military families, they matter. objectives what the numbers are and how it pertains to your work...
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Military Families, They Matter
Objectives
•What the numbers are and how it pertains to your work
•What The Branch can do for you
The Numbers
• As of the 2013 Department of Defense Demographics, there were a total of 1,888,486 military children (including Active Duty, National Guard and Reserve)
• There are an estimated additional 2 million children whose parent(s) served in the post-9/11 era and are considered veterans.
SIGNIFICANCE:
There are nearly 4 million children living throughout the U.S. who have had a parent serve in the U.S. Military since 9/11. It is likely that there is a military or veteran-connected child in every school district in America.
Branch Staff is Assigned to Workwith Parent Centers by Region
Vicki Farnsworth, Regions 1 and 2 [email protected]
Barb Koumjian, Regions 4 and [email protected]
Tina Swearingen, Regions 3 and [email protected]
Heather Hebdon
Director, The Branch-MPTAC
Universal, Targeted, Intensive
Universal Goal
Identify the gaps in
information and areas which can be fortified with
additional resources to support both
the EFMP programs and
Parent Centers.
Targeted Goal
Per request, The Branch will
provide intensive phone and/or 1:1
technical assistance to
Parent Centers with regards to
military families.
Intensive Goal
Providing information,
resources and technical assistance
to Parent Centers related to
supporting military families who have
children with disabilities across
the nation.
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