Kids Serve Too is a program created by military families in support of military children who currently have a parent deployed overseas. Children in military families make sacrifices and serve their country as much as anyone in uniform. Military children quietly shoulder part of the family’s burden of overseas deployment by making sure their mom or dad know they support what they are doing and believe it is important. The daily struggles and personal sacrifices of these children go unnoticed – they receive no medals, ribbons or accolades for their contributions or their unconditional support.

The mission of Kids Serve Too is to honor, support and thank military children by offering programs and resources that demonstrate our appreciation for the sacrifices they make and the unique challenges they face. This partnership between Kids Serve Too, Fairfax County and the General Dynamics IT Fairfax Division offers scholarships to military children so they may reduce some of this stress through recreation and leisure programs.

This is a military voucher program for any child who has a parent deployed out of state.  It offers a once a year voucher up to $250 for registration fees for any Fairfax County program or sports activity, including SYA Little League.  The applicant needs to complete the application and submit it with a copy of the deployment paper as well as a copy of their registration.  The link is http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/rec/ and the application can be found on the right under Areas of Information - that will also include the details of exactly what needs to be submitted.