While NCSEMO will continue to support military youth and families in the state as Operation Military Kids did, an additional emphasis will be added to provide additional support for veterans and military communities. NCSEMO will continue to collaborate with partners around the state to provide quality educational experiences for youth and their families, utilizing a network of volunteers and Exten
sion professionals. The partnership with NC 4-H programs will continue, particularly in support of the provision of 4-H club programs on active duty installations and in specifically identified areas for geographically dispersed military children. NCSEMO will:
1) Provide awareness training to help communities better understand military families and veterans;
2) Provide training on military culture and deployment cycle to help communities better support military families and veterans; and
3) Develop educational programs to support and extend networks to address the needs of geographically dispersed military youth. Working with military and non-military resources, the NCSEMO will focus on two major programming facets:
1) Connecting military families to local resources and networks and
2) Collaborating with partners to plan educational, recreational, and social programs that will help increase awareness of military life while supporting military youth, their families, and veterans. NC State Extension Military Outreach is proud to support the more than 123,622 active duty, reserve and guard troops who call our state home. Particularly during this time of global deployment, these Service Members need to know that their families here at home are surrounded by supportive citizens, offering a cadre of services and resources to help ease the stress of pre-deployment, deployment and post-deployment. Approximately 109,375 military youth from the ages of 0 to 18 call North Carolina home.
