Children Resources

Army Chaplain Corps
Serves both God and country by bringing their unique gifts endowed by God, to the Service Members of our nation. They can provide support to both Service Members and families during challenging, diverse and ever-changing environments.

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Contact: Unit Chaplain - call your unit, full-time staff

             State Support Chaplain at 651-282-4291

             State Chaplains Office at 651-282-4287

Holidays for a child during a deployment
Resource to help children through a deployment when their parent is deployed.

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Homebase Program

Preparing children for a parent's deployment and return.

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Other articles for children: Talking about the news and talking with children

Military.com - Depoyment: Your Children and Separation

Preparing a child emotionally prior to departure will help the child cope as the Servicemember leaves for training or for deployment.

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Military & Family Life Consultants
Masters or Ph.D. level Licensed Clinical Counselors who augment existing military services and work with families, individuals, couples and children to provide non-medical counseling services. Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Clinical Counselors offer short-term, solution-focused counseling, education and referral.

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Contact: Darlene Wetterstrom at 651-282-4288, or by This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  

Minnesota Operation: Military Kids
Minnesota: Operation Military Kids provides support for military kids through Hero Packs, Mobile Technology Lab, Youth Activities, Ready Set Go Training, Kissing Hands Kits and other programs. 

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Snowball Express Charity
An organization that helps provide services to children who have lost a service member.

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“SOFAR” Guide
Guide for helping children and youth cope with the deployment and return of a parent in the National Guard and other Reserve components.

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Survivor Outreach Services

The United States Army's long-term, care and commitment initiative to surviving families of Servicemembers who have died while serving on active duty

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Veterans Linkage Line

Calls are answered weedays 7 a.m. - 9 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Sundays 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. LinkVet helps veterans understand and navigate the many programs and services provided by state, federal and local governments. Additionally, counselors from the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline answer calls 24/7, including holidays, for immediate crisis intervention.

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Call: 1-888-LINKVET