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.

Deployment Readiness

The Army Community Service staff at U.S. Army Garrison Benelux-Brussels is available to offer advocacy and support to families of deployed service members. In addition to ACS staff, a Military Family Life Consultant serves the Brussels community and is always available to provide support and a listening ear to those in need of a helping professional. The MFLC can be reached at 011-32-498-202-655.

Relocation Readiness

Relocation Readiness provides resources and tools to help you with permanent change of station and post-move orientations. These orientations include the deputy garrison manager's USAG Benelux-Brussels site brief, a guided tour of a local hospital and of a local grocery store, information about local customs and culture, and helpful basic phrases and vocabulary in French and/or Flemish. We maintain a Loan Closet from which families may borrow basic household goods as well as a microwave.

Financial Readiness

Financial Readiness offers classes on move-related topics such as buying or selling homes.

Army Volunteer Corp

Because employment opportunities in Belgium are limited, volunteering is a way of gaining skills and work experience, which can be used in employment and college applications. It is important to document your volunteer hours. There are many and varied volunteer opportunities in the Brussels community. For more information on volunteering and/or for how to register in the Volunteer Management Information System, call ACS at 011-0032-65-75-7367 or DSN 597-7367.

The Transition Assistance Program

The Transition Assistance Program offers a quarterly Veterans Administration benefits briefings and Soldiers for Life and Department of Labor Employment Workshop briefings. To register or for more information, call DSN 597-9634. Note: We do not have a Transition Assistance Center.