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A KSMQ Dialogue
Our local companion production features teens in the Minnesota Operation: Military Kids team who share their perspectives on having a parent in deployment and following their return home. The program closes with Red Cross, Minnesota’s Beyond the Yellow Ribbon and Military One Source representatives providing community links for military families and communities.
Watch the program (at right) and view our helpful resources shown below.
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Coming Home in Our Communites
This special featuring Queen Latifah and John Mayer. The special features the remarkable, heart-felt stories of service members who return home with injuries—visible and invisible—and explores the heroic struggles their families face in discovering ways of finding a "new normal." Featuring coping strategies and resources, the special also gives voice to the children who play a central role in the family's adjustment process. Coming Home appeals to both military and civilian audiences and offers the general public a powerful glimpse into what military families must endure, and how they can support service members and their families in their communities.
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Resources
Beyond the Yellow Ribbon
The Minnesota National Guard has pioneered a program which empowers community leaders to synchronize efforts and build an enduring network of support for service members and families throughout the deployment cycle. The program is a reminder that supporting the service members cannot end when they return home from deployment and the yellow ribbons are untied.
Visit the website or
Call 651/282-4284 |
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Operation Military Kids:
(Minnesota)
In 2005, Minnesota joined Operation Military Kids (OMK) to meet the needs of families who are without the support that regular active duty military families living on bases have available. OMK is a national U.S. Army initiative involving 41 states. Through a wide variety of programs, 'military' youth discover positive ways to cope with the stress of their loved ones’ deployment.
Visit the website or
e-mail: kharries@umn.edu |
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Military OneSource
Military life comes with unique challenges. The goal of Military OneSource is to provide expert information—articles, booklets, CDs, DVDs and links to other resources on how to deal with the challenges and issues military families face every day.
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American Red Cross
The American Red Cross links members of the U.S. Armed Forces with their families during a crisis. Twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a year, the Red Cross quickly sends emergency communications to deployed service members on behalf of their family. Military members can have peace of mind knowing that when they are on a mission, in training or stationed far from home-and leaving cell phones and emails behind-they are still connected to home.
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First Lady's Military Family Care Initiative
Your support is very important to our military families. When there is a call to active duty, families of military personnel have many adjustments to make. It is much easier for the families to cope with these difficult changes if they know they are being cared for by their communities. A simple task like mowing the grass or preparing a meal can go a long way toward helping a family in this time of need.
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Sesame Street:
"Talk, Listen, Connect"
Sesame Workshop launched a groundbreaking, bilingual (English/Spanish), multi-phase, multimedia initiative for young children and their military familiess. This site provides support and significant resources for military families with children between the ages of two and five who are experiencing the effects of deployment, multiple deployments, and combat-related injuries.
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