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FREE Workshop for teachers and youth workers!

In Massachusetts, we have over 12,000 children living in military families as part of the National Guard, the Active or Reserve Army, Navy, Air Force or Marines.

With ongoing Military Overseas Contingency Operations drawing service members away from home, many families are affected by deployments. To help you learn how you can support the children in those families, Massachusetts Operation Military Kids invites you to a free workshop

Wednesday, May 27, 2009 from 6:30-8:30pm - in Leominster

At the Veterans’ Center - 100 West St.
Sponsored by the Blue Star Mothers

To register contact Kim Pond
kima@umext.umass.edu
(508)831-1223 x 245

We hope you will join us to learn about:

	· What does deployment mean to families?
	· What are the stages of deployment?
	· How long are deployments? (18 months for most)
	· The impacts of deployment
	· Ages and Stages pertaining to stress
	· Youth affected even after a parent returns home
	· Resources available
	· How you can help!

Operation: Military Kids is a partnership of Army Child and Youth Services, USDA National 4-H Headquarters, and University of Massachusetts Amherst 4-H Youth Development. Operation: Military Kids— Massachusetts is funded by the 4-H/Army and K-State Research and Extension, Kansas State University special project number 2003-48558-01 716.

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