Financial Assistance

The Military and Family Readiness Center’s Personal Financial Management Program provides financial education services through a variety of programs. The program is available to all Department of Defense identification card-carrying members and their family members.

Financial education is provided in both classroom settings and as one-on-one counseling. The M&FRC community readiness consultant assigned to you can help with programs such as the Air Force Aid Society, Army Emergency Relief and Navy-Marine Relief for emergency financial assistance, which provides interest-free loans and grants in certain situations. The AFAS also provides many community programs to enhance the members’ quality of life within our Air and Space Force.

Personal Financial Management Programs Educational Programs and Counseling Topics:

• Home financial planning
• Debt management
• Pre-purchase housing counseling
• Thrift Savings Plan
• Saving and investing
• Retirement/separating home financial planning
• Credit report analysis
• Life insurance
• Tax exemption review
• Car buying

First duty station officers are required to have financial refresher training with their community readiness consultant within 90 days of arrival at the installation.

To make an appointment for individual counseling, please contact 312-494-5676.

The Air Force Aid Society sponsors the following community programs:

• Child Care for Permanent Change of Station
• Bundles for Babies
• Spouse Employment Grant 
• General Henry H. Arnold Education Grant, applications available at the end October, November of each year
• Pet Grant
• EFMP Special Needs Grant