Owner's & Operator's Manual

Fleet and FamilyFleet and Family SupportProgram (FFSP) is alignedin three functional areasDeployment support is comprised ofservices that directly sustain deploymentand mission readiness by preparing servicemembers and their families to anticipate,understand and cope with the unusualdemands associated with Navy lifestyle andoperating tempo.• Deployment Programs• Ombudsman Support• Relocation Assistance• Life Skills Education• Mobilization/RepatriationCrisis response is comprised of servicesthat provide counseling and support,victim intervention and related preventioneducation.• Clinical Counseling• Family Advocacy Program• Sexual Assault Victim Intervention(SAVI)• Victim Advocacy• Casualty/Disaster Response• Critical Incident Intervention• New Parent SupportCareer support and retention includesprograms and services to increase servicemember retention, family support forretention, and career support planning.• Transition Assistance Program• Family Employment ReadinessProgram• Personal Financial ManagementNavyWide ProgramInitiativesIA SupportDevelops Web-based IA manualstargeted for commands, Sailors and familymembers. These handbooks provideinstructions, up-to-date information,checklists and target unique aspects of IAassignments.SAVI ProgramProvides a consistent and standardizedresponse to sexual assault incidentsthrough victim response; sexual assaultawareness, prevention and education;victim advocacy, and data collection.Sexual Assault Response Coordinators areresponsible for managing all sexual assaultcases and supporting the commands.Photo by MCSA Shanika FutrellPhoto by MC3 Patrick M. KearneyClinical CounselingIndividual, group, couples and familycounseling is provided by licensed clinicalcounselors. A variety of parenting classes,stress reduction and anger managementclasses are available.Disaster ResponseFFSP coordinates response involvingdeploying staff from other regions in supportof those FFSC’s and areas in need. FFSCclinical counselors and personal financialmanagement educators continued toaugment FFSC staff in hurricane impactedareas to respond to ongoing personal andfinancial challenges for military families.PartnershipsRelationships with a wide variety ofcivilian agencies maximize quality servicesoffered to Sailors and families. Thesecollaborative relationships include: theBetter Business Bureau, American RedCross and Chamber of Commerce.Family Advocacy ProgramClinical and victim advocate staffprovide prevention, education, victimsafety, restricted reporting options, andcounseling. The New Parent SupportProgram is a prevention service thatprovides voluntary in-home visitation tonew parents.Personal FinancialManagement ProgramProvides a collaborative andcomprehensive approach to educationand counseling about personal financialmanagement. Delivers services andindividualized assistance that fostersfinancial responsibility and accountabilitywith primary emphasis on financialindependence, sound money management,debt avoidance and long-term financialstability.AccreditationFFSP supports a robust accreditationprogram, which visits each site on atriennial basis ensuring compliance withDoD standards. All 59 FFSP centers arecurrently accredited or working towardsaccreditation.OmbudsmanA new instruction has been released,and a training curriculum developed, toenhance support of the IA process.Morale, Welfare& RecreationNavy Motion Picture Service• Movie service provided to 805locations worldwide• Videotape service – 751 sites(386 afloat; 365 ashore; 40 forwarddeployed)• 35MM film service – 54 sites(45 commands)Navy General Library Program• Virtual library service through NavyKnowledge Online (www.nko.navy.mil).• Outfit shipboard libraries withcomputers.• Outfit new ships with libraries forNAVSEA.• Paperback book service provided to358 locations worldwide.• Program support provided forCONUS and OCONUS facilities.CHILD AND YOUTH PROGRAMS81 Bases with Child DevelopmentPrograms69 Bases with Youth ProgramsNumber of Facilities124 Child Development Centers (CDCs);103 Youth Centers; and3,115 Child Development Home (CDH)providers(Source: CNIC)Photo by MC2 Matthew D. Leistikow▲ Kathleen Thompson, an information referral specialist for the Hampton Roads Fleet and Family Service Center (FFSC) receives informationfrom one of 28 civilian and military organizations during FFSC’s Resource Fair in Norfolk.▲ Ed Olander (center), a financial educator with Fleet and Family Service Center (FFSC),conducts a credit management class for Sailors at Naval Base San Diego. The class is designed tohelp Sailors learn about good and bad credit, as well as the responsibility of having credit.▲ Kim Tarshis, a family violence preventioneducator, informs Sailors and family membersabout programs available to them at the Fleetand Family Support Centert.18 A L L H A N D S • w w w . n a v y . m i l 2 0 0 8 o w n e r ’ s & O p e r a t o r ’ s m a n u a l • A L L H A N D S19