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Education K-12 and the Military Community

Children of service members and veterans face unique challenges. Some have two parents in the military; some have single parents who serve. Military children face deployment cycles and frequent relocations. Many face the prospect or reality of a parent returning home from combat wounded or...
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Housing Stability / Homeless Assistance and the Military Community

Homelessness in a developed nation is inexcusable, but homelessness among the military community is even more shameful. These citizens have sacrificed for their country, often risking their lives to protect American freedoms. Though many homeless veterans served during the Vietnam era, a growing...
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eVOLve: technical assistance for mobilizing volunteers (October 2011)

In this electronic technical assistance (eTA) brief, you will find tips and tools to help you inspire, equip, and mobilize volunteers in your community. The October 2011 issue answers the question: "How can I serve and engage veterans, active military, and their families living...
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Financial and Legal Issues and the Military Community

This document provides an overview of the financial and legal issues that often exsist in the lives of veterans, service members, and their families.
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Family Strength and the Military Community

The family is just as much a part of the military as the service member they support. Their care and devotion is integral to the continuing efforts of our men and women in uniform. This support is not without cost, however. The sacrifices made by military families are great: relocation, deployment...
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Organize a Welcome Home and Thank a Military Family Project

Welcoming someone home and thanking him/her for their service are simple, easy ways to let military members, veterans and families know they are appreciated and remembered.  This project is easily integrated into existing programs like Yellow Ribbon reintegration programs and Veterans Stand-...
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Organize a Veterans Oral History Project

The Veterans Oral History Project (VHP or the “Project”) unites diverse communities around a common purpose: collect, preserve and make accessible the personal accounts of American war veterans so that future generations may hear directly from veterans and better understand the...
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Organize a Recurring Sports Game For the Military Community

When service-members, veterans, and their families reintegrate into a new community, they may lack their support system of friends and family. Help them foster these relationships by organizing a recurring sports game such as weekly volleyball or monthly kickball for the military community. When a...
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Organize a Community Sports Season

When service members, veterans and their families reintegrate into a new community, they may lack a support system of friends and family. Help them foster these relationships by organizing a recurring sports game such as weekly volleyball or monthly kickball for the military community. When a...
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Mom’s Time Away, Kids Get to Play

When people think of the military community, they often think of those enlisted and not about the military families who are greatly affected their deployment. According to the Department of Defense, eight in nine military spouses are wives. These wives must manage their homes and raise their...
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