This document summarizes the lead and sub-award institutions involved in the Military Families Partnership. The lead institutions include the Office of the Military Community at Purdue University, the Military Extension Internship Program at Purdue, eXtension at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Communications & Outreach at Washington State University, the University Passport Program at Kansas State University, and child care and youth programs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of Arkansas. Several sub-award institutions are also listed that support specific programs related to military families.

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3. eXtension Military Families StaffAnne M. AdrianAuburn UniversitySarah BaughmanVirginia Tech UniversityKyle L. KosteleckyAmes, IA

4. Military Families PartnershipLead Institutions Office of the Military Community, Family & Youth Extension Program (Purdue) Military Extension Internship Program (Purdue) eXtension (UNL) Communications & Outreach (WSU) University Passport Program (KSU) Child Care & Youth Program Training & Technical Assistance (UNL) Multi-Disciplinary Partnerships for Strengthening Child Care & Youth Development Programs (UofA) Youth Extension Service – Project YES (NCSU) Child Care Lab School System (OSU) Family Readiness Clearinghouse (PSU)

5. Military Families PartnershipSub-Award Institutions Family Readiness Clearing House (PSU) Data Base for Child & Youth Annual Report (UGA) Basic Meal Preparation (OSU) Community Gardening (Cornell) 4-H Out-of-School Programs (Southern) Youth Fitness Programs (MSU) Health Literacy Education (WVSU) Personal Worklife Skills (Purdue)

6. Military Families PartnershipSub-Award Institutions Heartlink& Key Spouse Program Support (Purdue) Child Care Provider Resource Scan (UNL) Deployment Materials Gap Analysis (UofA) Joint Family Support Assistance Program Evaluation (UGA) Building Community Capacity: Models & Methods for U.S. Military Family Support Organizations (UGA & UNC) Medicaid Project (WVU) Exceptional Family Member Program Benchmark Study (Cornell) Autism Project – Phase II (OSU)

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8. Why Military Families LNor what’s in it for me? Issue based inter-disciplinary work Increasing sphere of influence and networking beyond Extension Opportunities for peer reviewed manuscripts and presentations in new arenas/journals

9. Still not convinced? Increasing your network literacy Engagement with new audiences Focus on engagement rather than content generation

10. Military Families Learning Network

11. Military Families Learning Network

12. Our Main Street http://www.extension.org/militaryfamilies http://www.facebook.com/MilitaryFamilies http://twitter.com/#!/milfamLN http://militaryfamilies.extension.org/ http://blogs.extension.org Under development

13. Predicting the Future DoD, Branch Service, & USDA talking about the MilFams LN as THE place, community, source, authority, ______ 6 full-time staff is not enough White House can’t stop talking about the LN Creating change in the lives of National Guard and Reserve families and communities We are the example

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