Altus AFB  Military and Family Support Center

The Federal Voting Assistance Program ensures service members, their eligible family members and overseas citizens have the tools and resources to register to vote and request an absentee ballot, regardless of their state of residence. The Voting Assistance Guide, or VAG, is a reference guide for everything you need to know about absentee voting in all 50 states, the U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.

The VAP is available online. Select your state to find your local election office’s contact information.

Voting forms are also available online.

Military and Family Support Centers provide information, education and support programs to help balance the demands of military life. Offerings include:

• Deployment support to assist you and your family during all phases of the deployment cycle. Learn more about deployment support.
• Relocation assistance to help you prepare for an upcoming move and get settled into your new location. Learn more about the military Relocation Assistance Program.
• Confidential non-medical clinical counseling provides support for a wide range of issues from marital conflicts and stress management to coping with grief and deployment adjustments Learn more about confidential non-medical counseling.
• Personal and family life education assists with developing knowledge and skills to help you navigate your mobile military life.
• Personal financial readiness assists you and your family in building and maintaining your financial readiness.
• Employment assistance supports career exploration, education, training and licensing, career connections and employment readiness for military spouses, transitioning service members, and other family members. Learn more about the Spouse Education and Career Opportunities program, or SECO.
• Information and referral can assist you in identifying and clarifying needs and locating and connecting to services and programs available both on and off your installation.
• Morale, Welfare and Recreation, or MWR services provide lots of ways for you to connect with friends and others for entertainment, rest and relaxation — all at reduced or no cost. Learn more about MWR programs and services.
• The Transition Assistance Program provides the information, skills and knowledge necessary for a successful transition from military to civilian life. Learn more about transition assistance programs and resources.

Military and Family Support Centers may provide other programs such as the following:

Exceptional Family Member Program

Family Advocacy Program

New Parent Support Program

Federal Voting Assistance Program

Services may vary by location and installation. Use the Search tool to find contact information for your installation Military and Family Support Center. Just enter your installation name, Zip code or state.

Discovery Center – The Discover Center is a resource room specifically designed to support spouses in their job searching/career endeavors and all base personnel with transition and other related information and services. The room has free coffee, Wi-Fi and two user-friendly computer stations along with black and white as well as color printers. Also available are many current-edition books and other written resources on careers, transition and job searching.

Casualty Affairs/Survivor Benefit Program Officer – The SBP officer assists families with all aspects of casualty information and benefits and also acts as the SBP liaison, explaining to retirees and other family members, as appropriate, the SBP system, procedures and explanation thereof.

School Liaison Officer – The SLO assists and supports military families by working appropriate issues and concerns between the military and civilian school systems. Call 580-481-5439 for more assistance.

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Military and Family Life Counselors – Licensed professional counselors are based at the Airman and Family Readiness Center and the Youth Center. They provide service members, spouses, family members and children with a wide range of short-term, nonmedical, solution-focused services related to deployment issues, relationship and family issues, stress, grief and other daily life issues. Their services are free and anonymous. No records are kept, and they can meet on or off base. Call 580-919-0830 for adult services and call 580-693-0135 for children and youth services.

For more information, please visit the Altus A&FRC in Building 52, or call 580-481-6761 or DSN 312-866-6761.