Training is being offered for military dependents interested in learning more about how to use the Internet and other computer-based technology to keep in touch with loved ones deployed overseas.

A full day of training will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12 at the Currituck Extension Center in Barco. The training is a joint project between the Extension 4-H program and Operation: Military Kids. Bob Kohler, commander of American Legion Post 288, has donated $200 to provide lunch for participants.

Operation: Military Kids was started by the U.S. Army in 2005 as partnership between state and local communities to support children, of all ages, affected by the deployment of parents or other loved ones. North Carolina's 4-H/Army Youth Development Project is a successful partnership that reaches out to military kids living in civilian communities.

A Web page that provides information about Operation: Military Kids was created by N.C. State University to provide youth in North Carolina with information and support on how to cope with deployments.

Currituck's 4-H agent, Ellen Owens, said she believes the program is a worthwhile project that can benefit area families.

"We live in an area that has a lot of deployed military," she said.

Owens said participants must commit to attend the full day's training to be eligible to borrow available technology equipment.

Seating space is limited to the first 30 who register. For a registration form or for more information, call the Extension at 232-2262.