Military Interstate Children's Compact Commission

The Military Interstate Children's Compact Commission (MIC3) has a new website: http://www.mic3.net/. 


Military families move between postings on a regular basis, and while reassignments can often be a boon for career personnel, they can be difficult for the children of military families. The average military student faces transition challenges more than twice during high school and most military children will attend six to nine different school systems in their lives from kindergarten to 12th grade. The Compact therefore seeks to make transition easier for the children of military families so that they are afforded the same opportunities for educational success as other children and are not penalized or delayed in achieving their educational goals.


MORE:
http://www.mic3.net/

June 11/Seattle CLE: Interstate Compact on Educating Military Children

This training event is free to members of the Washington State Bar Association Section on Legal Assistance to Military Personnel (LAMP), which you can join easily before registering. It is part of the Section's periodic meeting and therefore aimed primarily at lawyers; however, if you are not an lawyer (and therefore not interested in CLE) but may be interested in the topic, contact the event host at dsmith@benbridge.com

Event Title:
The Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunities for Military Children

Time/Place:
Thursday, June 11th , 2009
11:30 a.m. ~ 1:00 p.m.
Ben Bridge Corporate Office
2901 3rd Avenue, 2nd Floor
Seattle, WA

1 CLE Credit applied for

Registration:
https://pro.wsba.org/forms/cle/Z90611.asp

Additional:
Please also return e-mail dsmith@benbridge.com if you plan to attend. You may elect to bring your own lunch, or a lunch will be provided for $10 by **advance order** no later than Monday, 6/8/09. E-mail dsmith@benbridge.com if you have any questions!

State Territorial Support for National Guard and Regular Military Members and Their Families

National Governors Association has issued several useful reports detailing State Territorial Support for National Guard and Regular Military Members and Their Families.

Going state-by-state, these reports list items such as State State Employee Benefits, Educational Benefits, Tax and Financial Benefits, Family Support, Licensing, Registration and Fees, Protections, Recognition, Employment Support and more. The reports frequently includes contact information and web links.

• State Territorial Support for National Guard and Regular Military Members and Their Families
  • 2008 Survey
  • 2008 Report
• State Programs to Facilitate the Reintegration of National Guard Troops Returning from Deployment
• More information on the NGA State Territorial Support for National Guard and Regular Military Members and Their Families page

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See also
NGA Policy Position HHS-10: "Supporting Military Personnel and Their Families"

Attorneys Assisting Citizen-Soldiers and Families (AACF)

Washington State is slated to deploy approximately 3,500 National Guard members to Iraq in August 2008.

Deployment places additional demands on military personnel and their family members. As members of the legal community, we can offer our specialized skills to assist our citizen soldiers, their family members, as well as our fellow attorneys in uniformed service.

The Guard members and their immediate families will need legal services before, during, and after deployment. Unlike active military personnel, Guard family members may not have convenient access to a military base or a military legal assistance office. Military legal staff and resources are stretched to focus on deployment readiness. Civilian attorneys can offer assistance in areas of law such as landlord-tenant issues, consumer law, family law, immigration, and other related issues.

Legal professional is Washington State are invited to join Attorneys Assisting Citizen-Soldiers and Families (AACF), a developing network of civilian volunteers throughout Washington State willing to provide limited legal services to service members and their immediate families. Staffing is needed for a network of pro bono clinics in a variety of locations. To ensure an adequate network, the development of a volunteer attorney roster is underway. In addition, please consider joining growing referral lists of volunteer attorneys willing to take pro bono cases.

To volunteer for a clinic, to join the referral list, or to learn more, please contact AttorneysEnlist@gmail.com immediately, or Captain Alex Straub at 253-512-8262 today.

This project can offer you training and possibly CLE credit. Volunteers may also benefit from being publicly honored at Volunteer Roster and Hall of Fame. More importantly, the project is an opportunity to support our fellow citizens and military family members who are directly affected by the war. Time is of the essence; we should all do our part. Contact AttorneysEnlist@gmail.com today.

MORE INFORMATION: http://aacf.wordpress.com/

Blue Star Mothers - Wounded Warrior Committee

The Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc. is a non-partisan, non-political organization of mothers who now have, or have had, children honorably serving in the military, supporting each other and their children.

Among its projects is a Wounded Warrior Committee that seeks to provide families with practical proactive approaches to pre-deployment family planning, preparing families for an unexpected emergency.

In support of this goal, BSM/WWC hosts a page of useful checklists, such as Pre-Deployment Information, Pre-Deployment Family Planning, Pre-Deployment Passports and more, here: http://www.bluestarmothers.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=64174