Resources and Educational Opportunities for Military Families

Tutor.com 

This program is available 24/7 for U.S. Military and their families at no cost and it is online tutoring and it offers homework help. The Tutor tutors can assist you with working through difficult homework problems, assist you with improving your writing skills, and with other skills.

United Through Reading   unitedthroughreading.org

Family bonding experiences are made possible by shared story time through a program called United Through Reading.  This program connects military families who are separated for deployment or military assignment.

Military OneSource

The Military OneSource provides services in such areas as tax services, spouse employment help, Webinars, online training, relocation, deployment tools, and other areas. Call-800-342-9647

Military Child Care                       

Department of Defense (DOD) program that makes it easier to find the child and youth care your family needs.   Call 855-696-2934

Military Kids Connect                    

Military Kids Connect (MKC) is an online community for military children (ages 6-17 years old) that provides access to age-appropriate resources to support children from pre-deployment, through a parent’s or caregiver’s return.

Sesame Street for Military Families

This is a free, bi-lingual (English and Spanish) website that families can utilize to locate information and multimedia resources on topics such as military deployments, multiple deployments, homecomings, injuries, grief, and self-expression.

USDOD—Taking Care of Our People

This is a US. Department of Defense website.  This website recognizes the service and sacrifice of our military and their families. The U.S. DOD dedicates resources, services, policies, and programs to support the more that 2 million uniformed service members and the 2.6 million family members around the world.

Red Cross—Military Services                  

Members of the Red Cross assist members of the military, veterans, and their families how to prepare, respond, and adjust to the challenges of military services.

Scholarship               

Families of K-12 students are provided a choice of financial assistance towards private school tuition and fees or help with transportation costs for students to attend a public school different than the one the student is assigned to through the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship (FTC) and Family Empowerment Scholarship for Educational Options (FES-CO) programs.

http://www.mic3.net/  Information on the Military Interstate Compact and resources available for eligible transitioning military dependents

https://military.tutor.com/home Free tutoring and test prep resources for eligible military dependents

https://unitedthroughreading.org/ Free shared story time resources to keep children and parents connected during deployment.