Are you just arriving and don’t know where to go to get answers? Army Community Service Relocation Readiness offers a variety of relocation assistance services and resources to eliminate the stress associated with relocating.
FORT HOOD WELCOME CD's
Fort Hood Welcome CD's are available for incoming Soldiers and Families at the Rivers Building 121 and Building 18010, the Copeland Soldier Service Center. Sponsors of incoming Soldiers may pick up information packets. Welcome CD's will be mailed upon request to individuals prior to arrival at Fort Hood. You can customize your own welcome packet by visiting the Military HomeFront Installations website.
For a Welcome CD and/or questions please e-mail our office here.
THE LENDING CLOSET
The Lending Closet has basic household items available for Soldiers and Families. Please bring an ID card to use this service.
For a complete list of items please click here.
SPONSOR-A-SPOUSE
This sponsorship program will answer spouse’s questions and assist in settling-in at Fort Hood. Due to the many rapid deployments Relocation Readiness will sponsor the spouse by reviewing Relocation’s In-processing Checklist, Fort Hood Welcome CD's and by providing resource referrals for:
To request a sponsor for the Sponsor-A-Spouse Program contact Relocation Readiness at 287-4471/4485 or by visiting our contact page.
For more information about the program please e-mail us here.
INTERNATIONAL SPOUSE SUPPORT GROUP
International Spouses share experiences while learning about opportunities that are available throughout the community. Through a partnership with Central Texas College Adult Education, Relocation Readiness makes referrals to free English as a Second Language (ESL) classes on Fort Hood and the local community.
HOOD HOWDY
This bi-Annual event is a Newcomer's Information Fair conducted by ACS Relocation Readiness Program in partnership with Family and Morale, Welfare Recreation. “Saddle up for the ride” is a new theme for the event featuring a Texas style welcome. Hood Howdy provides newcomers and the community an abundance of information for the ride at “The Great Place.” Information such as what’s happening in local programs and activities; in attendance are over 150 agencies and commercial sponsors, including the local Chambers of Commerce, Housing, emergency services, commissary and medical services. In addition, Family and MWR agencies are available to provide in-depth information regarding their services, such as financial counseling, recreational activities, job search assistance, and Child Youth School Services. For those with specific concerns or questions, one-on-one information is available.
Newcomers are given the opportunity to win great prizes.
MILITARY SPOUSE MEET AND GREET
The Military Spouse Meet and Greet meets every 3rd Thursday of the month and provides Newcomer Spouses and Waiting Families spouses whose sponsor is deployed, geographically separated, on an unaccompanied tour or extended TDY with resources and information on programs, events, settling-in services and referral and follow-up services. A monthly program email is provided to Newcomer Spouses and Waiting Families.
PLAN YOUR OWN MOVE
Military INSTALLATIONS and Plan My Move, two new helpful features from Military HOMEFRONT, provide you with the tools to successfully plan your next move.
MilitaryINSTALLATIONS provide addresses, telephone numbers, directions, installation overviews, local weather for programs, services and facilities on more the 250 military installation worldwide.
Plan My Move take control of your move. Use our customizable calendar tool to create a unique personal moving plan. The calendar contains to do lists, checklists, phone lists, and links to critical moving information from budget planners to choosing a school.
The "Clustering" technology of their search engine allows for pinpointing the information you need right now.
