MCEC Podcast

The Stephens family share how being a military caregiver is a family endeavor and the importance of recognizing that military-connected children and youth are often part of this support.  Show Notes: https://caregivers-homefront.org/  https://www.elizabethdolefoundation.org/fellows/  https://www.whitehouse.gov/joiningforces/blog/2021/11/10/joining-forces-and-hidden-helpers-coalition-pledge-support...

Jeremy Hester from the Fort Bragg Armed Services YMCA to chat about food insecurity and our military families.   Show Notes: https://www.asymca.org/fort-bragg-home https://www.asymca.org/?hsLang=en https://militaryfamilyadvisorynetwork.org/our-programs/military-family-food-insecurity-3/   Bio: Jeremy Hester, Armed Services YMCA Fort Bragg Executive Director Jeremy grew up in Chesapeake, Virginia p...

Corie Weathers, a licensed professional counselor (LPC), sought-after speaker, and consultant, discusses teen apathy, dimensions of wellness and how parents can help kids find their value. Show Notes:  5 Minute Check-in: https://www.life-giver.org/5-minute-check-in/ Gallup Strength: https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/252137/home.aspx Feelings wheel: https://feelingswheel.com/ Angela Duckwo...

Join us we discuss military caregiver kids, learn the unique challenges they face, and the support services available to them.    Show notes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk1kfy8DfRI&t=1776s https://hiddenheroes.org/news/hiddenhelperslaunch/ EDF_ExecSummary.pdf (hiddenheroes.org) https://hiddenheroes.org/resources/hiddenhelpers/   Bio:  Rashi Venkataraman Romanoff  Vice President for Programs &...

Kerry Irvin from Camp Corral discusses the importance of identifying military connected children who are also caregivers and the support available to them.     Show Notes: https://www.campcorral.org/ https://hiddenheroes.org/resources/hiddenhelpers/ Identifying if a child is a caregiver:                         https://www.campcorral.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Identifying-caregiving-kids.pdf S...

Dr. Becky Porter, CEO of MCEC, reflects on 2021 and how MCEC's accomplishments will influence their direction for 2022.   Show Notes: School Quest: https://schoolquest.militarychild.org/ Military Student Consultant: https://www.militarychild.org/MSC Purple Star Schools: https://www.militarychild.org/purplestarschools Food Insecurity: https://www.csis.org/analysis/food-insecurity-among-us-veterans-...

Lisa Howard from the Barry Robinson Center discusses how to take a hard year and still make it a great story. Show Notes: https://www.barryrobinson.org/   Bio: Lisa Howard has been a military spouse for 25 years.  She served as both an enlisted Soldier and officer within the United States Army Reserve.  Lisa earned a Master of Social Work in 1999 from Savannah State University.  She has two childr...

Nya shares how joining the Coast Guard is allowing her to graduate college debt free and how she wears the uniform with the same pride as her father.   Show Notes:  https://www.gocoastguard.com/active-duty-careers/officer-opportunities/programs/college-student-pre-commissioning-initiative   Bio: Nya   Nya is currently a junior International Business major at Howard University and an Officer in Tra...

In celebration of Computer Science Week (December 6-12), Michelle Sedberry, Texas Education Agency STEM Coordinator, joins us to discuss the STEM vision in Texas to include the Texas EcosySTEM program and STEM toolkit. Show Notes: National Ecosystem: https://stemecosystems.org/ecosystems/ Texas EcosySTEM: https://tea.texas.gov/academics/college-career-and-military-prep/texas-ecosystem Texas STEM T...

Description: Listen as one military family shares their journey with fostering and adoption.  Show notes:  The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children  http://icpcstatepages.org/ This podcast was made possible thanks to the generous support from the Scott Spouses’ Club  https://www.scottspouseclub.com/    Bio: Jessica Chung  Jessica Chung, A veteran, a military spouse, and a mother of four...

Kansas Representative Sharice Davids, former Military Child and member Ho-Chunk Nation, shares how maintaining connections to her tribal members and military community shaped her views of the world.   Show Notes:   https://davids.house.gov/   https://smile.amazon.com/Sharices-Big-Voice-Becomes-Congresswoman/dp/0062979663/ref=sr_1_1?crid=KA5666S1HH0L&dchild=1&keywords=sharices+big+voice+a+native+ki...

Description: Oklahoma is helping military students successfully transition through Purple Star Initiative. Oklahoma’s Senator John Montgomery and Representative Daniel Pae chat with Andi Janoe, Director of Implementation at MCEC, about Bill SB 54 and its impact on military families. This podcast was brought to you by the generous support of the Offutt Officers’ Spouses’ Club. https://offuttosc.com...

We chat with Lisa Molinari, Vice President of Operations at Orion Military Scholarship, about the opportunity for military kids to experience a stable high school experience through boarding school. Then we will have Riley, an Orion Scholar, share why he decided to try boarding school and how being a military kid has made this transition easier. Show Notes: https://www.orionmilitary.org/   Bio: Li...

Chance McGlothlin, a National Board Certified Counselor (NBCC) and licensed high school counselor, has a candid conversation about today’s teenagers and how as parents we need to find a way in so we can build conversations around emotional health and the importance of real friends. Show Notes: Military OneSource: https://www.militaryonesource.mil/health-wellness/mental-health/suicide/ Barry Robins...

Dr. Yalda Uhls will discuss the importance of storytelling and how it relates to our children and how parents can use the power of media to support their parenting. Show Notes: https://www.scholarsandstorytellers.com/ http://www.yaldatuhls.com/popular-writing/ Bio: Yalda T. Uhls is an internationally recognized, award-winning research scientist, educator and author, studying how media affect young...

Thomas McGirr shares his story as a survivor of childhood cancer and how it’s impacted his future path. Show Notes: https://dukechildrens.childrensmiraclenetworkhospitals.org/ https://childrensmiraclenetworkhospitals.org   This podcast has been made possible thanks to the generous support from Eielson Spouses Club- Eielson AFB- AK. Eielson Spouses' Club (eielsonspousesclub.com)   Thomas McGirr is...

Understanding the foster care process and how military families are some of the best resource families available to those disadvantaged children.     Show Notes:   https://beaneighbor.ok.gov/s/ https://okfosters.org/ https://aphsa.org// https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/foster-care/interstate-compact-on-the-placement-of-children-icpc Funder: Kirkland Spouses’ Club Kirtland Spouses' Club - Home...

National Military Family Association is offering parents of eligible military-connected children with exceptional needs, the opportunity to receive a free, special education curriculum that will empower them to be their child’s best advocate. Show Notes: National Military Family Association: https://www.militaryfamily.org/  Arc@School Curriculum:  https://thearcatschool.org/advocacy-curriculum/ NM...

Lilly Rivera from Gender Spectrum will be sharing how creating gender sensitive and inclusive environments for all children and teens aids in finding gender congruence.   Show's Notes: Gender Spectrum: https://www.genderspectrum.org/   This podcast has been made possible thanks to Cannon Spouses Club https://www.cannonspousesclub.org/  “Making Connections & Building Friendships” and Fort Gordon Sp...

Missie Wertz, military spouse and mother, shares how raising her two children overseas helped her to have a better understanding of the sacrifices military kids make and illuminated the richness as well as the challenges they have now as young adults.   Third Culture Kids is a definition that refers to someone who is raised in a culture other than their parents’ or the country where they are legal...

Amy Newsom will be sharing her family story of suicide and through the devastation of this event, how they have been given opportunities to have a meaningful impact on others. Show Notes: Honor Walk for Donor Family: Lifebanc » The Honor Walk Military OneSource: Suicide Awareness & Crisis Resources for the Military | Military OneSource Barry Robinson: Behavioral Health Services for Children & Teen...

  Description: The Lift a Life Novak Family Foundation's mission is to help those in need achieve their full potential. Learn about their leadership initiative, Lead4Change, for adolescents/teens.   This podcast has been made possible thanks to the generous support from Yuma Officers' Spouse Club. https://www.mscyuma.org/     Show Notes:  Research Study Link - Executive Summary:   https://www.lead...

Find out how Kids Rank not only understands the military culture but has developed opportunities for our kids to flourish regardless of their location.   "It's important to play our role in building communities of care for our military kids". https://www.kidsrank.org/ This podcast has been made possible thanks to the generous support from the Naval Academy Spouses' & Civilians' Club. https://www.u...

Olivia Vernon likes a challenge.  As a military kid, she's learned the importance of change and how it helps you grow.  Listen as she shares how the CSforAll program through her JROTC helped her become the first female from Oklahoma's Edmond High School to attend the Air Force Junior ROTC Cyber Academy. Also joining her is her AF JROTC instructor, Major Weingaertner, who discusses the importance o...

Tina Boyle Whyte is passionate about creating opportunities for students to expand their future. As a first generation college graduate and a woman of color she understands the importance of providing high level courses, like Computer Science, to a more diverse population. Learn how her organization CSforALL has partnered with JROTC programs across the nation to help create a foundation for studen...