One Mission: Serve Navy SEALs' Kids With Learning Disabilities
Navy SEAL deployments are often long and grueling, and leaving school-age children behind only adds to the challenge, especially if the children are struggling in school.\xa0\nIf a father is \u201cgetting ready to go on mission, and there's Timmy failing in second grade, that's all he's going to think about,\u201d says Gretchen McIntosh, the executive director of SEALKIDS.\xa0\nAnd for the mothers at home with a husband deployed and a child struggling academically, McIntosh says, Mom is often \u201cstressed out\u201d by the task of meeting the needs of a \u201cchild at home that has a learning disability.\u201d\xa0\nOut of seeing an immense need for additional educational support for many Navy SEAL families, the organization SEALKIDS was born.\xa0\n\u201cSEALKIDS steps in so that Dad can concentrate on his mission ahead, because we're handling the mission at home,\u201d McIntosh explains.\xa0\nSEALKIDS not only connects families to tutors and other education resources in their area, but also raises funds to help the families pay for those additional resources.\xa0\nSEALKIDS is active in 17 states and is serving 390 kids this year, with a focus on helping children with learning disabilities.\xa0\nMcIntosh joins \u201cThe Daily Signal Podcast\u201d during National School Choice Week to share the stories of the families the organization has helped and to explain how it hopes to expand its work to serve even more SEAL families.\xa0\nEnjoy the show!\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.