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Extension-Military Partnership

Cathann A. Kress, Program Lead - Partnerships Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Lisa Lauxman, Director Youth Development National Institute of Food & Agriculture

Changes in Military Family Landscape • High operational tempo • Deployment extensions • Large Guard and Reserve population deploying • Family isolation – Single parent families – Sustained impact on children – Financial issues – Increasing stress

Our challenge: Reaching families to offer assistance and resources specifically designed to help minimize their stress.

Challenges:

Changing Communities= Changing Services

• • • • • • Delivering correct, user-friendly information Reaching Guard and Reserve families Engaging community leaders Reaching the single service members Meeting emerging expectations of new generations Building a worldwide, trusted communication system to connect with troops and families

“The Right Information, at the Right Time, to the Right People”

Expanding Services

Each of our goals is dependent upon leveraging partnerships for us to be successful.

Mission Focused Partnership

The mission of this partnership is to advance the health, well-being, and quality of life for military Service members, families, and their communities through the coordination of research, education and extension programs.

National Institute of Food and Agriculture

NIFA Cooperative Extension Land Grant University

Partners

MC&FP Air Force Army Navy & Marines

How the Partnership Grew

• 1987 – Navy partnered with CES Families program • 1995 - 4-H/Army Youth Development Project • 2005 – 4-H/Air Force Youth Development Project • 2007 – 4-H/Navy Youth Development Project

4-H built relationships with Army, Air Force, & Navy in support of the common mission for positive youth development experiences for children and youth wherever they live.

• 2009 – NIFA-MC&FP Partnership

Partnership expanded beyond 4-H and individual Services.

4-H Military Partnerships Army Child Youth & School Services Air Force Airmen & Family Services Navy Child & Youth Programs NIFA Children, Youth Families at Risk (CYFAR) 4-H/Army Youth Development Project Auburn University Washington State University University of Georgia University of Maryland Virginia Tech Kansas State University USDA - National Institute of Food & Agriculture 4-H Air Force Partnership Kansas State University Child Youth Deployment Support (TBD) 4-H Navy Partnership Kansas State University Kansas State University – serves as the overall lead University in the 4-H Military Partnerships. KSU awards more than $9M to 52 State LGUs that provide direct programming and support for military children/youth through the Military 4-H Clubs and Operation: Military Kids grants. Military 4-H Club Grants - Funding for these grants is provided by Army, Navy, Air Force and NIFA (CYFAR). These grants establish 4-H clubs on military installations world wide and provide 4-H opportunities to geographically dispersed military children/youth. In 2010, 47 states, DC & Guam applied for and received grants. Operation: Military Kids Grants – OMK grants are funded by Army and serve all military children/youth who experience a loved one being deployed. These grants focus on building local support networks where these families live. In 2009 49 states and DC applied for OMK grants.

• No Changes

By the Numbers

• 23,769 military youth enrolled in 4-H clubs

(worldwide)

• 107,731 youth involved through Operation: Military

Kids

• 101 4-H Military Club/OMK Grants awarded to states • 1,298 military youth development professionals

trained

• 95 Active Army Installations and Guard & Reserve

using Operation READY

• 75 Extension staff working on Texas Army Bases

(Fort Hood, Fort. Bliss, & Fort Sam Houston)

Military Family and Consumer Science Programs Army Family and Morale, Welfare, Recreation Command Air Force Ft. Knox in development Army Installations Fort Bliss, Fort Hood, Fort Riley, Fort Sam Houston USDA - National Institute of Food & Agriculture Cornell University Army Family Advocacy Program (Army Wide) Army Relocation Assistance (Army Wide) Army One Source (Army Wide) K-State Extension Air Force Family Advocacy Training Support and Program (Ft. Riley, Kansas) Texas AgriLIFE Extension Military Life Skills Education Program Research Project (Air Force Wide) Military Life Skills Education (Ft. Bliss, Texas) Military Life Skills Education (Ft. Hood, Texas) Substance Abuse Prevention (Ft. Sam Houston) Warriors in Transition (TX-GA-WA pilot) University of Georgia Survivor Outreach Services (Army Wide)

National Institute of Food and Agriculture 10

States Most Highly Impacted by Deployments WA HI CA OR NV AK ID AZ UT MT WY NM CO ND SD NE TX KS OK VT NH ME MN WI MI IA PA IL IN OH MO KY TN AR LA MS AL GA WV VA NC SC NY NJ DE MD CT MA RI FL

California, North Carolina, Texas, Indiana, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, New York, Virginia, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, South Carolina, Tennessee, Washington, Michigan, Mississippi, Alabama

Legend

States with the highest rates of deployments among all components, including Reserve & Guard

Current Partnership Project States HI OR WA ID CA NV AK AZ UT MT WY NM CO ND SD NE TX KS OK VT NH ME MN WI MI IA PA IL IN OH MO KY TN AR LA MS AL GA WV VA NC SC NY NJ DE MD CT MA RI FL

Washington State University, University of Arizona, University of Minnesota, University of Nebraska, Kansas State University, Purdue University, Ohio State University, Southern, Cornell, Penn State University, West Virginia State University, West Virginia University, Virginia Tech, University of Maryland, North Carolina State University, University of Georgia, Michigan State University

Legend

Participating states; includes representatives from 1862 & 1890 institutions

Lead Institution: Purdue University • State highly impacted by deployments with no installation; • Military Family Research Institute; Coordination of overall partnership with DoD, NIFA, partnering universities, and others.

Other Lead Institutions • The Ohio State University • Washington State University • eXtension (University of Nebraska Lincoln) • North Carolina State University • University of Arizona • Kansas State University

DoD – USDA Partnership - Current Office of the Secretary of Defense – Office of Military Community & Family Policy USDA – National Institute of Food & Agriculture Purdue University Overall Partnership Leadership Internship Program Project Sub-Awards University of Arizona Multi-Disciplinary Partnerships North Carolina State University Project Y.E.S.

(Youth Extension Service ) Washington State University Communications & Marketing Ohio State University Virtual Child Care Lab School eXtension (U of Nebraska) Online Resources & Training Kansas State University University Passport Program (in development) Exceptional Family Member Program Support Child Care Training & TA Family Readiness Clearinghouse (completed) University of Maryland National Summit on Military Families Virginia Tech Military Families Listening Sessions Universities / Sub-Awards: Cornell / Community Gardening; Michigan State / Youth Fitness; Ohio State / Basic Meal Preparation; Purdue / Heartlink & Key Spouse Program Support / Personal Worklife Skills; Southern / Out-of-School Connections; West Virginia State / Health Literacy Education; University of Arizona / Deployment Curriculum & Resources; University of Georgia / Community Capacity Building / Database for Annual Report / JFSAP Program Evaluation

DoD – USDA Partnership (2011) Office of the Secretary of Defense – Office of Military Community & Family Policy USDA – National Institute of Food & Agriculture Purdue University Overall Partnership Leadership Internship Program Project Sub-Awards University of Arizona Multi-Disciplinary Partnerships Kansas State University University Passport Program North Carolina State University Project Y.E.S.

(Youth Extension Service) TBD Child Care Training and Technical Assistance TBD Ohio State University Virtual Child Care Lab School Family Readiness Clearinghouse Cornell EFMP Benchmark Study Ohio State Autism Study – Phase II West Virginia University Medicaid Project Washington State University Communications & Marketing eXtension (U of Nebraska) Online Resources & Training Universities / Sub-Awards : Cornell / Community Gardening; Michigan State / Youth Fitness; Ohio State / Basic Meal Preparation; Purdue / Heartlink & Key Spouse Program Support / Personal Worklife Skills; Southern / Out-of-School Connections; West Virginia State / Health Literacy Education; University of Arizona / Deployment Curriculum & Resources; University of Georgia / Community Capacity Building / Database for Annual Report / JFSAP Program Evaluation

Key Objectives

• Improve community capacity to support military families • Increase professional development and workforce development opportunities • Expand and strengthen programs in family readiness, child development, & youth development 17

Community Capacity Building

TARGET: Local communities and leaders GOAL: Build greater awareness of challenges faced by military families and build local support PROGRAM EXAMPLES: • Military Community, Family & Youth Extension Programs • Communications & Outreach • County-Based Services Directory (NACo) • PROJECT Y.E.S.

Military Community, Family & Youth Extension Program

• Youth Fitness Programs • Database for Child and Youth Report • Health Literacy Education • Basic Meal Preparation • Personal Work Life Skills • Community Gardening • Heart Link & Key Spouse Program Support • 4-H Out-of-School Programs • Training and Materials for Youth Camps 19

Workforce & Professional Development

TARGET: Potential employees (including military spouses) GOAL: Recruit and retain talent to work in MC&FP related fields within the military PROGRAM EXAMPLES: • Internship Program • Professional Development & Technical Assistance for Children, Youth & Family Programs • Child Development Lab School System • Joint Family Readiness Conference • University Passport Program

Strengthening Family, Child & Youth Development Programs TARGET: Military Helping Professionals GOAL: Enhance and strengthen programs particularly through research-based efforts PROGRAM EXAMPLES: • Autism Services Review for EFMP • Review of Medicaid Access for EFMP • Family Readiness Clearinghouse • eXtension.org Military Community of Practice • Engaging Faculty Expertise – Sabbaticals, colloquia, etc.

– Focus on program evaluation, military family research, program and curricula development;

Benefits

DoD & Components

• High quality workforce to meet demand • High quality curriculum and materials • Faculty expertise for research, strategic planning, and evaluation • Enhanced quality and capacity to serve military families

USDA, LGU’s, CES

• Engaged faculty • Curriculum development; • Increased participation in 4-H and family educational programs; • New resources • Enhanced collaborations • Multi-state projects 22

Lessons Learned

• Military Command Structure • Try not to surprise your partners • Recognize that three partners (NIFA, DoD, Universities) bring different things to the table • Do your homework – Research on unique needs of military families – Doing the same programs with same people won’t work – Know what others are doing in support of military families

Future Partnership Projects

Questions?

• Cathann Kress [email protected]

• Lisa Lauxman [email protected]