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Military Family Support Barbara Thompson, Director DoD Office of Family Policy/Children and Youth

Military Family Support Barbara Thompson, Director DoD Office of Family Policy/Children and Youth. Family Support Responsibilities: Military Community &Family Policy . Develop Family Readiness policies

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Military Family Support Barbara Thompson, Director DoD Office of Family Policy/Children and Youth

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  1. Military Family Support Barbara Thompson, Director DoD Office of Family Policy/Children and Youth

  2. Family Support Responsibilities: Military Community &Family Policy • Develop Family Readiness policies • Collaborate with the Military Services and other partners to develop and monitor family programs • Provide outreach programs to augment Services’ resources. Military Services: • Draft implementing policies • Develop and monitor family programs at Military installations worldwide: • Family Centers • Children Development Centers • Morale Welfare & Recreation Facilities

  3. Changes in Family Landscape High operational tempo Large Guard and Reserve population deploying Deployment extensions Family isolation Single parent families Loneliness Financial issues Increasing stress

  4. DoD Support to Members and Families • Child Development Programs • Youth Programs • Commissaries & Exchanges • Defense State Liaison • Dependents’ Education • Domestic & Child Abuse Prevention & Treatment • Exceptional Family Member Support • Casualty Assistance & Wounded Warrior Support • Family Centers/Family Readiness • Employment Assistance • Personal Financial Management • Life Skills Education • Relocation Assistance • Joint Support • Emergency Family Assistance • Morale, Welfare & Recreation • Military OneSource • Partnerships • Non-Medical Counseling

  5. Outreach to Military Families • Through the Joint Family Support Assistance Program • Through the Defense State Liaison Office • Through collaboration with federal and community partners

  6. Military HOMEFRONT The official Department of Defense website for reliable quality of life information designed to help: • Military members and their families • Leaders • Service providers www.militaryhomefront.dod.mil

  7. JFSAP State Family Program Directors www.militaryhomefront.dod.mil/sp/jfsap/stateinformation

  8. Online Resources • National Guard Family Programs http://www.jointservicessupport.org/FP/ • National Guard Bureau Joint Services Support http://www.jointservicessupport.org/ • Reserve Affairs Family Readiness http://ra.defense.gov/html/familyreadiness.html

  9. Military OneSource 24/7 Resource for Military Members, Spouses and Families www.militaryonesource.com

  10. Volunteer Opportunity Examples • Family Store Volunteer • Holiday and Seasonal Assistance – Angel Tree Gift Distribution • Children’s Advocacy Center Clothes Closet • Document Shredding and Food Drive • Renovation/Horticulture Project Assistance • Waiting Room Attendant www.servicenation.org www.allforgood.org

  11. Questions? barbara.thompson@osd.mil

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