Planning a unit family day can be a daunting task. This webinars breaks down the component. Handout includes resources for an information fair.

1. Planning
a
Family
Day
Remember,
this
is
the
Commander’s
program.
They
need
to
determine
the
focus.
While
you
can
present
them
your
and
your
committee’s
ideas,
ultimately
it
is
up
to
the
Commander.
• Who
will
be
a
part
of
your
planning
team?
• Why
–
what
is
the
purpose?
• Where
will
the
event
be
held?
• When
will
you
hold
the
event?
• Who
will
attend?
• What
will
you
do?

2. Planning
a
Family
Day
Information
or
Resource
Fair:
this
is
a
way
to
share
information
with
the
service
members
and
families
about
benefits,
entitlements
and
resources.
Below
is
a
list
of
organizations
that
can
be
invited
and
how
to
contact
them.
• Military
One
Source
–
www.militaryonesource.mil
-­‐
you
can
request
a
resource
table,
Military
Family
Life
Counselors
(MFLC)
and
Financial
Counselors.
• National
Guard
Resources
–
you
can
find
a
number
of
resources
that
might
be
able
to
attend
your
event
or
send
resources
through
the
JSS
website
at:
https://www.jointservicessupport.org/Default.aspx
o Family
Program
Director
/
Airman
and
Family
Readiness
Program
o Family
Readiness
Support
Assistant
o Child
&
Youth
Program
Coordinator
o Transition
Assistance
Advisors
o Financial
Counselors
o Psychological
Health
Program
o Sexual
Assault
Prevention
and
Response
(SAPR)
o Employment
(Employer
Support
of
the
Guard
and
Reserve
–
ESGR)
or
go
to
http://www.esgr.mil/
o Survivor
Outreach
Services
–
serves
Gold
Star
families
–
would
be
a
good
contact
if
you
want
to
invite
these
families
to
your
event
• Veterans
Groups
–
a
director
of
Veterans
Service
Organizations
can
be
located
at
http://www.va.gov/vso/VSO-­‐Directory_2013-­‐2014.pdf
o Veterans
of
Foreign
Wars
–
www.vfw.org
o American
Legion
–
www.legion.org
o Disabled
American
Veterans
–
www.dav.org
• Veterans
Administration,
find
your
local
Vet
Center
and
Veterans
Administration
centers.
They
often
have
outreach
that
will
attend
your
unit’s
events.
http://www.va.gov/landing2_locations.htm
• Family
Groups
–
find
your
local
chapter
o Blue
Star
Families
–
www.bluestarfamilies.org
o Blue
Star
Mothers
of
America
–
www.bluestarmothers.org
o American
Gold
Star
Mothers
–
www.goldstarmoms.com
o Gold
Star
Wives
of
America
–
www.goldstarwives.org
o Our
Military
Kids
–
www.ourmilitarykids.org

3. Planning
a
Family
Day
o Operation
Military
Kids:
OMK
–
You
can
request
hero
packs
for
your
children
and
youth
www.operationmilitarykids.org
o Operation
Homefront
–
www.operationhomefront.net
o Patriot
Guard
Riders
–
www.patriotguard.org
o Tutor.com
(free
tutoring
for
military
youth)
–
www.tutor.com/military
-­‐
they
can
send
information
o Sitter
City
(helps
locate
a
variety
of
services)
–
www.sittercity.com/DoD
-­‐
they
can
send
informaiton
• Medical
Dental
-­‐
http://www.tricare.mil/
o Tri-­‐Care
–
you
can
get
information
about
Tricare
Reserve
Select
sent
and
sometimes
can
get
representatives.
Contact
your
regional
office
-­‐
o Met
Life
(dental)
–
see
if
you
can
get
a
rep
• Miscellaneous
o USAA
–
www.usaa.org
-­‐
the
USAA
Educational
Foundation
has
a
number
of
free
informational
booklets
they
can
send
you.
You
can
also
get
a
representative
to
attend
your
event.
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