Defense Supply Center Richmond  Military and Family Support Center

Financial guidance is offered to those experiencing money management difficulties or for those who want to be in control of their finances. The Family Advocacy Program manager and the Employee Assistance manager can work with you to prepare a personalized budget and spending plan designed to make life easier.

Defense Logistics Agency Employee Assistance Program is available to help you manage important events in your life while meeting the demands of your work and home. Let the DLA EAP work for you.

Legal and Financial

EAP includes free consultation with financial experts and licensed attorneys to provide assistance with your legal and financial questions. Services include help with living wills and health care power of attorneys, housing or real estate matters, estate planning, education funding, and retirement planning and investment strategies.

EAP Access

Contact the 24/7/365 EAP line by dialing the new EAP phone number for DOD employees effective Nov. 10, 2019: 866-580-9046. Identify DLA as your servicing agency.

The Fort Lee Financial Readiness Program can provide resources to help you understand and manage your finances, including one-on-one financial counseling to assist you and your family with financial readiness. Services are designed to focus on money management issues throughout your active-duty lifecycle and into retirement.  Financial readiness educational opportunities range from basic planning to long-term investing. 

Fort Lee Financial Readiness Program is located at: 

• 1231 Mahone Avenue, Bldg. 9023
• Fort Lee, VA 23801

The Financial Readiness Program is your resource for information on money matters. The FRP can help you better understand financial topics like:

• Military pay
• Checkbook and debit-card management
• Financial responsibility
• Consumer awareness
• Credit management
• Debt-elimination strategies
• Saving
• Investing
• Developing a spending plan

The Army Community Service building is currently closed due to COVID-19 but the staff is still available via email and phone: 804-734-6388/6381 or DSN 312-687-6388.

Hours of operation are Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed Sat-Sun and Federal Holidays

We can also help you learn about other financial services, including:

• Army Emergency Relief: This is a private, nonprofit organization established to help soldiers and their families in emergency financial situations due to no fault of their own.
• Army Emergency Relief Scholarships: These are needs-based scholarships to help eligible Army families with education costs.

Family Subsistence Supplemental Allowance Prescreening

Prescreening and counseling is available for soldiers who qualify for the FSSA entitlement. This is an entitlement Congress authorized in 2001. It was created to supplement soldiers’ Basic Allowance for Subsistence. This entitlement will not exceed $1,100 per month. Information and the application for FSSA is web-based. Visit the milConnect portal’s Life Events that Impact Your Benefits section