Yellow Ribbon Counties

Why Become a Yellow Ribbon County:
As Servicemembers deploy from Minnesota’s Reserve components their family members are left without support from their immediate community. Many feel that no one knows what they are going through, and they may be scared to ask for support.

What is a Yellow Ribbon County:
It is a county that has developed a sustainable action plan for supporting military families throughout the deployment cycle and beyond.

How to become a Yellow Ribbon County:
It begins with a passionate military family supporter.

He or she is charged with reaching out to leaders within the community and getting them to attend an Initial Training Event put on by the Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Team. At the event the community is able to synchronize efforts already in place. Representatives from the following community groups should be at the Initial Training event:

• Elected Officials
• Business Owners
• Faith Based Organization Leaders
• Educators & Youth Organization leaders
• Medical Service Providers
• Public Safety and Law Enforcement
• Social Service Providers
• Veterans Organizations

A core network of leaders/volunteers will be established. They will meet monthly and work on developing an action plan for their county.

The action plan is submitted to Beyond the Yellow Ribbon for review, if approved it is forward to the Governor for proclamation.

Who is a Yellow Ribbon County:

• Isanti
• Washington website

Tools:

• Sample Press Release of Initial Training Event
• Sample Interest Generating Flyer for the Initial Training Event
• Logo
• Logo with tagline
• Action Plan
• Yellow Ribbon Communities brochure
• Getting Started Facts

At the initial event, leaders from Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Team will present why supporting military families is important to your county. A recently returned Servicemember or family member will also share their deployment story.

Call Beyond the Yellow Ribbon team at 651-282-4284 for more information on becoming a Yellow Ribbon County or email the Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Team at:


More "Yellow Ribbon Community" pages:
Yellow Ribbon Communities
Yellow Ribbon Cities
Yellow Ribbon Companies
Yellow Ribbon Churches
Yellow Ribbon Campuses

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