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Support for Units & Soldiers
(ud.cys 08Apr 21)
Support for Units & Soldiers
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Leaders at all levels know that the strength of Soldiers comes from the strength of their Families. CYS is committed to helping leaders build a partnership with Army Families that enhances their strength and resilience.
The Army Family Covenant
- We recognize the commitment and increasing sacrifices that our Families are making every day.
- We recognize the strength of our Soldiers comes from the strength of their Families.
- We are committed to providing Soldiers and Families a Quality of Life that is commensurate with their service.
- We are committed to providing our Families a strong, supportive environment where they can thrive.
- We are committed to building a partnership with Army Families that enhances their strength and resilience.
We are committed to improving Family readiness by:
- Standardizing and funding existing Family programs and services
- Increasing accessibility and quality of healthcare
- Improving Soldier and Family housing
- Ensuring excellence in schools, youth services and child care
- Expanding education and employment opportunities for Family members
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Info for Commanders
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(86 pp | PDF 3.9MB)
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- Commander 101 Guides: "What Commanders Need to Know" These guides are key resources to help Commanders manage important programs at their Garrison. Each guide answers pertinent questions that Commanders may raise specific to that program. Use these guides to make sure that the CYS programs at your Garrison are meeting the needs of military Families and reducing the conflict between soldier parental responsibilities and mission requirements. Guides are updated yearly; stay current with the latest versions available here!
- Child Care 101 - (28 pp | PDF 2.2MG) Answers questions about providing child care that continues to be a "Model for the Nation," including the importance of military child care, child care availability, information about FCC online, child care for Families facing deployment, Accreditation and Certification, child care fees at your Garrison, as well as helpful checklists and success indicators.
- School Transition Services 101 - (29 pp | PDF 853KB) Answers questions about how the School Transition Services program evolved, the program infrastructure, education and transition issues and their implications for the military community, working with parents, children and school district superintendents to sustain a successful program, as well as checklists and success factors.
- Youth Services 101 - (29 pp | PDF 1.2MB) Answers questions about why the Army provides youth programs, program availability, patron eligibility, sports and fitness programs availability, funding and parent fees, Certification and deployment support as well as checklists and success indicators.
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- MAC Plan: The Mobilization and Contingency (MAC) plan is a locally-determined Garrison
plan that identifies how Child and Youth needs will be met during:
- Mobilization and deployment
- Natural disasters
- Emergency situations
- Other contingencies
- The MAC Plan is a commander's assurance that lack of childcare and youth supervision
options will not interfere with mission readiness or Family functioning during mobilization and
contingency situations.
- Download the MAC Plan tri-fold for more information on how Commanders can make sure that their MAC Plan is up to date and ready to be implemented if necessary.
For additional information contact your Garrison - Click here to find local Garrison CYS Services
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Respite Care
- Respite Care offers a temporary break or time away for parents. Sixteen hours of free care per month
per child are provided for deployed Soldiers and civilians throughout the deployment cycle.
Families that have a child registered with EFMP may apply for up to 40 hours of care per month
for each registered exceptional child.
- More information about EFMP can be found at
www.myarmylifetoo.com.
For additional information contact the EFMP manager at your Garrison - Click here to find local Garrison CYS Services
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Just in case...
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- Warriors in Transition: Provides support to Warriors in Transition (WT) Soldiers and Care Givers including programs in multiple delivery options. Programs and services include:
- Free CYS registration
- Unlimited no cost Hourly Care for medical appointments/treatments, as approved
- 16 hours of Respite Care
- Waived fees for four instructional classes per child/youth
- Waived fee for two CYS Team or Individual sports
- Full Day/Part Day Patron fee reduction to CAT 1 of the SY CYS Fee Policy rates, as approved
- Additional Hourly Care at $2.00/hr
- Commanders, download the Warriors in Transition poster and info card to distribute and display at your Garrison! Contact your local Garrison to find more information about this program - Click here to find local Garrison CYS Services
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