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In this episode of Family Guidons, the hosts sit down with Matalyn Bulwinkle from the South Carolina National Guard Child and Youth Program to talk about all things summer. From overnight camps and teen leadership retreats to scholarships, grants, and free tutoring resources, this episode is packed with practical tools to help military families plan ahead and make summer both meaningful and manageable. If you’re wondering how to fill those long summer weeks while balancing Guard life, this episode is for you.
00:00 Intro
02:00 Introducing Madeline Bullwinkle
03:30 Why summer planning is different for Guard families
05:30 Overview of SCNG Child & Youth Program
14:00 Month of the Military Child (April events)
16:00 Soldier for a Day event at McCrady
17:30 Grants & financial assistance for summer activities
19:30 Scholarships for military children
21:00 Local resources: YMCA, Boys & Girls Club
22:30 Virtual resources (Tutor.com, United Through Reading)
24:00 Advice for shy kids considering camp
25:30 Listener letter: Local day trips & creative summer ideas
26:30 Where to find SCNG Child & Youth resources & closing
Links:
Email: familyguidons@gmail.com
Child & Youth Programs:
Facebook/Instagram - South Carolina and Youth Program
Hashtag: #SCGCYP
Website: www.arngcys.com
Grants & Financial Assistance:
Our Military Kids - https://www.ourmilitarykids.org
United Heroes League - https://unitedheroesleague.org
Operation Homefront - https://operationhomefront.org
Fisher House Scholarships https://www.fisherhouse.org/programs/scholarship-programs/
Youth & Community Programs:
Military Child Education Coalition - https://www.militarychild.org
Boys & Girls Club of America - https://www.bgca.org
Local YMCA
Virtual & Academic Support:
Tutor.com - https://www.tutor.com/military
United Through Reading - https://unitedthroughreading.org
Defining Daily Victories During a Military Deployment: Navigating the Holidays - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH6GukafBcg
Handling Travel During Deployment of Your Service Member - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62jataTay1g
South Carolina National Guard / https://www.scguard.ng.mil/
Youtube / scnationalguard
Facebook / scguard
Instagram / official_scguard
Twitter / scnationalguard
Flickr / https://www.flickr.com/photos/scguard/
DVIDS / https://www.dvidshub.net/unit/SCNG
| Date Taken: | 03.03.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 06.10.2026 10:46 |
| Category: | Recording |
| Audio ID: | 90861 |
| Filename: | 2603/DOD_111579866.mp3 |
| Length: | 00:27:32 |
| Location: | COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
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