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: [email protected]

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