Post on 24-Dec-2015
Introduction to Operation:
Military Kids and OMK
Implementation Framework
OMK GOAL: Support the military children and youth who have been or are being affected by deployment where they live
Goal of Operation: Military Kids
Objectives of Operation: Military Kids
• Raise community awareness of issues faced by military kids
• Build community capacity to deliver state & local outreach services
• Implement outreach support services
• Educate people and organizations using RSG! materials, on the effects of military deployments and how they can support OMK
What is Building
Community Capacity?
Definition of Building Community Capacity?
Community capacity is the interaction of human capital, organizational resources, and social capital existing within a given community that can be leveraged to solve collective problems and improve or maintain the well-being of that community. It may operate through informal social processes and/or organized efforts by individuals, organizations, and social networks that exist among them, and between them and the larger systems of which the community is a part.
4-H/Army YDP (YDP) is a collaborative effort between the 4-H National Headquarters and U.S. Army Child, Youth & School Services to provide predictable, consistent youth programs and introduce new youth to4-H programs on Army installations worldwide.
This partnership brings together USDA’s expertise in youth development with the Army’s goal to become the Nation’s model for Youth Programs.
WhatWhat• 4-H Youth Development and Technology
Extension Specialists from land grant universities are assigned to the Army to provide training and technical assistance to installation Child, Youth & School Staff.
• Additionally, Army Child, Youth & School staff work directly with local 4-H County Personnel and State 4-H Military Liaisons who coordinate support for military youth on a state wide basis.
WhoWho
• Nationally recognized effective youth organization
• Source of youth development professionals
• Compatible positive youth development strategy
• Outreach delivery complements Army facility based programs
• Strong national infrastructure and international capability
• Research based materials support Army youth framework
• Links to local communities and off-post youthopportunities
WhyWhy
4-H/Army Youth Development Project
Oversight Responsibilities for Operation: Military Kids (OMK)
• Secure Funding for OMK Grants
• Develop OMK State Request for Proposals
• Approve State OMK Proposals
4-H/Army Youth Development Project
OMK Management TeamMilitary OMK Oversight
Army CYS Services-Nancy Campbell
4-H/AYDP - Darrin Allen - Jim Deidrick
FMWRCTechnology Support
Mark Otto
Kansas StateOMK State GrantsMarlene Glasscock
4-H Military Partnership Coordinator
4-H National HQ Eddy Mentzer
OMK Management Team
Washington StateUniversity
OMK ImplementationKevin Wright
Child, Adolescent,& Family BehavioralHealth Proponency
OMK ImplementationMona Johnson
County/State 4-HExtension
Professionals
Joint Family SupportAssistance Program
RepresentativeCommunity
Volunteer Partners
YouthRegional & LocalBoys & Girls Club
Professionals
School Personnel
National Guard andReserve
Component Staff
Military InstallationCYS Staff
OMK State Team*
*4-H State Military Liaisons or OMK Project Directors serve as OMK State Team
Leaders
OMK State Team
The AmericanLegion
Representative
CommunityVolunteerPartners
Businesses
Local MilitaryComponents
Faith BasedOrganizations
PrivateOrganizations
Youth ServingAgencies/Organizations
Civic Groups
VeteransOrganizations
IndividualVolunteers
OMK Community Volunteer Partners
OMK State Team Roles and Responsibilities:• Create a diverse and Highly
Functioning State Team• Establish Local Community Support
Networks• Provide OMK Ready, Set, Go! to
State OMK Partners• Coordinate delivery of “Speak Out
for Military Kids” OMK Speakers Bureau
• Implement Hero Pack Project
OMK State Team
OMK State Team
• Deliver youth outreach service programs through Partner Organizations• Operation Boots On and Boots Off
experiences for youth, Babysitter Training, etc.
• Facilitate Partner use of the OMK Mobile Technology Lab
• Submit monthly OMK and year-end accomplishment reports to OMK Management Team
OMK State Teams
OMK Management Team
4-H/Army Youth Development
Project
OMK Management Framework
OMK State Teams
OMK State Wide Support Network
OMKLocal CommunitySupport Network
OMKLocal CommunitySupport Network
OMKLocal CommunitySupport Network
OMKLocal CommunitySupport Network
OMK Local Community Support Network
Schools
VeteransOrganizations
Local MilitaryComponents
Faith BasedOrganizations
PrivateOrganizations
4-H
Civic Groups
Others?
Youth ServingAgencies/Organizations
Local Businesses OMKLocal CommunitySupport Network
Boys & Girls Clubs
State CCR&R
4-H Professional
Family ReadinessGroup Leader
School GuidanceCounselor
American Legion Auxiliary Representative
OMK is most successful when multiple organizations come together to provide support to military children and youth
in a local community.
OMK Local CommunitySupport Network
Joint Family Support
Assistance Program (JFSAP)
Army OneSource
(AOS)
• Congressionally Mandated Initiative
• Mission of JFSAP is to provide mobile, high quality Family services to augment current family programs
• Primary focus of support will be Military Families who are geographically dispersed from a military installation
• Army Mandated Initiative
• Army Community Service (ACS) and Child, Youth & School Service (CYS) Programs are major players
• Mission of AOS is to provide high touch, high tech baseline programs and services to Army Families where they live
• Primary focus of support will be Army Families who are geographically dispersed from a military installation
Supporting Military Youth Through
Deployment
Army is the executive agent for OMK
Operation: Military Kids
OMK State Teams
OMK Management Team
4-H/Army Youth Development
Project
OMK Implementation Framework
OMKLocal
CommunitySupportNetwork
• OMK Management Team sets direction and provides financial and program resources to support OMK
• OMK Partnership Advisory Group members define roles, responsibilities, and capabilities of their organizations to collaborate in support of OMK at National, Regional, State, and Local levels
• State 4-H Military Liaisons or OMK Project Directors serve as OMK State Team Leaders & facilitate the development of High Functioning OMK State Teams
OMK Keys to Implementation
• State Teams include representatives from all OMK core partners and other state partners.
• State Teams organize Local Community Support Networks throughout the state.
• Local Community Support Networks deliver OMK services in impacted communities.
Ongoing communication among OMK
Management Team, Partnership Advisory Group, and OMK State Teams is Critical
to successful Local Community Support Networks!
OMK Keys to Implementation