Operation Purple Camp has been in operation since 2004! Each year I try to announce when they start registering for camps so our readers can find a camp nearest to them and register! If you are a reader of You Served and have a child who has participated in a Camp or participates this year, please contact me at Claire@youserved.com. I would love to interview you about your expereince!
Now on to the fun!
When you hear “Operation Purple camp” you should think: Kids Serve Too! The National Military Family Association’s Operation Purple camps are a time for having fun, making friends, and reminding military kids that they are the Nation’s youngest heroes.
The Operation Purple program was created in 2004 in response to parent’s call to “help us help our kids.” The mission of the Operation Purple program is to empower military children and their families to develop and maintain healthy and connected relationships, in spite of the current military environment. We do this through a variety of means, including the healing and holistic aspect of the natural world. The program is joint or “purple”— and open to children and families of active duty, National Guard or Reserve service members from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, or the Commissioned Corps of the US Public Health Service and NOAA.
In the 2004 Operation Purple pilot season, the National Military Family Association started with 12 camp locations serving close to 1,000 children. Since then the Operation Purple program has grown and expanded and by summer’s end close to 45,000 military children and teens will have been served. The Operation Purple program also includes camps for teens, family retreats at the national parks, and camps geared to address the needs of children and families of our nations wounded service members.
Donations for Operation Purple camps are now supporting our 2012 program. Please direct donation questions to donations@militaryfamily.org.
Please direct questions regarding the Operation Purple program toOPC@militaryfamily.org.
2011 Operation Purple camp applications are now available.
Find a location near you and apply today.
