The Army is committed to ensuring excellence in child, youth, and school services.
• Ensured all garrison-level CYSS Programs are certified by the
Department of Defense (equivalent of state licensing requirements).
• Reduced the financial burden on Army Families by eliminating CYSS registration fees and reducing program fees.
• Increased support to Warriors in Transition Families by providing
child care during medical appointments, reducing child care fees, and
eliminating fees for children of Wounded Warriors to participate in
four CYSS instructional classes and two individual sports.
• Funded 72 FY08 Child Development Center (CDC) construction
projects, programmed 29 additional Centers FY09-14, approved 18 new
Youth Centers in FY08 and programmed seven additional Youth Centers
FY09-14. |
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Delivered community-based outreach services (including 60,000 Hero
Packs) in 49 states and the District of Columbia to geographically
dispersed children of deployed Active, National Guard, and Army Reserve
Soldiers through Operation: Military Kids.
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Adopted the DoD Interstate Compact on Education Opportunity for
Military Children in 20 states to date. Addressed four categories —
eligibility, enrollment, placement and graduation — the compact removes
"barriers to educational success" imposed on children of military
Families due to frequent moves and deployment of parents.
• Collaborated with more than 373 school districts to support military-connected students transferring to new school systems.
• Obtained National Accreditation of 103 eligible Child Development Centers and 96 eligible School Age Programs. |
