The Challenge
Losing a parent is the most difficult experience a child can ever have.
On top of losing one of their parents, military children are oftentimes
forced to move away from their military communities and lose those
support systems too.
Over 6,000 US service members have been
killed since 9/11. In addition, a total of 23 veterans and
service members commit suicide each day. About 35.9% of service members
were married with an average of 2 children.
How We Help
The Helping Military
Children Handle Loss Program gives children ages six and
up the
tools and strategies to
understand the emotions that they're experiencing and not only cope
with the loss but also thrive and find a purpose in the aftermath of
war. It also serves to make sure that they know they're not alone in
this difficult time so that they both feel connected and supported.
The Helping Military
Children Handle Loss Program Includes:
A Memory Box
full of resiliency building strategies: the
Parents Choice Gold award-winning animated DVD, What on Earth Do You Do
When Someone Dies?, which uses
gentle humor, original music, and a compassionate storyline to explain
loss to children, a journal to express their feelings, a
family
guidebook for parents, the award winning book, "What On Earth
Do You Do When Someone Dies?", and a plush mouse to provide comfort and
companionship.
Follow-up
support every 45 days for a year
following the delivery of the kit: Video on how to most effectively
utilize the kit components, survey for collecting data on our impact,
activity pages, and other recommended resources.
Access
to our online program materials,
including videos on moving and divorce.
Free
premium membership to Tuk-Tuk-Media.com, a
website providing meaningful entertainment for children.
Parents
receive monthly videos by children's
motivational speaker and best-selling author Trevor Romain.
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Key Metrics
-Over 6
Thousand:
Active Duty Members that have died in war since 9/11
-23: Active Duty and Veteran Suicides a Day
-10 Thousand: Children Served
The
overwhelming majority of survey participants indicated that the Memory
Box was helpful (80) and that they would recommend CCMK to a friend or
family member (80%).
Total Amount Needed Annually: $278,686.44
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