Welcome! 
Thank you for visiting our Internet site. Your visit inspires me, for you represent the long historical line of people who support our Nation's military Families - Soldiers and their relatives alike.
As they continue to face the challenges of war with its long deployments and Family separations, they show the great courage required to tackle those challenges. This directly contributes to the readiness of our forces and our Nation. That earns them the right to receive our appreciation in the form of the very best care we can offer.
Since September 11, 2001, the Army Reserve has learned to better care for our own at every level. We have bolstered existing programs and launched new ones to assist Soldiers and their loved ones - heroes all - either downrange or "holding down the fort" at home.
Here you will find information about those programs and other resources. Please browse the site to familiarize yourself with the opportunities available, then take advantage of them, or add to them as a Family Readiness volunteer. Either way, your involvement contributes to the readiness of Families and makes our world better in the process.
Thanks again for supporting our Citizen-Warriors!
Kevin J. Gilbert, PhD
Director, Family Programs
9th Mission Support Command
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With Father's Day approaching, the USO has partnered up with an organization that can help those of deployed loved ones create a unique photo book for FREE! Here is the Link USO PHOTO-BOOK
Military OneSource is designed to supplement the Information, Referrals, and Follow-up Program of the Family Programs office and is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days a year.
If you need help outside our opening hours, do not hesitate to turn out to MOS for assistance! Summary of services: referrals to military and community resources; online articles, newsletters and workshops; free booklets and audio recordings; translations of foreign language documents – just to name a few. Specialty consultations are also available in financial counseling and planning, financial tax, elder care, elder law, education (special needs, college and general), adoption, nanny and adult disability.
Military OneSource is provided by the Department of Defense at no cost to Active Duty, Guard and Reserve (regardless of activation status) and their Families. It is a virtual extension of installation services. Visit Military OneSource today at www.militaryonesource.com or call 1-800-342-9647.
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Word of the Month
"Services"
In the Army Family Covenant, national and local commanders commit "to improving Family Readiness by: Standardizing and funding existing Family... services,"
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USAR Family Programs provides 6 core "services." They are (1) Survivor Outreach Services (SOS); (2) Ft. Family Outreach and Support Services (OSS); (3) Information, Referral and Follow-up (IRF); (4) Crisis Management (CM); (5) Volunteer Management (VM); and (6) Command Support (CS). Each of these services aims to improve AR Families' quality of life by helping to fulfill specific needs as they occur in various stages of life. From information about benefits and referral to the agencies that provided them, to helping families navigate the grief and life challenges which emerge from a natural disaster or the death of their Soldier. Like our "programs", because these services enhance well-being, they enhance mission accomplishment and sustainment of the force. However, they only can do this to the extent that AR Families know about them and their benefits.
Hope: That you will arrange a consultation with me or one of my staff to receive a desk-side brief about the details of these services and discuss ways they can use them to maximize both success in your role and morale in the Families you lead.
Thank you for your service and sacrifices. I am your servant, so, please contact me if you would like to arrange a meeting or respond to this message in any way.
Kevin J. Gilbert, PhD
Family Programs Director
9th Mission Support Command
kevin.gilbert5[@]us.army.mil