USAG Japan, Zama  Military and Family Support Center

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.

Family Advocacy Program

The Family Advocacy Program was established to prevent spouse and child abuse and to ensure that personnel are trained to properly intervene in abuse. The U.S. Army Garrison-Japan FAP:

• Promotes awareness of sexual assault, domestic violence and child abuse and neglect within the military community, and coordinates professional intervention at all levels within military and civilian communities.
• Strives to break the cycle of abuse by identifying abuse as early as possible, providing intervention and coordinating treatment for the offender and affected family members.
• Recognizes that many incidents of domestic violence constitute violations of the law and that a commander has the authority to take disciplinary or administrative action in such cases.

The goal is to prevent sexual assault and spouse and child abuse, to encourage the reporting of all suspected or known instances of such abuse, to ensure the prompt assessment and investigation of all abuse cases, to protect victims of abuse and to treat all family members -- victims and offenders -- affected by or involved in abuse.

For more information, visit the Family Advocacy Services website or the Army OneSource website. You may also call the USAG-Japan FAP manager at DSN 315-263-4782 or the Sexual Assault Response coordinator at DSN 315-263-4853.