The Family Advocacy Program supports readiness, builds healthy families and sustains strong communities by providing comprehensive approaches to prevention, identification and intervention of child and spouse abuse in military families.

Family Advocacy Program (FAP) Policy:

The Department of Army policy is to prevent spouse and child abuse, to protect those who are victims of abuse, to treat those affected by abuse and to ensure that personnel are professionally trained to intervene in abuse cases.

The FAP promotes public awareness within the military community and coordinates professional intervention at all levels within the civilian and military communities, including law enforcement, social services, health services and legal services.

Education:

The Family Advocacy Program provides core programs in prevention and education in the following areas:

• Community Education
• Commander Education
• Troop Education
• Education for Professionals
• Parent Education and Support
• Safety Education
• Spouse Abuse Prevention
• Victim Advocacy Services
• Family Life Education

The Family Advocacy Program educators provide briefings and trainings on identification, reporting and prevention of spouse and child abuse.

Family and MWR Headquarters 

The Family Readiness Group (FRG) is a command-sponsored organization of Family Members, volunteers and Soldiers.

Together they provide mutual support and assistance creating a network of communication between Family Members, the Chain of Command and community resources.

Are you looking for a way to give back to your community? Army Community Service is looking for individuals who are interested in taking on such a task. FRGs help create a climate of mutual support within the unit and community. FRGs play an integral part in the Family and Soldier Readiness System (FSRS).

The Financial Readiness Program is your resource for information on money matters. We can help you better understand financial topics like: 

• Military pay
• Checkbook and debit card management
• Financial responsibility
• Consumer awareness
• Credit management
• Debt elimination strategies
• Saving
• Investing
• Developing a spending plan

We can also help you learn about other financial services, including:

• Army Emergency Relief (AER): A private, nonprofit organization established to help Soldiers and their Families in emergency financial situations due to no fault of their own.
• Education Program: Offers need-based scholarships to help eligible Army Families with education costs.

Family Subsistence Supplemental Allowance (FSSA) Pre-screening

Pre-screening and counseling for Soldiers who qualify for the FSSA entitlement. FSSA is an entitlement authorized by Congress in 2001 and was created to supplement the Soldier's Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS). This entitlement will not exceed $1100 per month. Information and application for FSSA is web-based and can be found under the "Life Events that Impact Your Benefits" tab.