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  #1 kevin keyfauver on 04 May 12

   

  http://www.militarychild.org

   

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  #2 kevin keyfauver on 04 May 12

   

  When you think of the Service Members' committed to defending our country and deploying worldwide, do you think of the children they've left behind? There are more than 2,000,000 military-connected children, 80% of which attend public schools in the United States. Although they didn't volunteer for this duty, but in their own way, they serve our nation too.
  
  From their website "The Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC) identifies unique challenges facing military-connected children, increases awareness of these challenges in military and educational communities, and implements programs to meet these challenges."
  
  The dependent children of military families often move between six to nine times during their K-12 experience. This website targets the effort to support these students and their families by providing information sharing community relationship between the school districts, military installations, and the transitioning student. This is an effort to get the community more involved in the support needs of these families, and to provide the resources available.
  Although the website can be accessed by anyone, it provides specific information and resources available to the parents of transitioning students. There are resources and training available for teachers, counselors, principals and peers.
  
  As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, they've been a key organization providing reliable resources for more than ten years. Their website is easily navigated, and update regularly. With multiple social networking links at the top like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.. it serves as an information and support focal point to an often overlooked community. They are the recent recipients of a $150k grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to further their efforts to see children succeed.
  
  Resources are provided for the parents, students, and educational professionals. With programs like: The call of the Arts, Tell me a story, Student to Student, Parent to Parent, Living in the New Normal, and the Transition Counselors Institute. These varied programs provide meaningful training and assistance in bringing resources to the aid of these students. By delivering multiple informational streams, it is their belief this information can be pushed to those in greatest need.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">When you think of the Service Members' committed to defending our country and deploying worldwide, do you think of the children they've left behind? There are more than 2,000,000 military-connected children, 80% of which attend public schools in the United States. Although they didn't volunteer for this duty, but in their own way, they serve our nation too. <br /> <br /> From their website "The Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC) identifies unique challenges facing military-connected children, increases awareness of these challenges in military and educational communities, and implements programs to meet these challenges." <br /> <br /> The dependent children of military families often move between six to nine times during their K-12 experience. This website targets the effort to support these students and their families by providing information sharing community relationship between the school districts, military installations, and the transitioning student. This is an effort to get the community more involved in the support needs of these families, and to provide the resources available. <br /> Although the website can be accessed by anyone, it provides specific information and resources available to the parents of transitioning students. There are resources and training available for teachers, counselors, principals and peers. <br /> <br /> As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, they've been a key organization providing reliable resources for more than ten years. Their website is easily navigated, and update regularly. With multiple social networking links at the top like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.. it serves as an information and support focal point to an often overlooked community. They are the recent recipients of a $150k grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to further their efforts to see children succeed. <br /> <br /> Resources are provided for the parents, students, and educational professionals. With programs like: The call of the Arts, Tell me a story, Student to Student, Parent to Parent, Living in the New Normal, and the Transition Counselors Institute. These varied programs provide meaningful training and assistance in bringing resources to the aid of these students. By delivering multiple informational streams, it is their belief this information can be pushed to those in greatest need.</div>

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