New Hampshire Military Youth and Family Programs

 2013 Youth and Family Summer Camps!

 

We look forward to seeing you and your family this summer! 

Operation: Military Kids (OMK) is partnering with NH National Guard Child & Youth Program to offer fun and exciting summer opportunities for military youth.  As the 2013 youth camps are funded through a partnership between Operation: Military Kids and the NHNG Child & Youth Program, all camps will be “purple” (open to all branches of service). Camps will no longer be filled on a first come-first served basis. While we hope to have room for everyone, should it become necessary, a waiting list will be developed. Completion of the registration does not guarantee acceptance. Registrations for all camps will be evaluated on the following criteria:

- NH residency or attachment to NH military service component
- Current deployment status
- Length of time since last deployment or impending deployment
- Date/time of registration

Click HERE to view the 2013 Youth and Family Summer Camp Flyer for all camp details and the individual registration process for each.

 

Youth Camps

Tour of Discovery Camps for youth include:

• A Taste for Food and Fitness
  7/21-7/27 - Ages 9-12  (military youth only)
• Environmental Science Adventures for Teens
  7/21/7/27 - Ages 13-18  (military teens only) 

Click HERE for the Tour of Discovery Camp Application,

Return the completed Tour of Discovery Application by scan and email to Jennifer.l.hollidge.ctr@mail.mil OR fax to: (603) 227-5119 ATTN: Jen Hollidge. Tour of Discovery Camp Applications must be received by May 31st, to be eligible for a spot at camp. SPOTS ARE LIMITED!!

• Operation: Leadership Camp
  7/9-7/13 - Ages 13-18  (military and non-military teens)

Contact OMK at omk.camps@unh.edu, or call 603-862-0876, to request an application packet for the OMK Operation: Leadership Camp.
 

Family Camp

Operation: Military Kids is also pleased to once again offer the Military Family Weekend Camp, at the Geneva Point Conference on beautiful Lake Winnipesaukee.

• Adventures in Flight
  8/16-8/18 - (Military Families ONLY)

Click HERE to submit a registration for the Military Family Weekend Camp.

 

 

What is Operation: Military Kids (OMK)?

 Operation Military Kids (OMK) Program:

• NH Demographics - Children of Military Families - January 2012
• OMK Program Brochure
• OMK Babysitter Instructor Course Brochure
• OMK Babysitting Brochure - Teens
• OMK Facts and Volunteer Opportunities
• OMK Hero Packs Brochure
• OMK Hero Packs - How to Get Involved
• OMK Hero Pack - Guidelines  
• OMK Hero Pack - Appreciation Letters
• OMK Mobile Technology Lab (MTL) Brochure
• OMK Mobile Technology Lab Request Form
• OMK Resource Request Form

 
Support Resources:

• An Educators Guide to Deployment
• APA: Resilliance in a Time of War:
  • Elementary school age
  • Middle school age
  • Teens
• How Communities Can Support
• How to Prepare Children and Stay Involved
• The Emotional Cycle of Deployment: A Military Perspective
• The Emotional Cycle of Deployment: For Counselors

 

For more information:

• Community Support
• Family Resources
• News
• Youth Involvement
   
  

Contacts:

For more information about NH Operation: Military Kids, contact:

Charlotte Cross Operation: Military Kids Program Director Extension Educator/Specialist 4-H Youth Development UNH Cooperative Extension G05C Pettee Hall, 55 College Road Durham, NH 03824-3599 Phone: (603) 862-2495 E-mail: Charlotte.Cross@unh.edu

Jody Jackson Operation: Military Kids Program Program Coordinator 4-H Youth Development UNH Cooperative Extension G05D Pettee Hall, 55 College Road Durham, NH 03824-3599 Phone: (603) 862-2297 E-mail: Jody.Jackson@unh.edu

For more information about NH National Guard Family Services, contact:

Elizabeth Wolfgram
State Family Program Director
1 Minuteman Way
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: (603) 225-1215
E-mail: elizabeth.wolfgram@us.army.mil