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.

Additional programs available at Naval Support Activity Panama City’s Fleet and Family Support Center include:

Personal counseling

The Fleet Family Support Center (FFSC) offers free counseling to active-duty military members and their dependents to help prevent or alleviate stressors facing military members and their families as they seek to achieve their goals. The counseling department is staffed by clinical professionals who are licensed in Florida and trained in providing short-term individual, couple, family and child counseling. The department also offers stress and anger management workshops. Non-medical counseling is also offered through Military OneSource (800-342-9647/www.MilitaryOneSource.mil) and Virtual Cinical Counseling (www.ffsp.navy.mil/855-205-6749).

For an appointment, contact a clinical counselor Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.- 4:30 p.m., at 850-636-6105.

Family advocacy 

The Family Advocacy Program provides clinical assessment, treatment and services for military members and their families involved in incidents of domestic abuse. The goal of FAP is to protect victims of domestic violence from future abuse. The five primary goals of the Department of the Navy’s FAP are prevention, victim safety and protection, offender accountability, rehabilitative education and counseling, and community accountability and responsibility, for a consistent and appropriate response. The family advocacy counselor can be reached Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., at 850-636-6105

Sexual Assault Prevention and Response

The Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program provides standardized and consistent sexual assault awareness education and prevention efforts, as well as immediate response to victims. The Sexual Assault Response Coordinator may be reached at the FFSC at 850-235-5459 during working hours or via duty cell phone 850-774-7977 after hours. SAPR victim advocates are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to assist sexual assault victims with the numerous resources that are available. Call 850-625-1413.

The FFSC may also provide other support services such as volunteer and Exceptional Family Member Support programs. Make sure you ask at check-in for the specific services that our center may be able to assist you with.

 Additionally, the FFSC has computers and printers available for its customers. They can be used for internet access, search for jobs, build a resume, etc.

The NSA FFSC is located in Building 387. Call 850-235-5800 or DSN 312-436-5800.