The military takes care of the guard member and Family Program takes care of the families. It's that simple but very complicated. Our families are disconnected from the military because there is no active duty base in Oregon from which to bond. Our families and dependent children are mainstreamed and therefore invisible. It is the mission of Family Program to bring information and programs to our families that connect and inform them. Websites include the EAP (employee assistance program) www.militaryonesource.com and the JSS (Joint Services Support) www.jointservicessupport.org provide on line learning, event notification and community resources. Our families need to be self reliant, resilient and resourceful . Other on-line resources include Tricare, Met Life Dental, VA/ODVA, and ESGR (Employer Support of Guard/Reserves) to name a few. On base are the Legal Office and Chaplains who are drill status offices and not manned through the month necessitating using other branches of service support systems.
Co-located in Bldg. 142 with Legal, Chaplains, and Headquarters Leadership. It is a vital link to mission support and mission readiness and when a guard member is deployed, his/her family is deployed also and should have the tools and training to get through the time fully prepared as does the guard member and that's the role of the Family Program.