Volunteer
Volunteers are the heart of any organization and Operation: Military Kids is always in need of dedicated, passionate volunteers for a number of activities and functions that support Indiana's military youth.
Current Volunteer Need
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Volunteering with OMK can be a very rewarding experience. Whether it's facilitating a fun leadership activity, assisting in the set up of an event, or teaching a workshop for military youth, Indiana OMK needs YOU!
For a deployed soldier, there is no better feeling than to know that your kids are being cared for back at home while you are thousands of miles away.
Below are the activities and events for which you can volunteer. Clicking on the titles will provide more information.
Time Commitment: up to 4 hours per month
Hero Packs are bags filled by community members and organizations that are filled with mementos and other items of support for military youth with a deployed parent. Volunteers assisting with Hero Packs could do anything from organizing a Hero Pack filling event to assisting us in distributing Hero Packs face-to-face with the military youth.
Time Commitment: up to 4 hours per month, varies by event
OMK provides fun leadership and team-building activities at events. These events could be Family Readiness Group meetings, Family Days or other military youth events. You could do everything from facilitating an activity to assisting youth in creating a craft. Events take place all over Indiana.
Time Commitment: One day to 4 days when offered
OMK can offer one-day camps or residential camps. Responsibilities here would include serving as a counselor, facilitating activities, planning events, and more.
Time Commitment: up to 4 hours per month
OMK has 4 Mobile Technology Labs (MTL) which are used in a variety of settings, from county fairs to military youth workshops, to allow military families and community members to create cards and videos to give to soldiers. OMK also has a Tech Discovery Toolkit (TDT) which includes iPads and GPS units to allow military youth to discover new technology. Responsibilities would include training other volunteers how to use the MTL/TDT, facilitating activities with curriculum provided by OMK and assisting at events.
Speak Out for Military Kids (SOMK)
Time Commitment: up to 10 hours per month when offered
SOMK provides military and non-military youth the opportunity to create a message to share with communities. The goal of SOMK is to create a Teen Speaker’s Bureau that can be used to present the life of military children to community organizations around Indiana. Responsibilities could include chaperoning at SOMK events, identifying speakers, or facilitating workshop sessions.