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

Voting forms are also available online through the FVAP website.  

Dyess Air Force Base Installation Voter Assistance Office can be reached by phone at 325-696-4000 or by email at vote.dyess@us.af.mil.

If you are deployed or unable to contact your IVA Office, 24-hour voting assistance is available from the Total Force Service Center at DSN 665-0102, commercial 210-565-0102 or toll-free 800-525-0102.

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.

The Airman and Family Readiness Center offers the Exceptional Family Member Program-Family Support.

The EFMP-FS is the community support function provided by the A&FRC to enhance the quality of life of special needs family members. EFMP-FS provides services to more than activity-duty members and families; it is all encompassing and includes Department of Defense military, DOD civilians, Air Force Reserve, Air National Guard, retirees, spouses of deployed members, contractors and personnel from other military branches of service. In addition, EFMP-FS works with other components of EFMP including EFMP Medical and EFMP Assignments to provide comprehensive and coordinated support for families. For assistance, please contact the A&FRC at 325-696-5999 or DSN 461-5999. The A&FRC is located in Building 7215, 382 Avenue D, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas.  

In addition to the above services, we presently have a Military and Family Life Consultant counselor who provides individual and couples one-on-one and family assistance with relationships, stress management, grief after loss, crisis intervention and family and occupational issues. The MFLC Child and Youth Services Program addresses the impact of the military lifestyle on children, including the stress of deployments and the long duty hours of their parent(s). Each MFLC has a master's degree or doctorate educational level. Services are private and confidential with the exception that MFLCs must report child abuse, domestic abuse and duty-to-warn situations. MLFC Individual, Couple and Family can be reached at 325-514-8717, and MLFC Child and Youth can be reached at 325-514-8726.