Help create academic, social and emotional support networks for students affected by military deployments
 

Provide professional development opportunities for counselors and teachers to become aware of the stresses military children are facing as a result of the Global War on Terrorism
 

Use community and military resources to connect students and their families with helpful people and organizations in their hometown
 

Communicate with parents who are deployed and help them stay connected with their children's educational progress
 

Support military kids coping with the stress of knowing their deployed parents may be in harm's way
 

Make Operation: Military Kids an integral part of school plans and programs when and where the needs arise