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5 Top Branch Resources Used by Parent Centers

Have you used any of these five most-visited resources? Parent centers in states as diverse as Michigan and Texas use them to help military families–check them out for the families you serve!

Incapacitated Child Age 21 and Older / What is Secondary Dependency? Two articles with the same information: Forms and procedures for military parents to continue military benefits for an adult dependent child; all branches of service. (Ok, two articles but we’re counting them as one).

The Respite Care Question for Military Children: Formal military-sponsored respite programs, and other military-sponsored programs which while not specifically for children with disabilities, might be useful to give primary caregivers a break.

Role of the School Liaison Officer: Quick resource about these installation points of contact for all things related to that installation’s children and youth and the local school systems. School Liaisons are a huge resource for parent centers!

Medicaid-Referring Military Families to Supports and Services: Military children with disabilities often do qualify for Medicaid, but their families encounter a number of obstacles to getting services, especially if the services are through a HCBS or other waivers. This article has details on how TRICARE military health care and Medicaid interact and dispels myths about military families’ ability to qualify for Medicaid.

Military Acronyms and Terms: What on earth do BAH, CYSS, and CONUS mean? This is an alphabetical list of commonly used, crucial, and obscure-but-important military acronyms and terms.

Region A Military Installations and Contacts

  1.  To use the entire map, click on the open square; in the open map you can click on a colored icon for contact information, or use the side list. You can also drag the map along on this page by placing the cursor on the map and moving the cursor when it becomes a hand.
  2. For the list of installations and contacts, click on the list icon at the top left.
  3. When the list opens, select the installation or contact you want; information opens in a new box.
  4. The map and list use Google Maps for you to get directions.

The map icons represent  military locations and the yellow stars are Parent Centers. The key above the maps shows how the icons are color coded by branch. Air Force is dark blue, Army is green, Marine Corps is red, Coast Guard is light blue and the Navy is battleship gray.

Map Key-dark blue is Air Force, green is Army, light blue is Coast Guard, Red is Marine Corps, gray is Navy
Map Icon Key

Download map information as a Word docx.:

Connecticut      Delaware      District of Columbia     Maine     Maryland     Massachusetts     New Hampshire

New Jersey     New York     Pennsylvania     Puerto Rico      Rhode Island     US Virgin Islands      Vermont  

Region C Military Installations and Contacts

The maps help you find military installations in your state, along with contact information for Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) Family Support or School Liaison Office (SLO) staff in each location. For Coast Guard and National Guard locations, we have contacts for the Special Needs Program (SNP) and the Family Assistance Coordinators, respectively. Contacts who support Recruiter families are also included.

  1.  To use the entire map, click on the open square; in the open map you can click on a colored icon for contact information, or use the side list. You can also drag the map along on this page by placing the cursor on the map and moving the cursor when it becomes a hand.
  2. For the list of installations and contacts, click on the list icon at the top left.
  3. When the list opens, select the installation or contact you want; information opens in a new box.
  4. The map and list use Google Maps for you to get directions.

Download map information as a Word .docx:

Illinois     Indiana     Iowa     Kansas     Kentucky     Michigan     Minnesota     Missouri     Montana     Nebraska     North Dakota     Ohio     South Dakota     Wisconsin     West Virginia     Wyoming

 

Region D Military Installations and Contacts

The maps help you find military installations in your state, along with contact information for Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) Family Support or School Liaison Office (SLO) staff in each location. For Coast Guard and National Guard locations, we have contacts for the Special Needs Program (SNP) and the Family Assistance Coordinators, respectively. Contacts who support Recruiter families are also included.

  1.  To use the entire map, click on the open square; in the open map you can click on a colored icon for contact information, or use the side list. You can also drag the map along on this page by placing the cursor on the map and moving the cursor when it becomes a hand.
  2. For the list of installations and contacts, click on the list icon at the top left.
  3. When the list opens, select the installation or contact you want; information opens in a new box.
  4. The map and list use Google Maps for you to get directions.

Download map information as a Word .docx:

Arizona     Alaska     California     Colorado          Hawaii     Idaho       New Mexico     Nevada     Oregon     PACIFIC BASIN     Utah     Washington

 

 

 

 

Region B Military Installations and Contacts

The maps help you find military installations in your state, along with contact information for Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) Family Support or School Liaison Office (SLO) staff in each location. For Coast Guard and National Guard locations, we have contacts for the Special Needs Program (SNP) and the Family Assistance Coordinators, respectively. Contacts who support Recruiter families are also included.

  1.  To use the entire map, click on the open square; in the open map you can click on a colored icon for contact information, or use the side list. You can also drag the map along on this page by placing the cursor on the map and moving the cursor when it becomes a hand.
  2. For the list of installations and contacts, click on the list icon at the top left.
  3. When the list opens, select the installation or contact you want; information opens in a new box.
  4. The map and list use Google Maps for you to get directions.

Download map information as a Word .docx:

Downloads are currently unavailable while we make updates. Email us at thebranch@wapave.org  and we’ll send you your state document.

Disasters and Emergencies-Help Military Families with These Resources

When natural disasters and other emergencies strike, your Parent Center will step up to locate services and supports for affected families. Military families have some additional concerns during emergencies, but they also have significant resources available for just such situations. You can direct military families to these resources both during an emergency, and for future planning, which lets your Parent Center concentrate on other types of assistance. The military resources include planning for an evacuation when individuals have disabilities.

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