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The National Guard (NG) Child and Youth Program (CYP) promotes and sustains the
quality of life and resilience of NG children and youth by providing secure, timely, flexible,
high-quality support services and enrichment programs. NG CYP provides supervision
during out of school hours for NG children and youth and support prevention initiatives that
mitigate youth violence, gang activities, substance abuse and other at-risk behaviors.
Education: Help provide life-skills education to the children and youth of the NG, their
caregivers and community supporters.
Access: Help provide equal access to federal and state benefits that suppor t children and
families, counseling, education, child care and other resources needed to foster a healthy, stable
and secure environment.
Opportunity: Create oppor tunities for par ticipation in programs, events, and activities
available across the spectrum of government, community and the private sector.
Communication: Build a sense of belonging to the NG community by creating secure
opportunities to network with other youth, parents and youth program facilitators in the
community, state, and across the nation.
Resilience: Infuse resilience standards into all NG children and youth programs.
Outreach: Build and sustain contact with parents and children of the NG in order to
create. awareness of available support services and programs.
2 Pre, 1 Sustainment, and 1 Post YRRP Events
Breakfast with Santa
Microsoft SPARK Training
American Red Cross Babysitting/CPR training
4th Annual USA Science & Engineering Festival
Summer Safety Kick Off and Toddler “R” Us
5th Annual Youth Symposium
Teen Resiliency Workshop
3 Summer Youth Day Camps
Family Day at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling
250 Backpacks with school supplies
NEW INITIATIVES During this exciting program year, the Youth participated in
several new initiatives. With support from community part-
ners and military sponsors, we were able to provide oppor-
tunities for our young dependents, otherwise not available
through every day means.
Microsoft SPARK Training was a site visit that promoted
interactive training using their software to design and devel-
op their own games. The American Red Cross local chapter provided babysitting training in the tech-
niques and business of babysitting, as well as CPR/First Aid for infants and toddlers. These two-day
courses awarded the youth with 2-year certification in
Babysitting and CPR/First Aid. UDC’s 4-H Program
provided a STEM workshop before a fieldtrip to the 4th
annual Science and Engineering Festival in Washing-
ton, DC. Youth participated in many experiments, and
met Grand Hank, a master scientist nationally known
for his hip-hop influence of science, technology, engi-
neering, and math—STEM. Throughout the year, the
program participated in several family events, providing
activities and trainings for Pre– and Post Yellow Rib-
bon events, Breakfast with Santa, Summer Kickoff and Toddlers “R” Us. To close out the year, we
attended the Annual Joint Family Day for the DCNG, and hosted our annual Back2School Back-
packs, providing over 250 backpacks to school-age dependents this year.
TEEN COUNCIL The Teen Council is made up of 8 youth dependents of the DCNG, both Army and Air. The council
met 4 times this year to discuss new projects and ways to improve program components. They assist
in planning, organizing and developing youth events.
This year, they led, planned and prepared the Summer
activities. During the annual Youth Symposium, they
developed the event agenda, icebreakers, and helped
other youth participants in workshop exercises. They
also led the charge in planning for this year’s day
camps which included a Kiddie Camp for ages 6-9,
Youth Camp for ages 9-12, and Teen Camp for ages
13-17 years of age. All the camps focused on fun and
working together (teambuilding).
SUMMER YOUTH CAMPS
This year would not be complete without the youth summer camp experi-
ence. Our youth decided to focus on three different camps for each age group.
Each group had specific age
appropriate activities that fo-
cused on fun and teambuilding.
These high impact camps
proved to be an awesome and
exhilarating experience for the
youth where activities included
events from low ropes, giant
swing and the Terrapin tower
that help build confidence with
every new challenge. The
youth had to work on the 3 C’s
(Communication, cooperation
and creativity) to help them excel through the activities. They were forced to
rely on one another and had to persevere, be resilient and utilize relentless ener-
gy to achieve their goals. The youth were excited each and every time. In the
midst many new friendships were forged. .
“I was afraid of heights,
but these ropes are so
much fun.” ~Promise
Whitmore (daughter of
SSgt Paulene Foster,
Kiddie and Youth explore new heights as they take on
the Terrapin Explorer Ropes Course.
YOUTH SYMPOSIUM
On 29-30 July, the Youth Symposium was held at the Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River for
DCNG youth, ages 12 and older. The theme “Resiliency: Self-Love” highlighted an array of topics,
from peer pressure and substance, integrity and self love, to behavior
health ad stress management. The keynote guest, Thomas Brothers
Speak. This is the life story of twins brothers who share their walk of
life through captivating, energiz-
ing and enlightening forum. With
groups and individuals, the
Thomas brothers offered tips and
lessons on the importance of re-
siliency and integrity. The youth
furthered continued their training
with a two-hour session on resiliency. Another highlight was
the Four Lenses color training in which youth had the chance to
analyze and assess their unique strengths and motivations based
on individual personalities that help with solid understanding of
the innate talent and potential of individuals.
The Guard Teen Council expressed
their gratitude towards the keynote
speakers, Thomas Bros Speak.
“This is my first time coming to the Youth
Symposium. It was educational and fun.”
~Elias Lartey (son of 1LT Edward Lartey,
Chaplain Corps, DCARNG)
Resiliency TrAINING
During the 2-hour Resilience training, 16 youth learned that resilience is about the ability to
grow, thrive, and bounce back. In addition, they studied the 6 core competencies: self-awareness,
self-regulation, optimism, mental agility, strengths of character, and connection. Afterwards, the
youth participated in a Hunt the Good Stuff exercise, during which they were divided into 6 groups
and presented a scenario to demonstrate that selected competency. Participants were also given a
take-home workbook to continue studying and practicing the basics of resilience.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NATIONAL GUARD
YOUTH PROGRAM PARTNERS
The District of Columbia National Guard Child and Youth Program is proud to
have the support of many partners. Our partners have supported the youth of the
District of Columbia National Guard in supporting our mission and our goals.
Operation Homefront provides emergency assistance for
service members and their families. They donated 250
backpacks filled with school supplies for the students. The
program also provided toys and clothing during the holi-
day season for DCNG youth.
Our Military Kids provides substantial support in the
form of grants to the children of National Guard and Mili-
tary Reserve personnel who are currently deployed over-
seas, as well as the children of Wounded Warriors in all
branches. The grants from Our Military Kids pay for par-
ticipation in sports, fine arts, camps, and tutoring pro-
grams that nurture and sustain children while a parent is
away in service to our country or recovering from injury.
They gave five scholarships to our youth and provided
materials for our camp projects.
University of the District of Columbia Center for 4-H &
Youth Development has provided a partnership with
DCNG Child and Youth Program in implementing 4-H ac-
tivities to include camping, STEM education, Healthy
Living initiatives, and technology education. This fiscal
year 4-H & Youth Development provided programing dur-
ing our Annual Youth Symposium in Patuxent River, MD.
University of the District of Columbia Center for 4-H &
Youth development provided support for the youth of
military families before, during and after deployment for a portion of the year. Uni-
versity of the District of Colombia impacted our youth by affording much needed
creative outlets and furnishing organized arts and crafts along with technological
enhancements.
VOLUNTEERS AND HOURS # of Hours # of Vol-
unteers
Number of Guard Teen Panel Volunteers 458 8
Number of Statutory Volunteers 598 13
Totals 1,056 21
ADULT
PARTICIPANTS
YOUTH
YOUTH
NG Army 169 151 461
NG Air 1 40 44
Totals 170 191 505
Sylvia Lynch
Lead Child & Youth Program Coordinator
Washington, DC
202-685-8856 (Office)
202-423-7229 (Cell)
District of Columbia National Guard volunteers are a group of high energy, self-motivated
leaders that provide constant unwavering support to our Child and Youth program throughout
the year. Our volunteers lead and provide assistance during all of our activities. One of the
main projects that our volunteers lend their support to is during our Annual Holiday festivities
in which they work diligently to sort, pack and distribute our giveaways and toys. Our volun-
teers work tirelessly as chaperones, aides, security and general family support for our youth
during external and internal events. The volunteer program continues to recruit qualified and
exhilarating volunteers that persistently help grow and expand our program to reach new
heights.
DCNG Child and Youth Volunteers