Fort Stewart  Military and Family Support Center

Your Military and Family Support Center provides relocation assistance to help make PCS moves as smooth as possible. Resources include:

• PCS planning: Most relocation assistance programs offer consultations to help you with the moving process. If this your first military move, your first time moving overseas or you have challenging or complex circumstances contact your installation Relocation Assistance Program as soon as possible for support.
• Plan My Move: An online Defense Department relocation tool that provides you with customizable checklists and links to helpful resources for the tasks ahead.
• Military OneSource: A website and call center that offer 24/7 support for moving information and resources. Learn more about PCS basics and download this fact sheet 7 Steps to Make Your Household Goods Move a Smart Move. For comprehensive moving resources and information, including Defense Personal Property log in details, visit Moving Your Personal Property.
• Workshops and briefings: Workshops vary by location. You may find classes on housing options, moving with children, moving with pets and more.
• Predeparture briefings: These sessions provide essential information about your move and may be required for some populations.
• Special needs: If you have a child or family member enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program, contact your installation EFMP-Family Support office to assist you.
• Settling-in services: Look for welcome programs or local area tours that may offered. Overseas services may include introductory language classes and cultural awareness activities.
• Foreign-born spouse support: Assistance includes information and referral to resources such as immigration and naturalization.
• Emergency assistance: Sometime emergencies occur while moving. The Military and Family Support Center has the resources to provide emergency financial assistance, as well as information and referrals.
• Authorized housing flexibility options: Eligible service members with PCS orders may be entitled to flexibilities such as extended stays in government housing and early housing eligibility. Contact your military personnel office for more information.
• Spouse licensure reimbursement: Your service branch may reimburse spouses up to $1,000 for relicensure and certification costs resulting from relocations or PCS moves. See this Military OneSource article Transferring Your Professional License for more information and specific service branch policies.

The Lending Closet

The ACS Relocation Readiness Program operates a lending closet that has a variety of basic household items for temporary loan at no charge to incoming and outgoing Families. You will need to provide a copy of orders bringing you to the installation to use this service. Items include the following:

• Hospitality Kit (cookware, dishes, and utensils for up to six people)
• Dishes, pots, pans, cooking utensils
• Slow cookers and Toasters
• Ironing Boards and Irons
• Folding tables, chairs and sleeping mats

Pick-up and drop-off of items is the responsibility of the client and is by appointment. Please call 912-435-9646 to receive paperwork and setup your appointment. 

Relocation Counseling

Offered on a walk-in basis or by appointment to help incoming Soldiers and Family find services they need and discuss any other concerns they may have.

Kids On the Move

Whether you are just getting here or getting ready to leave, bring your children by for an activity bag to keep them occupied while they are getting settled in. Program is offered on a walk-in basis during normal business hours.