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.

Fleet and Family Support Center Yorktown offers the following additional services:

Counseling – FFSC provides confidential, short-term individual, pre-marital, marital and couples counseling; group counseling and workshops to military members and their spouses. They will assist you in developing effective strategies to help manage the difficulties and changes that you may encounter.

The New Parent Support Team – This program is designed to assist expectant or new parents with parenting and military lifestyle challenges.

There are two levels of services:

• Level I provides information and referral services, which includes the Exceptional Family Member Program.
• Level II provides home visitation, including family support, developmental screening of children and parent/home education.

For more information on NPS and other resources that might be available, call Yorktown FFSC at 757-887-4606.

Fleet and Family Support Centers of Hampton Roads Regional Programs:

Sexual Assault Prevention and Response – Provides victim advocates, resource information and counseling referrals for victims. SAPR provides command support with SAPR advocate and point-of- contact training as well as the SAPR refresher training. The SAPR representative onboard Naval Weapons Station Yorktown can be reached by calling 757-887-4606. After hours contact, 24/7: 757-438-4011.

Transition Assistance Programs – The three-day Transition Assistance Program is not offered onboard NWS Yorktown. TAP classes for the Hampton Roads region are held onboard Naval Station Norfolk. To obtain a quota, you may contact them at 757-444-6089 or email tapquotas.navy.mil/NAVSTA_NORFOLK_N91_TAP@US.NAVY.MIL. The two-day career tracks (entrepreneurship, higher education and career technical training), capstone event and half-day employment workshops are offered at NWS Yorktown. Call 757-887-4606 to sign up or for more information.

To learn more about what FFSC has to offer you and your family, visit our website.

Navy Domestic Abuse Victim Advocate – Provides family violence prevention and identification educational workshops for commands. DAVA goals are victim safety and protection, offender accountability, rehabilitative education and counseling, and command intervention. FFSC also offers a variety of educational workshops designed to strengthen families by increasing skills to cope with family challenges and interpersonal relationships. After hours contact, 24/7: 757-438-4180.