• USAREC — Soldier & family assistance
• 4MilitaryFamilies.com
• Army Family Action Plan
• Army Family Team Building — A volunteer-led organization providing training, knowledge to spouses and family members.
• Family Readiness Groups — Ideas guide
• Military Family Resource Center — A tool for enhancing the effectiveness of military family policy and programs.
• Military Assistance Program — Information, tools for military members, families in areas such as relocation, employment and financial management.
• MWR — Community and family support center.
• National Military Family Association — National organization dedicated to identifying and resolving issues of concern to military families.

  • News for Military Families
• FLASH MAIL — A service designed to help soldiers stationed overseas send high speed letter mail back to the U.S. to family/friends who do not have e-mail access.
• Army Judge Advocate General Corps Legal Services
• Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP)

• Army Emergency Relief
• Armed Forces Emergency Services (Red Cross)
• Hooah for Health — Contains emergency notification forms.
• LIFELines
• Armed Services YMCA —A national affiliate of the non-profit YMCA of the USA that works with the Department of Defense.
• Fisher House — A national network of comfort houses providing a "home away from home" for families of patients receiving care at major regional military and VA medical centers.
• American Legion Family Support Network — World's largest veterans organization.
• Army Casualty Assistance
• AARP Grief & Loss Assistance Program
• Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (T.A.P.S.)
• Sole Surviving Son/Daughter and Family Exclusion

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Deployment Information, Resources

Today's military family faces a lifestyle comprised of deployments, which is often a stressful time for families. Several programs and organizations offer support the readiness of families.

• Deployment Readiness
• DeploymentLink - Health support, news and more.
• Operation READY — Information, resources on deployments .
• Checklist — Deployment readiness.
• Army Family Liaison Office — Serves as the Ombudsman for all Army soldiers, civilians and families of active Army.
• Deployment and Family Separation: An Annotated Bibliography — From Family Research Institute, Purdue University.
• Operation Military Pride — A volunteer organization with a wide range of activities to boost the morale of deployed troops.
• Enduring Freedom — Family support.
• K.I.D.S. — Information for children on deployments.
• Advice for Stepparents — When spouse is deployed.
• Dads at a Distance & Moms Over Miles — Designed to help parents maintain, strengthen relationships with their children while they are away.

• Army Spouse Web Site
• CinCHouse.com — For military wives who meet online, teach each other, socialize and attend to their business of running a military household.
• Long Distance Couples — Designed to help couples who have to be away from each other to maintain, strengthen the relationship with each other while they are away.
• Smart Marriages — Serves as a clearinghouse to help couples locate and select marriage, family and couples courses.
• Goldstar Wives of America, Inc.
• Military Spouse Business Network — Organization dedicated to supporting members of the Armed Forces.
• Military Spouse Support Page
• Silent Warriors
• STOMP: Specialized Training of Military Parents — Provides support, advice to parents without regard of the type of medical condition their child has.
• Military Family Support Network of National Capitol Region — A non-profit corporation serving families who have a child with a disability.
• Army Moms USA
• Spouses of Retired Military

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Information, Resources for Youth

• American Legion's Site for Children
• Coloring Pages for Children
• Military Child Education Coalition
• Child & Youth Services
• Military Children & Youth — Information on military children and youth issues, programs and initiatives.
• Military Teens on the Move — Chat room, bulletin board, and other resources for military teens around the world to assist them with relocating, other teen issues.
• Girl Power!
• GlobalKids
• Homework Help