Veterans & Military Families - Operation Military Kids Speak Out – Voices of Resilience: Arizona 4-H and AmeriCorps
WINNER: 2012 National Service Impact Award
Arizona 4-H Program Coordinator and Operation Military Kids (OMK) Project Director Teresa Noon brings her passion and dedication to supporting military families engaging both AmeriCorps*VISTA and AmeriCorps members in a variety of digital and personalized programming to help military kids deal with the impacts of deployment. Speak Out Military Kids and Pathfinders Career Camps are two examples of how 4-H and AmeriCorps work together to provide innovative avenues for military kids to build confidence and learn communications skills. Through these educational efforts, kids learn workforce skills and develop abilities to help teach other kids how to cope with the deployment of parents--before, during and after. VISTA and AmeriCorps members provide positive role models for teens who have a parent or two deployed overseas.
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Aimee Tiernan • almost 14 years ago
Teresa Noon and AZ OMK do so much to support the geographically discoursed Military kids of AZ as well as those kids going through the deployment cycle. Support them back casting your vote! Way to go Teresa!!
Dennis Chase • almost 14 years ago
My family very much appreciates all the support and hard work from OMK and Teresa Noon. We are grateful for the time, energy, and planning you have spent at the events for military kids. You are a positive influence to all. Thank you!
Koby Langley • almost 14 years ago
Impressive level of impact for military children - great work, and please continue to press forward in helping military kids!