Military OneSource  This site provides information and resources to help balance work and family life. Consultants are available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week by phone, online, or via email offering personalized support to any service or family member. Military OneSource offers twelve free in-person counseling sessions per person, per issue.  For those unable to attend face-to-face counseling, Military OneSource arranges telephone and online consultations.

Consultants can research housing options in the local civilian community, child care options, education options for children, and other issues that arise during the course of a move. The website includes a number of moving-related articles on topics such as international relocations, making connections in a new community, and managing the stress of a move. To contact Military OneSource by phone, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, call Stateside at 1-800-342-9647. The Military OneSource website lists specific dialing information for other countries.

Addtional Relocation Resources

Automated Housing Referral Network (AHRN) AHRN is sponsored by the Department of Defense and is designed to improve the process of securing available housing for relocating military members and their families. Service members can also post ads for a roommate or list their own property for rent along with local property manager.

DEERS The Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) includes over 23 million records pertaining to active duty and reserve military and their family members, military retired, Department of Defense (DoD) civil service personnel, and DoD contractors. DEERS is comprised of the National Enrollment Database (NED), the Person Data Repository (PDR), and several satellite databases. This system provides accurate and timely information for supporting DoD ID smart cards.

DoD Lodging  This is the official worldwide temporary lodging website for reservations to Air Force and Navy facilities worldwide.  Contains links to Army and Marine Corps lodging directories. Visitors can find and book reservations through this website.

DoD Schools  This is the official website for all Department of Defense schools worldwide. The website provides information and locator services for parents and students including information on Educational and Developmental Intervention Services.

Defense Travel System (DTS) This website allows visitors to book all official travel and find local travel offices. DTS streamlines the entire process involved in global DoD travel.

MilitaryINSTALLATIONS MilitaryINSTALLATIONS is a searchable directory of worldwide installation and state-related military information, programs, and services. It provides easy access to fast facts, articles, website resource directories, photos, contact information, major units, weather, and maps. With this resource, users can quickly find relevant information about any installation or military resources in their state. Learning about a new community was never easier.

Military Youth on the Move  A replacement for Military Teens on the Move (MTOM), this site is an easy to use resource that reaches out to youth with creative ways to cope with issues that arise in the face of a move, such as transitioning to a new school, saying goodbye to friends, and getting involved in a new community. The website is divided into three target audiences: elementary school, middle school, and high school. Users simply click on their age group to get started. Once inside the site, users search different topics that pertain to both military youth in particular and youth in general.

Move.mil This is the official DoD household goods moving and storage website. It provides information regarding allowances, assistance booking a move, and assistance tracking shipments.

Per Diem Travel and Transportation Allowance Committee  This website provides the latest official information on pay and allowances and can help service providers and service members to determine housing allowances and reimbursements for travel expenses.

Plan My Move  Plan My Move is a set of online organizational tools designed to make frequent moves easier and less disruptive for service members and families.  Available tools include a customizable calendar, to-do lists, departure and arrival checklists, installation overviews, and installation-specific information on a number of topics, such as education, transportation, child care, and employment. This site is easy to use and provides quick information and results.

Where is my POV?  This is the official website for shipping and storing a personally owned vehicle.  Visitors must enter a last name to get into the website.  They are then able to track an auto during shipment.

Military OneSource  This site provides information and resources to help balance work and family life. Consultants are available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week by phone, online, or via email offering personalized support to any service or family member. Military OneSource offers twelve free in-person counseling sessions per person, per issue.  For those unable to attend face-to-face counseling, Military OneSource arranges telephone and online consultations.

Consultants can research housing options in the local civilian community, child care options, education options for children, and other issues that arise during the course of a move. The website includes a number of moving-related articles on topics such as international relocations, making connections in a new community, and managing the stress of a move. To contact Military OneSource by phone, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, call Stateside at 1-800-342-9647. The Military OneSource website lists specific dialing information for other countries.

Addtional Relocation Resources

Automated Housing Referral Network (AHRN) AHRN is sponsored by the Department of Defense and is designed to improve the process of securing available housing for relocating military members and their families. Service members can also post ads for a roommate or list their own property for rent along with local property manager.

DEERS The Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) includes over 23 million records pertaining to active duty and reserve military and their family members, military retired, Department of Defense (DoD) civil service personnel, and DoD contractors. DEERS is comprised of the National Enrollment Database (NED), the Person Data Repository (PDR), and several satellite databases. This system provides accurate and timely information for supporting DoD ID smart cards.

DoD Lodging  This is the official worldwide temporary lodging website for reservations to Air Force and Navy facilities worldwide.  Contains links to Army and Marine Corps lodging directories. Visitors can find and book reservations through this website.

DoD Schools  This is the official website for all Department of Defense schools worldwide. The website provides information and locator services for parents and students including information on Educational and Developmental Intervention Services.

Defense Travel System (DTS) This website allows visitors to book all official travel and find local travel offices. DTS streamlines the entire process involved in global DoD travel.

MilitaryINSTALLATIONS MilitaryINSTALLATIONS is a searchable directory of worldwide installation and state-related military information, programs, and services. It provides easy access to fast facts, articles, website resource directories, photos, contact information, major units, weather, and maps. With this resource, users can quickly find relevant information about any installation or military resources in their state. Learning about a new community was never easier.

Military Youth on the Move  A replacement for Military Teens on the Move (MTOM), this site is an easy to use resource that reaches out to youth with creative ways to cope with issues that arise in the face of a move, such as transitioning to a new school, saying goodbye to friends, and getting involved in a new community. The website is divided into three target audiences: elementary school, middle school, and high school. Users simply click on their age group to get started. Once inside the site, users search different topics that pertain to both military youth in particular and youth in general.

Move.mil This is the official DoD household goods moving and storage website. It provides information regarding allowances, assistance booking a move, and assistance tracking shipments.

Per Diem Travel and Transportation Allowance Committee  This website provides the latest official information on pay and allowances and can help service providers and service members to determine housing allowances and reimbursements for travel expenses.

Plan My Move  Plan My Move is a set of online organizational tools designed to make frequent moves easier and less disruptive for service members and families.  Available tools include a customizable calendar, to-do lists, departure and arrival checklists, installation overviews, and installation-specific information on a number of topics, such as education, transportation, child care, and employment. This site is easy to use and provides quick information and results.

Where is my POV?  This is the official website for shipping and storing a personally owned vehicle.  Visitors must enter a last name to get into the website.  They are then able to track an auto during shipment.

Military OneSource  This site provides information and resources to help balance work and family life. Consultants are available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week by phone, online, or via email offering personalized support to any service or family member. OneSource also provides access to twelve free counseling sessions per problem per person. For those unable to attend face-to-face counseling, Military OneSource arranges telephone and online consultations.

Military and Family Life Counseling (MFLC) Program, On-Demand Support  The MFLC program provides non-medical counseling support and psycho-educational presentations on a variety of topics for National Guard and Reserve Components and their families. MFLCs providing on-demand support assist with deployment and reintegration events, family days, and drill weekends. Financial counselors are deployed in tandem with MFLCs to address a range of issues from basic budgeting and money management to savings and investments. The on-demand program is available at no cost and provides an anonymous and confidential service to troops and families.  On-Demand Request Form

Additonal Counseling Resources

Deployment Health Clinical Center This website provides information on emerging health concerns for Service members and their families. It also includes many helpful links related to deployment and health and provides contact information for a number of additional resources.

Force Health Protection and Readiness This website was established by the Department of Defense as an additional resource to address deployment-related concerns for troops and family members.  The Directorate also provides a toll-free, direct hotline number (800-497-6261) for service members and their families with deployment-related questions.

DoD Mental Health Self-Assessment (MHSA) Program  This site offers a mental health and alcohol screening and referral program for military families and service members affected by deployment and mobilization. This voluntary and anonymous program is offered online, by phone, and through special events held at installations and reserve units.  Anonymous self-assessments are available for depression, bipolar disorder, alcohol use, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and generalized anxiety disorder. Individualized results and military health resources, including TRICARE, VA Centers, and Military OneSource, are provided at the end of every assessment.  Online assessment tools can be accessed here.

Military Crisis Line This hotline provides services specifically geared towards military members and veterans who are having a mental health crisis or suicidal thoughts. To contact the hotline directly, please call 1-800-273-TALK (8255). More information about this program is available on the website for the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Military OneSource  This site provides information and resources to help balance work and family life. Consultants are available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week by phone, online, or via email offering personalized support to any service or family member. OneSource also provides access to twelve free counseling sessions per problem per person. For those unable to attend face-to-face counseling, Military OneSource arranges telephone and online consultations.

Military and Family Life Counseling (MFLC) Program, On-Demand Support  The MFLC program provides non-medical counseling support and psycho-educational presentations on a variety of topics for National Guard and Reserve Components and their families. MFLCs providing on-demand support assist with deployment and reintegration events, family days, and drill weekends. Financial counselors are deployed in tandem with MFLCs to address a range of issues from basic budgeting and money management to savings and investments. The on-demand program is available at no cost and provides an anonymous and confidential service to troops and families.  On-Demand Request Form

Additonal Counseling Resources

Deployment Health Clinical Center This website provides information on emerging health concerns for Service members and their families. It also includes many helpful links related to deployment and health and provides contact information for a number of additional resources.

Force Health Protection and Readiness This website was established by the Department of Defense as an additional resource to address deployment-related concerns for troops and family members.  The Directorate also provides a toll-free, direct hotline number (800-497-6261) for service members and their families with deployment-related questions.

DoD Mental Health Self-Assessment (MHSA) Program  This site offers a mental health and alcohol screening and referral program for military families and service members affected by deployment and mobilization. This voluntary and anonymous program is offered online, by phone, and through special events held at installations and reserve units.  Anonymous self-assessments are available for depression, bipolar disorder, alcohol use, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and generalized anxiety disorder. Individualized results and military health resources, including TRICARE, VA Centers, and Military OneSource, are provided at the end of every assessment.  Online assessment tools can be accessed here.

Military Crisis Line This hotline provides services specifically geared towards military members and veterans who are having a mental health crisis or suicidal thoughts. To contact the hotline directly, please call 1-800-273-TALK (8255). More information about this program is available on the website for the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Military OneSource   This site provides information and resources to help balance work and family life. Consultants are available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week by phone, online, or via email offering personalized support to any service or family member. Military OneSource can connect individuals with a trained, state-licensed mental health professional in the community, telephonically, or online for confidential/private counseling.

Available personal financial management materials include financial counseling checklists, articles, and tips on topics such as budgeting, credit and collections, and taxes.  Through Military OneSource, service members and their families can also access up to twelve sessions of free, face-to-face financial counseling with a counselor in their area. Options for telephonic and online counseling are also available.  To contact Military OneSource by phone, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, call Stateside at 1-800-342-9647. The Military OneSource website lists specific dialing information for other countries.

Additional Personal Financial Management Resources

Association of Military Banks of America (AMBA)  AMBA is a nonprofit association of banks operating on military installations, banks not located on military installations but serving military customers, and military banking facilities designated by the U. S. Treasury.

American Savings Education Council (ASEC)  ASEC is a nonprofit, national coalition of public and private sector institutions that share a mission to raise public awareness about the necessary steps to successfully ensure long-term personal financial independence. The ASEC website provides information, tools, and numerous calculators to assist consumers in planning their financial futures.

Better Business Bureau (BBB) Military Line  As part of the Financial Readiness Campaign, the BBB partnered with DoD to provide a variety of consumer services and materials to members of the military community.  The BBB Military Line website posts financial topics, branch-specific news, and additional consumer education resources.

Consumer Action  Maintained by the Federal Citizen Information Center of the US General Services Administration, the Consumer Action website contains information and tips on a number of topics including identity theft, credit, travel, utilities, and consumer complaints.

Defense Credit Union Council (DCUC)  DCUC is an organization of credit unions whose membership consists wholly or in part of personnel of the U.S. Department of Defense, both military and civilian. The Council's total membership consists of 240 credit unions serving the DoD establishment worldwide. All are insured by either the National Credit Union Administration (the federal regulator), or an independent or state agency meeting federal standards.

Department of the Treasury Financial Literacy and Education Commission  The Financial Literacy and Education Commission is comprised of twenty federal agencies including DoD, that provide financial education.  The website, MyMoney.gov, provides information on various personal finance topics from across the spectrum of federal agencies that deal with financial issues and markets.  Additionally, the Department of the Treasury's website provides financial calculators and a toll-free number (1-888-MyMoney) available in Spanish and English for anyone in the general public seeking information about federal financial education materials.

Military Saves  The Military Saves program, sponsored by DoD with the Consumer Federation of America, provides service members with the necessary tools to develop and maintain a savings plan. The Military Saves program is a free service designed to assist service members in reaching their financial goals, reducing and eliminating debt, and learning more about wealth-building and savings.

Military Sentinel  Military Sentinel is a joint initiative of the FTC and DoD designed to help improve consumer protection for service members, their families, and DoD civilians.  The Military Sentinel website allows service members, DoD civilians, and their families to file consumer complaints that are used by over 500 law enforcement organizations to target cases for prosecution and other enforcement measures.

National Military Family Association Financial Resources The National Military Family Association is a nonprofit organization committed to strengthening and protecting the families of the men and women currently serving, retired, wounded or fallen. It provides families of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Commissioned Corps of the USPHS and NOAA with information, works to get them the benefits they deserve, and offers programs that improve their lives.

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES)  The Consumer and Family Economics group within the USDA, CSRESS was created to enhance economic opportunities and quality of life among families and communities by strengthening the capacity of families to establish and maintain economic security.  The USDA CSREES is sharing relevant financial education research, knowledge, resources, and tools with DoD, military personal financial counselors, educators, and command financial specialists.

USA4 Military Families  The USA4 Military Families initiative is a partnership between DoD and states to engage and educate state policymakers, nonprofit associations, concerned business interests, and other state leaders about the needs of military members and their families.  The USA4 Military Families website lists the key issues identified by the DoD (including predatory lending), best practices implemented by state Governors, and news on notable state level developments and announcements.

Military OneSource   This site provides information and resources to help balance work and family life. Consultants are available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week by phone, online, or via email offering personalized support to any service or family member. Military OneSource can connect individuals with a trained, state-licensed mental health professional in the community, telephonically, or online for confidential/private counseling.

Available personal financial management materials include financial counseling checklists, articles, and tips on topics such as budgeting, credit and collections, and taxes.  Through Military OneSource, service members and their families can also access up to twelve sessions of free, face-to-face financial counseling with a counselor in their area. Options for telephonic and online counseling are also available.  To contact Military OneSource by phone, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, call Stateside at 1-800-342-9647. The Military OneSource website lists specific dialing information for other countries.

Additional Personal Financial Management Resources

Association of Military Banks of America (AMBA)  AMBA is a nonprofit association of banks operating on military installations, banks not located on military installations but serving military customers, and military banking facilities designated by the U. S. Treasury.

American Savings Education Council (ASEC)  ASEC is a nonprofit, national coalition of public and private sector institutions that share a mission to raise public awareness about the necessary steps to successfully ensure long-term personal financial independence. The ASEC website provides information, tools, and numerous calculators to assist consumers in planning their financial futures.

Better Business Bureau (BBB) Military Line  As part of the Financial Readiness Campaign, the BBB partnered with DoD to provide a variety of consumer services and materials to members of the military community.  The BBB Military Line website posts financial topics, branch-specific news, and additional consumer education resources.

Consumer Action  Maintained by the Federal Citizen Information Center of the US General Services Administration, the Consumer Action website contains information and tips on a number of topics including identity theft, credit, travel, utilities, and consumer complaints.

Defense Credit Union Council (DCUC)  DCUC is an organization of credit unions whose membership consists wholly or in part of personnel of the U.S. Department of Defense, both military and civilian. The Council's total membership consists of 240 credit unions serving the DoD establishment worldwide. All are insured by either the National Credit Union Administration (the federal regulator), or an independent or state agency meeting federal standards.

Department of the Treasury Financial Literacy and Education Commission  The Financial Literacy and Education Commission is comprised of twenty federal agencies including DoD, that provide financial education.  The website, MyMoney.gov, provides information on various personal finance topics from across the spectrum of federal agencies that deal with financial issues and markets.  Additionally, the Department of the Treasury's website provides financial calculators and a toll-free number (1-888-MyMoney) available in Spanish and English for anyone in the general public seeking information about federal financial education materials.

Military Saves  The Military Saves program, sponsored by DoD with the Consumer Federation of America, provides service members with the necessary tools to develop and maintain a savings plan. The Military Saves program is a free service designed to assist service members in reaching their financial goals, reducing and eliminating debt, and learning more about wealth-building and savings.

Military Sentinel  Military Sentinel is a joint initiative of the FTC and DoD designed to help improve consumer protection for service members, their families, and DoD civilians.  The Military Sentinel website allows service members, DoD civilians, and their families to file consumer complaints that are used by over 500 law enforcement organizations to target cases for prosecution and other enforcement measures.

National Military Family Association Financial Resources The National Military Family Association is a nonprofit organization committed to strengthening and protecting the families of the men and women currently serving, retired, wounded or fallen. It provides families of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Commissioned Corps of the USPHS and NOAA with information, works to get them the benefits they deserve, and offers programs that improve their lives.

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES)  The Consumer and Family Economics group within the USDA, CSRESS was created to enhance economic opportunities and quality of life among families and communities by strengthening the capacity of families to establish and maintain economic security.  The USDA CSREES is sharing relevant financial education research, knowledge, resources, and tools with DoD, military personal financial counselors, educators, and command financial specialists.

USA4 Military Families  The USA4 Military Families initiative is a partnership between DoD and states to engage and educate state policymakers, nonprofit associations, concerned business interests, and other state leaders about the needs of military members and their families.  The USA4 Military Families website lists the key issues identified by the DoD (including predatory lending), best practices implemented by state Governors, and news on notable state level developments and announcements.

Military OneSource  This site provides information and resources to help balance work and family life. Consultants are available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week by phone, online, or via email offering personalized support to any service or family member. Military OneSource can connect individuals with a trained, state-licensed mental health professional in the community, telephonically, or online for confidential/private counseling.  Available deployment materials include checklists, articles, and tips on preparing for, dealing with, and returning from deployment.

Military Family Life Counselors (MFLC)  MFLCs are Masters or PhD level, licensed, and credentialed clinical providers that offer intervention and support to military members and their families. Like Military OneSource, they provide non-medical, short-term counseling for every day issues, such as anger management, stress, parenting, communication, family relationships, deployment, and other military-related topics.  The goal of the program is to support operational readiness and family readiness.  Situations requiring mental health treatment are referred to behavioral health agencies that treat these conditions.

MFLCs can be accessed through installation locations such as the Army Community Services (ACS), Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS), Navy Fleet and Family Support Centers (FFSC), and the Airman and Family Readiness Centers (A&FRC). MFLCs will also provide support at National Guard and Reserve Component drill weekends, mobilizations, and family events.  For information about Child and Youth Behavioral (CYB) MFLCs, contact the installation Family Center, Child Development Center, or school liaison officer.

Additional Deployment Resources

AfterDeployment.org  AfterDeployment.org (AD), developed by DoD and the Department of Veterans Affairs, is a behavioral health Web portal focused on post-deployment health problems. AD's intended outreach includes active duty service members, veterans, and their families. The site has particular advantages for National Guard and Reserve units, who may not be located near a Military Treatment Facility or who are otherwise located in areas lacking providers who are knowledgeable about military-related adjustment concerns. AD's twelve programs focus on: Adjusting to War Memories; Dealing with Depression; Handling Stress; Improving Relationships; Succeeding at Work; Overcoming Anger; Sleeping Better; Controlling Alcohol and Drugs; Helping Kids Deal with Deployment; Seeking Spiritual Fitness; Living with Physical Injuries; and Balancing Your Life. Self-assessments provide immediate tailored feedback and recommendations.

Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR)  The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Act provides reemployment protection and other benefits for veterans and employees who perform military service. ESGR was established to promote cooperation and understanding between Reserve component members and their civilian employers and to assist in resolving conflicts arising from an employee's military commitment.

Force Health Protection and Readiness  The DoD's Deployment Health Support site fosters actions designed to protect the health of all those involved in deployment to include service members and their families.

Joint Family Support Assistance Program (JFSAP)   In 2008, the Department of Defense (DoD) Military Community & Family Policy (MC&FP) launched the Joint Family Support Assistance Program (JFSAP) in response to a congressional mandate to provide mobile family support and services to non-installation-based families facing the same deployment-related challenges as installation-based families, but whose access to support is more challenging due to geographic dispersion.

MilitaryINSTALLATIONS This resource, available on MilitaryHOMEFRONT, provides contact information for programs and services, maps and directions, links to comprehensive location overviews, and community points of interest for military installations worldwide. Contact information for installation family centers can be found under the program/service titled "Family Center."

Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program  National Guard and Reserve Component service members face challenges that are inherently different from their counterparts in the active component in terms of readjusting to civilian life and returning to families, hometowns, and civilian employment.  The FY08 National Defense Authorization Act, Section 582 requires the Secretary of Defense to establish a national combat veteran reintegration program, known as the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program, to administer and coordinate all reintegration programs for the National Guard and Reserve Components.  The national-level program is based on the Minnesota National Guard's Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Program.  Read the latest program newsletter.

Military OneSource  This site provides information and resources to help balance work and family life. Consultants are available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week by phone, online, or via email offering personalized support to any service or family member. Military OneSource can connect individuals with a trained, state-licensed mental health professional in the community, telephonically, or online for confidential/private counseling.  Available deployment materials include checklists, articles, and tips on preparing for, dealing with, and returning from deployment.

Military Family Life Counselors (MFLC)  MFLCs are Masters or PhD level, licensed, and credentialed clinical providers that offer intervention and support to military members and their families. Like Military OneSource, they provide non-medical, short-term counseling for every day issues, such as anger management, stress, parenting, communication, family relationships, deployment, and other military-related topics.  The goal of the program is to support operational readiness and family readiness.  Situations requiring mental health treatment are referred to behavioral health agencies that treat these conditions.

MFLCs can be accessed through installation locations such as the Army Community Services (ACS), Marine Corps Community Services (MCCS), Navy Fleet and Family Support Centers (FFSC), and the Airman and Family Readiness Centers (A&FRC). MFLCs will also provide support at National Guard and Reserve Component drill weekends, mobilizations, and family events.  For information about Child and Youth Behavioral (CYB) MFLCs, contact the installation Family Center, Child Development Center, or school liaison officer.

Additional Deployment Resources

AfterDeployment.org  AfterDeployment.org (AD), developed by DoD and the Department of Veterans Affairs, is a behavioral health Web portal focused on post-deployment health problems. AD's intended outreach includes active duty service members, veterans, and their families. The site has particular advantages for National Guard and Reserve units, who may not be located near a Military Treatment Facility or who are otherwise located in areas lacking providers who are knowledgeable about military-related adjustment concerns. AD's twelve programs focus on: Adjusting to War Memories; Dealing with Depression; Handling Stress; Improving Relationships; Succeeding at Work; Overcoming Anger; Sleeping Better; Controlling Alcohol and Drugs; Helping Kids Deal with Deployment; Seeking Spiritual Fitness; Living with Physical Injuries; and Balancing Your Life. Self-assessments provide immediate tailored feedback and recommendations.

Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR)  The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Act provides reemployment protection and other benefits for veterans and employees who perform military service. ESGR was established to promote cooperation and understanding between Reserve component members and their civilian employers and to assist in resolving conflicts arising from an employee's military commitment.

Force Health Protection and Readiness  The DoD's Deployment Health Support site fosters actions designed to protect the health of all those involved in deployment to include service members and their families.

Joint Family Support Assistance Program (JFSAP)   In 2008, the Department of Defense (DoD) Military Community & Family Policy (MC&FP) launched the Joint Family Support Assistance Program (JFSAP) in response to a congressional mandate to provide mobile family support and services to non-installation-based families facing the same deployment-related challenges as installation-based families, but whose access to support is more challenging due to geographic dispersion.

MilitaryINSTALLATIONS This resource, available on MilitaryHOMEFRONT, provides contact information for programs and services, maps and directions, links to comprehensive location overviews, and community points of interest for military installations worldwide. Contact information for installation family centers can be found under the program/service titled "Family Center."

Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program  National Guard and Reserve Component service members face challenges that are inherently different from their counterparts in the active component in terms of readjusting to civilian life and returning to families, hometowns, and civilian employment.  The FY08 National Defense Authorization Act, Section 582 requires the Secretary of Defense to establish a national combat veteran reintegration program, known as the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program, to administer and coordinate all reintegration programs for the National Guard and Reserve Components.  The national-level program is based on the Minnesota National Guard's Beyond the Yellow Ribbon Program.  Read the latest program newsletter.

Military OneSource  This site provides information and resources to help balance work and family life. Consultants are available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week by phone, online, or via email offering personalized support to any service or family member. Military OneSource offers twelve free in-person counseling sessions per person, per issue.  For those unable to attend face-to-face counseling, Military OneSource arranges telephone and online consultations.

With regard to employment, Military OneSource can help identify local resources, perform a local search for employment agencies that specialize in personal career interests, find local newspapers that advertise job opportunities, and provide lists of online websites that describe local job opportunities.  The website also includes articles and resources related to finding a job or career building.

Additional Spouse Employment and Career Opportunities Resources

DoD Priority Placement Programs (PPP)  The PPP offers employment preference to DoD employees as well as to military spouses.  Priority Programs apply to both civil service and non-appropriated fund (NAF) positions. The PPP is an internal DoD program that assists displaced employees in finding employment. The program was designed to provide the maximum opportunity for employment for those who are eligible.  The PPP includes a number of different programs, including one specifically geared towards helping military spouses find jobs after a move. It is called the DoD Military Spouse Preference Program, or Program "S." Program "S" ensures that military spouses receive preference for certain competitive service positions in the United States and its territories. This program was intended to lessen the impact on the career of the military spouse when a permanent change of duty station (PCS) move is required.

MilitaryINSTALLATIONS MilitaryINSTALLATIONS is a searchable directory of worldwide installation and state-related military information, programs, and services. It provides easy access to fast facts, articles, website resource directories, photos, contact information, major units, weather, and maps. With this resource, users can quickly find relevant information about any installation or military resources in their state. Contact information for installation family member employment assistance offices can be found under the program or service "Employment".

Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts (MyCAA) For information on MyCAA and Military Spouse Education and Career Opportunities, visit Military OneSource.

National Military Family Association Spouse Employment Resources  The National Military Family Association is a nonprofit organization committed to strengthening and protecting the families of the men and women currently serving, retired, wounded or fallen. It provides families of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Commissioned Corps of the USPHS and NOAA with information, works to get them the benefits they deserve, and offers programs that improve their lives.

Military OneSource  This site provides information and resources to help balance work and family life. Consultants are available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week by phone, online, or via email offering personalized support to any service or family member. Military OneSource offers twelve free in-person counseling sessions per person, per issue.  For those unable to attend face-to-face counseling, Military OneSource arranges telephone and online consultations.

With regard to employment, Military OneSource can help identify local resources, perform a local search for employment agencies that specialize in personal career interests, find local newspapers that advertise job opportunities, and provide lists of online websites that describe local job opportunities.  The website also includes articles and resources related to finding a job or career building.

Additional Spouse Employment and Career Opportunities Resources

DoD Priority Placement Programs (PPP)  The PPP offers employment preference to DoD employees as well as to military spouses.  Priority Programs apply to both civil service and non-appropriated fund (NAF) positions. The PPP is an internal DoD program that assists displaced employees in finding employment. The program was designed to provide the maximum opportunity for employment for those who are eligible.  The PPP includes a number of different programs, including one specifically geared towards helping military spouses find jobs after a move. It is called the DoD Military Spouse Preference Program, or Program "S." Program "S" ensures that military spouses receive preference for certain competitive service positions in the United States and its territories. This program was intended to lessen the impact on the career of the military spouse when a permanent change of duty station (PCS) move is required.

MilitaryINSTALLATIONS MilitaryINSTALLATIONS is a searchable directory of worldwide installation and state-related military information, programs, and services. It provides easy access to fast facts, articles, website resource directories, photos, contact information, major units, weather, and maps. With this resource, users can quickly find relevant information about any installation or military resources in their state. Contact information for installation family member employment assistance offices can be found under the program or service "Employment".

Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts (MyCAA) For information on MyCAA and Military Spouse Education and Career Opportunities, visit Military OneSource.

National Military Family Association Spouse Employment Resources  The National Military Family Association is a nonprofit organization committed to strengthening and protecting the families of the men and women currently serving, retired, wounded or fallen. It provides families of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Commissioned Corps of the USPHS and NOAA with information, works to get them the benefits they deserve, and offers programs that improve their lives.

Angel Flight For Veterans - Angel Flight for Veterans provides no-cost or greatly reduced rates on long-distance charitable medical transportation/travel for patients who need to travel to distant specialized medical evaluations, diagnosis or treatments. Angel Flight for Veterans serves veterans, active duty military personnel, and their families.

Department of Defense Community Relations - Thousands of Americans are asking what they can do to show their support for service members, especially those serving overseas. Visit this link to search web sites for organizations that are sponsoring programs for members of the Armed Forces overseas.

Transition Assistance Advisor Program - The purpose of this program is to provide a professional in each state/territory to serve as the statewide point of contact to assist Service members in accessing Veterans Affairs benefits and healthcare services, such as TRICARE, and community resources. 

Angel Flight For Veterans - Angel Flight for Veterans provides no-cost or greatly reduced rates on long-distance charitable medical transportation/travel for patients who need to travel to distant specialized medical evaluations, diagnosis or treatments. Angel Flight for Veterans serves veterans, active duty military personnel, and their families.

Department of Defense Community Relations - Thousands of Americans are asking what they can do to show their support for service members, especially those serving overseas. Visit this link to search web sites for organizations that are sponsoring programs for members of the Armed Forces overseas.

Transition Assistance Advisor Program - The purpose of this program is to provide a professional in each state/territory to serve as the statewide point of contact to assist Service members in accessing Veterans Affairs benefits and healthcare services, such as TRICARE, and community resources. 

BabySigns Baby Signs® is a research-based program that teaches infants and toddlers to use simple, easy-to-do gestures to communicate what they need, what they see, and even what they feel with their parents and caregivers.

Center for Disease Control (CDC)  CDC, an organization within HHS, works to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability. Under Life Stages and Specific Populations and under Injury, Violence, and Safety, service providers can find information on a wide variety of topics related to new parents, parents of toddlers and preschoolers, and preventing child abuse and neglect.

Child Welfare  This government website provides access to information and resources designed to help protect children and strengthen families. It includes information on building healthy families, child abuse and neglect, and adoption.

Deployment and Coming Home: The Realities for Infants and Toddlers in Military Families
This article, from ZERO TO THREE, describes the challenges encountered by military families with infants and toddlers, and the ways in which policy decisions can ameliorate those pressures. Military families face particular stress during the deployment and homecoming of a family member. These are times that cause anxiety for every member of the family, including infants and toddlers. This article will detail the challenges families face before, during and after deployment, as well as policy recommendations that support infants and toddlers in military families.

National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome This website provides information and resources on shaken baby syndrome in an effort to educate parents and to prevent further injury of children from this type of child abuse.

New Parent Support Program (NSPS)  The NPSP was established by federal law in order to help build strong, healthy military families. Program benefits are available to military families who are expecting a child, or who have a child or children up to three years of age (five years of age for the Marine Corps). The program includes home visits by NPSP staff, and may also include supervised playgroups, parenting classes, and access to books, booklets, and other written materials on parenting.  In addition, program participants have access to trained staff that can answer their parenting questions, or refer them to other appropriate resources.

The Parent Review The Parent Review is a TRICARE funded e-mail-based newsletter via eCareConnect for expecting and new parents delivering at select military treatment facilities and generically through a DoD version. This e-newsletter helps DoD hospitals and NPSP home visitors to connect more effectively with their expectant and new families by providing important, research-based health information customized to each patient's due date or child's age. Promotional materials are available.

ZERO TO THREE Parents and those working with families with children birth to three will find information on the website of ZERO TO THREE, a national nonprofit organization that informs, trains and supports parents, professionals and policymakers in their efforts to improve the lives of infants and toddlers. The organization's website offers general child development guidance, including information about brain development, early learning, school readiness, child care, health and nutrition. In addition, ZERO TO THREE has a wealth of information specifically developed for military families - and those who support such families - about how to help young children build resiliency and cope with parental separation, relocation and other stressors.

BabySigns Baby Signs® is a research-based program that teaches infants and toddlers to use simple, easy-to-do gestures to communicate what they need, what they see, and even what they feel with their parents and caregivers.

Center for Disease Control (CDC)  CDC, an organization within HHS, works to promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability. Under Life Stages and Specific Populations and under Injury, Violence, and Safety, service providers can find information on a wide variety of topics related to new parents, parents of toddlers and preschoolers, and preventing child abuse and neglect.

Child Welfare  This government website provides access to information and resources designed to help protect children and strengthen families. It includes information on building healthy families, child abuse and neglect, and adoption.

Deployment and Coming Home: The Realities for Infants and Toddlers in Military Families
This article, from ZERO TO THREE, describes the challenges encountered by military families with infants and toddlers, and the ways in which policy decisions can ameliorate those pressures. Military families face particular stress during the deployment and homecoming of a family member. These are times that cause anxiety for every member of the family, including infants and toddlers. This article will detail the challenges families face before, during and after deployment, as well as policy recommendations that support infants and toddlers in military families.

National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome This website provides information and resources on shaken baby syndrome in an effort to educate parents and to prevent further injury of children from this type of child abuse.

New Parent Support Program (NSPS)  The NPSP was established by federal law in order to help build strong, healthy military families. Program benefits are available to military families who are expecting a child, or who have a child or children up to three years of age (five years of age for the Marine Corps). The program includes home visits by NPSP staff, and may also include supervised playgroups, parenting classes, and access to books, booklets, and other written materials on parenting.  In addition, program participants have access to trained staff that can answer their parenting questions, or refer them to other appropriate resources.

The Parent Review The Parent Review is a TRICARE funded e-mail-based newsletter via eCareConnect for expecting and new parents delivering at select military treatment facilities and generically through a DoD version. This e-newsletter helps DoD hospitals and NPSP home visitors to connect more effectively with their expectant and new families by providing important, research-based health information customized to each patient's due date or child's age. Promotional materials are available.

ZERO TO THREE Parents and those working with families with children birth to three will find information on the website of ZERO TO THREE, a national nonprofit organization that informs, trains and supports parents, professionals and policymakers in their efforts to improve the lives of infants and toddlers. The organization's website offers general child development guidance, including information about brain development, early learning, school readiness, child care, health and nutrition. In addition, ZERO TO THREE has a wealth of information specifically developed for military families - and those who support such families - about how to help young children build resiliency and cope with parental separation, relocation and other stressors.

Military OneSource   This site provides information and resources to help balance work and family life. Consultants are available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week by phone, online, or via email offering personalized support to any service or family member. Military OneSource can connect individuals with a trained, state-licensed mental health professional in the community, telephonically, or online for confidential/private counseling.

Military OneSource can help victims of abuse find services in the civilian community and can also put them directly in touch with the National Domestic Violence Hotline. To contact Military OneSource by phone, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, call Stateside at 1-800-342-9647. The Military OneSource website lists specific dialing information for other countries.

2011 Resource Guide
The Strengthening Families and Communities: 2011 Resource Guide provides the latest resources on child abuse prevention, protecting children from risk of abuse, and strengthening families.  It includes information on supporting families, protective factors, public awareness, community activities, positive parenting, prevention programs, and more.

Additional Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Prevention Resources

Collaborating for Safety: Coordinating the Military and Civilian Response to Domestic Violence
The Battered Women's Justice Project hosts the Military Advocacy Resource Network, a project funded by the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) to provide technical assistance, resources, and support for all advocates, military and civilian, who serve military and veteran families and work with victims of domestic violence/sexual assault/stalking and dating violence perpetrated by military personnel or veterans.

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) - HHS is the US government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.  HHS is the largest grant-making agency in the federal government with more than 300 programs that address issues concerning children, youth, and families.

Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women - This website provides a listing of state and national resources and hotlines for victims of domestic abuse.

Family Advocacy Program (FAP)  FAP is an excellent resource for families experiencing child abuse and domestic abuse. FAP provides prevention efforts, early identification and intervention, support for victims, and treatment for offenders. FAP is responsible for ensuring victim safety and access to support and advocacy services as well as ensuring that offenders receive appropriate intervention and treatment services. FAP programs and services are available to service members, their spouses/intimate partners, and children. Contact information for local FAP programs can be found using MilitaryINSTALLATIONS.

Futures Without Violence - Futures Without Violence works to end domestic violence and help women and children who have been affected  by abuse.  Website resources include information on public education efforts, healthcare and domestic violence, workplace violence, and issues specifically affecting battered immigrant women.  Futures Without Violence also operates the Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence, which provides technical assistance, training, and materials to those interested in developing a comprehensive healthcare response to domestic violence in  healthcare settings.

National Child Traumatic Stress Network Website
Military Children and Families: Programs and Projects  The page contains all the latest news and resources from the Uniformed Services University Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress (CSTS) and links to  the Defense Centers of Excellence (DCoE), the UCLA Families OverComing Under Stress (FOCUS) program, and the Family - Informed Trauma Treatment Center (FITT) Center.

National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH) "THE HOTLINE"  (1-800-799-SAFE or 1-800-799-7233) NDVH is an excellent resource in the civilian community for victims of domestic abuse. Hotline advocates are available twenty-four hours a day for victims and anyone calling on their behalf to provide crisis intervention, safety planning, and information and referrals to agencies in all fifty states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Hotline advocates provide confidential services to victims.  Now available, resources in English and Spanish.

NDVH also offers a National Dating Abuse Helpline, providing access to trained professionals and advocates who can provide services and support to teens, young adults, and their families.

Safe Start Center Downloadable Resources
The Safe Start Center, funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), has posted electronic downloadable resources developed for responding to the needs of children exposed to domestic abuse and to raise awareness of the impact of this exposure on child development.  Healing the Invisible Wounds:  Children's Exposure to Violence - A Guide for Families is available in English and Spanish and is downloadable in PDF.  While on the site, you can take a look at their e-Newsletter and read about the Safe Start Communities currently piloted at 15 sites.  One may be near you.

Victim Advocacy Program  Victim advocates provide a broad range of services to military affiliated victims of domestic abuse including safety planning, referral to resources both on the installation and in the civilian community, helping victims to better understand the military response to domestic violence, and helping victims request military or civilian protection orders.

Military OneSource   This site provides information and resources to help balance work and family life. Consultants are available twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week by phone, online, or via email offering personalized support to any service or family member. Military OneSource can connect individuals with a trained, state-licensed mental health professional in the community, telephonically, or online for confidential/private counseling.

Military OneSource can help victims of abuse find services in the civilian community and can also put them directly in touch with the National Domestic Violence Hotline. To contact Military OneSource by phone, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, call Stateside at 1-800-342-9647. The Military OneSource website lists specific dialing information for other countries.

2011 Resource Guide
The Strengthening Families and Communities: 2011 Resource Guide provides the latest resources on child abuse prevention, protecting children from risk of abuse, and strengthening families.  It includes information on supporting families, protective factors, public awareness, community activities, positive parenting, prevention programs, and more.

Additional Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Prevention Resources

Collaborating for Safety: Coordinating the Military and Civilian Response to Domestic Violence
The Battered Women's Justice Project hosts the Military Advocacy Resource Network, a project funded by the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) to provide technical assistance, resources, and support for all advocates, military and civilian, who serve military and veteran families and work with victims of domestic violence/sexual assault/stalking and dating violence perpetrated by military personnel or veterans.

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) - HHS is the US government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.  HHS is the largest grant-making agency in the federal government with more than 300 programs that address issues concerning children, youth, and families.

Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women - This website provides a listing of state and national resources and hotlines for victims of domestic abuse.

Family Advocacy Program (FAP)  FAP is an excellent resource for families experiencing child abuse and domestic abuse. FAP provides prevention efforts, early identification and intervention, support for victims, and treatment for offenders. FAP is responsible for ensuring victim safety and access to support and advocacy services as well as ensuring that offenders receive appropriate intervention and treatment services. FAP programs and services are available to service members, their spouses/intimate partners, and children. Contact information for local FAP programs can be found using MilitaryINSTALLATIONS.

Futures Without Violence - Futures Without Violence works to end domestic violence and help women and children who have been affected  by abuse.  Website resources include information on public education efforts, healthcare and domestic violence, workplace violence, and issues specifically affecting battered immigrant women.  Futures Without Violence also operates the Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence, which provides technical assistance, training, and materials to those interested in developing a comprehensive healthcare response to domestic violence in  healthcare settings.

National Child Traumatic Stress Network Website
Military Children and Families: Programs and Projects  The page contains all the latest news and resources from the Uniformed Services University Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress (CSTS) and links to  the Defense Centers of Excellence (DCoE), the UCLA Families OverComing Under Stress (FOCUS) program, and the Family - Informed Trauma Treatment Center (FITT) Center.

National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH) "THE HOTLINE"  (1-800-799-SAFE or 1-800-799-7233) NDVH is an excellent resource in the civilian community for victims of domestic abuse. Hotline advocates are available twenty-four hours a day for victims and anyone calling on their behalf to provide crisis intervention, safety planning, and information and referrals to agencies in all fifty states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Hotline advocates provide confidential services to victims.  Now available, resources in English and Spanish.

NDVH also offers a National Dating Abuse Helpline, providing access to trained professionals and advocates who can provide services and support to teens, young adults, and their families.

Safe Start Center Downloadable Resources
The Safe Start Center, funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), has posted electronic downloadable resources developed for responding to the needs of children exposed to domestic abuse and to raise awareness of the impact of this exposure on child development.  Healing the Invisible Wounds:  Children's Exposure to Violence - A Guide for Families is available in English and Spanish and is downloadable in PDF.  While on the site, you can take a look at their e-Newsletter and read about the Safe Start Communities currently piloted at 15 sites.  One may be near you.

Victim Advocacy Program  Victim advocates provide a broad range of services to military affiliated victims of domestic abuse including safety planning, referral to resources both on the installation and in the civilian community, helping victims to better understand the military response to domestic violence, and helping victims request military or civilian protection orders.