Family Support

The Army has an obligation to provide an environment that develops resilient Army families, connects families to the Army, and creates opportunities for family members to pursue employment and career opportunities.

NGB Family Programs
The NGB Family Programs website is a great resource for families throughout the deployment cycle. Find information and other resources on how to achieve and maintain family readiness throughout the deployment cycle, including valuable training to introduce you to military life and help you adjust to the military lifestyle. Key program services are intended to provide support services, education, and information to assist the Guardsman and family member population of the National Guard Community. Also find valuable information on the GFAP program, a grass roots process modeled after the Army Family Action Plan (AFAP) directing actions to improve Family Programs, benefits and entitlements for the National Guard Community. It is a standardized management tool which provides a means of monitoring the process of issue gathering, submission, disbursement, and resolution.

Deployment Support

MyArmyLifeToo.com
MyArmyLifeToo.com provides a network of integrated support services that directly impact Soldier and family readiness.

AKO: Army Knowledge Online
Army Knowledge Online.

Tragedy Assistance Program (TAPS)
TAPS offers grief support to survivors, delivering the triumph of tenderness and kindness over pain, suffering and loss.

DoD DeploymentLink
Offers deployment related health support.

Community Resource Finder
Community Resource Finder

Help with Deployment-related Travel
Help with Deployment-related Travel

Strong Bonds
Strong Bonds

Soldier Family Life Consultants Program
Following the success of a pilot program in Europe, an Army initiative that provides informal support to Soldiers returning from deployments and their family members has begun in earnest. The “Soldier and Family Life Consultants Initiative” offers free, anonymous reunion and reintegration support to National Guard Soldiers and their families. “The support will be in the form of individual and group training, consultation and referral services, and will augment existing Army services,” said Jay Burcham, chief of Deployment Readiness for Family Programs at CFSC. “The reunion and reintegration period after an extended deployment is a critical time for a Soldier and families. The life consultants will provide the training and skills to make this period easier.”

Guard Family Team Building
The GFTB Program is designed for everyone: Service Members, Spouses, Parents, Children, Retirees, Civilian Employees, and interested Community Members. It helps the Guard "family" by teaching all aspects of life associated with the military, specifically the National Guard.

National Military Family Association
National Military Family Association

Military.com Resources
Military.com Resources

Deployment Support Resources
Deployment Support Resources

Family Adaptation

MyArmyLifeToo.com
MyArmyLifeToo.com provides a network of integrated support services that directly impact Soldier and family readiness.

AFTB: Army Family team Building
Information and resources on AFTB from MyArmyLifetoo.com.

Army MWR
Army MWR is a comprehensive network of support and leisure services designed to enhance the lives of soldiers (active, Reserve, and Guard), their families, civilian employees, military retirees and other eligible participants.

Military Family Member Benefits
Military Family Member Benefits

Military Spouse Career Center
Military Spouse Career Center

Child Development Services

Youth Services

Military Family Support Resources, American Academy of Pediatrics
Military Family Support Resources, American Academy of Pediatrics

National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Our mission is to raise the standard of care and improve access to services for traumatized children, their families and communities throughout U.S.

Sesame Street's "Talk, Listen, Connect - Helping Families During Military Deployment"
Sesame Workshop and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. with additional support from the New York office of Mental Health (NYSOMH) and Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC), have partnered to produce a new project, Talk, Listen, Connect. These bilingual kits will help military families and their young children cope with feelings, challenges, and concerns experienced during various phases of deployment: pre-deployment, deployment and homecoming. The kit includes:
• Sesame Street DVD
• A parent/caregiver magazine
• A Children's Activity Poster
Distribution provided by the Department of Defense through Military OneSource.

Children, Youth and Families Education and Resource Network
Resources for Parents, Teachers, and Family Support Professionals in Times of War.

Exceptional Family Member Support

MyArmyLifeToo.com
MyArmyLifeToo.com provides a network of integrated support services that directly impact Soldier and family readiness.

The Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 1315.19, Authorizing Special Needs Family Members Travel Overseas at Government Expense
The Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) is a military personnel system concerned with authorizing family member travel to overseas locations at government expense when the family member has a special need (either medical or educational). The body of the Instruction provides guidance on the process and assigns responsibilities. It is stated here that the Instruction applies to active duty service members, civilian employees, and to their family members.

Exceptional Family Member Program Forum on MilitaryHOMEFRONT
Exceptional Family Member Program Forum on MilitaryHOMEFRONT

Family Advocacy

MyArmyLifeToo.com
MyArmyLifeToo.com provides a network of integrated support services that directly impact Soldier and family readiness.

Army National Guard Family Readiness Programs
Information and resources on family readiness programs for the Army National Guard.

Special Operations Family Support
Family support information and resources for Special Operations.

Association of the US Army Family Programs
AUSA's Family Programs Directorate works on behalf of Army families through installation visits, information gathering, supporting family readiness activities and hosting Military Family Forums.

Spouse Employment

Army Spouse Employment Partnership
The Army has partnered with several corporations in an effort to offer Army spouses greater career opportunities.

Military Spouse JobSearch
Military Spouse JobSearch is designed to enhance the employment opportunities for spouses of U.S. servicemembers with employers committed to hiring military spouses and to connect employers with a talented, global, diverse workforce.