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Innovative Research, Extension, & Academic Programs Supporting Military Families, Youth,
Service Members and Veterans
Military Culture and Curriculum Planning MeetingFort Leavenworth, KS
8 November 2010
Agenda
• A Snapshot of the U.S. Military in 2010
• NIFA’s Military Youth and Family Initiatives
• The DoD – USDA Partnership– Key Objectives– Benefits & Lessons Learned
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A Snapshot of the U.S. Military in 2010Active Duty
National Guard
Reserves Total
Army 547,400 358,200 205,000 1,110,600
Navy 328,800 65,500 394,300
Marines 202,100 39,600 241,700
Air Force 331,700 106,700 69,500 507,900
Coast Guard
49,954 10,000 59,954
Total 2,314,454
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Overseas Contingency Operations
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Walk a Mile …
• Frequent training exercises• Long duty days• Weekend duty• Frequent relocations• Family separations• Distance from extended family• Financial strain• Frequent military deployments & backfill• Risk of death and/or serious injury
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Alabama , California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington
States Most Highly Impacted by Deployments
States with the highest rates of deployments among all components, including Reserve & Guard
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Highly trained Well traveled Excellent health care Tightknit Community
Military Life Strengths
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Divorce Alcohol and drugs Family violence Suicide Physical injury / death “Invisible Wounds”
Potential Impacts
Over 2 decades of partnering,
– USDA NIFA (formerly CSREES)– Military Services– Office of the Secretary
of Defense, &– Land Grant Universities
to provide quality military Family support, program evaluation, and research
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DoD – USDA Partnership mission
To advance the health, well-being, and quality of life for military Service members, families,
and their communities through the coordination of research, education and
extension programs.
Partners
By the Numbers
• 95 Active Army Installations and Guard & Reserve using Operation READY
• 75 Extension staff working on Texas Army Bases (Fort Hood, Fort Bliss, & Fort Sam Houston)
• 23,769 military youth enrolled in 4-H clubs (worldwide)• 107,731 youth involved through Operation: Military Kids• 101 4-H Military Club/OMK Grants awarded to states• 1,298 military youth development professionals trained
•No Changes
4-H Military Partnerships
“This is also a challenge across the federal government, where there are so many programs and policies and potential partnerships that could benefit military families.
For instance, at the Department of Agriculture, the 4-H program, which can be found in every county in America -- from cities to rural communities -- has forged partnerships with the armed services to help military kids when their parents are deployed.”
Michelle Obama, National Military Family Association Summit, May 12, 2010
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4-H Military Partnership
Army Child Youth & School Services
Air Force Airmen & Family Services
Navy Child & Youth Programs
4-H Air Force Partnership
Auburn University
Washington State University
University of Georgia
University of Maryland
Virginia Tech
USDA - National Institute of Food & Agriculture
NIFA – Children, Youth Families at Risk
4-H/Army Youth Development Project
Kansas State University
4-H Navy Partnership
Kansas State University
Kansas State University
Kansas State University KSU serves as the overall lead University in the 4-H Military Partnerships. KSU awards more than $9,000,000 to 52 State LGU’s that provide direct programming and support for military children/youth through the Military 4-H Clubs and Operation: Military Kids grants.
Military 4-H Club Grants: Funding for these grants is provided by Army, Navy, Air Force and NIFA (CYFAR). These grants serve to establish 4-H clubs on military installations world wide and provide 4-H opportunities to geographically dispersed military children/youth. In 2010, 47 states, DC & Guam applied for and received grants.
Operation: Military Kids Grants: OMK grants are funded by Army and serve all military children/youth who experience a loved one being deployed. These grants focus on building local support networks where these families live. In 2010, 49 states and DC applied for OMK grants.
Child Youth Deployment Support
Kansas State University
• 4-H Military Partnershipswww.4-hmilitarypartnerships.org
• Operation: Military Kids• www.operationmilitarykids.org
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Military Family and Consumer Science Initiatives
USDA - National Instituteof Food & Agriculture
Cornell UniversityArmy Family Advocacy
Program(Army Wide)
Army Relocation Assistance
(Army Wide)Army One Source
(Army Wide)
K-State ExtensionAir Force Family Advocacy
Training Support and Research Project (Air Force Wide)
Military Life Skills Education Program
(Ft. Riley, Kansas)
Texas AgriLIFE Extension
Military Life Skills Education Program
(Ft. Bliss)Military Life Skills
Education(Ft. Hood)
Substance Abuse Prevention
(Ft. Sam Houston)Warriors in Transition
(TX-GA-WA pilot)
University of GeorgiaSurvivor Outreach Services
(Army Wide)
Army Family and Morale,Welfare, Recreation
Command
Air Force Ft. Knox in development
Army Installations:
Fort Bliss, Fort Hood, Fort Riley,
Fort Sam Houston
Research & Extension Programming Areas
• Family Advocacy• New Parent Support• Substance Abuse Prevention• Financial Readiness• Exceptional Family Member• Mobilization and Deployment• Relocation Assistance• Employment Readiness• Family Action & Volunteers
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Research & Extension Program Examples
• Operation READY (Resources for Educating About Deployment and You)– Developed following Desert Storm– University of California Riverside & Texas A&M– 3rd Revision by Cornell– In use on Army installations worldwide
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Military Projects: Evidence Based Solutions for Military Families 1992-2009. Family Life Development Center, Cornell University
New FCS Programming
• Wounded Warriors– Caregiver Assessment– Caregiver Education
• Survivor Outreach– Loss & Grief Curriculum– Training
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DoD – USDA PartnershipOffice of the Secretary of Defense – Office
of Military Community & Family Policy
USDA – National Institute of Food & Agriculture
Purdue UniversityInternship Program +
Overall Partnership Leadership
University of ArizonaMulti-Disciplinary
Partnerships
North Carolina State University
Project Y.E.S.(Youth Extension
Service)
Ohio State UniversityCenters of Excellence
for Child & Youth Programs
Kansas State UniversityUniversity Passport
Program
University of NebraskaChild Care Training and Technical Assistance
Penn State UniversityFamily Readiness
Clearinghouse
Universities / Sub-Awards : Cornell / Community Gardening; Michigan State / Youth Fitness; Ohio State / Basic Meal Preparation; Purdue / Heartlink & Key Spouse Program Support / Personal Worklife Skills; Southern / Out-of-School Connections; West Virginia State / Health Literacy Education; University of Arizona / Deployment Curriculum & Resources; University of Georgia / Community Capacity Building / Database for Annual Report / JFSAP Program Evaluation
CornellEFMP Benchmark Study
Ohio StateAutism Study – Phase IIWest Virginia University
Medicaid Project
Washington State UniversityCommunications & Marketing
eXtension (U of Nebraska)Online Resources &
Training
Project
Sub-Awards
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Alabama , California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington
States Most Highly Impacted by Deployments
States with the highest rates of deployments among all components, including Reserve & Guard
Legend
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Cornell University, Kansas State, Michigan State, North Carolina State, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Southern, Virginia Tech, Washington State, West Virginia State, University of Arizona, University of Georgia, University of Maryland, University of Nebraska
Initial DoD – USDA Partnership Project States, 2009-10
Partnering states; includes representatives from 1862 & 1890 institutions
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University Passport Partners: Colorado State University, Iowa State University, Kansas State University, Michigan State University, University of Missouri, Montana State University, University of Nebraska, North Dakota State University, Oklahoma State University, South Dakota State University, Texas Tech University
Current Partnership Project States, including UPP, 2011
Partnering states
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University Passport
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Child Care and Youth Program Training and Technical Assistance States: Alaska, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, and Washington
Partnership Project States, including CCTTA, 2011-13
Partnering states
University Passport
Child Care TTA
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Lead Institution:
• State highly impacted by deployments with no installation
• Military Family Research Institute
Coordination of overall partnership with DoD, NIFA, partnering universities, and others
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Additional Leads
• Kansas State
• North Carolina State
• Penn State
• Ohio State
• Washington State
• University of Arizona
• University of Nebraska-Lincoln29
Key Objectives
• Improve community capacity to support military families
• Increase professional development and workforce development opportunities
• Expand and strengthen programs in family readiness, child development, & youth development
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Community Capacity Building
TARGET Local communities and leaders
GOAL Build greater awareness of challenges faced by military families and build local support
PROGRAM EXAMPLES
Communications & Outreach
PROJECT Y.E.S.
Military Community, Family & Youth Extension Programs
Military Community, Family & Youth Extension Program Sub-awards
• Youth Fitness Programs• Database for Child and Youth Report• Health Literacy Education• Basic Meal Preparation• Personal Work Life Skills• Community Gardening• Heart Link & Key Spouse Program Support• Out-of-School Connections• Training and Materials for Youth Camps• Adventure Camps
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Strengthening Family, Child & Youth Development Prgms
TARGET Military Helping Professionals
GOAL Enhance and strengthen programs particularly through research-based efforts
EXAMPLES Exceptional Family Member Program reviews: Benchmark study, Autism Spectrum, Medicaid
Family Readiness Clearinghouse
Engaging Faculty Expertise:- Sabbaticals, colloquia- Program evaluation, military family research, program &curricula development
Workforce & Professional DevelopmentTARGET Potential employees (including mil spouses)
GOAL Recruit and retain talent to work in MC&FP related fields within the military
EXAMPLES Internship Program
Child Care Training & Technical Assistance
Centers of Excellence for Child & Youth Prgrms
Joint Family Readiness Conference (25-29 April 2011)
University Passport Program
BenefitsDoD & Components USDA, LGUs, CES
• Engaged faculty• Curriculum development• Increased participation in
4-H and family educational programs
• New resources• Enhanced collaborations• Multi-state projects
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• High quality workforce to meet demand
• High quality curriculum and materials
• Faculty expertise for research, strategic planning, and evaluation
• Enhanced quality and capacity to serve military families
Lessons Learned
• Military Command Structure• Try not to surprise your partners• Recognize that each of the partners (NIFA, DoD,
Universities) bring different strengths• Become familiar
– Research on unique needs of military families– Doing the same programs with same people won’t
work– Know what others are doing in support of military
families
Related Links
• http://militaryfamilies.extension.org• www.4-hmilitarypartnerships.org • www.networkofcare.org• www.militaryonesource.com• www.militaryhomefront.dod.mil• www.defense.gov
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Thanks & Q&A
Brent Elrod
National Program Leader – Military Support Programs
USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture
202.690.3468
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