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Molly is a sophomore in high school and a member of the Los
Angeles Eschscholtzia C.A.R. Society. She has chosen for her
project to work with the Military Program of United Through
Reading. United Through Reading is an organization that works to
maintain family unity and child- parent relationships while a parent
is deployed in the United States Armed Forces. Some deployments
can last for over a year at a time, creating anxiety in children about
their parent’s safety, and in young children preventing them from
having any memories or recognition of their parent. United
Through Reading facilitates relationships between children and
parents by training units to record service members reading to their
children. These mini DVDs are sent home, sometimes with the
corresponding book, and when the family receives a video they are
encouraged to send back pictures or videos of the child’s reaction,
creating a full circle of communication. This allows children to
have voice and face recognition with their parents, and allows the
father or mother to parent from afar, as well as empowering
children to read on their own, and encouraging imagination.
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