Support For Your Child
Military life brings moves, deployments, and transitions that are hard on kids. These resources cover child care and youth programs, education and tutoring, parent support, and training.
Youth Programs & Centers
PRAIRIES Pre-teen and Teen Center
641 Chapel Ln., Bldg 234 Prairies, WPAFB, OH 45431
Phone: 937-904-4700
Child Development Centers
Prairies/Wright Care CDC
156 Spinning Rd., Bldg 6933, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433
Phone: 937-656-8701
Child & Youth Behavioral Military & Family Life Counseling Services
Due to the unique challenges military members face and the impact they have on families, the Office of Military Community and Family Policy provides Child and Youth Behavioral Military Family Life Counselors to children.
Education Resources
Tutoring: Tutoring services are available to military families at no additional cost. These services include on-demand online tutoring and homework help.
Military Child Education Coalition: This site provides information from transition resources to scholarship opportunities for military children.
Military Interstate Children's Compact Commission: This site covers enrollment, placement, eligibility, and graduation issues involving military students.
Ohio Department of Education: This section of the website provides updated education information pertaining to our military families.
Parent Resources
Parent Webinar Trainings
Military families are able to receive additional support by attending parent workshops via webinar. Webinars are live on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at Noon EST.
Parent Support
Military life brings challenges that most families never face. Military OneSource offers parenting support built specifically for military families.
Follow Your Installation
Follow your installation on Facebook for local news and family events.
Helpful Links
More Resources
Military Educators
Resources to help educators understand and support military-connected students.
Relocation Resources
Find each installation's Relocation Assistance Program to help your family plan a move.
Local Installation Resources
Find family support, deployment support, financial services, and more through Wright Patterson Air Force Base and the Ohio National Guard 178th Wing.
Military OneSource
Support for military families on everything from counseling and finances to moving and education.