toolkit celebrates families’ strength & resilience in next step of their adventure

 

United Through Reading

https://unitedthroughreading.org/military-appreciation-month/

• Parent records reading a book online via video/tape recorder & it is sent to the child

 

USO Pathfinder Transition Program

https://www.uso.org/programs/uso-pathfinder-transition-program

• Initiative to help U.S. Military personnel & their families transition back into civilian life after service ends

Larry Mullins, NAS Meridian

MeridianSL@us.navy.mil

Office: 601-679-2473

Cell: 601-479-2025

Mona Odom, NCBC Gulfport

Mona.odom.naf@us.navy.mil

Office: 228-871-2117

Cell: 228-323-6105

Joni L. Nalley, Columbus AFB

slo2@us.af.mil

Office: 662-434-2792

Cell: 662-352-6456

Gerald Cross, Keesler AFB

gerald.cross.1@us.af.mil

Office 228-376-8505