Transcript Morale & Welfare Services

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Morale & Welfare
Services
CA Command Team Course
17 April 2013
Steven R. Fash
Chief of Staff, Morale and Welfare Services
Aim
This presentation is to inform
the Army Command Team Course
about Non-Public Property (NPP).
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Non-Public Property
• NDA Sections 2, 38 – 41
• NPP Exists to deliver benefit to CF members,
former members and their families
• NPP Aide-Mémoire
− www.cfpsa.com/en/AboutUs/CFPFSS
• NPP Financial Certification Courses
• Your Role:
– Base / Wing / Unit Funds
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Key Issues for COs
• Misuse of NPP
• Unit Fund
• Security of NPP
• CANEX
• Unit Canteens / Unit Kit Shops
• Provision / Consumption / Serving of Alcohol
• Alienation of NPP
• Representational Expenses
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MW Services – Highlights
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Transition Services
Military Family Services
JPSU clients
Support our Troops Funds
Soldier On Fund
CF Personnel Assistance Fund
SOT Summer Camps
CF Appreciation Program
CF One Card
www.cfpsa.com
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DCSM Transition Services
• National Coordination of all SCAN activities
• Canada Company – Military Employment Transition Program
(METP): a self-serve, "one-stop shop" website of all
things “transition” for serving and retired military
members
• The ill and Injured:
─ Vocational Rehabilitation Program-Serving Members
(VRPSM)
─ Priority Hiring-Public Service
─ Integrated Transition Plan
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Military Family Services
Military Family Health Care Coverage
Have waived the 90 day waiting
period
Investigating waiving the 90 day
waiting period
Requiring a 90 day waiting period
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DCSM / JPSU
Personnel currently being tracked by JPSU
Posted
Supported
(not posted)
Posted to JPSU
1,710
Supported by JPSU
(but not posted)
Total
3,032
4,742
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Internal Support Funds
Support Our Troops Fund is an umbrella
• Military Families Fund − linked to conditions of service
− $4M dispersed to >1,000 members/families
• Soldier On Fund − contributes to a healthy, active lifestyle
− $1.1M dispersed to 350 members/families
− Funded a wide range of programs
• Hospital Comforts Fund − basic amenities for hospitalized
members
− $85K dispersed annually to >300 members
• Op Santa Claus − gift for deployed members over holidays
− Gifts delivered to 1,600 members
Total pledged to SOT Funds since 2006: $11M
• Personal contributions to SOT Fund:
− Six year old boy: 84 cents
− Couple from Toronto: $50K
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Soldier On Fund
• Provides opportunities and resources for retired and
serving members with a visible or non-visible injury to
adopt an active lifestyle through sport and recreation.
• Over $960K has been disbursed to provide access to
equipment, training and events allowing participants to:
– learn a new sport such as skiing, horseback riding, fly
fishing, and kayaking;
– train with and compete against soldiers with similar injuries and
illnesses from other nations; and
– push their physical and mental limits through participation in
regional and national sporting events.
• $2.37M has been raised by donations from Canadians,
corporations and other organizations
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CFPAF
Canadian Forces Personnel Assistance Fund (CFPAF)
Offers financial assistance in the form of low interest loans and/or grants
through the following programs:
─ Minor Disbursement Program ($33K to 194 members)*
─ Educational Assistance Loan Program ($1.9M to 476 members)*
─ Self Improvement Loan Program ($7.5M to 2,208 members)*
─ Financial Distress Program ($1.1M to 154 members)*
*data based on calendar year 2012
• Access to the fund is normally through an agent of the fund: Veteran
Affairs Canada, SISIP Financial Counsellors or designated Base/Wing
Program Administrators
• Eligibility to make an application does not guarantee approval.
• Each request adjudicated against specific criteria before a decision is
rendered.
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SOT Summer Camps
• Purpose: Camps serve as a break for kids to escape
from the stressors of military life.
• Since 2010 over 818 children of military members
enjoyed a complimentary week at Camp Maple Leaf and
Muskoka Woods.
• The Military Families Fund, Canada Company and True
Patriot Love Foundation underwrite the cost of camp
registrations.
• 340 spots available in 2013 for kids who meet the
eligibility criteria.
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CF Appreciation Program
• Program launched in Jun 2011
• Official discount program of the CF
• Builds and expands on earlier
CANEX Discount Program
• Discounts in 8 distinct categories: Accommodations,
Attractions, Entertainment, Dining, Recreation,
Services, Shops, Travel & Transportation
• Members can save at more than 26,000 locations locally,
nationally and worldwide
• Almost 1,000 industry partners
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CF Appreciation Program
• Working with American counterparts to include discounts
on popular US vacation destinations – Universal Studios,
Busch Gardens
• Have issued 30,000 membership cards to date
• e-boutique with tickets to water park and Cineplex
• Two new features coming:
– On-line registration
– Secure Web login to allow special discounts solely available to
CF community
Visit: www.cfappreciation.ca
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CF R&R Club
• Component of CF Appreciation
Program
• Linked to US Armed Forces
Vacation Club
• Linked to Gov Rewards and
International Cruise Excursions
• Provide access to 3500 accommodations in 80 Countries
starting at $369 USD per unit, per week
• Offers the opportunity to enjoy vacations at popular
destinations around the world
• Access to cruise lines, airlines, and 3000 US Golf
Courses at guaranteed low prices.
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CF R&R Club
Examples:
Silver Lake Resort,
Kissimmee, Florida
7 nights/$369 USD
Barnsdale Country Club
Rutland, England
7 nights/$369 USD
Wyndham Ka'eo Kai
Kauai, Hawaii
7 nights/$369 USD
Visit: www.cfappreciation.ca
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Associate DG − CFOne Card
• The CFOne card will be the one card eligible members
need to access CFPFSS Morale and Welfare Services.
• Confirms cardholder is part of the Canadian Forces
Community. “One Community – One Million Strong”
Multi-phased approach
• Phase 1: (Spring 2013) will launch with access to the
CANEX Loyalty Program and CF Appreciation Program
• Future Phases: expanded to include access to PSP
recreation services, administration of Mess fees, access
to clubs and activities, as well as other MW services.
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Enhanced Web Site
• More than 6,000 pages
of content refreshed and
ported to new platform
• More visually-oriented
presentation; less clutter
• Functional search engine
• Navigation by service
rather than by
organizational structure
• Enhanced support for multi-Media content
www.cfpsa.com
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QUESTIONS
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