Program
Descriptions | About
ACS | Phone Numbers
ARMY
COMMUNITY SERVICE
5661 Screaming Eagle Blvd.
Fort Campbell, KY 42223
270-798-9322
SOLDIER & FAMILY
READINESS CENTER
1501 William C. Lee Rd.
Fort Campbell, KY 42223
270-798-4289
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If you are new to Ft. Campbell or will
be PCSing , the ACS Relocation
Readiness Program is where you need to go. Relocation provides
assistance to military personnel, family members and DOD civilians.
Relocation offers a place for families to get information about
wherever they may be going. Services provide by Relocation include:
Newcomers Orientation and Bus Tour, Eagle Family Welcome, the
Lending Closet, Welcome Packets, Foreign-born Spouse Orientation,
Citizenship Classes, Relocation Resource Center and the Smooth-move
Orientation. To make your next move a smooth one call 798-6313.
Consumer
Affairs and Financial
Readiness offers
a wide array of services for military members and their families.
Army Emergency Relief (AER) provides interest free loans to those
in a financial crisis due to no fault of their own. Consumer
Affairs operates as the Better Business Bureau of Ft. Campbell, they review
contracts for major purchases and offer mediation for customer
complaints to businesses. Classes offers include budget counseling,
check writing and money management. For more information contact
798-5518.
Family Member Employment Program
(FMEAP) assists family members
who are looking for a job. FMEAP helps with resume writing, job
market information and search skills to give family members the
competitive edge needed to secure employment. If you are looking
for employment or would just like to improve your job search skills
contact the FMEAP office at 798-4289.
The Family
Advocacy Program (FAP) provides
educationally based programs and training to active duty soldiers,
retirees, and their family members. FAP provides the opportunity
through the programs and training to share information, enhance
and develop stress management and coping skills and link to support
services. Everyone can benefit from prevention and education.
It is important that soldiers and their families realize that
when stressed, they are more vulnerable to life’s challenges.
A little extra support is sometimes needed. FAP can also provide
assistance with linking to the other programs and services within
Family Advocacy and other services on Fort Campbell. Services
offered by FAP include Stress Management, 1,2,3,4 PARENTS, New
Parent Support Program, Victim Advocate Program, Couple’s
Communication and Stepfamily information. If you feel you would
benefit from these services call 798-4191.
ACS
Outreach Servicesprovides
the vital link between a variety of military and civilian
support
agencies and the soldiers and families within the Ft. Campbell
community. One of the primary Outreach services is a partnership
with the Armed Services YMCA.
This program offers a free cooperative
daycare, free play groups and the Backdoor Boutique, where military
and their family may “shop” for free. Outreach promotes
all ACS programs/services and focuses on, but is not limited
to,
several areas of direct services: Life Skills Training, Education,
Support Groups, Adapting to the challenges of military lifestyle
and Family Preparedness. Some of the other services include:
Waiting Families Program, Home Visits, Outreach Annual Needs
Assessment,
Special Interest Classes, Military Family Month, Military Spouses
Day and Information Fairs. For more information about Outreach
call 798-0609/9516.
Information and Referral provides
Commanders, soldiers and families with information regarding
military
and civilian community resources. It helps link soldiers and
families that have particular needs with the services available
to them.
If you have questions about what’s going on in ACS or Ft.
Campbell this is the number to call 798-9322.
The Installation Volunteer Coordinator offers a centralized location
for all information regarding the non-paid professional on Ft.
Campbell. Hours are tracked to ensure work credit experience for
future paid positions and awards and incentives are offered also.
A job bank is maintained for available clerical, technical and
managerial positions. 798-3843 is the number to call for more
information.
Ft. Campbell’s Exceptional
Family Member
Program is
a shining example of what a family program should be. (EFMP)
is a mandatory enrollment program that works with other Military
and Civilian Agencies to provide a comprehensive, coordinated,
and multi-disciplinary approach for medical, education, housing,
community, support, and personnel services to families with special
needs. EFMP ensures that medical and special education needs are
considered in the assignment process. If a soldier have or suspect
they have an exceptional family member, they are referred to the
installation EFMP office for assistance. Ft. Campbell’s
EFMP has an annual EFMP Summer Camp that matches a camper and
an adult buddy to meet the unique needs of that buddy. Ft. Campbell
is the only installation that offers such a camp. If you or
someone
you know could benefit from EFMP, call 956-3738.
Who says one person can’t
make a difference? With Army
Family Action Plan (AFAP) your
voice can be heard. AFAP is a program designed to improve the
quality of life for all members of the “Total Army Family”
to include soldiers, family members, retirees, Reserve and National
Guard members as well as DOD civilians. Issues are collected throughout
the year and debated at an annual conference by representatives
from the community. After the conference issues are sent to the
Garrison Commander who farms them out to the various responsible
agencies who in turn must take care of the problem or answer why
it can’t be done. If you have issues call 798-2063.
Army Family Team Building (AFTB)
classes provide basic training for
family members. The classes will answer questions you have about
Army life and provide information you need to help make Army life
and your Army experience great. Classes are short so you can attend
without taking too much time out of your busy schedule. Classes
are also held during the day and in the evening. There are three
levels and can be completed in as little as three months. There
is free childcare on-site. You must pre-register for the classes
in order to have childcare provided. AFTB was designed by family
members for family members. The program is operated by family
member volunteers with the support of the installation commander
and the Community Activities Business Center. Daytime classes
are held monthly at the DW Recreation Center. Free childcare is
provided for day classes along with lunch compliments of USPA
and IRA. Night classes are also held monthly. Call (270) 798-4800
for more information.
The Family Readiness Center (FRC)
is a resource center for Family
Readiness groups, Commanders, leaders and their members. Anyone
is welcome to come and take advantage of our Readiness resources.
The center has mailboxes for each registered FRG on post, where
information can be distributed. The resource library maintains
brochures on military life and deployment issues for use at FRG
meetings and Unit Deployment briefs. The FRC offers Operation
R.E.A.D.Y classes monthly and specialty classes are offered when
requested. Children are welcome. For additional information call
(270) 798-3849.
History
From pioneer days to the Volunteer
Army of the 80”s, the concept of humanitarian concern for
the welfare of others exists as a foundation of the Army way of
life. A volunteer spirit and the tradition of “caring for
its own” are its characteristics. For years, Army wives
operated lending closets, thrift shops and nurseries, raised funds
to help the needy, assisted in emergencies, taught and trained
the inexperienced, provided care and comfort to the ill and bereaved
and through a grassroots understanding of the Army community,
contributed significantly to its stability. An adverse aspect
of these social service activities was they often disappeared
or stagnated when their originators transferred or left the service.
In 1965 Army Community Service (ACS) was officially born out of
the need to eliminate this adverse aspect to a large extent and
provide a flexible framework for the operation of a viable system
of social services, requirements and resources of each local Army
community.
ACS Today
In its current structure, ACS consists
of the Relocation Readiness Program, the Consumer Affairs and
Financial Readiness Program, the Family Member Employment Assistance
Program, the Family Advocacy Program, the Outreach Program, Information,
Referral and Follow-up Program, Installation Volunteer Program,
and the Exceptional Family Member Program..
Authorized Patrons:
Active duty and retired military
personnel and their family members; Reservist and National Guard
members who are on active duty for 30 days or more; widows, widowers
and other next of kin of Army personnel on active duty or retired
at the time of their death; next of kin of prisoners of war or
missing in action personnel of all Armed Services.
ACS Chief . . . . .
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ACS Soldier & Family Center . . . . . . . . . 798-9322
Army Emergency Relief . . . . . . . . . . . . . .798-5518
Exceptional Family Member Program . . . . 956-3738
Family Advocacy Program . . . . . . . . . . . . 798-2045
Family Member Employment . . . . . . . . . . 798-4202
Family Readiness Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . .798-3849
Information & Referral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 798-9322
Lending Closet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .798-0513
Relocation Assistance Program . . . . . . . . .798-6313
ACS Volunteer Coordinator . . . . . . . . . . . 798-7024
