February 2014

Teen DV Month For years, young people across the nation have organized to put a stop to dating abuse. With their adult allies, they achieved a major victory in 2005 when the importance of addressing teen dating abuse was highlighted in the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. The following year, Congress followed the lead of dozens of national, state and local organizations in sounding the call to end dating abuse. Both Chambers declared the first full week in February "National Teen Dating Violence Prevention and Awareness Week." Then in 2010, they began dedicating the entire month of February to teen dating violence awareness and prevention. TeenDVmonth.org, hosted by Break the Cycle, the online hub for all national activities and promotion of Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month in February, as well as the home of Break the Cycle and loveisrespect's annual public awareness campaign for TDVAM. The website offers resources for youth, adults and communities that want to plan awareness-raising activities in February. For more details, please call: 817-782-5287

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In This Issue:

Teen DV Program

VITA/ELF Program

VITA/ELF Program

Military Saves Campaign

Its That Time of Year Again.

Transition Assistance

The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance/Electronic Filing (VITA/ELF) program is available to ensure service members and their dependents receive the support they need to file their income tax returns correctly and on time. The program provides free tax-filing assistance to active duty service members and their dependents, retirees and their dependents with adjusted gross incomes of less than $57,000, DoD civilians overseas or deployed with the U.S. Armed Forces, and in limited cases, military reservists. Personnel who visit a command's VITA/ELF office should bring the appropriate paperwork to ensure proper and thorough tax filing. To find the nearest VITA center, or for more information, visit the Navy JAG Corps website at: http://www.jag.navy.mil For more information, please call: 817-782-5287

The FFSC has a virtual Job Board where jobs are listed daily. You can visit our board online at: http://tinyurl.com/73Yv5p4

Hours of Operation M-Thu 0730-1630 Fri 0730-1600 Sat 0700-1630 Centralized Scheduling To make an appointment for Clinical, Marriage, or Family Counseling. Please call 866-293-2776

What is Military Saves?

Military Saves, a component of the nonprofit America Saves and a partner in the Department of Defenses Financial Readiness Campaign, that seeks to motivate, support, and encourage military families to save money, reduce debt, and build wealth. The research-based campaign uses the principles of behavior economics and social marketing to change behavior. Military Saves encourages all service members, their families, and civilian employees to take the Military Saves pledge and for organizations to promote savings year-round and during Military Saves Week. Savers who take the pledge can opt to receive a monthly e-newsletter from Military Saves, as well as a quarterly e-newsletter from America Saves. Military Saves also works with FINRA Investor Education Foundation, the defense credit unions, military banks and other non-profit organizations to promote savings and debt reduction.
See more at: http://www.militarysaves.org/learn-more-about-us/what-is-military-saves#sthash.GaYHZ2ll.dpuf

Visit your local FFSC, for more financial information, pulling your credit report, budgets, savings, tsp, and much much more Or call 817-782-5287 to speak with Ora Millard or Alix Washington

LIFELINES AND LOCAL INFORMATION

Local SAPR VA 817-204-3081 Local SARC VA 817-825-6347 SARC Corpus Christi 361-523-3580

Safe Help 24/7 Sexual Assault Support Click here for more information or Call 877-995-5247

What is the Transition Goals, Plans, Success (Transition GPS) Program? Transition GPS is a redesigned transition assistance program that ensures Sailors and their family members are substantially better prepared for civilian life. The program provides extensive tools, education and support needed for a successful transition from military service to the civilian community. Participants will depart the military very career ready and with strategies that augment the job search process in today's market. In the Transition GPS program, Sailors and family members will assess what interests them the most in the workplace and learn how to increase their marketability, so they may obtain a job they want.

Translating military skills and experience into civilian workforce terms Financial planning Certification and training resources Employment workshop Federal and civilian job search techniques Resume writing VA Benefits and e-Benefits

Transition GPS offers additional Career Track courses for those pursuing the following:

Accessing Higher Education Technical Training Entrepreneurship

All Sailors separating, demobilizing or deactivating from an active-duty status of more than 180 days in length, are now required to participate in the Transition GPS (Goals, Plans, Succeed) program. Previously known as TAP (Transition Assistance Program), Transition GPS is a mandatory program aimed to better prepare service members to transition to civilian life and is slated to take effect, Nov. 19. All participants in Transition GPS will also develop an Individual Transition Plan (ITP) to measure their progress throughout transition and complete a DD Form 2648 or 2648-1 Pre-separation Counseling Checklist. Transitioning service members should talk with their chain of command and command career counselor to receive pre-separation counseling and to learn more about Transition GPS requirements. For more information, visit the Navy Personnel Command TAP webpage.

For more information on the new TAP/GPS Program, contact your local FFSC at 817-782-5287 and speak to Al Starks

MARK THE DATE FFSC CALENDAR AND EVENTS

01 thru 07 FEB 2014 03FEB2014 04FEB2014 04FEB2014 05FEB2014 05FEB2014 06FEB2014 06FEB2014 07FEB2014 10 thru 14 FEB 2014 10FEB2014 11FEB201 11FEB2014 12FEB2014 12FEB2014 13FEB2014 13FEB2014 15FEB2014 17FEB2014 18FEB2014 18FEB2014 19FEB2014 19FEB2014 19FEB2014 20FEB2014 20FEB2014 20FEB2014 21FEB2014 21FEB2014 24 thru 28 FEB 24FEB2014 26FEB2014 27FEB2014 27FEB2014 CFS Class 0800-1600 Retired Affairs Officer 0900-1500 FAP Reporting 0900-1100 Texas Workforce Rep 0830-1530 FFSC Open House 1100-1300 Retired Affairs Officer 0900-1500 Preventing Souse & IPV 0900-1100 Tarrant County Vet Rep 1000-1500 Stalking 0900-1100 Victim Advocate Training 0830-1600 Retired Affairs Officer 0900-1500 Communication Skills 1000-1200 Texas Workforce Rep 0830-1530 Effects of Domestic Violence 0900-1100 Retired Affairs Officer 0900-1500 Conflict Resolution 1000-1200 Tarrant County Vet Rep 1000-1500 Ombudsmen Assembly 1000-1100 For more info contact 817-782-5287 Make an appointment at 817-782-5287 For more info contact 817-782-5287 For more info contact 817-782-5287 For more info contact 817-782-5287 Make an appointment at 817-782-5287 For more info contact 817-782-5287 Make an appointment at 817-782-5287 For more info contact 817-782-5287 For more info contact 817-782-5619 Make an appointment at 817-782-5287 For more info contact 817-782-5287 Make an appointment at 817-782-5287 For more info contact 817-782-5287 Make an appointment at 817-782-5287 For more info contact 817-782-5287 Make an appointment at 817-782-5287 For more info contact 817-782-5287

Fleet & Family Support Center Closed in Observance of Presidents Day VWAP Class 1000-1100 Texas Workforce 0830-1530 Preventing Child Abuse 0900-1100 SAVA Training 1000-1100 Retired Affairs Officer 0900-1500 Anger Management 0900-1100 Command P.O.C Training 0830-1200 Tarrant County Vet Rep 1000-1500 Stress Management 0900-1100 Childhood Development 1100-1200 TAP/GPS 0800-1600 Retired Affairs Officer 0900-1500 To Protect & Serve 0900-1100 Command Data Collection 0830-1000 Breaking the Cycle of Abuse 0900-1100 For more info contact 817-782-7796 For more info contact 817-782-5287 For more info contact 817-782-5287 For more info contact 817-782-5619 Make an appointment at 817-782-5287 For more info contact 817-782-5287 For more info contact 817-782-5619 Make an appointment at 817-782-5287 For more info contact 817-782-5287 For more info contact 817-782-5287 For more info contact 817-782-5290 Make an appointment at 817-782-5287 For more info contact 817-782-5287 For more info contact 817-782-5287 For more info contact 817-782-5287