Military and Veterans Programs

Today’s military families face a lifestyle that includes frequent deployments and increased family separations. These unique challenges can affect military readiness and family resilience. NIFA, the Land-Grant University System, and defense agencies partner to enhance military family and youth quality of life through extension educational programs and research. As Service members transition into veteran status, educational and career opportunities can take on even greater significance.

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In Focus

• Military Teen Adventure Camp opportunities available throughout 2011
• USDA restates commitment to support military youth and families
• Texas AgriLIFE Extension staff provide educational programming at Forts Bliss and Hood
• Military Extension Internship Program
• 4-H Helps Military Youth and Families Worldwide
  
  

Selected Results and Impacts

• 2011 Military Family & Consumer Sciences initiatives (pdf)
  
• 4-H / Air Force 2010 Annual Report (pdf)
• 4-H / Army 2010 Annual Report (pdf)
• K-State / Air Force Family Advocacy Research
• What is Project Y.E.S.? (video)
• Improving Recruitment & Retention Through the Veterans Employment Program (pdf)
• Operation READY Sustains Families of Deployed Soldiers
  

Partners/Partnerships

• Department of Defense and USDA Partnership (2 minute video)
  
• Department of Defense and USDA Partnership (pdf)
• Department of Defense and USDA Partnership
• White House (Government wide actions)
• Department of Defense Strengthening Our Military Families
• Cornell University’s Strong Families, Strong Soldiers
• Texas AgriLIFE Extension Military Family Programs
• K-State Extension Military Family Programs
• 4-H Military Partnerships
  

Resources

• Communities Support Military Families Curriculum
• Community Toolkit, National Military Family Association
  
• National Leadership Summit on Military Families report (pdf)
  
• National Leadership Summit on Military Families executive summary brochure (pdf)
  
• A Guide to Cooperative Extension System and Military Collaborations in Family Support (pdf)
• Strengthening Our Military Families (pdf)

Events

DoD – USDA Joint Family Resilience Conference, Chicago, IL, April 27-29, 2011

Contacts

Brent Elrod – Primary

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