Military Family Resource Guide - 2010 - Keep Trees

and family members to raise issues as
far as Headquarters, Department of the
Army and the United States Congress to
change laws to improve the quality of life
and community well-being when circumstances,
finances and/or regulations prevent
making changes that can benefit the
local garrison. Most local AFAP issues are
resolved through the local program; those
not are forwarded up the chain of command
as necessary to achieve resolution.
Call 353-2382 at Fort Wainwright, or 873-
4346 at Fort Greely.
The Relocation Readiness Program
provides a wide range of services
to relocating families. One excellent
program is the Standard Installation
Topic Exchange Service, an automated
database of military installations worldwide.
Other services include welcome
packets, relocation adjustment workshops,
pre-move and post-move workshops
for newcomers, travel maps and
cultural-diversity programs, including English
as a second language.
The RRP also provides a well-supplied
lending closet for Soldiers and families in
transition stocked with kitchen and household
items for temporary loan.
The program provides an outstanding,
free newcomers orientation for every Soldier
and family member who arrives at
Fort Wainwright. ACS pays for child care
for those attending the orientation. Call
353-7908 at Fort Wainwright, or 873-
3284 at Fort Greely.
The Employment Readiness Program
offers individual and group services
that maximize opportunities for
family members to attain initial or better
employment. Training on resume writing,
interviewing techniques, dressing for success
and career planning are among the
classes available to ensure family members
locate the best possible job with
career potential. The program manager
is available to assist customers in reviewing
current job openings on and off post.
Call 353-4327 at Fort Wainwright, or 873-
2479 at Fort Greely.
The Financial Readiness Program
provides budget counseling, debt liquidation
and credit information, consumer
education, checkbook management
assistance, and positive, lifetime, financial
planning through individual counseling ses-
sions and community education classes.
Consumer assistance with handling
deceptive, illegal or unethical business
practices is also available.
The Financial Readiness Training for
first-term Soldiers program is a manda-
tory, eight-hour, twice-monthly presentation
family members are welcome to
attend. Call 353-7438 at Fort Wainwright,
or 873-2479 at Fort Greely.
The Exceptional Family Member
Program provides social services support,
information and advocacy to family
members with special needs. EFMP links
exceptional family members to proper
services; and upon departure screens
them again to ensure proper services
will be in place at the next duty station.
The EFMP manager advocates for
and provides direct casework services to
EFMP clients, and follows up to ensure
they are receiving appropriate services.
The manager maintains up-to-date
and accurate information on available
resources and assists EFMP clients to
prepare for their next duty assignments.
Call 353-4243 at Fort Wainwright, or
873-3285 at Fort Greely.
The Army Volunteer Corps is managed
by the Army volunteer coordinator
(AVC) who registers all post volunteers
and assists in placing them in positions of
their choice. The coordinator also assists
supervisors with volunteer placement and
problem solving.
ARMY COMMUNITY SERVICE
The ACS volunteer manager directs
the efforts of volunteers in many of the
ACS program areas to expand the program’s
service delivery capabilities and
provides volunteer job descriptions,
training and orientation, recognition and
accounting for time contributed. Free
child care is provided to ACS volunteers
while they are working at ACS, as funds
permit. Call 353-4327 at Fort Wainwright,
or 873-4346 at Fort Greely.
Emergency food assistance support
is available at the ACS office. The
FRP manager operates the program, and
the Army Emergency Relief Officer assists
to provide emergency food assistance
support to Soldiers or family members
who request funds for emergency food
to meet short-term needs.
Additionally, the Soldier’s chain of
command (supervisor, squad leader, first
sergeant or commander), FRG leader,
chaplain and others may contact the FRP
manager to refer Soldiers for assistance.
Call 353-7453 at Fort Wainwright, or 873-
2479 at Fort Greely.
Need someone to talk with? Is something
different? Feeling out of control?
Soldier and Family Life consultants
are available to provide short-term confidential
assistance to Soldiers and dependents.
Call 388-2553 at Fort Wainwright,
or 460-0182 at Fort Greely.
Army Emergency Relief provides
emergency financial assistance to eligible
Army personnel, their families, retirees,
widows and orphans. Categories of
authorized assistance include, but are not
limited to, non-receipt of pay, emergency
travel expenses, rent, food, utilities, medical
and dental expenses, and essential
vehicle repairs.
AER can provide loans to get your
vehicle winterized. Unit commanders
can approve up to two loans per year in
limited amounts to protect Soldiers and
family members from predatory lenders.
AER exists solely for “helping the
Army take care of its own.” Call 353-7453
for Fort Wainwright, or 873-3285 for
Fort Greely, after duty hours contact the
USARAK Command Operations Center at
384-6666 or (800) 410-9144.
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