Sponsorship

Sponsorship is also available for youth. Installation youth sponsorship programs help military-connected youth make a successful transition to a new community. Primarily directed to preteen and teenaged youth, installation youth programs/centers provide information and materials on programs and services available at their new location. Where available, youth can exchange emails, talk on the phone or chat online with other youth. The youth program staff at your new installation can offer more information on installation youth sponsorship programs.

You can also contact your installation School Liaison Program office for information about school-based youth sponsorship programs such as Anchored4Life and Student2Student. These peer-to-peer programs help your student adjust to and navigate their new school.

If your child would like to become a youth sponsor, contact your installation School Liaison Program or youth program/center.

To help prepare sponsors for success, the Sponsorship Program provides training and access to important information and resources that can help newcomers master their move. The Sponsorship Program helps sponsors fulfill their responsibilities, which may include:

• Contacting the service member and family with an introductory email
• Staying in contact with the service member throughout the moving process
• Sending information about the new community and duty assignment, responding to questions and providing information about resources
• Confirming transportation and lodging arrangements
• Helping with post office arrangements
• Meeting service members and family members upon arrival
• Going with service members to unit check-in point
• Introducing service members to the Military and Family Support Center and loan closet, if it’s available
• Familiarizing service members and families with the installation and key locations, like the commissary

Note: Responsibilities may vary based on service-specific policies and guidance. Make sure to check with your service branch for sponsor training requirements.

Overall, the Sponsorship Program aims to:

• Provide newcomers with a sense of belonging
• Ease the transition for inbound service members or civilians and their family members
• Increase productivity of service members and loved ones
• Help newcomers make informed decisions
• Cultivate new friendships
• Improve morale

For more information on the Sponsorship Program, contact your installation Military and Family Support Center.

Moving is a way of life for service members and their families. For many newcomers, a sponsor can help add that personal touch. A sponsor is assigned by a newcomer's gaining unit and helps the newcomer before, during and after a move. If you haven't been assigned a sponsor, you can request one through your new unit. Units try to match sponsors and service members by rank and family status. 

If your sponsor has not contacted you and you are within 60 days or your report date follow-up through your gaining unit Commander Support Staff whose contact information is at the Military Installations website "Major Units" part of Military OneSource. If arriving during normal duty hours newcomers and their sponsors should report directly to their new unit's CSS and the Commando Readiness Center Bldg.1 to start in-processing, file travel voucher and enroll for mandatory appointments. After duty hours and during weekends or holidays the arrival point is the Caprock Inn lodging office 311 Eagle Claw Boulevard Building 1900 575-784-2918/2919. Federal Service employees new to Cannon should report to the Civilian Personnel Flight Building 600 110 Alison Avenue during normal duty hours.

For more information on the Sponsorship Program, contact your installation Military & Family Readiness Center, 575-784-4228.

You may have your mail forwarded to a General Delivery Address:

• Name (of person arriving)
• Report No Later Than Date
• General Delivery
• PSC Box 9999
• Cannon AFB NM 88103

Example:

• Mark Twain
• 28 June 2011
• General Delivery
• PSC Box 9999
• Cannon AFB NM 88103