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Overview • Purpose • Programs • 14 centers located across the state with 20 employees • Problem solvers • Assistant families and Family Readiness Groups • Support all branches, including active component • MACOM commanders asset, but works for the Family Program Director • Provide guidance on family readiness issues and programs to the command • Five in the State – Jackson – Knoxville – Chattanooga • The U.S. Army Family & Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (FMWRC) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service (CSREES) share a common mission of providing positive youth development programs • Youth aged 5–19 participate in a wide variety of 4-H programs led by youth development professionals and volunteers • The OMK initiative builds on the existing partnerships between 4-H, all branches of service and the established infrastructure of the State 4-H Military Liaisons. • Contracted employee working for BPSI • Plans, coordinates and executes youth activities and development programs • Primary planner for youth camps and youth activities sponsored by the TNARNG • Three camps this year in Lavinia, Catoosa, and Smyrna • TYS unable to support this year • Over 250 participants in last years camp, Smyrna was the largest • One stop shop • Provides services from making Thanksgiving dinner to counseling – Personal counseling – Financial counseling • Not much they cannot do • • • • Consists of nine regional volunteers Lead by the state volunteer coordinator SVC is elected by the board for two years Provide policy guidance and resolve issues • Volunteer force to support family readiness groups • Each region has similar number of FRG’s • Appointed by the Family Program Director TENNESSEE NATIONAL GUARD FAMILY PROGRAM Family Readiness Regional Map • UNION CITY LAKE • TIPTONVILLE • OBION HENRY WEAKLEY GIBSON • • DYER DYERSBURG STEWART • • • LAUDERDALE 9 MILA N CROCKET T JACKSON • • HAYWOOD TIPTON • FAYETTE 164TH AW • BOLIVAR MEMPHIS REGION 9 Amy Blagg SIG NET SPT DET 230TH SUST BDE DET 1 251ST MP CO DET 1, 1175TH TRANS CO (HET) ALAMO BOLIVAR BROWNSVILLE 164th Airlift Wing Memphis, TN BTRY B (-) FIRES SQDN 278TH ACR DET 1 268TH MP CO 168TH MP BN 130TH MP CO (GUARD) 230TH ARMY LIAISON TEAM COVINGTON DYERSBURG DYERSBURG MEMPHIS MEMPHIS • • • LEXINGTON 267TH MP CO (-) 1171ST TRANS CO (-) 30TH CSSB CO E (FSC)(-) RSS 278 ACR A TRP (-) 1/278TH ACR CO R 1-230TH ACS • WAVERLY BENTON •• 7 • CHARLOTTE • •• •• • LINDEN PARSONS DECATUR LEWIS • SELMER • HARDIN • WAYNE •• COLUMBIA COLUMBIA CAMDEN CLARKSVILLE DICKSON DRESDEN HUMBOLDT HUMBOLDT HUNTINGDON JACKSON • • MARSHALL HHT (-) 1/278TH ACR LINCOLN DET 1 771ST MAINT CO A BTRY 1-181ST (HIMARS) 251ST MP CO (-) CO A (DIST)(-) RSS 278TH ACR DET 1 CO E (FSC) RSS 278TH ACR DET 2 251ST MP CO REGION 6 Shauna Irizarry • D TRP 1/278TH ACR ASHLAND CITY 269TH MP CO MURFREESBOR O HOHENWALD JOINT FORCE HEADQUARTERS NASHVILLE 173RD PS DET NASHVILLE 129TH ARMY BAND NASHVILLE HQ 105TH PS BN NASHVILLE 568TH PS DET NASHVILLE 118TH MPAD NASHVILLE LAWRENCEBUR G LEXINGTON LOBELVILLE PARSONS SAVANNAH RHEA • • DUNLAP • •• • 3 JEFFERSON CITY McMINN MEIGS ALCOA 134TH ARW Alcoa • • 1 JEFFERSON • GREENEVILLE COCKE • • KINGSPORT • • BRISTOL SULLIVAN JOHNSON JOHNSON CITY CARTER MOUNTAIN CITY •• ELIZABETHTON WASHINGTON ERWIN UNICO I • NEWPORT SEVIER • SEVIERVILLE BLOUNT MARYVILLE DAYTON GRUNDYSEQUATCHIE • GRAINGER HAMBLEN RUSSELVILLE GREENE KNOX LENIOR CITY ALCOA HAWKINS ROGERSVILLE KNOXVILLE ROANE LOUDON BLEDSOE • • •• • • •• CROSSVILLE MONTEAGLE • ATHENS MONROE • SWEETWATER HAMILTON BRADLEY WINCHESTER 241ST GSU MARION REGION 5 Linda Lasater CENTERVILLE HENDERSON • MOORE FRANKLIN FAYETTEVILLE 771ST (-) MAINT CO • HANCOCK NEW TAZWELL UNION ANDERSON ROCKWOOD • TULLAHOMA LEWISBURG GILES LAWRENCEBURG Crystal Webb • MORGAN CUMBERLAND WHITE McMINNVILLE COFFEE SHELBYVILLE PULASKI REGION 7 CLINTON WARREN VANBUREN BEDFORD 5 • • • • • 4 SMYRNA SPARTA • CLAIBORNE JACKSBORO Jacksboro PUTNAM DEKALB • LAWRENCE WAYNESBORO SAVANNAH • COOKEVILLE 2 •• • MURFREESBORO GILES PULASKI McNAIRY • MAURY MAURY HOWENWALD • CAMPBELL SCOTT JAMESTOWN OVERTON RUTHERFORDCANNON CENTERVILLE PERRY SMITH LEBANON • WILLIAMSON • JACKSON GORDONSVILLE WILSON 118TH AW • ONEIDA FENTRESS LIVINGSTON TROUSDALE NASHVILLE ASHLAN D CITY DAVIDSON HICKM HICKMAN AN CENTERVILLE HENDERSON Cindy Thomas B TRP (-) 1/278TH ACR HOUSTON TN RIDGE DICKSON HUMPHREYS HENDERSON REGION 8 DET 1 212TH EN CO (VERT) • McKENZIE HUNTINGDON • HARDEMAN SHELBY • • CARROLL CHESTER MILLINGTON • • LaFAYETTE GALLATIN PICKETT CLAY • SUMNER CHEATHAM CAMDEN MADISON BROWNSVILLE COVINGTON • 8 • PARIS DRESDEN TRENTON HUMBOLDT ALAMO RIPLEY • MACON • CLARKSVILLE ROBERTSON MONTGOMERY SPRINGFIELD • CLEVELAND CHATTANOOGA POLK REGION 4 Connie Phipps REGION 3 REGION 2 Fran Barker Jenny Testerman REGION 1 Mary Jane Stokley 301ST TROOP COMMAND COLUMBIA HHT (-) 2/278TH ACR COOKEVILLE 117TH MP BN ATHENS TRP O 1-230TH ACS ALCOA DET 1 253RD MP CO BRISTOL CO B (MAINT) RSS 278TH ACR COLUMBIA G TRP 2/278TH ACR CROSSVILLE FSC (-) 181ST (HIMARS) ATHENS TRP P 1-230TH ACS ALCOA 776TH MAINT CO (-) ELIZABETHTON 241st Engineering Installation Squadron Chattanooga, TN C BTRY 1-181ST (HIMARS) CHATTANOOGA TRP T (-) 1-230TH ACS ALCOA DET 1 730TH QM CO ERWIN GORDONSVILLE HHB 1-181ST (HIMARS) CHATTANOOGA DET 1 HHT 1-230 AIR CAV SQDRN ALCOA L TRP 3/278TH ACR GREENEVILLE E TRP (-) 2/278TH ACR JAMESTOWN HHC 230TH SUST BDE (1) CHATTANOOGA DET 1 252ND MP CO ALCOA DET 1 190TH EN CO (MOB) JEFFERSON CITY PULASKI CO F (FSC) RSS 278TH ACR LAFAYETTE 252ND MP CO (-) CLEVELAND CO D (FSC)(-) RSS 278TH ACR CLINTON 730TH QM CO (-) JOHNSON CITY DET 1 CO G (FSC) RSS 278TH ACR SHELBYVILLE HHT SPECIAL TRPS SQDN 278TH ACR LEBANON DET 1, 181ST FSC DAYTON DET 2 1175TH TRANS CO JACKSBORO 176TH CSSB JOHNSON CITY 1175TH TRANS CO (-) (HET) TULLAHOMA DET 1 E TRP 2/278TH ACR LIVINGSTON ENGR 2/278TH ACR DUNLAP CO C (MED) RSS 278TH ACR KNOXVILLE HHT 3/278TH ACR DET 1 B BTRY 1-181ST (HIMARS) FAYETTEVILLE DET 1 HHT 2/278TH ACR GALLATIN CO G (FSC)(-) RSS 278TH ACR LEWISBURG DET 1 CO F (FSC) RSS 278TH ACR DET 1 ENGR 2/278TH ACR MONTEAGLE B BTRY (-) 1-181ST (HIMARS) 134th Air Refueling Wing Knoxville, TN 118th Airlift Wing Nashville, TN HHC 278TH ARMORED CAVALRY KINGSPORT 2009 9 February • Federally mandated law established through the ‘Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program Act of 2007.’ • Provides information, services, referral, and proactive outreach opportunities for service members, families, employers, and youth throughout the entire deployment cycle. • Reintegration events at the 30,60, and 90 day mark. • Since 2004- 18 Strong Bonds events, over 750 participants, couples and singles. • Joint Program, open to Army and Air Guard (No Purple Money) • #1 deterrent to combat effectiveness is Poor Family Relationships. • Force Multiplier – marriage enrichment and family enrichment allows Soldier/Airmen to focus on their mission Summary • We are a combat multiplier to the commander • We do not assist or participate in CAO or NOK • We have programs for single soldiers, married soldiers and children