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Deployment Resources

4th Floor Soldier Support Center
Bldg 4-2843 Normandy Dr.
Fort Bragg, NC 28310
P: 910-396-4481
Monday through Friday: 0800-1700

Army Family Covenant FRG Child Care STACC
Fabulous Fridays and Super Saturdays
Military Family Life Consultants Deployment Resources

Deployment Resources

Army Family Covenant Discounts available for:

Families of Wounded Warriors and Warriors in Transition
Families of Fallen Warriors
Families of Deployed Military and DoD Civilians
Families of Military and DoD Civilians serving under the following orders:

Temporary Change of Station (TCS) and Permanent Change of Station (PCS) unaccompanied tour and Temporary Duty (TDY) status for 90-179 days.

Families of Deployed Soldiers as identified on the Rear Detachment and Personnel Availability Report.

Depending on the sponsor's status, Fort Bragg youth may be eligible for 16 hours of free hourly care, 20% discount on full and part-day child care, free team sports, and free SKIESUnlimited Instructional Classes. A copy of the sponsor's orders must be on file at Central Enrollment when registering. Current CYS pass is required. CYS Annual Registration is FREE!

Army Family Covenant Flyer

Free Child Care for FRG Meetings

Child, Youth and School Services is now offering free child care during Family Readiness Group Meetings. FRG leaders and FRSA�s may coordinate care by calling 396-2465.

Check our Free FRG Child Care Calendar!

Short Term Alternative Child Care 396-2465

Short Term Alternative Child Care (STACC) at Soldier Support Child Care
Call (SSCC) 396-2465

Hourly Care and on-site care for children ages 6 weeks-12 years during:

Family Readiness Groups
Welcome & PC briefs
Religious functions
Hail & Farewells
Battalion Coffees
OWC & NCO spouses functions
Unit formals and parties

If your unit/organization would like to request and schedule STACC � please submit the following form: SSCC Request Form

Guidelines and Requirements for STACC

Reservations

Advance reservations require a two week confirmation notice in order to avoid cancellation.
Cancellations must be made three working days prior to the event or full charges will incur.
A headcount of children attending and their ages must be provided to the SSCC Lead Program Assistant 3 working days prior to the event.
The group or unit must provide a point of contact, telephone number, and e-mail address to the SSCC Lead Program Assistant prior to the event.

Immunization Records

Current immunization records (in compliance with North Carolina State standards) are a requirement when the child is dropped off at the site.
Immunization records will denote all series of shots to date.
Parents should contact their health clinic regarding questions about their child�s immunizations.
Children without current immunization records are not eligible to participate in the SSCC program.

Parent Guidelines and Requirements

Other Information

Call the Central Enrollment office for more information, 910-396-8110.

Fabulous Fridays and Super Saturdays

Fabulous Fridays - CYSS offers free childcare for children of deployed soldiers on specific Fridays from 7:00 - 10:00pm. Call 396-4733 or 396-3936 for Reservations. Patrons not registered through CYS Services must bring up-to-date shot records.

Super Saturdays - CYSS offers free childcare for children of deployed and non-deployed soldiers on specific Saturdays from 10:00am - 3:00pm. Call Call 396-4733 or 396-3936 for Reservations. Patrons not registered through CYS Services must bring up-to-date shot records.

See Free Childcare calendar for more details!

Military Family and Life Consultants 910-988-8784 or 910-995-2950

Child and Youth Behavioral Military and Family Life Consultants are here to help. They are available to talk to children and youth to facilitate group activities, outreach to parents and work with staff to process interactions and concerns, such as:

School adjustment issues
Deployment and separation concerns
Reunion adjustment issues
Sibling/parent-child communications
Behavioral concerns
Fear, grief and loss issues
Daily life issues

Consultations are confidential and anonymous and provided at no cost. No records are kept.

Scheduling an appointment is easy! After-hours and weekend appointments are available. Groups, educational presentations and individual meetings can be arranged.

** Please note: Exceptions to confidentiality include duty to warn cases involving children & adults, child abuse & domestic violence.

Deployment Resources

Resources for Military Children Affected by Deployment
Compiled by U.S. Army Family and Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Command
Child and Youth Services
JANUARY 2008

Inclusion on this List Does Not Constitute an Endorsement by Army CYS for Any Organization, or Commercial Product.

Books For Children

Mommy You're My Hero and Daddy You're My Hero
By Michelle Ferguson-Cohen
www.militaryfamilybooks.com (ages 4-8)
These two books address deployment from a child's perspective and talk about this separation in a simple manner to reassure and comfort small children. The books also suggest tips to maintain communication and deal with feelings of helplessness.

Night Catch
By Brenda Ehrmantraut
www.militaryfamilybooks.com (ages 3-8)
When a soldier's work takes him halfway around the world, he enlists the help of the North Star for a nightly game of catch with his son. Night Catch is a timeless story that connects families while they are apart and offers comforting hope for their reunion.

Love, Lizzie: Letters to a Military Mom
By Lisa Tucker McElroy
www.militaryfamilybooks.com (ages 4-12)
Nine-year-old Lizzie writes to her mother, who is deployed overseas during wartime, and includes maps that show her mother what she has been thinking and doing. The book includes nonfiction tips for helping children of military families.

When Dad's at Sea
By Mindy Pelton
www.militaryfamilybooks.com (ages 4-8)
Emily's father, a Navy pilot, is leaving for a six-month deployment on an aircraft carrier. Each day he is gone, she removes one link from the paper chain he made for her, so that she can mark the days until his return. When she makes a friend whose dad has also shipped out, she realizes that she is not the only one who feels like she does.

My Red Balloon
By Eve Bunting
www.militaryfamilybooks.com (ages 3-12)
A boy takes his red balloon to greet his Navy dad, who has been away at sea for months. This story shows the joy felt when loved ones come home after serving our country.

Red, White and Blue, Good-bye
By Sarah Wones Tomp
ISBN: 0-8027-8961-7 (ages 3-8)
A Navy father shares special rituals for his little girl to do during his deployment to help her cope with the separation.

We Serve Too! A Child�s Deployment Book
By Kathleen Edlick
www.weservetoo.us (ages 3-8)
This book helps children examine their feelings during deployment and reminds them of the sacrifice being made on behalf of us all.

Deployment Journal for Kids
By Rachel Robertson
www.militaryfamilybooks.com (ages 5-adult)
Helps children better understand deployments, express and communicate their feelings, and tell their own story. Journal contains calendar pages, journal writing prompts, and interesting facts about common deployment locations, military definitions, helpful ideas, and a pocket to keep mementos.

The Kissing Hand
By Audrey Penn
Child Welfare League of America, 1993 ISBN: 0878685855 (ages 4-12)
Although Kissing hands specifically focuses on the feelings parent and child have when leaving for the first day of school, it can be easily adapted to help children stay connected with deployed parents throughout the separation to make the transition easier for both of them.

Brisky Bear and Trooper Dog: Be Kind, Be Friendly, Be Thankful with CD
By Steve Bolt & Phil Callaway
www.briskybear.com (ages 4-8)
Although the book is about a separation between a bear and his friend, a dog, it can be easily adapted to help children stay connected with deployed parents throughout the separation to make the transition easier for both of them.

Deployment Kits For Children and Families

Deployment Kids Kit (Night Catch, Love Lizzie, Deployment Journal for Kids, Kids Hero certificate)
www.militaryfamilybooks.com (ages 3-8)
This kit includes two books, a journal, and stickers to help children cope with deployment.

Army Toddler Kit (Daddy You're My Hero, An Army ABC Book)
www.militaryfamilybooks.com (ages 2-5)
The books help children deal with separation and learn specifically about the Army.

Marine Toddler Kit (Daddy You're My Hero, A Marine ABC Book)
www.militaryfamilybooks.com (ages 2-5)
The books help children deal with separation and learn specifically about the Marines.
US Army Child and Youth Services 703-681-5385, DSN 761-5385 3

Deployment/Reunion Bonus Pack
www.militaryfamilybooks.com (ages 4-12)
A bonus pack of deployment and reunion books! Includes Surviving Deployment, I'm Already Home�Again, A Year of Absence, Life After Deployment, and Courage After Fire.

Deployment Family Kit (Surviving Deployment, A Year of Absence, Deployment Journal for Kids, DeploymentKids.com stickers)
www.militaryfamilybooks.com (ages 3-adult)
This kit is helps the entire family cope with separation and creates a support system by working together as a family unit during deployment

Mega Military Kids Kit
www.militaryfamilybooks.com (ages 4-12)
Books for military children concerning deployment � Includes Night Catch; The Impossible Patriotism Project; Love, Lizzie: Letters to a Military Mom; When Dad's at Sea; My Red Balloon; Deployment Journal for Kids; and stickers.

Deployment Materials/Resources For Parents and Staff

Helping Children Cope During Deployment
By Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Bethesda, MD 20841-4799, www.usuhs.mil (Adult caregivers and parents)
Geared specifically to the military audience, this fact sheet uses a question and answer format to provide the reader with comprehensive, simple, straightforward tips and information about how to help children cope during deployment. Recommendations for how to communicate with children and youth according to their age are listed. Additional resources are provided.

Educator�s Guide to the Military Child During Deployment
Sponsored by the Educational Opportunities Directorate of the Department of Defense and is the result of collaboration between representatives from each branch of the United States Military and the National Center for Child Traumatic Stress. The National Child Traumatic Stress Network, supported by a grant from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/os/homefront/homefront.pdf (ages 5-12)
Specific and practical guidelines for administrators, counselors, teachers, and other school employees are presented in order to identify age-related reactions and focus on appropriate intervention strategies.

Single Parenting While Your Partner is Deployed
Developed by Ceridian Corporation as part of Military Onesource
www.militaryonesource.com
Brief materials for family members explaining an issue, offering suggestions on how to talk to the child or youth about the issue, and describing how to get further help through Military Onesource and/or other appropriate resource organizations.

Troop and Family Counseling Services for National Guard and Reserves � Helping you and Your Family During Deployment, Reunions and Other Times of Change
Phone 1.888.755.9355
Brochure gives a 24 hour 888 number that gives family members who are adjusting to a recent deployment/reunion access to free counselors to help your family through issues resulting from that deployment. 6 free face to face meetings.

Guide for Helping Children and Youth Cope with Separation
Developed by Zero to Three
www.zerotothree.org (Parents & professional staff)
Provides information for parents, teachers, caregivers and other adults who are in a child�s life to help them cope with separation. The book gives an overview of the deployment cycle and what to expect in each stage. The book also provides tips to help children cope broken down by Parents, teachers, service providers and community members. The book also provides additional resources.

Little Listeners in an Uncertain World: Coping Strategies for You and Your Child During Deployment or When a Crisis Occurs
Developed by Zero to Three
www.zerotothree.org/coping (Parents & professional staff)
Brochure is filled with tips of what you can do to help your child cope with difficult times. Discusses behaviors you might see and some solid tips to help them deal with the experiences. Also, gives the parents tips on how to take care of themselves and how their behavior can affect their child.

Mr. Po and Friends (DVD)
Developed by Maj. Keith Lemmon
www.aap.org/sections/unifserv/deployment/index.htm (ages 6-12)
The DVD addresses mental health issues in relation to deployment and how it affects children.

Web Sites For Children, Parents, and Teachers, Parents, and Teachers

Deploymentkids.com
http://www.deploymentkids.com
A site sponsored by Elva Resa Publishers, publishers of My Deployment Journal. Offers free downloadable activities, including a time-zone chart, distance calculator, and spotlights on different areas of the world where a parent might be deployed.

Channing Bete Company
http://store.channing-bete.com/onlinestore/search.html
Deployment posters, guide, information pamphlets, stationery, booklets, deployment kit, and other resources are available on this site for parents and teachers.

National Military Families Association
www.nmfa.org (Click on Deployment and You)
Information such as � what to expect regarding communicating with the service member during the deployment, who to go to for information or assistance when the service member is gone, what support services are available. Deployments can put stress on the military family, but utilizing the resources available will help manage the challenges and make the best of the experience.

Military Child Education Coalition
www.militarychild.org (Click on Deployment/Separation tab at top of page)
Information for parents, teachers and counselors and resources that provide school support to children during the deployment.

Sesame Street � talk, listen, connect
http://www.sesameworkshop.org/tlc/index.php
Sesame Workshop and Wal-Mart stores partnered to create resources to assist military families to cope with concerns experienced during phases of deployment.

Military One Source
http://www.militaryonesource.com/
Military One Source is a national service to support active duty and reserve service members and their families with any of their concerns: help with child care, personal finances, emotional support during deployments, relocation information, or resources needed for special circumstances. It includes a website with useful information, online seminars, and links, a 24-hour hotline for counseling, and in person free and completely confidential sessions with civilian social workers or mental health providers. The Military One Source hotline is also available to service members outside the country.

Department of Defense: The Military Child in Transition and Deployment
http://www.militarystudent.org/
MilitaryStudent.org is the DoD website for parents, children, special needs families, installation commanders, and educators including: �Tools for Schools� Toolkits for parents, installation commanders and school leaders, a section on transition and deployments for teens, a state data bank for education requirements, publications for parents, students and teachers printable from the site, and Promising Practices for schools working with military children.

The Military Child Initiative at John Hopkins University
http://www.jhsph.edu/mci
The Military Child Initiative assists public schools to improve the quality of education for highly mobile and vulnerable young people with a special focus on military children and their families. MCI provides national, state and local education agencies, as well as schools, parents and health, child welfare, juvenile justice and educational professionals with information, tools and services that enhance school success. The initiative aims to improve school outcomes by increasing a sense of connectedness for highly mobile young people in public, charter and private schools and to identify effective programs that use the school setting to provide social, emotional, and academic support to military children and other young people in especially difficult circumstances. This course is part of the MCI project.