Military Families
Current Program Offerings:
Let's get pumped for the new school year! Join USO-Metro at our annual Operation Back to School event! Operation Back to School is a fun one-day program for military kids ages 5 -12 and a perfect opportunity to meet new friends. Laughter and excitement can be seen as kids participate in act...
Operation Community Connection - Meet Your Military Neighbors and Learn How We Serve You! An informal informational event geared toward all military families in the region, especially those who are new to the community or in the deployment process. The event includes activitie...
Project Cinderella -
Most branches of service have a least one anniversary or recognition "gala" each year. ...;
Y.U.M. - Offered at either lunch or dinner, these free meals are offered near the end of a pay period and are primarily targeted to junior enlisted service members whose resources may be running short.
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Holding Down the Homefront (HDTH) - These multifaceted programs focus on those taking care of the family. Highlighting the program areas of education, networking, social interaction and community support HDTH programs offer a variety of activitie...
Movies on the Lawn (MOTL) is a program designed to give service members a break with free outdoor movie showings at or near military installations in the Washington-Baltimore region on our giant inflatable AIRSCREEN movie screen. Movie attendees enjoy free popcorn, drinks, and other refreshments,...
Cooking classes led by Army specialists and USACAT team members are provided as a fun way to learn more about healthy eating habits. Topics include cooking with kids, seasonal cooking, fancy-made-easy, cooking for teens and cooking for one/two.
USO of Metropolitan Washington established Turkeys for Troops in 2008 to assist lower enlisted military families (E5 and below) due to an increase in emergency food requ...
Project USO Elf is a program whereby companies, individuals, and families can provide holiday gifts to a military child in need during the holiday season.
In 200...
On Saturday December 7, 2013, 250 military children and 60 chaperones will be bussed from installations around the Washington-Baltimore Metropolitan area to a winter wonderland for a day filled with holiday cheer for USO-Metro and HealthNet's Celebration of Children. The busses wil...
In 2009 BAE Systems approached USO-Metro to be a part...