About Us
About Military Child of the Year® Award
Military Child of the Year® Award recipients are the young heroes of their grade, school, town, or city. This award recognizes military children who have demonstrated themselves as exceptional citizens while facing the challenges of military family life.
The average Military Child of the Year® Award Nominee *:
- Has moved five times or more.
- Experienced at least one parent deploy for 18 months or more.
- Volunteered with service groups an average of 75 hours during the year.
- 17% have a sibling in the Exceptional Family Member Program.
- Maintained above average grades, often with honors.
- Excelled in sports, theatre and/or music.
- Held leadership positions in school and community groups.
*2011 nominee average
Meet The Members of Our Honorary Congressional Committee:
United States Senate
The Honorable Harry Reid
Senate Majority Leader, Senator for Nevada
The Honorable Kelly Ayotte
Senator for New Hampshire
The Honorable Saxby Chambliss
Senator for Georgia
The Honorable Kirsten Gillibrand
Senator for New York
The Honorable James Inhofe
Senator for Oklahoma
The Honorable Joe Manchin
Senator for West Virginia
The Honorable Jeanne Shaheen
Senator for New Hampshire
The Honorable Roger F. Wicker
Senator for Mississippi
United States House of Representatives
The Honorable Dan Benishek
Representative for the 1st Congressional District of Michigan
The Honorable Doug Lamborn
Representative for the 5th Congressional District of Colorado
The Honorable Beto O'Rourke
Representative for the 16th Congressional District of Texas
About Operation Homefront
Operation Homefront provides emergency financial and other assistance to the families of our service members and wounded heroes.
A national nonprofit organization, Operation Homefront leads more than 5,000 volunteers and has met more than 741,000 needs of military families since its inception in 2002. The organization currently provides services to military families across the nation with 23 locations serving 43 states with 94 percent of total revenue donated to Operation Homefront going directly to assist service members. To follow the award progress, go to https://www.facebook.com/OperationHomefront .
