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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
2022 TNS Charity Golf Tournament Funds 160 Our Military Kids Scholarships
OMK Scholarships Cover Extracurricular Activity Costs for Military Children and Teens ALDIE, Va., Nov. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Our Military Kids® (OMK), a national nonprofit providing extracurricular activity scholarships to military children and teens, […]
More Than 5,000 Our Military Kids Scholarships Funded with Support from Lockheed Martin
Recent Donation Relieves Stress and Builds Community for Hundreds More Military Children and Teens OAKTON, Va., Aug. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Our Military Kids® (OMK) is proud to announce Lockheed Martin’s $250,000 donation to […]
Our Military Kids and Navy Federal Credit Union Present the “Courageous Kids of 2021 Contest” Winners
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 15, 2022 Contact: Michelle Criqui Marketing and Communications, Our Military Kids Phone: 703-734-6654 Email: mccriqui@ourmilitarykids.org The Courageous Kids of 2021 Contest, sponsored by Navy Federal Credit Union, is honoring twelve extraordinary […]
Partnership Provides Military Families with Day of Fishing in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
HARPERS FERRY, W.Va.— The National Park Service (NPS), the National Park Trust, Our Military Kids, Trout Unlimited, and KBP Foods partnered this past weekend to bring twelve children of military […]