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Army Community Service
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Building 470 Replacement Avenue, Ste 2125
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Fort Leonard Wood, MO 65473
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(573)
596-0212
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Mission |
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Provides tailored integrated support
services while serving as an information broker/clearing house in a
location proximate to Warriors in Transition (WT) and their
Families. The purpose of the services is to equip and aid Warriors
in making life changing decisions as they transition either back to
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- The Soldier and Family
Assistance Center strives to provide a supportive environment for
Soldiers and Family Members as they deal with the stress and
uncertainty of injury and the effects of war.
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- The SFAC conducts referral,
liaison and coordination with installation and local agencies to
deliver non-medical services to Warriors in Transition and Family
Members in support of the Army Medical Action Plan. The SFAC
provides services on-site at the SFAC facility, brings forward
services on a part-time basis, or establishes priority
appointments on behalf of Warriors in Transition at the office.
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- These delivery methods along
with caring professional staff ensure Warriors and their Families
are taken care of whether they are transitioning to civilian life
or are returning back to duty in another unit.
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- The Fort Leonard Wood Soldier
and Family Assistance Center (SFAC) is intended to be a center for
Warriors in Transition (WT’s), Department of Defense (DoD)
personnel, and their Families to gather for comradeship, to share
information, and to provide tailored, integrated support services
in a warm, friendly environment.
- The SFAC is designed to provide
direct support to Warriors in Transition and their Family Members
while assigned to the Fort Leonard Wood Warrior in Transition Unit
(WTU). The Soldier and Family Assistance Center is partnered with
the WTU to provide the full range of services and is located at
140 Replacement Ave (Bldg 470) in rooms 2125 and 2202.
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- The SFAC provides coordination
with installation support services to ensure that the WT has
priority placement for all housing, rehabilitation, career
development, education and any other services needed to
expeditiously assist the WT in transforming back to active duty or
in transitioning from the Army. All support services will be
provided on site at the SFAC facility, brought forward on a
part-time, as needed basis or established as priority appointments
on behalf of WT’s at other offices.
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Baseline Services |
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To date, the following services have
been identified to be present or coordinated in the SFAC:
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Staff
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Director
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Information, Referral and Follow Up
Specialist
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Education Services Specials
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Human Resources Specialist
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Social Services Coordinator
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- Director
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- The SFAC Director provides
coordination with installation support services to ensure that the
WT has priority placement for all housing, rehabilitation, career
development, education and any other services needed to
expeditiously assist the WT.
- 573-596-0131, EXT—61796
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Information Referral and Follow Up Coordinator
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- The information and referral
coordinator will be our first point of contact at the SFAC.
They’ll greet you, provide you information on Fort Leonard Wood
and the local area, and direct you to the correct service
providers if you need support.
- 573-596-0216
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Education Services Specialist
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- The education specialist assists
WT’s and their family members with information and guidance
regarding education benefits and education related programs.
Counseling includes, assisting with GoArmyEd online, researching
college programs, assistance with choosing a degree program, and
financial aid information.
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- 573-596-0131, EXT—6-3907
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- Human Resources
Specialist
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- The Human Resources Specialist
will help Soldiers: complete DD Form 93/SGLI; update Enlisted
Records Brief (ERB) /Officer Records Brief (ORB); schedule
priority appointments for WT’s/issue Common Access Cards (CAC) and
identification cards to eligible Family members; coordinate
entitlements and services with local, regional, state and other
federal agencies to include the Department of Veterans Affairs;
inform and provide WT’s separating from military service,
appropriate transition services and decision support assistance;
complete/front load DD Form 214 worksheets for WT’s as needed.
coordinate and ensure WT’s are provided timely Orders Processing
within five duty days of notification; assist and coordinate with
Retirement Services IAW AR 600-8-7
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- 573-596-0131, EXT—64698
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Social Services Coordinator
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- The Social Services Coordinator
assists WT’s through crisis intervention, resolution focused
consultation, substance abuse prevention education/intervention,
stress management and suicide prevention program development
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- 573-596-0131, EXT—64571
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- Contact
Information
- Address: Dillard Hall
- 140 Replacement Ave. Ste
2125
- Fort Leonard Wood, MO
65473
- Telephone: 573-596-0216
Fax: 573-596-0230
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