Military Family Service/Support Centers
South Dakota Army National Guard - Service Member and Family Readiness Program at South Dakota Department of the Military
Brookings Site
Family Assistance Centers (FAC) have been established to assist, support and connect Service Members, Veterans and their Families to all things related to Military Services.
A holistic approach enhances the Military Force through resources, support and education.
Provides a focal point of information through Eight Essential Services.
- Crisis intervention resources and referrals
- Legal resources and referrals
- Financial resources and referrals
- TRICARE resources and referrals
- ID Cards and DEERS
- Community information and outreach
- Exceptional Family Member Program
- Emergency Family Assistance Center
The Family Assistance Center is critical in providing help to all Military Families. This holds especially true for geographically dispersed Families who are unable to access services at a local bases, installations, or forts.
South Dakota Army National Guard - Service Member and Family Readiness Program at South Dakota Department of the Military
Sioux Falls - W. National Guard Drive
Family Assistance Centers (FAC) have been established to assist, support and connect Service Members, Veterans and their Families to all things related to Military Services.
A holistic approach enhances the Military Force through resources, support and education.
Provides a focal point of information through Eight Essential Services.
- Crisis intervention resources and referrals
- Legal resources and referrals
- Financial resources and referrals
- TRICARE resources and referrals
- ID Cards and DEERS
- Community information and outreach
- Exceptional Family Member Program
- Emergency Family Assistance Center
The Family Assistance Center is critical in providing help to all Military Families. This holds especially true for geographically dispersed Families who are unable to access services at a local bases, installations, or forts.
South Dakota Air National Guard - Airman and Family Programs Program at South Dakota Department of the Military
South Dakota Air National Guard - Airman and Family Programs at Sioux Falls - W. Algonquin Street
The purpose of the 114th Fighter Wing Family Readiness Team is to empower, educate, and support our service members and their families. The Readiness Program is a special program designed to enhance National Guard readiness, retention, and quality of life, as well as minimize the impact to families of deployed personnel. The Readiness Program makes families aware of their importance to the Guard and its mission. It also notifies families of available benefits, entitlements, and services.
Assistance available includes Crisis Intervention and Referral, Legal Resource and Referral, Financial Resource and Referral, TRICARE Resource and Referral, ID Cards and DEERS, and Community Information and Outreach.
South Dakota Army National Guard - Service Member and Family Readiness Program at South Dakota Department of the Military
Mitchell Site
Family Assistance Centers (FAC) have been established to assist, support and connect Service Members, Veterans and their Families to all things related to Military Services.
A holistic approach enhances the Military Force through resources, support and education.
Provides a focal point of information through Eight Essential Services.
- Crisis intervention resources and referrals
- Legal resources and referrals
- Financial resources and referrals
- TRICARE resources and referrals
- ID Cards and DEERS
- Community information and outreach
- Exceptional Family Member Program
- Emergency Family Assistance Center
The Family Assistance Center is critical in providing help to all Military Families. This holds especially true for geographically dispersed Families who are unable to access services at a local bases, installations, or forts.
Youth Center Program at Ellsworth Air Force Base
Ellsworth AFB - 1679 Ellsworth Street
Provides an age-appropriate program in an environment that is both exciting and stimulating for youth grades K-12. Programs support the morale of parents by providing comprehensive, year-round activities that improve and maintain the physical and mental well-being of their school aged youth.
Military and Family Readiness Center Program at Ellsworth Air Force Base
Military and Family Readiness Center at Ellsworth AFB - 1000 Ellsworth Street
Employment Assistance - Career planning, development of jobs search skills, interviewing, networking, and resume assistance.
Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) - Provides information and referrals to local resources for Air Force Families with an exceptional family member (whether medical, emotional, physical or educational).
Military and Family Life Counselor Program - Masters or doctorate-level licensed counselors provide short term, non-medical counseling services to service members and their families at no-cost (anger management, communication, relationship issues, conflict resolution, parenting, decision making skills, deployment stress, coping skills, homesickness, relocation adjustment, reintegration, separation, sadness, grief and loss).
Personal Financial Management - Provides counseling and education with budget and savings management. This can be done in a one-to-one financial counseling setting or in a class. In conjunction with the American Center for Credit Education, provides classes such as Credit when Credit is Due, Money In Motion, and Home Buying classes for financial education.
Readiness program - Assists military members and their families to prepare and go through deployments, TDY's, and remote tours. The Readiness program offers assistance with pre-deployment counseling, preparing practical aspects of separations, providing support to families, and offering reunion support.
