What's New
Stand Up~Speak Out! (SOMK)
Click HERE for the SOMK
Mini Poster and Application Link
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Step 2 for registered summer youth campers: REQUIRED FORMS
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NATIONAL
Military Teen
Adventure Camps
Registering NOW!
Click HERE to
view camps
across USA!
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OMK
Tour of Discovery
Summer Camps
Click HERE to view our Mini Poster
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Military Teen Winter Adventure Camps
in the
White Mountains
of New Hampshire
Click HERE to register!
- Teens with
physical disabilities
Jan 4-7
- Teens with developmental and cognitive disabilities
Jan 11-14
- Teens without disabilities
Feb 17-20
Feb 24-27
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Check out OMK
in the news!
Nationally published Associated Press article, as it appeared in Foster's Daily Democrat
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Government
Strengthens Commitment to
Military Families
USDA
Strengthens Commitment to Military Families
White House Strengthening our Military Families: Meeting America's Commitment
Michelle Obama
Letter
to DoD/USDA Family Resilience Conference Participants
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Volunteer for OMK!
Info and Volunteer Opportunities
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OMK Reports
NH Military Youth Demographics
2010
New Hampshire Operation: Military Kids
Thank you to all who joined us to honor military youth,
by wearing purple on April 13th!
Click HERE to check out how NH “purpled up” to honor military youth!

OMK Tour of Discovery overnight camps provide military kids opportunities to get connected; strengthen their communication and teamwork skills; build peer relationships and support; expand their knowledge and skills; and experience exciting “hands-on” educational 4-H Youth Development activities. Camps are open to military youth, ages 10-18.
Engineering Bonanza - Click HERE to register!
July 18 - July 21
Camp Calumet, West Ossipee, NH www.calumet.org
Registration fee: $15/camper*

Explore scientific principles as you have some fun solving problems. Refine existing designs while you find ways to optimize the performance of water bottle rockets, catapults, and water balloon trebuchets! Tackle problems with modern solutions, while enjoying traditional camp favorites like swimming, canoeing, hiking, group games, evening campfires, and great food!
Up for the Challenge of Healthy Living
Please choose one session only
August 5 – August 8 - Click HERE to register!
August 8 – August 11 - Click HERE to register!
Camp Birch Hill, New Durham, NH
www.campbirchhill.com
Registration fee: $15/camper*
Campers accepting this healthy lifestyle challenge will enjoy a ropescourse, volleyball court, nature hike, archery, kayaking, canoeing, swimming, and water trampoline! Evening campfires, as well as other traditional camp activities will provide opportunities to have fun and be active, as you gain skills that can use in your everyday life!
Family Adventures...
Explore Underwater Without Getting Wet!
Click HERE to register!
August 17 – August 19
Geneva Point Conference Center, Moultonborough, NH
www.genevapoint.org
Registration fee: $25.00/family*
Families will have a hands-on opportunity to modify and operate a Seaperch (mini remotely operated underwater vehicle), while collecting underwater items and water samples. There will also be plenty of time for swimming, canoeing, hiking, group games, birdwatching, digital photography, archery, and an evening coffeehouse performance! Spend the weekend in a beautiful, peaceful setting, sharing experiences with family and friends. The rustic nature of the facility eliminates modern distractions, leaving more time for evening campfires, s’mores and meals you don’t have to prepare…all while you relax and experience quality family time at beautiful Lake Winnipesaukee! We invite you to bring your along your favorite family games (outdoor and board).

*Fee waived upon request BEFORE registration, in cases where it presents a financial hardship. This nominal fee defrays the cost of OMK t-shirts, bags, or similar expenditures not covered or allowed by our grant funder. Families will incur no other camp fees.
What is Operation: Military Kids (OMK)? Visit the National OMK website When National Guard, Reserve, and other military families living in civilian communities become mobilized, their children experience the stress of being a military kid. These children have unique needs for special support and services, even though they still “look the same” to their friends and community. The University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension 4-H Youth Development program partners with all branches of the military, American Legion, Red Cross, schools, Disaster Behavioral Health Response Team, the spiritual community, community recreation centers, Boys and Girls Clubs, and other youth and family organizations to form the outreach effort called Operation: Military Kids (OMK). This program functions in 49 states and the District of Columbia. |
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Operation Military Kids (OMK) Program:
- NH Military Youth Demographics - 2010
- 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:
- 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:
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.eduJody 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
Operation: Military Kids is a partnership of Army Child and Youth Services, USDA National 4-H Headquarters, and The University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension, 4-H Youth Development Operation: Military Kids New Hampshire is funded by the USDA Army and Kansas State University 4-H Youth Development Project #2007-48661-03868.








