4-H Operation: Military Kids

4-H Operation Military Kids

OMK Logo OMK Youth Member on red background California is home to many military children. Considerable amounts
of families in California are being affected by the deployment of their
loved ones serving overseas. Military youth of service members in
California can build support networks with youth like themselves;
engage in physical activities, and learn life skills through activities
offered by community partnerships that are a part of the
Operation: Military Kids program.

Download the 2007 Annual Report (PDF)

Mobile Technology Lab

Operation: Military Kids have a Mobile Technology Lab that we are willing to let our community partners use, for example, 4-H, boys and girls club, eta. The lab is comprised of 15 labtop computers, 2 video cameras, 2 digital cameras, and one printer. To request for the use of the Mobile Technology Lab, please fill out the Mobile Technology Lab Request Form, and send it to John Trammell, CA OMK Computer Resource Specialist. Sending information is located on the request form itself.

Mobile Technology Lab Request Form: (Word)(PDF)

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Providing services to families in their local communities is crucial. Mobilization and deployment are at a record high level and regardless of whether military youth are from active or reserve families, Operation: Military Kids in California provides opportunities and resources to these families.

Operation: Military Kids in California has three regional support teams: Greater Bay Area, Central Valley and Southern California. Each team is made up of community leaders, military family program coordinators and University of California youth service personnel. These three teams’ tasks are to educate the public about military family needs, implement youth programming and recruit youth and adult volunteers. All three regional teams encourage youth and family participation in Mobile Technical Lab (MTL) training and Speak Out for Military Kids (SOMK) programming.

Community Partners:
4-H, American Legion, Army reserve Child and Youth Service Reserve Program, Boys and Girl Clubs of America, Boy Scouts, California National Guard Youth Program, Drug demand reduction, Girl Scouts, Masons, NASA, Red Cross, Safe Kids, YMCA

California Operation Military Kids Website

4-H Clubs on Military Bases

Monterey- Presidio at Monterey Army
Solano- Travis AFB
Yuba- Beal AFB
Santa Barbara- Vandenberg AFB
Los Angeles- LA Air Station
Kern- Edwards AFB
San Bernardino- Fort Irwin Army

These clubs have been designed to help support youth that live on military bases thoughout the state. These living conditions can cause lots of stress in a youths life, expecially if the parents are over seas. Our goal is to help these youth cope with this life style, and provide activites that will help them learn new things to survive in life.

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For more information about 4-H Clubs on military bases please contact:

Kern County- Edwards Air Force Base
John Borba: 4-H Advisor
(661) 868-6216
jaborba@ucdavis.edu

Berney DeLaCruz:4-H Program Representative
(611) 868-6227
bdelacruz@ucdavis.edu

Los Angeles County- LA Air Station

Patricia Brown
2400 S. Pacific Ave. Bldg. 425
San Pedro, CA 90731
(310) 653-8565
patricia.brown@losangeles.af.mil

Keith Nathaniel:4-H Youth Development Program Advisor
(323)260-3845
kcnathaniel@usdavic.edu

Monterey County- Presidio at Monterey Army
Lynn Schmitt-McQuitty: 4-H Advisor
(831) 763-8040 Ext. 8026
lschmittmcquitty@ucdavis.edu

Joyce K. Jackson
Training & Curriculum Specialist
Department of Army
Child & Youth Services
Ph: (831) 242-5846 or 7823
E-mail: joyce.jackson@monterey.army.mil

San Bernardino County- Fort Irwin Army
Cheryl Eggleston
(909) 387-2179
caeggleston@ucdavis.edu

Santa Barbara County- Vandenberg Air Force Base
Karen Cooke
Youth Center Program Director
(805) 606- 2152
VAFB Youth Center
16170 Montana Street
Vandenberg AFB 93437

Michael Marzolla:4-H Advisor
(805)692-1730
ammarzolla@ucdavis.edu

Solano County- Travis Air Force Base

Carrie Basaca
School Age Program Coordinator
310 Fairchild Drive, Bldg 7763
Travis AFB, CA 94535
(707) 424-5392
mariacaridad.basaca@travis.af.mil

Mercedes Camacho
Program Director
310 Fairchild Drive, Bldg 7763
(707) 424-0720
Fax:(707) 437-9500
mercedes.camacho@travis.af.mil

Carole Paterson: 4-H Advisor
(707) 784-1320
capaterson@ucdavis.edu

Valerie Williams: 4-H Program Representative
(707) 784-1319
vawilliams@ucdavis.edu

Yuba County-Beal Air Force Base
Isela Valdez: 4-H Advisor
(530)822-7515
ixvaldez@ucdavis.edu

Willa Davis:4-H Program Representative
(530)822-7515
wdavis@ucdavis.edu

For more information about OMK please contact:

Chanda Gonzales
CA OMK Project Director
136 C Highlander Hall
Riverside, CA 92521
Phone: (951) 827-5241
Fax: (951) 827-5607
chanda.gonzales@ucr.edu

Berney DeLaCruz
CA OMK Assistant Project Director
1031 S. Mt. Vernon Avenue
Bakersfield, CA. 93307
(661) 868-6227
bdelacruz@ucdavis.edu

Sylena Wise
Program Representative
CA 4-H Military Partnership
California State 4-H Office
Agriculture and Natural Resources
University of California
DANR Building, One Shields Avenue
Davis, CA 95616
E-mail:smwise@ucdavis.edu

John Trammell
CA OMK Computer Resource Specialist
139 C Highlander Hall
Riverside, CA 92521
Phone: (909) 844-1747
Fax: (951) 827-5607
Email: johnt@ucr.edu

CA OMK Points of Contacts: (PDF)




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