1/2 USAG Ansbach celebrated the month of the military child on April 1, 2021 in the School Age Center in the Katterbach barracks. SHOW ORIGINAL 
2/2 USAG Ansbach celebrated the month of the military child on April 1, 2021 in the School Age Center in the Katterbach barracks. SHOW ORIGINAL
ANSBACH, Germany (April 13, 2021) – The Month of the Military Child is celebrated in April each year to highlight the importance of military children and families around the world and to honor and celebrate military children and youth for their service, commitment and willingness to make sacrifices Support the mission.
Compliance in April 2021 is under the motto “Military children and young people: A resilient force in a changing world”.
Month of the Military Child is sponsored by the Department of Military and supported by many other organizations such as the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA).
Army Family & Moral, Welfare and Recreation hosts a variety of virtual events and online resources for military youth, including Military Kids Week, Young Lives, BIG Stories Contest, Earth Day, and more. A list of the virtual observations can be found at https://www.armymwr.com/programs-and-services/cys/month-military-child/virtual-observances
Purple high! For the military children’s week
“Purple Up! For Military Children ”is a special week for military communities where they wear purple to show support and thank military children for their strength and sacrifice. The color purple symbolizes all branches of the military; It’s a combination of Army Green, Navy Red and Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard. The Military Kids Week runs from April 18 to April 24.
Young lives, BIG stories
The BIG Stories Young Lives, BIG Stories competition offers children and teenagers ages 3 to 12 who are associated with the army the chance to tell their story about what it means to be a military child by they write pictures or words. This annual competition takes place in April, the Month of the Military Child (MOMC). Children and young people have the opportunity to win great prizes. You can find more information at https://www.armymwr.com/programs-and-services/cys/month-military-child/young-lives-big-stories
Military One Source celebrates military youth
Military One Source offers a free MilKids Appreciation Kit that can be ordered online at https://www.militaryonesource.mil/family-relationships/family-life/month-of-the-military-child/#kit. The kit includes a Military OneSource bookmark, power outlet and photo frame, reusable Sesame Street face mask, enamel needle and magnet, and a book called “Connecting with Children in a Separated World” by Trevor Romain.
The website also has virtual events and videos for military children and their parents in April at https://www.militaryonesource.mil/family-relationships/family-life/month-of-the-military-child/#events
Call for the arts
The Call for the Arts 2021 campaign is hosted by the Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC) and offers military youth the opportunity to express their creative side through poetry, photos and hand-drawn, colored artwork. This year’s theme is: “The view from home”.
You can find more information about the campaign at https://www.militarychild.org/programs/the-call-for-the-arts
USAG Ansbach Programs
The US Army Garrison Ansbach offers numerous programs and services to support military children, youth and their parents, not just in April, but all year round.
The Ansbach Army Community Service (ACS) shares a large portion of these programs.
The New Parent Support Program (NPSP) is a voluntary program that helps military families who are pregnant or have children as young as three years old understand the process of delivering an overseas baby and help themselves feel healthy and resilient adapt to parenting.
‘Daddy Matters’ is an NPSP class that focuses on parent-child bonding and attachment. It is offered online by ACS every Tuesday from 12pm to 1pm
Further ACS programs can be found at https://ansbach.armymwr.com/programs/army-community-services
Child & Youth Services (CYS) provides programs and services for children of eligible military and civilian families, including full, part-time or hourly childcare, pre / post-school care, camps, programs for middle and youth youth, classroom and workforce prep, and sports – and fitness activities.
CYS Youth Sports offers sports and fitness programs including team sports, individual sports, fitness and health programs. Further information, requirements and registration can be found at https://ansbach.armymwr.com/programs/youth-sports-fitness1
The SKIES Unlimited program offers a variety of activities for military children, including weekly classes for children in theater, karate, Irish dance and more. Further information and registration can be found at https://ansbach.armymwr.com/programs/instructional-classes-skiesunlimited
Facts and figures about military children
According to the website https://militarybenefits.info/month-of-the-military-child, there are 700 military child development programs worldwide, including approximately 155,000 childcare places and an additional 3,000 family children’s homes.
It is estimated that military child development centers take in around 200,000 children every day. There are 300 youth and youth centers worldwide, in which more than 645,000 young people are looked after through a variety of educational and leisure programs.
Approximately 2 million military children have seen parental assignments since September 11th. There are currently 1.2 million military children of active members worldwide. The average military family moves three times more often than their civilian counterpart.
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