Family and Troop Support
The organizations on this page provide assistance in the areas of deployment, finances, employment, relocation, family advocacy, and more.
Click on a link below for a list of organizations providing support in that area.
Military Family Support
Special Needs/Exceptional Family Member
Parenting Support
Troop Support
Family Program Manager Resources
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| Military One Source |
| Military One Source helps the military community cope with life’s issues, with consultants available 24/7. Phone: U.S. toll-free: 800-342-9647, International toll-free: 800-3429-6477, or International collect: 484-530-5947.
http://www.militaryonesource.com |
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| National Military Family Association (NMFA) |
| Formerly the National Military Wives Association, the nonprofit NMFA is dedicated to identifying and resolving issues of concern to military families. NMFA activities revolve around programs to educate the public, military community, and Congress on the rights and benefits of military families AND to advocate an equitable quality of life for those families.
http://www.nmfa.org/ |
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| Healthy Parenting Initiative |
| The Healthy Parenting Initiative provides resources for parents dealing with the unique challenges of balancing family and military life while serving in the United States military.
https://www.guardfamily.org/?line=7926 |
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| Military Family Resource Center (MFRC) Program |
| Program areas include Healthy Parenting, Domestic Violence, Military Children and Youth, Social Compact, and more.
https://www.guardfamily.org/?line=7928 |
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| Military Family Resource Center Program Directories |
| The MFRC maintains family program directories containing contact information for family advocacy programs, family centers, child development centers, and youth programs at military installations.
https://www.guardfamily.org/?line=7928/progDir/index.cfm |
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| Military Child Education Coalition |
| The Military Child Education Coalition is a nonprofit, worldwide organization focused on the challenges facing the highly mobile military child. This Web site provides tools to help level the educational playing field for military children around the world.
http://www.militarychild.org/ |
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| Military Student.org |
| This official DoD Web site, part of the LifeLines network, discusses issues such as deployment, transition, educational issues, and more. It provides information and resources to students by specific age groups and to parents, educators, special needs families, and commanders.
http://www.militarystudent.org |
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| Guard Family Team Building (GFTB) |
| GFTB is a specially designed education and volunteer training program for and about the National Guard community.
http://www.gftb.org |
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| SGT Mom’s |
| SGT Mom’s Web site was created and is run by a military wife who explains military life on her terms.
http://www.sgtmoms.com/
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| Alliance for Children and Families |
| The Alliance for Children and Families, a national membership association, aims to strengthen the capacities of North America’s nonprofit child and family service organizations to serve and to advocate for children, families, and communities. Programs include Families and Schools Together (FAST), Community Centered Initiatives, and Ways to Work.
http://www.alliance1.org |
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| Familybuzz.com
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| The mission of Familybuzz.com is to create Web-based technologies that empower family and friends to interact in a safe, fun online environment.
http://www.familybuzz.com |
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| The Military Family Network |
| The Military Family Network is a website providing quick
and easy access to comprehensive community and business information and
resources for members of the Army, Navy, Marine, Air Force, Coast
Guard, and Reserve, veterans and their families. eMilitary.org helps
military families relocate and then once they arrive, continue make
informed decisions about their lives by connecting them with their
communities. By involving government agencies, military services,
non-profit organizations, local businesses and military families, the
website provides an extensive community network for the military
community.
http://www.eMilitary.org |
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Army
| Army Community Service (ACS) Virtual Web Site |
| ACS assists commanders in maintaining readiness of individuals, families, and communities within America’s Army. The ACS Web site offers support on deployment, finances, employment, relocation, family advocacy, and more.
http://www.goacs.org |
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| Army Family Team Building |
| Army Family Team Building is a volunteer-led organization with a central tenet: provide training and knowledge to spouses and family members to support the total Army effort.
http://www.aftb.org |
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| Army Families Online |
| This Web site contains news, information, support, and resources for soldiers and their families. Army Families Online publishes the Army Well-Being newsletter and the Family Liaison Office (FLO) newsletter, FLO Notes.
http://www.wblo.org/home.asp |
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| U.S. Army Community and Family Support Center (CFSC) – Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) |
| Keeping an Army ready to fight and win takes more than hard work and training. A balance of work and play is essential to a ready, self-reliant force; therefore the CFSC mission is to create and maintain “First Choice” MWR products and services for America’s Army soldiers.
http://www.armymwr.com |
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| Army One Source |
| Army One Source offers private, professional help for life’s problems. User ID: army/Password: onesource. Phone: 800-464-8107
http://www.armyonesource.com |
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| Air Force Crossroads
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| This official community Web site of the USAF provides Air Force families with a wealth of information on topics such as separations, casualty and loss, education, eldercare, finances, leisure, medical and dental, relocation, spouse network, and teens and youth.
http://www.afcrossroads.com/html.cfm |
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| Air Force One Source
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| Air Force One Source offers private, professional help for life’s problems. User ID: airforce/Password: ready. Phone: 800-707-5784
http://www.airforceonesource.com |
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Navy/Marine Corps
| LIFELines: NAVY QOL |
| The Lifelines Web site is a comprehensive, integrated, multimedia network serving as the Department of the Navy’s Official Quality of Life (QOL) Service Delivery Network.
http://www.lifelines.navy.mil |
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| Exceptional Family Member (EFM) Program |
| EFMConnections has found a new home on the Military HOMEFRONT Web site. Explore the Special Needs module to learn about services and resources available to military families with special medical and educational needs.
http://www.militaryhomefront.dod.mil/efm |
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| Disability Resources.org |
| Disability Resources is a nonprofit organization devoted to helping those with disabilities learn to live, work, and succeed independently.
http://www.disabilityresources.org |
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| National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies |
The National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA) unites more than 850 child care resource and referral centers in communities across the U.S. Its Web site contains useful information on Operation Military Child Care, a Department of Defense initiative to support the child care needs of military parents who are mobilized or deployed in support of the Global War on Terrorism.
http://www.naccrra.org/ |
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| Operation Baby Blanket |
Operation Baby Blanket supports new and expecting mothers whose husbands have been or soon will be deployed overseas. One of the group’s main projects supplies new mothers with “mommy packets†consisting of a blanket, a hat, and 12 birth announcements — all hand-knitted or handmade by Operation Baby Blanket volunteers.
http://www.operationbabyblanket.com/ |
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| Dads at a Distance |
The Dads at a Distance Web site was designed to help fathers maintain and strengthen their relationships with their children while they are away.
http://www.daads.com/ |
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| Moms over Miles
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| The Moms Over Miles Web site was designed to help mothers maintain and strengthen their relationships with their children while they are away.
http://www.momsovermiles.com/ |
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| National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI)
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| NFI’s mission is to improve the well-being of children by increasing the proportion of children growing up with involved, responsible, and committed fathers.
http://www.fatherhood.org/
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| Healthy Parenting Initiative |
| The Healthy Parenting Initiative provides resources for parents dealing with the unique challenges of balancing family and military life while serving in the United States military.
https://www.guardfamily.org/?line=7926 |
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| Soldiers’ Angels |
| With 35,000 members worldwide, Soldiers’ Angels supports all branches of the military. Soldiers’ Angels “adopts†service members, supports combat support hospitals (CSHs), and hands out backpacks containing much-needed items to the wounded at both CSHs and military hospitals. It also manages numerous other programs, including one through which donors can purchase Kevlar blankets for the troops. These blankets can be attached to the doors and floors of unarmored Humvees to protect against improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and direct fire.
http://www.soldiersangels.org |
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| Operation Tribute to Freedom |
| Working with U.S. Army Public Affairs Officers (PAOs) around the nation, Operation Tribute to Freedom (OTF) identifies media, speaking, and recognition opportunities that honor our returning soldiers and allow them to connect with the American public. Whether you’re an event coordinator looking for a speaker or a soldier who’d like to volunteer to speak, you can learn more at the OTF Web site.
http://www4.army.mil/otf/indexFlash.php |
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| The USO |
| Since before the U.S. entered World War II, the USO has consistently delivered its special brand of comfort, morale, and recreational services to service members and their families.
http://www.uso.org |
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| DefendAmerica.mil |
| Wondering how to support the troops serving away from home and overseas? Check out this Web site to learn about the organizations sponsoring programs to send mail and care packages, as well as other means of support, to our troops.
http://www.defendamerica.mil/support_troops.html |
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Department of Reserve Affairs: The Guard and Reserve Family Readiness
Program Toolkit
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| The Toolkit is a standardized pre-deployment and mobilization handbook with separate sections containing a wealth of information on benefits, deployment assistance, checklists, finances, family program management, volunteer management, and much more. This information is relevant to commanders, service members, family members, and family readiness program managers. The document lists Web sites and toll-free telephone numbers for financial assistance, medical treatment questions (TRICARE), and other key resources especially crucial during deployments.
http://www.defenselink.mil/ra/family/toolkit |
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| National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies |
The National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA) unites more than 850 child care resource and referral centers in communities across the U.S. Its Web site contains useful information on Operation Military Child Care, a Department of Defense initiative to support the child care needs of military parents who are mobilized or deployed in support of the Global War on Terrorism.
http://www.naccrra.org/ |
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| The Air Force Family Readiness Edge (printable documents) |
| The Air Force Readiness Edge assists families during all phases of deployment, reunion, and reintegration with the services of the Integrated Delivery System (IDS). You can view, download, and print the AF Readiness Edge for Families or AF Readiness Edge for Commanders and Supervisors . Checklists identify challenges, behaviors and concerns, and tailored support from the IDS base helping agencies; in-depth resource information is provided.
https://www.airforcefap.org/afre.asp |
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| Air Force Crossroads |
| This Web site is dedicated to those members and their families and friends who are separated due to deployments, remote assignments, extended TDYs, natural disasters, and professional military education requirements.
http://www.afcrossroads.com/famseparation/index.cfm |
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| National Military Family Association (NMFA) |
| Formerly the National Military Wives Association, the NMFA — a nonprofit 501(c)(3) association — is the only national organization dedicated to identifying and resolving issues of concern to military families. The Web site contains news on legislation related to military family issues and information on education, health care, financial literacy, volunteer opportunities, and more.
http://www.nmfa.org/ |
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| Military Assistance Program “MAPsiteâ€
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| MAPsite provides helpful information and resources on military family services, relocation assistance, money management, job searching, and more.
http://dod.mil/mapsite |
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| Military Assistance Program Central
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| Part of MAPsite, this section contains an Internet desk guide providing information for family program professionals throughout the DoD. Resources on deployment, youth, casualty and mortuary affairs, exceptional family members, financial management, and eldercare are provided, as well as information and referral services.
http://www.defenselink.mil/mapcentral/ |
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| Military Family Resource Center (MFRC)
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| The MFRC is a resource for enhancing the effectiveness of military family policy and programs. MFRC’s mission is to act as a catalyst of information between the DoD Military Community and Family Policy (MCFP) office, military policy makers, and program staff and to deliver timely, efficient, and effective information services through cutting-edge technology. The section on Program Manager Resources provides a variety of resources, such as fact sheets, course materials, briefings, and research documents, to help develop and enhance programs related to military quality of life.
https://www.guardfamily.org/?line=7928/ |
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| National Human Services Assembly
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| This association consists of the nation’s leading national nonprofits in the fields of health, human and community development, and human services. In this learning community, leaders with parallel responsibilities (e.g., CEOs, HR directors) at different national nonprofit human service organizations share knowledge and expertise about their work with a mission to advance the effectiveness of health and human services in the U.S.
http://www.nassembly.org |
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