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MCEC Podcast

Military Child Education Coalition

Conversations about the challenges military-connected kids face as they navigate multiple education systems from birth through high school.

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36:47

Sacrifice, Strength, Selflessness, and Love

MCEC Podcast ·

2022/02/14

The Stephens family share how being a military caregiver is a family endeavor and the importance of recognizing that military-connected children and youth are often part of this support. Show

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17:49

Armed Services YMCA providing home front readiness...

MCEC Podcast ·

2022/02/04

Jeremy Hester from the Fort Bragg Armed Services YMCA to chat about food insecurity and our military families. Show Notes: https://www.asymca.org/fort-bragg-home https://www.asymca.org/?hsLang=en https://militaryfamilyadvisorynetwork.org/our-programs/military-family-food-insecurity-3/ Bio: Jeremy Hester, Armed Services YMCA Fort Bragg Executive Director Jeremy grew up in Chesapeake, Virginia playing soccer throughout high school. He started volunteering and getting involved with the YMCA in

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31:08

Waking Up Your Teen: Dealing with Apathy in Your Kids

MCEC Podcast ·

2022/01/27

Corie Weathers, a licensed professional counselor (LPC), sought-after speaker, and consultant, discusses teen apathy, dimensions of wellness and how parents can help kids find their value. Show Notes: 5 Minute Check-in: https://www.life-giver.org/5-minute-check-in/ Gallup Strength: https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/252137/home.aspx Feelings wheel: https://feelingswheel.com/ Angela Duckworth's book Grit: https://angeladuckworth.com/grit-book/ Bio: Corie Weathers, licensed professional

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40:45

Recognizing and Supporting Our Hidden Helpers

MCEC Podcast ·

2022/01/21

Join us we discuss military caregiver kids, learn the unique challenges they face, and the support services available to them. Show notes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk1kfy8DfRI&t=1776s https://hiddenheroes.org/news/hiddenhelperslaunch/ EDF_ExecSummary.pdf (hiddenheroes.org) https://hiddenheroes.org/resources/hiddenhelpers/ Bio: Rashi Venkataraman Romanoff Vice President for Programs & Partnerships Elizabeth Dole Foundation Rashi Venkataraman Romanoff serves as the Vice President for

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31:33

Camp Corral is Rallying to Empower Military Kids and...

MCEC Podcast ·

2022/01/13

Kerry Irvin from Camp Corral discusses the importance of identifying military connected children who are also caregivers and the support available to them. Show Notes: https://www.campcorral.org/ https://hiddenheroes.org/resources/hiddenhelpers/ Identifying if a child is a caregiver: https://www.campcorral.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Identifying-caregiving-kids.pdf Supports for caregiving children:

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14:25

Forging Ahead: MCEC 2022

MCEC Podcast ·

2022/01/06

Dr. Becky Porter, CEO of MCEC, reflects on 2021 and how MCEC's accomplishments will influence their direction for 2022. Show Notes: School Quest: https://schoolquest.militarychild.org/ Military Student Consultant: https://www.militarychild.org/MSC Purple Star Schools: https://www.militarychild.org/purplestarschools Food Insecurity: https://www.csis.org/analysis/food-insecurity-among-us-veterans-and-military-families Bio: Dr. Porter is a proven “people first” leader with more than three decades

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20:18

Look Beyond the Christmas Card

MCEC Podcast ·

2021/12/17

Lisa Howard from the Barry Robinson Center discusses how to take a hard year and still make it a great story. Show Notes: https://www.barryrobinson.org/ Bio: Lisa Howard has been a military spouse for 25 years. She served as both an enlisted Soldier and officer within the United States Army Reserve. Lisa earned a Master of Social Work in 1999 from Savannah State University. She has two children: Lucas (21, adopted in 2002 from Baku, Azerbaijan) and Madeline (19, born in Germany). Her family

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11:14

Coasting to College Debt Free

MCEC Podcast ·

2021/12/09

Nya shares how joining the Coast Guard is allowing her to graduate college debt free and how she wears the uniform with the same pride as her father. Show Notes: https://www.gocoastguard.com/active-duty-careers/officer-opportunities/programs/college-student-pre-commissioning-initiative Bio: Nya Nya is currently a junior International Business major at Howard University and an Officer in Training (OT) in the US Coast Guard. She was introduced to service at a very young age growing up as a

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17:52

STEM is the Future for Texas Students

MCEC Podcast ·

2021/12/02

In celebration of Computer Science Week (December 6-12), Michelle Sedberry, Texas Education Agency STEM Coordinator, joins us to discuss the STEM vision in Texas to include the Texas EcosySTEM program and STEM toolkit. Show Notes: National Ecosystem: https://stemecosystems.org/ecosystems/ Texas EcosySTEM: https://tea.texas.gov/academics/college-career-and-military-prep/texas-ecosystem Texas STEM Toolkit:

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19:41

We Have More Love to Give

MCEC Podcast ·

2021/11/24

Description: Listen as one military family shares their journey with fostering and adoption. Show notes: The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children http://icpcstatepages.org/ This podcast was made possible thanks to the generous support from the Scott Spouses’ Club https://www.scottspouseclub.com/ Bio: Jessica Chung Jessica Chung, A veteran, a military spouse, and a mother of four. Jessica is an advocate for foster care and the foster to adopt process. She also helps support those

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23:54

In Honor of Native American Heritage Month: ...

MCEC Podcast ·

2021/11/18

Kansas Representative Sharice Davids, former Military Child and member Ho-Chunk Nation, shares how maintaining connections to her tribal members and military community shaped her views of the world. Show Notes: https://davids.house.gov/ https://smile.amazon.com/Sharices-Big-Voice-Becomes-Congresswoman/dp/0062979663/ref=sr_1_1?crid=KA5666S1HH0L&dchild=1&keywords=sharices+big+voice+a+native+kid+becomes+a+congress+woman&qid=1635966337&sprefix=sharice%2Caps%2C558&sr=8-1 This podcast was made

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20:58

We are all connected to our military community and...

MCEC Podcast ·

2021/11/11

Description: Oklahoma is helping military students successfully transition through Purple Star Initiative. Oklahoma’s Senator John Montgomery and Representative Daniel Pae chat with Andi Janoe, Director of Implementation at MCEC, about Bill SB 54 and its impact on military families. This podcast was brought to you by the generous support of the Offutt Officers’ Spouses’ Club. https://offuttosc.com/ Show

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15:14

Stable Educational Opportunities for Military Families

MCEC Podcast ·

2021/11/04

We chat with Lisa Molinari, Vice President of Operations at Orion Military Scholarship, about the opportunity for military kids to experience a stable high school experience through boarding school. Then we will have Riley, an Orion Scholar, share why he decided to try boarding school and how being a military kid has made this transition easier. Show Notes: https://www.orionmilitary.org/ Bio: Lisa Molinari - VICE PRESIDENT, Operations Lisa is a licensed attorney and military family columnist for

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19:50

Are Your Teenagers’ Friends Real or Virtual?

MCEC Podcast ·

2021/10/28

Chance McGlothlin, a National Board Certified Counselor (NBCC) and licensed high school counselor, has a candid conversation about today’s teenagers and how as parents we need to find a way in so we can build conversations around emotional health and the importance of real friends. Show Notes: Military OneSource: https://www.militaryonesource.mil/health-wellness/mental-health/suicide/ Barry Robinson: https://www.barryrobinson.org/ Stephen Cohen: https://www.cohenveteransnetwork.org/ Jason

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12:50

Use the Power of Media to Support Your Parenting

MCEC Podcast ·

2021/10/21

Dr. Yalda Uhls will discuss the importance of storytelling and how it relates to our children and how parents can use the power of media to support their parenting. Show Notes: https://www.scholarsandstorytellers.com/ http://www.yaldatuhls.com/popular-writing/ Bio: Yalda T. Uhls is an internationally recognized, award-winning research scientist, educator and author, studying how media affect young people. Her peer reviewed research has been featured in many news outlets including NPR and the NY

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12:35

One Summer Changed My Life

MCEC Podcast ·

2021/10/15

Thomas McGirr shares his story as a survivor of childhood cancer and how it’s impacted his future path. Show Notes: https://dukechildrens.childrensmiraclenetworkhospitals.org/ https://childrensmiraclenetworkhospitals.org This podcast has been made possible thanks to the generous support from Eielson Spouses Club- Eielson AFB- AK. Eielson Spouses' Club (eielsonspousesclub.com) Thomas McGirr is the 19-year-old son of a Retired Special Operations Solider and grew up in Fayetteville, North Carolina

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20:18

Opening Your Hearts and Your Home

MCEC Podcast ·

2021/10/07

Understanding the foster care process and how military families are some of the best resource families available to those disadvantaged children. Show Notes: https://beaneighbor.ok.gov/s/ https://okfosters.org/ https://aphsa.org// https://www.cdss.ca.gov/inforesources/foster-care/interstate-compact-on-the-placement-of-children-icpc Funder: Kirkland Spouses’ Club Kirtland Spouses' Club - Home (kirtlandspousesclub.com) Bio: Antwone Robinson has over 9 years of experience in the social services

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12:42

Special Advocacy Scholarship Program

MCEC Podcast ·

2021/09/30

National Military Family Association is offering parents of eligible military-connected children with exceptional needs, the opportunity to receive a free, special education curriculum that will empower them to be their child’s best advocate. Show Notes: National Military Family Association: https://www.militaryfamily.org/ Arc@School Curriculum: https://thearcatschool.org/advocacy-curriculum/ NMFA Free Special Education Curriculum:

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17:30

Compassion is much more important than Comprehension

MCEC Podcast ·

2021/09/23

Lilly Rivera from Gender Spectrum will be sharing how creating gender sensitive and inclusive environments for all children and teens aids in finding gender congruence. Show's Notes: Gender Spectrum: https://www.genderspectrum.org/ This podcast has been made possible thanks to Cannon Spouses Club https://www.cannonspousesclub.org/ “Making Connections & Building Friendships” and Fort Gordon Spouses and Civilians Club https://fgscc.com/

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23:13

Third Culture Kids

MCEC Podcast ·

2021/09/16

Missie Wertz, military spouse and mother, shares how raising her two children overseas helped her to have a better understanding of the sacrifices military kids make and illuminated the richness as well as the challenges they have now as young adults. Third Culture Kids is a definition that refers to someone who is raised in a culture other than their parents’ or the country where they are legally considered native for a significant part of their early development years. This podcast will explore

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