Building Strong Communities for Military Family Readiness

For those working with military families, community capacity isn’t just an academic concept. It has real, practical implications. This first webinar in the 2026 Academy series examines how to build meaningful partnerships and facilitate effective warm hand-offs, while also addressing the distinct challenges faced by Guard, Reserve, and geographically dispersed service members and their families.

Strengthening nutrition readiness is essential to supporting the overall well-being and resilience of military families. Building on this understanding, attendees will gain an overview of federal nutrition assistance programs and Cooperative Extension education programs that support both nutrition and financial readiness. Further, attendees will hear from an installation community partnership addressing nutrition readiness.

Designed for professionals working across military, education, child development, workforce development, health, and community systems, this session offers practical tools and cross-sector solutions to better support military-connected families. Explore how partnerships and community-based child care programs increase access and well-being for military families.

This panel discussion will focus on policy awareness and leveraging local systems to support military families. Using successful, community-based examples, this panel will show how shared responsibility at the local level supports state and national policy.