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- 3. Getting To Know You Drawing Left Side Draw what represents your motivation to work with military families? Right Side Draw a representation of what your organization does.
- 6. Overview Current Contract April 1, 2014 - September 30, 2014 Funding Army Who do we serve? Children from Active Duty, Guard and Reserve families
- 7. Who are we? OMK State Team: build community support networks to reach out to military youth in all phases off deployment. State 4-H Military Liaison (David) & OMK Coordinator (Lindsey) serve a central point of contact for State Team Team Members Staff
- 8. OMK State Team Members OMK State Team County/Sta te 4-H TexVet Comfort Crew 4-H Conference Center Girl Scouts American Legion Big Brothers Big SistersOperation Homefront Army National Guard Army Reserve Military OneSource Air Force Army
- 9. Where are the OMK Staff Members? Dallas Lindsey Jewell Danielle Donahue Houston Corlis Simmons Gatesville Nicole Shonkwiler Temple David Wright Donna Lawless Brooke Bishop (summer) Ashley Staab El Paso Cari Hutchenson
- 10. Overview Primary focus of OMK shifted to reintegration and sustainment of youth who are geographically dispersed away from military installations.
- 11. OMK Program Outcomes Positive youth development: skill-building, enhancing communication skills, self-efficacy, coping, and social skills Sense of belonging and engagement with military and community peers and adults Strong partnership between home and school Communication with military family member
- 12. Sports, Fitness & Health Options Life Skills, Citizenship & Leadership Opportunities Arts, Recreation & Leisure Activities Academic Support, Mentoring & Intervention Services Baseline-Programming Requirements (Non-Bolded=Optional): • Youth Sponsorship • Resiliency Skills • Leadership & Citizenship Development • Workforce/Career Preparation • Teen Councils (i.e., YLEAD & ANGTP) • Mobile Technology Labs • Babysitter Training • Ready, Set, Go! Community Awareness • Speak Out for Military Kids (SOMK) Baseline-Programming Requirements: • Get Fit-Be STRONG • 7 Habits of Healthy Teens • Up for the Challenge • Fitness & Health Skills Baseline-Programming Requirements (Non-Bolded=Optional): • Camps • Month of the Military Child • Operation: Boots ON • Operation: Boots OFF • Family Hero Packs • Deployment: it’s not a Game Baseline-Programming Requirements: • Homework Assistance • Tutoring & Credit Recovery • Risk-Management & Prevention • Bullying Prevention • Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM) Operation: Military Kids (OMK) OMK School-Age & Youth Program Delivery System Off-Post Partnerships (e.g., 4-H Clubs, Boys & Girls Clubs, the American Legion, Schools, Child Care Aware® of America, the American Red Cross, YMCAs, etc. ) OMK School-Age & Youth Program Framework (The Four Service Areas) Applied throughout the OMK School-Age & Youth Program Framework Directed & Self-Directed Programming Individual, Small- & Large- Group Programming Intentional Programming Youth/Adult Partnerships Character Education Selected 4-H & BGCA Resources Service-Learning Experiential Learning High-Yield Learning Technology Integration
- 13. How are we fulfilling the framework?
- 14. Working Lunch
- 15. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Texas Jessica Epps 4-H Military 4-H Program Assistant (512) 818-4337 Jessica.epps@ag.tamu.edu
- 16. AARP Mentor Up 4-H Tech Wizards Jessica Epps 4-H Program Assistant
- 17. Program Purpose We live in a world full of technology that is always changing and growing. This makes it hard for older adults to keep up. Youth today have grown up with technology and are skilled at using it. We give these youth the opportunity to share what they know with older adults.
- 18. Locations Currently our program operates in 3 states: Georgia Mississippi Texas Within Texas, we have 4 program locations: College Station Georgetown Houston Roscoe
- 19. College Station, TX Amy Dromgoole works with youth in an after-school program at Davila Middle School. They have just recently begun site visits in their community.
- 20. Georgetown, TX I coordinate a group of 4-H youth in the Georgetown/Williamson County area. We have been hosting technology evenings at the Wesleyan Assisted Living Home twice a month.
- 21. Houston, TX Corlis Simmons coordinates our large Houston area youth. They have some upcoming community outreach events in May!
- 22. Roscoe, TX Roxanna Reyna works through the Roscoe Collegiate High School to organize our program. This is the largest of our sites and has the unique advantage of being able to meet with youth during school hours on Fridays. They have begun reaching out into their community as well.
- 23. AARP Mentor Up/4-H Tech Wizards STEM Camp Coming up this weekend, the youth in our program will have the opportunity to come to camp at the Texas 4-H Center in Brownwood. During the camp they will have lunch with 30 senior adults from the Brownwood area and afterwards they will conduct an iPad training session.
- 24. Questions?
- 25. Military OneSource Mandi Moran Texas Military OneSource JFSAP Military OneSource (512) 213-8286 Amanda.Moran@militaryonesource.com
- 27. 27 General Eligibility Active duty, National Guard and Reserve Component service members Immediate family members Coast Guard when activated with the Navy Civilian Expeditionary Workforce
- 28. 28 Private and Confidential Privacy is protected Your personal information will not be • Provided to the military or chain of command • Shared with family or friends • Released to other agencies Privacy Exceptions Duty to warn Suspected family maltreatment (domestic violence, child or elder abuse or neglect) Harm to self or others Illegal activity
- 29. 2929 Range of Support Community Resources & Referrals Financial Deployment Health Coaching Life Transitions Relationships Moving Children & Youth Libraries Special Needs Career & Education Confidential Non-medical Counseling
- 32. 32 Financial Services Financial Counseling Budgeting and general financial management Debt management Housing counseling Financial Planning Investing Retirement planning Planning for college TSP/401K/Pensions Traditional and ROTH IRAs Assistance in selecting a certified financial planner in the local community Tax questions and preparation
- 33. Office of Spouse Well Being Spouse Education and Career Opportunities Program Career Exploration Helps spouses to identify career interests and aptitudes, and obtain information about today’s job market and work opportunities, including portable skills and careers, entrepreneurship and federal employment options. The Military OneSource SECO Career Center (800-342-9647) Comprehensive career counseling and assessments interest/skill inventories Education, Training and Licensing Provides assistance identifying education, training and licensing/certification opportunities, as well as financial aid resource and scholarships for spouses. Military Spouse Career Advancement Account (MyCAA) Scholarship Non-DoD financial aid (FAFSA, University scholarships, Pell Grants) and Post 9/11 GI Bill Career Connections Helps spouses to connect with corporations, government organizations and non-profits to gain meaningful, long-term, portable employment. Military Spouse Employment Partnership https://msepjobs.militaryonesource.mil regional and local employers Employment Readiness Connects spouses to the service-led employment readiness efforts that help spouses prepare to join, remain or re-enter the workforce. Job search strategies Resume writing Interviewing Networking/Mentoring 5/27/2014 33
- 34. 34 Online Library Resources Audio books, e-books, research, tutoring, exam prep, résumé builder and more! Image of various online library resource logos
- 35. 35 Access You can expect: 24/7/365 worldwide access Master’s-level consultants to answer your questions Objective, experienced and caring people Up-to-date and useful information No cost A commitment to quality Toll-Free telephone 800-342-9647 MilitaryOneSource.mil m.MilitaryOneSource.mil Email your questions to a consultant Interaction with trained outreach professionals
- 36. Comfort Crew For Military Kids Angela McDonald Director of Development 512-372-8359 angela@comfortcrew.org http://youtu.be/c1zzj7QQG0A
- 38. Other Partners
- 39. Progress on Previous Goals
- 40. • What factors are coming at us that are making things hard? • What positive things are happening outside our group we might work with? • What can we improve on in our own group? • What do we do well in our own group? Strengths (Internal) Weaknesses (Internal) Threats (External) Opportunities (External) SWOT Analysis of OMK
- 41. What should we be working on?
- 42. Vote • Everyone gets 5 votes • You can put all your votes on one idea or spread them out
- 43. Summer of 2014 May 30 End of School Bash – Lackland AFB June 17 – 20 Courageous Family Camp – Brownwood June 24 Health & Fitness Camp – Temple June 30 – July 11 Day Camp - Dallas July 21 – August 1 Day Camp – Grand Prairie July 22 STEM Camp – Temple August 4 – 15 Day Camp – Fort Worth August 14 Back to School – Ft. Hood
- 44. Yellow Ribbons May 30 – June 1 Dallas August 2 Pre-Deployment – Houston August 9 Post-Deployment – San Antonio August 23 During-Deployment – San Angelo August 30-31 Post-Deployment – San Angelo September 6-7 Pre-Deployment - Houston
- 45. Operation CHAMPS
- 46. Thank You!!!