For the Military Families Learning

Network

eXtension Military Families Staff

Anne M. AdrianAuburn University

Sarah BaughmanVirginia Tech University

Kyle L. KosteleckyAmes, IA

Military Families Partnership

Lead InstitutionsOffice of the Military Community, Family & Youth Extension

Program (Purdue)Military Extension Internship Program (Purdue)eXtension (UNL)Communications & Outreach (WSU)University Passport Program (KSU)Child Care & Youth Program Training & Technical Assistance (UNL)Multi-Disciplinary Partnerships for Strengthening Child Care &

Youth Development Programs (UofA)Youth Extension Service – Project YES (NCSU)Child Care Lab School System (OSU)Family Readiness Clearinghouse (PSU)

Military Families Partnership

Sub-Award Institutions Family Readiness

Clearing House (PSU)

Data Base for Child & Youth Annual Report (UGA)

Basic Meal Preparation (OSU)

Community Gardening (Cornell)

4-H Out-of-School Programs (Southern)

Youth Fitness Programs (MSU)

Health Literacy Education (WVSU)

Personal Worklife Skills (Purdue)

Military Families Partnership

Sub-Award InstitutionsHeartlink & Key Spouse

Program Support (Purdue)

Child Care Provider Resource Scan (UNL)

Deployment Materials Gap Analysis (UofA)

Joint Family Support Assistance Program Evaluation (UGA)

Building Community Capacity: Models & Methods for U.S. Military Family Support Organizations (UGA & UNC)

Medicaid Project (WVU) Exceptional Family Member

Program Benchmark Study (Cornell)

Autism Project – Phase II (OSU)

An Example

Why Military Families LNor what’s in it for me?

Issue based inter-disciplinary workIncreasing sphere of influence and

networking beyond ExtensionOpportunities for peer reviewed

manuscripts and presentations in new arenas/journals

Still not convinced?

Increasing your network literacyEngagement with new audiencesFocus on engagement rather than

content generation

Military Families Learning Network

Military Families Learnin

g Network

Our Main Streethttp://www.extension.org/militaryfamilies

http://www.facebook.com/MilitaryFamilies

http://twitter.com/#!/milfamLN

http://militaryfamilies.extension.org/

http://blogs.extension.orgUnder development

Predicting the FutureDoD, Branch Service, & USDA talking about

the MilFams LN as THE place, community, source, authority, ______

6 full-time staff is not enoughWhite House can’t stop talking about the LNCreating change in the lives of National

Guard and Reserve families and communities

We are the example

THANK YOU