Our Military Kids Eligibility Criteria Expands to Launch 20th Anniversary Year
Survey results show the need for enrichment activity scholarships for 1-and-2-year-olds of deployed National Guard, deployed Reserve, and combat-injured Veterans. OAKTON, Va., Jan. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Our Military Kids® (OMK), a national nonprofit […]
We Signed Up Too: Mental Illness & Veteran Families
By S.E., Military Child (age 15)
Over two million children across the United States feel unheard and overlooked. What do these children have in common? They all have parents who are wounded, ill, or injured Veterans.
Lids Foundation Celebrates 10-Year Our Military Kids® Partnership By Funding 200 Additional Scholarships
Our Military Kids® (OMK), a national nonprofit, has partnered with the Lids Foundation since 2013 to provide more than 2,700 extracurricular activity scholarships to the children and teens of deployed National Guard, deployed Reserve, and combat Veterans in treatment for wounds, illnesses, or injuries.
A Decade of Impact: 11,000 Our Military Kids Scholarships Funded by KBP Brands
Since 2013, KBP Brands has given more than $3.4 million to Our Military Kids through a biannual Charity Coupon Drive. OAKTON, Va., June 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Our Military Kids® (OMK) is proud to celebrate 10 […]
Sinaiyah’s Story: First Military Kids Workout at the White House
Submitted by: Sinaiyah Emami, OMK Grant Recipient Your heart beats fast and you close your eyes straining to push yourself further. All around you, you hear, “You got it!!” “Keep […]
Military Families Have a Fin-tastic Day of Fishing at Assateague Island National Seashore
By National Park Trust On Saturday, May 13th, 2023, as the sun broke through the clouds on a mild spring morning over the shoreline of Eastern Maryland, military kids and […]
Taylor Montgomery donates $75,000 to Our Military Kids through RSM Birdies Fore Love
2022-23 RSM Birdies Fore Love competition winner Taylor Montgomery donated $75,000 to Our Military Kids. For Kara Dallman, supporting military members and their families has been a life-long passion and […]
Our Military Kids® Presents 2023 Courageous Kids Contest Winners
In honor of April’s Month of the Military Child, Our Military Kids is celebrating this year’s Courageous Kids Contest winners. OAKTON, Va., April 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Our Military Kids® (OMK), a national nonprofit […]
Nominations Open for Our Military Kids® Courageous Kids Contest
Through March 24, nominate an extraordinary military child or teen in your community for the Our Military Kids Courageous Kids Contest in honor of the Month of the Military Child. OAKTON, […]
PenFed Foundation Provides $50,000 Grant to Our Military Kids to Increase Access to Extracurricular Activities
Our Military Kids supports children of deployed service members in the National Guard, Reserve, or those with post-9/11 combat injuries TYSONS, Va., March 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ – The PenFed Foundation, a national 501(c)3 […]
Our Military Kids® to Provide Scholarships for Children of New York Area Military To Attend CAMP BROADWAY® July 10-14, 2023
(New York, NY., February 14, 2023) The Broadway Education Alliance, Inc. is proud to announce an alliance with Our Military Kids® (OMK) to make Broadway shows and experiences more accessible to U.S. military families […]
Our Military Kids Expands Grant Program to Include PACT Act Presumptive Conditions
Children of combat-injured Veterans with illnesses related to burn pit toxic exposure are now eligible to receive Our Military Kids activity grants. OAKTON, Va., Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Our Military Kids® (OMK), a […]