Salute Our Kids

How Your Community Can Help Honor Military Children

Toolkits for April the Month of the Military Child

In 2013, to help salute our kids connected with the military, we created the first April Month of the Military Proclamation Ceremony event. We bring a community together to acknowledge and honor military children, encouraging children to share their personal stories. We invite Federal, State, Local agencies and officials, nonprofits, organizations, child advocates, and military families to participate.

With our collaborative partners, we provide a special program which includes food, entertainment, ceremony presentation to each child of a MCCG’s “Recognition for Serving Our Country” certificate and “MCCG’s Childrens Courage Coin” presented in a military manner to each child.

Local school children offer entertainment, military children guest speakers share their personal experiences and offering support to others in the audience as part of our Salute our Kids programs. Each military child is called up and recognized for their personal sacrifices, bravery, continued support to their loved one serving a military obligation, and continued patriotic pride. This event brings greater awareness and support from the community for the sacrifice and silent service of military children.

Salute Our Kids: Toolkits for School Recognition Ceremonies

Since 2012, MCCG and the Orange County Department of Education together developed a template for military students to self-identify –Active Duty, Guard, Reserves and Veteran on school forms. We created a Resource Guide for Orange County schools, listing service providers’ programs and services available for military children and their families.

We provide on our website a complimentary Principal’s Assembly Toolkit for April the Month of the Military Child for school principals for everything they need to produce an assembly to recognize military children in April, the Month of the Military Child. The toolkit offers an overview, letter of support, principal invitation to an assembly and explanation to military families, principal’s speech, and a MCCG’s “Recognition for Serving Our Country” certificate which can be personalized for presentation to the military child.

We educate schools on the unique needs of military children, minimizing educator’s mislabeling the child’s behavior in school, due to home life impacting a child emotional well being in school. We speak annually at the Department of Education School District and counselor meetings, offering updates and potential federal funding opportunities.

Help us continue our efforts to support and honor military children with your donation.