Honor MilKids During April - Month of the Military Child
Military kids serve and sacrifice all year long, dealing with PCS moves and separations from deployed parents. This April, honor the military children in your community by stepping up to support them!
Purple Up to Honor Military Kids in April
Kids of America’s Heroes are dedicated to helping, supporting and honoring military-connected children all year round. Across the US, communities and military bases step up to show their love for everything that MilKids do to support their military parents.
Wherever you are located, you can join in to show your own support for military children! Try these easy ideas on your own, with your community or through KOAH!
Give a Heroes Welcome at School
Make arriving to school extra special for MilKids one morning in April. Set up a tunnel of teachers, parents and community members for military kids to run through on their way into the building!
Cheer, give high fives and pass out treats as military-connected children arrive at school.
To pull this off, you’ll need to coordinate with your school’s administration. Send an email or letter explaining what you’d like to do and a few ideal dates. Once you have permission, connect with other community and school groups. Reach out to the VFW, American Legion and the PTA as well as the local military base or School Liaison Officer (SLO).
Share Military Stories & Books
Connect with your local public library or reach out to a school librarian. Offer to volunteer in the library, curating a selection of military child-focused books.
Set up a cool display near the circulation desk. Offer to host a free story time session or two. You could host one for military kids only, plus another one for every child!
The MilKids-exclusive meting is a great chance for kids to meet each other and make new friends. You could focus this session on overcoming obstacles unique to military life, like deployments or PCSing.
Support Local MilKids & MilFams with KOAH
KOAH hosts and supports military kids at unit functions year round! We share resources and offer connections.
Military families who feel connected to their communities are better equipped to weather the storms of military life: deployment, PCSing and separations from family or friends.
But putting on events for units takes work - and we could use your help!
Volunteer to man the KOAH booth at our next event!
Send a KOAH Hug
No matter where you are, you can always send a Hug! KOAH Hugs send love and support to military kids who are handling a deployment. Having a small care package arrive at their home helps MilKids feel better about what can be a tough time.
KOAH needs help keeping up with the requests for Hugs from military kids! We’d love your support to keep helping military kids survive and thrive during deployment.
Help KOAH Help MilKids
KOAH is constantly supporting military kids and military families. From unit events to a KOAH Hug, from advocating for changes in K-12 education, we are passionate about making life a little bit smoother for MilKids.
We’d love to count you among our supporters! Even if you don’t have a particular military child cause in mind, you can help fund our efforts to support the Kids of America’s Heroes at home and around the world.