Welcome to Fort Campbell's
Army Community Service
Family Resource Center
1501 William C Lee Road
Hours: Mon-Fri 0730-1630
270.956.2935 / 1.866.252.9319
or email us.
The Family Resource Center has recently been renovated to better serve the
Soldiers and families of the Fort Campbell community. The center was designed
with the Family Readiness Groups’ (FRG) needs in mind. The center
has five rooms for Family Readiness Groups to reserve for their official
needs and houses several of Army Community Service’s Family Programs.
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Our Facility
The building boasts a large reception area filled with informational
brochures about the Fort Campbell community as well as our local supporting
communities. The reception area is furnished with a comfortable inviting
waiting area and a flat screen television. A receptionist is
available to educate the visitors on the resources available in the center,
and during major deployments the receptionist also fields the Family Resource
toll free line 1.866.252.9319.
The highlight of the center is the Dining Room. This room has a working
fireplace with an arrangement of comfortable sofas and chairs perfect for
an informal “get together”. The far end of the room is
set up to accommodate a family-style potluck dinner with seating for thirty. Ms.
Jackie Langford of Riner Furniture graciously donated the furnishings found
in the Dining Room. The adjacent kitchen is equipped with a dishwasher,
refrigerator, microwave, stove, pantry, and plenty of working space to prepare
and serve a potluck meal.
A small conference room is located in the west wing of the building and
is set up to accommodate a classroom style meeting. The room is equipped
with a manual display screen and a flat screen television.
The Ballroom is perfect for large functions. This room is designed
to hold four hundred and fifty people with auditorium style seating. The
Ballroom has three large electric display screens with built-in overhead
audio-visual equipment. This room may also be broken into three different
classrooms. Each of these classrooms can seat one hundred fifty people
with independent access to each room. The three audio-visual systems
also work independently.
Rounding out the west wing of the center is the onsite Short Term Alternative
Child Care (STACC) Room. The child care room is available for use
in conjunction with the rest of the center. Reservations for this service
(room and staff) are independent of the reservation system for the center.
The center also houses three Video Telephone Conference (VTC) rooms located
in the far northwest corner of the facility. The facility manager coordinates
the utilization of the VTC rooms.
The east wing of the center serves as a hub for the Family Readiness Groups’ daily
activities. The “buzz” of FRG volunteers hard at work
is a familiar sound at the Family Resource Center. The Resource Room
is equipped with three computers and one printer for the Army community to
stay connected to the “web” world. A copier is also available. Directly
across from the Resource Room is the FRG Mailbox Room. Each FRG leader
has an assigned distribution mailbox to facilitate an efficient exchange
of information between the FRGs and the Division’s supporting agencies.
The remainder of the east hallway houses several of the Army Community Service
family program offices. These programs assist the Soldiers and family
members in their quest to build a better and stronger Army community.
ACS Programs in the FRC
Army Family Team Building (AFTB) is a volunteer-led organization
with a central tenet: provide training and knowledge to spouses and family
members to support the total Army effort. Strong families are the pillar
of support behind strong Soldiers. It is AFTB's mission to educate and train
all of the Army in knowledge, skills, and behaviors designed to prepare our
Army families to move successfully into the future. AFTB contributes
to the Army mission by educating and training the Army family to be self-sufficient
leaders within their communities. AFTB Level I focuses on the basic skills
and knowledge needed to live the military life. Level II allows the participant
to grow into a community leader. Finally, Level III goes into inspiring and
mentoring others into leadership positions. Please feel free to stop
by the AFTB office to learn more about the program. The office is located
in Room 102.
The Army Family Action Plan (AFAP) office offers the Army community the
opportunity to examine quality of life issues at an annual conference. The
program office (Room 103) continually solicits issues throughout the year
from the Active Duty Component, Reserve Component, National Guard, Retirees,
Civilian Employees and family members of these groups. Individuals from these
groups are recruited to serve as delegates during the conference. The
delegates discuss the submitted issues and determine which issues are most
important to brief to the Installation Commander. The Installation
Commander appoints a Steering Committee to ensure the conference issues are
addressed and resolved at the local level. Issues that are outside
of the Installation scope are forwarded to the Installation’s Major
Unit Command for consideration at their annual conference. For more
information about this program visit the Web site at https://afap.campbell.army.mil
The
Mobilization/Deployment Office, located in Room 108 is in charge of the overall training of Family
Readiness Groups for the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault). This
office provides extensive training for Family Readiness Group leaders, Point
of Contacts, Treasurers, newsletter editors and volunteer managers. This
office also assists FRG leaders with the necessary paperwork for fundraising
activities. The coordinator continues to compile resources and helpful
information that directly affects the success of FRGs across the Installation.
The Mob/Dep Office encourages interested individuals to stop
by the office for more information.
The Mobilization/Deployment Office is the principal source of resources and services for Soldiers, Commander/Rear Detachment Commanders, Family Members and Family Readiness Groups. We will assist units and installation personnel with deployment and reintegration briefings and offer a variety of training programs for Family Members to include but not limited to following: Operation READY classes for FRG Leaders, POints Of Contact, Treasurer, Newsletter Editors, Rear Detachment Commanders, and Commanders & First Sergeant Courses. The training is available monthly on a regular basis during the daytime and evening hours. We can also come out to the unit to provide specific unit training upon request - email us. Other classes currently facilitated are CARE Team Training, PreDeployment and PostDeployment Battlemind Classes for Spouses, and Yellow Ribbon Deployment Support Group Meetings. To reserve a class slot please call 270.798.3829/4408 or email us.
The Army Volunteer Corps Coordinator’s office serves as the single
point of contact for volunteerism on the Installation. The AVCC can assist
you in learning about volunteer opportunities on the Installation and in
the surrounding civilian communities. The AVCC recruits and interviews
potential volunteers for placement in positions throughout the installation. This
office provides training to the various Installation agencies and assists
the agency volunteer managers in developing job descriptions. The AVCC
office also maintains a “job bank” and keeps a record of hours
collected from other volunteer managers andserves as an advocate for volunteer
issues. The AVCC provides monthly installation recognition and an annual
Installation-wide recognition ceremony. For information about volunteer
opportunities, please call the AVCC office.
The second floor of the Family Resource Center is home to the Family
Advocacy Program. This program provides information and education designed to
support strong, self-reliant families and enhance coping skills.
We encourage you to utilize the new facility and look forward to assisting
you in planning your event. The facility is open from 0730 hours until
2200 hours Monday through Friday and on weekends by appointment only. The
business hours for the offices housed in the Center are 0730 hours until
1630 hours. Please call the Facility Manager to make reservations and
for more details about reserving any of the rooms in the Family Resource
Center.
