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FAMILY LIFE

service members that provides comprehensive and coordinated Email: cwg6_staff_ffsc@us.navy.mil
community support, housing, educational, medical and personnel Official Website: https://www.navifor.usff.navy.mil/Organization/
services for those military families with special needs. Operational-Support/CWG-6/Organization/Fleet-and-Family-
Support-Center/
Soldiers on active duty enroll in the program when a family member
has a physical, emotional, developmental or intellectual condition that The Fleet and Family Support Center (FFSC) offers an array of classes,
requires specialized services. The Army defines an exceptional family programs and resources for not only Sailors and their families, but
member as any family member, regardless of age, who has a disability for all military and DOD ID card holders. The services offered help
that limits that individual’s ability to function daily, and requires promote mission and family readiness and resiliency, and provide an
ongoing counseling, training, education, therapy or treatment. outlet to stay well informed about the local community and military
lifestyle. Clinical Counseling, Transition Assistance Program (TAP),
The family member’s needs are then taken into consideration in the Deployment Support, Exceptional Family Member assistance (EFMP),
military personnel assignment process. Soldiers are responsible for Family Employment Readiness, Family Advocacy Program, Sexual
keeping their EFMP enrollment updated as the exceptional family Assault Prevention & Response, Personal Financial Management, Life
member’s condition changes, or every three years, whichever Skills Education, Relocation Assistance, New Parent Support, and
comes first. The EFMP program can also assist eligible family Information and Referral , as well as various resources (loan locker),
members of retired Soldiers, Department of the Army civilians, are some services available at the FFSC.
Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers.
Military & Family Readiness Center
Community Information Program 830 Chisholm Avenue
301-677-4136/4138
The Community Information Program provides commanders, service Official Website: https://installations.militaryonesource.mil/
members and families with comprehensive information regarding military-installation/fort-george-g-meade/military-and-family-
military and civilian community resources.
support-center/military-and-family-support-center
Hearts Apart Deployment Support Group
The Military & Family Readiness Center is in the Community
The Hearts Apart Deployment Support Group provides support to Readiness Center. Open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from
families who have loved ones serving away from home. 7:30a.m. – 4:00p.m., this resource provides a bridge for Air Force
service members and their families to access programs and services
The group meets monthly and has members from all military that strengthen communities, increase mission readiness, promote
branches as well as DoD civilians. The group also runs a “Hand- self-sufficiency and help them adapt to the Air Force way of life.
in-Hand” program, a deployment support group that travels to
area schools to support children whose parents are deployed. It is also a point of contact for family services offered throughout
Community members are invited to connect with other families all support agencies at Fort Meade and within the National Capital
while learning about managing separation. Region, as well as Air Force-specific programs for active duty
and family members, including permanent change of station,
Survivor Outreach Services (SOS) demonstrates the Army’s deployment, temporary duty and Key Spouse programs and the
commitment to the families of fallen soldiers by providing support Right Start program.
services. Financial counselors provide assistance to surviving
families through investment and estate planning education and United Service Organization (USO)
counseling. The SOS support coordinator functions as long-term 8612 6th Armored Cavalry Road
support for survivors by facilitating support groups, providing life 410-305-0660
skills education and connecting survivors with valuable resources. Official Website: www.usometro.org
Military and Family Life Counselor The United Service Organization (USO) is a private, non-profit
organization that supports troops by providing morale, welfare
The Military and Family Life Counselor supports senior commanders
and works directly with Army Community Service, Child and Youth and recreation-type services to men and women in uniform. It
Services, National Guard Headquarters and Reserve Regional was chartered by Congress to represent the American people by
Command to provide deployment and reintegration support to bringing a touch of home life to the military. The USO currently
Soldiers and their families. The family life counselor provides short- operates more than 130 centers worldwide, including 10 mobile
term problem solving, non-medical counseling services to cope canteens in the continental U.S. and overseas. Overseas centers are
with the military lifestyle. in Germany, Italy, the United Arab Emirates, Japan, Qatar, Korea,
Guam and Kuwait. Service members and their families visit USO
Fleet and Family Support Center centers more than 5.3 million times each year.
306 Sentinel Drive, Suite 350, Work/Life Services (NSA)
Annapolis Junction, MD 20701 9800 Savage Road
301-677-9014/17/18
301-688-1697

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