7601 Randall Ave., (307) 773-2241

Monday – Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

• Air Force Aid Society
• Community Resources
• Employment Assistance
• Personal and Family Life Skills Development
• Family Readiness and Deployment Planning and Support
• Personal Financial Management Skills Development
• Relocation Assistance
• School Liaison Officer and Dependent Education Information
• Casualty Assistance and Survivor Benefits
• Transition Assistance Program
• Scholarships

The Airman & Family Readiness Center (A&FRC) serves as a one-stop information and referral center for single, married, active duty, Guard, Reserves, retired members, spouses and families. From Air Force Aid Society to Transition Assistance, the A&FRC offers services and programs through classes and group activities to units and individuals on a wide variety of topics that include the following:

Services and activities are offered throughout the year. A weekly column is located in the base newspaper, The Sentinel, listing current program schedules.

Air Force Aid Society

Air Force Aid Society (AFAS) is the official charity of the U.S. Air Force. The basic philosophy of AFAS assistance is to meet immediate needs of an emergency situation as a step towards a lasting solution to a problem. AFAS also administers a robust array of education and community enhancement programs.

Bundles for Babies: Financial planning for expectant parents. Open to all ranks and services, but only active duty Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard and Marine Corps families may receive an AFAS bundle valued at more than $75. Program provided quarterly.

Car Care Because We Care: This program is for deployed families and provides a cash-equivalent voucher for a primary vehicle covering basic maintenance services. Includes an oil/filter change and may include lubrication and a vehicle safety check on a modest grant basis.

Give Parents a Break: Funds Child Development Center special program to provider eligible active duty Air Force parents a few hours break from the stresses of parenting by providing funded child care.

Heart Link: This is a bus tour of base facilities for spouses that desire a greater understanding of services available to them and their families and that want a better understanding of the military lifestyle and mission.

Child Care for PCS: This program helps relieve some of the stress felt by families during a PCS move. AFAS pays for up to 20 hours of child care per child in certified Family Child Care homes. Open to all ranks.

For more information on AFAS call (307) 773-2216.

Community Resources

WIC Office: The Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) office, located within the A&FRC, provides nutrition information, counseling and referrals to other health services. Supplemental food packages are provided to help keep pregnant and breastfeeding women, infants, and children under age five healthy and strong. Call the WIC office on base at (307) 773-3963 for eligibility requirements or stop by Building 207, Tuesday – Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Retiree Activities Office: Provides information and referral activities for retirees and their families. Located in the A&FRC. Call (307) 773-5944 for more information.

Emergency Preparedness – www.disasterprepped.com: Focuses on emergency preparedness tools and disaster solutions for organizations, families, municipalities, companies, etc.

Great Schools for Your Kids – www.greatschools.com and www.schoolquest.org: Online resources for finding schools for your children.

Military Child – www.militarychild.org/military-parent/checklist-for-transferring-students/: The Military Child Education Coalition is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, world-wide organization. Its work is focused on ensuring quality educational opportunities for all military children affected by mobility, family separation, and transition.

School Liaison Officer: The School Liaison Officer provides information on local school districts, acts as the liaison between the military community and school administrators, provides consultation services regarding school education, and provides transition information on other school districts for military members who are PCSing. For information, call (307) 773-5943.

Military HOMEFRONT – www.militaryhomefront.dod.mil: Department of Defense website for official Military Community and Family Policy (MC&FP) program information, policy and guidance designed to help troops and their families, leaders, and service providers.

Military One Source – www.militaryonesource.com: A resource library for military spouse employment, education, and relocation information, with links to employment related information and other resources for military spouses and military families.

Military Spouse – www.milspouse.org: A resource for military members, spouses and families with a toll free telephone number to call 24/7.

For more information on community resources call Information and Referral at (307) 773-5945.

Employment Assistance

The Airman & Family Readiness Center supports customers in achieving short- and long-term employment, education and training, and career goals through employment skills counseling, resources for self-employment, small business and entrepreneurial efforts.

We offer labor market information, employment trend tracking, skills and interest identification, skills development workshops, job referrals, alternatives to paid employment (volunteerism, for example), networks to local employers, and on- and off-base resources.

Current programs help with developing a career plan, establishing community network contacts and utilizing employment listings. Open to family members and civilian employees.

For more information on Employment Assistance call (307) 773-5942.

Personal and Family Life Skills Development

There exists a strong correlation between a military member’s ability to accomplish the mission successfully and the quality of his/her family experience. Because of this, A&FRC offers activities to promote a healthy family life. We also have informational books and printed material on a variety of topics regarding family life issues.

Training: Training is available on a variety of topics for organizational or individual needs.

Key Spouse Program: The Key Spouse Program is the official family readiness program that supports Airmen and their families during deployments, separations, and emergencies, as well as enhancing and encouraging regular communication between units and families. The program helps leadership, commanders and First Sergeants, connect with the unit families through a system of volunteers who work to keep families informed, provide information and resources, and up channel any concerns back to leadership. A&FRC provides oversight for this important program by offering training and resources, and in helping the Key Spouse unit volunteers make connections with other helping agencies.

Wyoming Healthy Family Initiative Partnership: The Wyoming Healthy Marriage Initiative (WHMI) is a partnership with the local community to provide referral sources for education and resources. A&FRC partners with WHMI to increase the services available for both single and involved Airmen on everything from parenting to strengthening marriages.

For more information on Family Life Skills call (307) 773-5941.

Family Readiness and Deployment Planning and Support

The Readiness NCO assists military members and their families by providing tools, resources and activities essential for a successful military deployment across the three stages of deployment: pre-deployment, deployment and reunion.

Support includes Car Care Because We Care, Hearts Apart Morale Calls (two 15-minute morale calls a week to deployed location), Give Parents a Break childcare, Hearts Apart social activities, and quarterly and weekly informational emails to families.

For more information on Family Readiness call (307) 773-5899.

Personal Financial Management Skills Development

Provides information, education, and personal financial counseling to help individuals and their families maintain financial stability and reach financial goals. Seminars, classes and individualized guidance are offered in the areas of budgeting, credit and debt management, home buying, car buying, saving, investing, consumer protection, and general money management.

Subject-matter experts work closely with leadership to provide proactive classes and individual counseling in areas of specific need.

First Term Airman Center (FTAC): Mandatory for all first duty station Airmen E4 and below. Topics include checkbook management, budgeting, saving and investing, debt and credit management, and local area consumer issues.

Personal Financial Management: Provides education, information and counseling to DoD personnel and their families on a wide range of personal finance topics.

Thrift Savings Plan: Get information on the investing options, retirement plan, and process to get started.

For more information on Personal Financial Readiness call (307) 773-5848.

Relocation Assistance

Relocation services offer base and local community information.

Sponsorship Training: Focuses on sponsor responsibilities, local resources on and off base, and the impact sponsorship has on the mission. Training is required for all active duty members and is offered 24/7 online.

Information Fair: Base agencies and private organizations provide information, answer your questions and provide freebies to attendees. Held during the Right Start Program. Family members are encouraged to attend.

Military HOMEFRONT – www.militaryhomefront.dod.mil: Department of Defense website that offers a vast array of information for those in a PCS status. Obtain moving calendars and base installation guides for all military installations world-wide.

Heart Link: This is a bus tour of base facilities for spouses that desire a greater understanding of services available to them and their families and that want a better understanding of the military lifestyle and mission.

Loan Closet: The Loan Closet loans free-of-charge household items for those members in a PCS status or for permanent party households. Loans range from 7 to 30 days. Hours of operation are 1000-1400 Monday through Friday.

Airman’s Attic: For E-4s and below and their family members. This is similar to a free thrift shop and donations are accepted. Hours of operation are Saturdays from 0800-1200 and the facility is located at 6900 Diamond Creek Way.

For more information on Relocation call (307) 773-5945/5946.

School Liaison Officer and Dependent Education Information

The School Liaison Officer informs base leadership and command of key parent & school concerns, disseminates school information on topics of concern to military families and educates school personnel on military lifestyle and educational issues (including transition and deployment).

Great Schools – www.greatschools.com: An online resource for finding great schools. Resource reviews parenting, academics, learning with disabilities, and more.

School Quest – www.schoolquest.org: An online resource for finding future schools for your child.

Military Child Education Coalition – www.militarychild.org/military-parent/checklist-for-transferring-students/: This link offers a great checklist for students who are transferring to and from schools.

IDEA – Building the Legacy: IDEA 2004 – idea.ed.gov: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law ensuring services to children with disabilities throughout the nation. This site, hosted by the U.S. Department of Education, offers information for parents of infants and toddlers (birth -2) and children and youth (ages 3-21) with disabilities.

For more information on School Liaison call (307) 773-5943.

Casualty Assistance and Survivor Benefits

The Casualty Assistance and Survivor Benefits Office assist family members in navigating the military benefits system due to the loss of a loved one.

Casualty Assistance: The Casualty Assistance Representative (CAR) provides casualty assistance to survivors of all AD and retired deceased members. The CAR processes claims for benefits/entitlements to Next Of Kin (NOK) and other members identified by the AF member.

For further information on Survivor Benefits and Casualty Assistance call (307) 773-3529/1959.

Transition Assistance Program

Provides the congressionally-mandated Pre-Separation Counseling which must be accomplished by all separating/retiring members NLT 90 days prior to DOS/DOR. Service members can receive this counseling up to 24 months prior to retirement date or 12 months prior to separation date.

The Transition Assistance Program Seminar is a collaborative program between Department of Defense (DoD), the Department of Labor, and the Department of Veteran Affairs. The Seminar is held 10 times a year, and covers topics such as: career exploration and self assessment, resume writing, interview skills, VA benefits, job search tools and much more. Open to active duty military and their spouses, and DoD civilians who are retiring or separating from service.

Offers the annual Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) seminar on Marketing Yourself for a Second Career.

For more information on Transition Assistance call (307) 773-5940.

Scholarships

Click on the links below to find out more about available scholarships.
200 Plus Scholarships