GRANTS TO PAY FOR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES OF THEIR CHOOSING WERE PROVIDED TO 6,793 MILITARY CHILDREN LIVING THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND U.S. TERRITORIES. THE GRANTS SUPPORT THESE CHILDREN BY MINIMIZING THE EMOTIONAL, BEHAVIORAL, HEALTH, AND ACADEMIC DIFFICULTIES THEY FACE DURING A PARENT'S DEPLOYMENT OR RECOVERY, WHILE REINFORCING THE POSITIVE ASPECTS OF THEIR SERVICE SUCH AS RESILIENCE, SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AND THE STRENGTHENING OF FAMILY TIES. SINCE OMK'S FOUNDING IN 2004, THE ORGANIZATION HAS FUNDED 94,800 GRANTS TOTALING $35 MILLION.
