We provide individuals, families, and leadership with programs and services that strengthen our community and promote self-sufficiency, mission readiness and adaptation to the Air Force way of life!

We serve Active Duty (single and married), family members, National Guard and Reserves, Retirees, as well as Civilian employees.

Prepares base units, active duty members and their families for deployment

• Deployment briefings - for members about to deploy and their families; covers issues related to deployments, e.g. coping with stress, finances, programs and services to support the family, who to turn to if help is needed, etc.
• Deployed/Remote Families Social - a quarterly get-together for dinner; fun opportunity to get out and make new friends, very informal
• Hearts Apart program - family members can make up to eight free phone calls on a DSN line to loved ones in deployed locations
• Car Care Because We Care program - a free oil change by the Auto Skills Center for the spouse when military member deploys over 30 days
• Give Parents a Break program - a free child care program for eligible families; offered once a month on Friday nights or during the day on Saturdays in the Child Development Center and Youth Center
  

Assists spouses in finding employment ... from polishing the resume to job search and referrals

• Resume & USAJOBS Resume writing classes - offered once a month
• Job related workshops & job fairs - workshops include "Dress 4 Success" and "How to Work a Job Fair" - job fairs are held annually
• Employer services (Quality Applicant Referral & Job Placement) - satellite office to the local JobLink; can make referrals without going to the main office and waiting in line
• Employment Resource Center - computers available for doing job searches, writing resumes, receiving and sending e-mails
• Career self-assessment consultations - computer based programs to determine what kind of job you would be good at
  

Handles all types of family issues for single and married members and their families

• Crisis counseling - assessments and referrals based on the issues at hand
• Family education - focuses on keeping the family together, opening the lines of communication; offers Couples Communication classes, as well as "Reconnecting as a Couple" following deployments
• Life Skills workshop - programs dealing with day-to-day life, e.g. "How to Avoid Marrying a Jerk," "10 Great Dates Before You Say 'I Do'"
• Parenting skills - programs dealing with family issues, e.g. how to deal with teenagers, parenting with love and logic, how to handle a child who is having trouble adjusting when a parent is deployed
• Heartlink - a spouse orientation to the military life; introduction to programs and services available to them
• Key Spouse program - designed to enhance spouse awareness of and connection to appropriate installation resources
  

Assists with all types of financial issues--budgets, debt reduction, saving, investing, taxes, credit, foreclosures, esecurity clearances, etc.

• First Term Airman Center/ALS - provides briefings on financial awareness
• Deployment preparedness - breifs financial awareness and different ways to cut costs while deployed
• Proactive financial planning - assists with developing a spending plan/budget and debt reduction
  

Assists our military families with their relocation needs--both in and out of SJAFB

• MILITARY HOMEFRONT - provides information on over 250 military installations and communities worldwide
• Travel Planner/Street Atlas USA/Auto Map - web based program with timelines, maps and other items you can personalize based on your relocation plans and needs
• Newcomers orientation/information fairs - Wing-wide program, held monthly to welcome military members and their families to the base; briefers include representatives from the base and community to provide information on SJAFB and the local area
• Operation Smooth Move - assists military members and their families who are leaving SJAFB; points you in the right direction, i.e. who you need to see and when ... especially helpful if this is your first PCS
• Sponsorship training program - (after being assigned by the squadron) trains members on how to take care of our folks who are relocating to this area; ensures the relocating family's needs and questions are taken care of
  

Works hand-in-hand with the Relocation area assisting families with various needs

• Loan closet - household items, car seats, card table and chairs, dishes, pots, pans, microwave ovens, etc.; available on loan for short-term use while awaiting delivery of household goods, when familiy comes to visit, etc.
• Air Force Base brochures and videos - packages and videos to review with information about the base and local community you are relocating to, so you know what to expect when you get there

Assists military members and their families transition from military to civilian life

• Three-day transition assistance workshops - prepares members and spouses for transitioning out of the military; covers VA entitlements, educational benefits, resume writing, job search, dressing for success, job interviews, etc.
• Mandatory preparation briefings - mandated by congress to be conducted 90-days prior to separation; informs members on benefits and entitlements after they separate or retire from the military
• Benefits, resources and vocational counseling - numerous handouts, pamphlets and resource materials
• Job market and employment network - provides potential job contacts, POCs for a variety of local and nationwide companies