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U.S. Military Children & Teens


Military Children’s Charity exists to provide gifts and recognition to the children of American Service members. The United States has endured two decades of lengthy wars on multiple fronts. An entire generation of American military children grew up never knowing our country during a time of peace. The average American can escape this reality of military conflicts by turning off their television set, U.S. Military Children cannot. This demographic of children grow in an environment filled with incredible stresses. These children have experienced prolonged separations from one (or both) parent(s), may experience frequent anxiety about the safety of their parent(s), tremendous concern about the outcome of world events, and the years of economic strain facing our nation are felt strongly among some of our poorest Service member’s families. Also, Military Children’s Charity recognizes that it is crucial that our nation assist this special demographic of children with gifts and encouragement as their parents continue to deploy in a dangerous world, possibly into conflict areas.

The military children our organization serves range in age from soon-to-be-born babies to eighteen year olds. Also, in rare cases, depending on special circumstances (such as a parent suicide), we have stayed with the family member into their early 20s.

  • Children & Teens Attached to a Military Installation (Military Bases)
    These are military children attached to a U.S. military installation, who may attend public or private school or a Department of Defense school, depending on geographic location.

  • Children & Teens in Our Communities (Not-Attached to a Military Installation)
    These are Military Children/ Teens not attached to a U.S. military installation and living within the community, often attending public or private schools. For example, their parent(s) are on recruiting duty, their parents are divorced, their parent serves in a special capacity, etc.

  • Bereaved Children & Teens
    The Richard K. Johnston Memorial Bereavement Program provides gifts directly to Military Children and Teens whose parent has been killed in U.S. military service. During the past fifteen years, MCC has served over three dozen children, teens and young adults with gifts of appreciation year-round to acknowledge their sacrifice. For the American servicemember's funeral, MCC provides teddy bears and blankets to the children, even the teenagers. If the child moves from their present location, MCC continues to ship the gifts to the child's new home. The additional annual gifting includes holiday toys, new books, backpacks filled with school supplies and a birthday gift.