Robins AFB Family Readiness program provides assistance to
spouses and family members while the military member is deployed/TDY for more
than 30 days, or serving on a remote tour. Assistance is provided
through many services to include;
- Personal and Family Readiness training
- One-on-one appointments
- Pre-paid phone cards
- Hearts Apart Morale
Call program
- Video phone capability
- Monthly newsletters
- Families
Apart Can Endure Separation (FACES) support group
- Give Parents a Break
(child care), and
- Return and reunion education
In
addition, contact with another military family center is available if the family
will be relocating during the family separation.
The Family
Readiness NCO also develops base plans for responding to family needs during
natural disasters or local emergencies.
Students: If your
family will not be joining you at Robins AFB, start making arrangements early to
make the separation easier. Setting up two separate households,
banking arrangements, allotments, communications, transportation, and just about
every other aspect of your life together must be looked at and sorted
out. If you have children, don't forget their needs. Deal
with the stress associated with the family separation up front; it will make
future problems seem less urgent. Don't try to do it
alone. Use the base and community resources at your disposal; they
are there to make your relocation as smooth and painless as possible for both
you and your family.