VIDEO: Quilts Comforting Military Children
WASHINGTON - Three-year-old Hannah really misses her daddy. He has been in Iraq for almost a year. "She's a real trooper,” said her mother Shellie Jensen. “She knows her daddy is doing something real important. But it's been a challenge."
Overdraft Practices of Financial Institutions on Military Bases
Much is being written about financial consumer rights in general and “predatory lending” practices by certain financial institutions aimed at military personnel and their families in particular. Read more about effective financial practices.
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Soldier’s Closet – Okla. YMCA Clothing Drive
YMCAs across Oklahoma are enlisting the support of their communities in a statewide clothing drive for the Armed Services YMCA (ASYMCA) in Lawton. Clothes donated at any Y location in the state from June 21 through July 18 will go to the Soldier’s Closet, a free store open to junior enlisted military families at Fort Sill.
Family Programs
DoD Military Outreach Initiative
ASYMCA has partnered with the Department of Defense (DoD) on a $31-million initiative...
Military Family Month
Military Family Month was established in 1993 by the Armed Services YMCA, with the...
Operation Outdoors
In 2007, More than 3,000 service members and their families attended camp free of...
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Children's Programs
Operation Kid Comfort
Operation Kid Comfort creates custom-made quilts for children of deployed military...
Student Art & Essay Contest
The annual ASYMCA Art and Essay Contest is officially launched every November and...
Operation Hero
One of ASYMCA’s keystone programs is Operation Hero, a program that aids children...
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News & Updates
VIDEO: Quilts Comforting Military ChildrenFox News | August 6, 2010 WASHINGTON – Three-year-old Hannah really misses her daddy. He has been in Iraq for almost a year. “She’s a real trooper,” said her mother Shellie Jensen. “She knows her daddy is doing something real important. But it’s been a challenge.” Hannah talks to her dad – on pretend and [...]
Armed Services YMCA sets new record written in mud
Norfolk Navy Flagship | August 12, 2010 More than 2,500 runners of all ages participated in Saturday’s Armed Services YMCA’s 10th annual 8K Mud Run held onboard Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. This fun filled family oriented event provided more obstacles, more challenges and lots of mud! The Mud Run has become a signature [...]
Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek – Fort Story Hosts Mud Run
LexisNexis News | August 12, 2010 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va — The U.S. Navy issued the following press release: More than 2,500 runners of all ages participated in the 10th annual Armed Services (AS) YMCA 8K Mud Run Aug. 7 at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. The family-oriented event has become a signature event for [...]
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