Military Family Resources

15250 Avenue of Science, San Diego, CA 92128
Mercedes Hubschmitt, Ed.D. 

Director II, Learning Support Services

 [email protected]

Welcome Military Families!

Below you will find useful information for our military families.

PUSD Resources

• After & Before School Education & Safety (ASES) Program Grades 6-8 
• Alternative Education [Home-Hospital, Home Schooling, OCIS, Teen Parent]
• Annual Holiday Calendar
• Canvas [Learning Management System, online classroom]
• Extended Student Services (ESS) Grades TK-5 - See ESS Enrollment Prioritization Criteria

• MyPlan [Parent Portal, view grades, applications]
• New Student Enrollment - Military families may use PCS Orders to the state of California as Proof of Residency for enrollment purposes
• Password Reset
• Poway Unified School District Special Education
• Preschool Programs
• School Busing - Transportation 
• School Lunch Information
• Technology Assistance

Community Resources for Military Families

Child Care Resources for Military families

• Child Development Programs, San Diego Metro Fleet and Family Readiness
• MilitaryChildCare.com
• Neighborhood House Association
• San Diego County Office of Education Launches MCCYN-PLUS to Expand Child Care Options for Military Families
• YMCA Childcare Resource Service

Children with Special Needs

• Marine Corps Exceptional Family Member Program - San Diego
• Marine Corps Exceptional Family Member Program - Miramar

General Resources for Military Families

• BrightLife Kids
• Courage to Call  24/7 Helpline (877) 698-7838
• Department of Defense Educational Activity operates school worldwide for the children of Department of Defense military and civilian families. 

• Deployment Supports

• Financial Management for Military Families Financial planning assistance at no expense to Military families
• Fleet and Family Support Center
• FOCUS (Families OverComing Under Stress) provides resiliency training for Marine and Sailors families facing the challenge of a family member’s deployment. 
• Liaison: Navy and Marine Corps
• Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Legal Services Support Team and Navy-Region Legal Service Office-Southwest provides legal support to active duty, reserve, and retired military personnel and their families.
• Marine Corps Community Services Miramar to reach links for newsworthy items like ALMARS and MARADMINS
• ALNAVS and NAVADMINS
• MCB Camp Pendleton Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) assists Active Duty Service Members in managing the dual demands of a military career and having a family member with special needs, whether medical, emotional or educational. 
• MCCS Camp Pendleton School Liaison Office
• Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, world-wide organization, whose work is focused on ensuring quality educational opportunities for all military children affected by mobility, family separation, and transition. 
• Military Family Support Center
• Military Kids Connect
• Military Interstate Children's Compact Commission (MIC3) ensures that the children of military families are afforded the same opportunities for educational success as other children and are not penalized or delayed in achieving their educational goals by inflexible administrative and bureaucratic practices. 
• Military Impacted Schools Association (MISA) is a national organization of school superintendents. Their mission is to serve school districts with a high concentration of military children. 
• Military Installations - Search for program or service needed
• Military One Source - April is the Month of the Military Child
• MilitaryOneSource is a 24/7/365 information and referral service available via toll-free telephone and Internet access. A personal and family readiness tool, Military OneSource extends the existing family support system. Programs provided are especially beneficial to those geographically separated from installation services or those unable to seek assistance during traditional working hours. 
• My Military Life is an app that guides families through topics such as going back to school, planning for a deployment or transitioning out of the military, etc.
• Operation Bigs - Mentoring program for military families. Phone (619) 218-3335.
• Operation Homefront is  non-profit organization providing a hand up to military families in their time of need.
• San Diego Armed Services YMCA
• San Diego County Office of Education - Military Students and Family Supports 
• San Diego Military Family Collaborative has great resources, information and free events available to military families. Visit their calendar to view upcoming events.
• SAY San Diego (Social Advocates for Youth)
• The Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society
• Tutor.com for US Military Families provides help from professional tutors anytime you need it, for FREE. Tutors are online 24/7 and eligible military families in the Army, Marines, Navy and Air Force can take advantage of this military family program to get help with more than 16 subjects.
• United Through Reading Military Program - great opportunity for families separated by deployment
• U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps provides legal assistance on a variety of topics, including pre-deployment services.
• Virtual Clinical Counseling - Clinical counseling services are free of charge to active-duty personnel and family members. No referral needed.