Operation Military Kids Programs

Speak Out for Military Kids (SOMK)

SOMK is a community service opportunity for the OMK Delaware Teams to train military and non-military youth to establish Speakers Bureaus to advocate for military-connected youth affected by deployment. 
The expected outcomes for SOMK are:

• Raise community awareness of issues faced by geographically dispersed military children and youth;
• Foster community support for the sacrifices that military Families make;
• Youth acquire knowledge and skills in developing creative and informative presentations using a variety of different media;
• Youth gain leadership, research, organization, & public speaking skills.

Hero Packs

Hero Packs are OMK knapsacks filled with a variety of items from the Delaware OMK Partner Agencies, which are given to military youth as a "Thank You" for the sacrifices that they make while their parents are deployed. Delaware OMK has presented Hero Packs to over 600 Military Youth throughout the state.

READY, SET, GO! (RSG!)

Hosted throughout Delaware, RSG training is comprised of a comprehensive training toolkit designed to educate youth workers, educators, counselors and other community service agencies on military culture, the deployment cycle, fostering resilience in kids, influence of the media, and building community capacity. The intent of RSG! training is to increase ordinary citizens' understanding of the unique.

Military 4-H Club Programs and Meetings

Military 4-H Club programs are offered Monday - Thursday from 4-5 p.m. at Dover Air Base Youth Center/Boys and Girls Club.  A Military 4-H club also meets the 3rd Sunday of every month at the University of Delaware Paradee building at 69 Transportation Circle, Dover, DE 19901. 

• Monday - Cooking Club
• Tuesday - Science Engineering and Technology
• Wednesday - Arts and Crafts Club
• Thursday - Cloverbud Club (Programming for youth aged 5-7)

Each youth must register for these programs by filling out the 4-H enrollment form, and the Health and Photo Release forms, and fax them to (302) 735-8130.  Please note OMK as 4-H Club name and list the Program or Camp you want to register your youth for.  These forms must be completed for each youth wishing to enroll.