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Army Community Service BOSS Community Life

Army Community Service BOSS Community Life. Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers. Community Life. ACS Director. Risk Reduction. Installation Prevention Team Suicide Prevention. Intake/Information & Referral (I & R) Crisis Intervention. ACS Volunteer

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Army Community Service BOSS Community Life

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  1. Army Community Service BOSS Community Life

  2. Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers Community Life ACS Director Risk Reduction Installation Prevention Team Suicide Prevention Intake/Information & Referral (I & R) Crisis Intervention ACS Volunteer Coordinator Alcohol and Drug Control Mobilization/ Deployment Family Advocacy Readiness Relocation Readiness Employment Readiness Financial Readiness • Family Assistance Ctrs • RDC/FSG Support • Operation Ready • Reunion • FAP Prevention • EFMP • Shelter/respite • Foster care (OCONUS) • Transitional Comp • Relocation Assistance • Newcomers’ Srvcs • SITES • Overseas Orient. • Sponsorship Tng • Lending Closet • AER • Personal Financial Mgmt • 1st Term Education • Checkbook Mgmt • Consumer Complaints • Emergency Food • Financial Counsel. • Employment Assistance • Career Counseling • Career Advancement • Home Businesses

  3. Community Life Lynn Harshman BOSS Advisor Diane Sarber ACS Director Alcohol and Drug Control Keith Clum, Rex Michael ACS Volunteer Coordinator (I & R) Chris Hernandez, Debbie Stewart, Sandra Thomas MOB/ Deployment Family Advocacy Readiness Relocation Readiness Employment Readiness Financial Readiness • Lanny Valentine • Diane Sarber • Joann Brassell • Michael Shealy Kathryn Palmer Vanessa Stanley Frances Maxwell Mavis Crowell Lanny Valentine Janet Hunt Kathryn Palmer

  4. ACS Unit Service Coordinator is... • Paid staff assigned to battalions • Unit/FSG liaison for ACS services • Link to community resources • Available for unit staff meetings, unit activities, and Family Support Group meetings • Command/customer feedback mechanism

  5. Deployment Support • Predeployment - Ongoing readiness • Deployment - Expanded family assistance center services • Postdeployment - Reunion briefings

  6. Financial Readiness • Education Programs • Individual Counseling • Financial and Consumer Information • Emergency Assistance • Army Emergency Relief • Food Certificates • Consumer Complaint Resolution

  7. Relocation Assistance • Pre-move Assistance • Sponsorship Training • Relocation Information • Welcome/Relocation Center, Darling Hall Lobby • Complete website

  8. Employment Assistance • Resume workshops • Customized workshops and training • Employment resource development with Augusta employers • Local job listings

  9. Family Advocacy A Blend of Services Prevention/Education ACS Family Advocacy Intervention/Treatment Social Work Service

  10. Family Advocacy Program Model • Prevention • Direct Services • Administration • Evaluation • Training

  11. Reporting Abuse REPORT POINT OF CONTACT FOR ABUSE Department of Social Work Duty Hours 787-3656 After Hours 787-5811

  12. Exceptional Family Member Program • Information and referral for families with special needs • Resource directory • Monthly Parent Information Exchange meetings • Monthly Community Recreation Activity

  13. BOSS • Promote leadership skills • Increase participation and support from all levels of command • Increase initiatives to Soldier Subcommittee for Quality of Life • Promote involvement with MWR • Headquarters in old O’Club building

  14. Community Life • Installation Volunteer Program • Army Family Team Building • Army Family Action Plan

  15. Special Projects • Swap and Assist Program • Christmas House • Military Spouse Day • Military Family Week • Domestic Violence Prevention Month • Child Abuse Prevention Month • Consumer Protection Week

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