Military & Family Readiness Center

The Military & Family Readiness Center (M&FRC) serves as a one-stop information and referral center for single, married, active-duty, Guard, Reserves, and retired members as well as their families. One of its major functions is linkage – ensuring military personnel and their families are connected with the appropriate services on and off base.

Vision

Our vision is to strengthen Air Force/Army readiness and retention by strengthening Air Force/Army members and families.

Mission

Our mission is to support individuals and families by offering services and resources which encourage retention and enable them to achieve mission readiness.

What is the M&FRC?

A key resource on Shaw and a gateway to accessing all the resources available to you, the Military & Family Readiness Center provides information, support and services to help you balance the demands of family and the military lifestyle. The Military & Family Readiness Center is one part of the overall installation family support system, which is the network of agencies, programs, services, partnerships and individuals that supports your personal and family life readiness, mobilization and deployment readiness, and mobility and economic readiness. The center should be one of your first stops upon arriving on Shaw; its programs and services will be an important resource for you and your family.

Incoming Airman Sponsor Info

Please click HERE to download our 20FW Essentials of Sponsorship pdf. This document contains key information covering housing, transportation, dependent care, finance, and house hold goods. This single document could be the one thing you are looking for before you make your more to Shaw AFB.

Family Life

Family Life Education

Learn life skills on how to be a better person, a better couple, and better parents. We can advise civilian spouses of the benefits of being a military spouse. We help keep our AF families strong.

One such resource for military members and their family is Military One Source. Military OneSource offers a wide range of individualized consultations, coaching and counseling for many aspects of Military Life. They can also be reached by phone at 1.800.342=9647

Family Child Care

Family Child Care (FCC) office is located inside the Child Development Center and provides information for in-home child care and care providers! Please check out more information at the FCC webpage.

Spouse Programs

Heart Link – New Military Spouse Orientation Class
Spouses Cafe – Come for coffee and socialize with other spouses
Hearts Apart – For Deployed Spouses
Key Spouse Training

Spouse Employment and Education Opportunities

The M&FRC offers spouses who PCS in with assistance in streamlining job search, resume writing, interview and local area connections. Look for our scheduled classes and seminars on the website calendar.

Family Assistance Programs

New Parent Classes
Bundles For Babies
WIC (Women Infants and Children)
MFLC (Military Family Life Consultants)
Loan Closet / Food Locker
Budget, Savings and Investment Classes
Financial Assistance (Air Force Aid Society)
Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP)/Family Support – Please find out more on the Shaw EFMP/Family Support page on our website or Facebook page.

Readiness

Personal and Family Readiness – Assistance is available to families before, during and after a deployment, TDY, or remote tour.

Emergency Family Assistance Control Center (EFACC) – provides information and direct assistance to Airmen, families and the community during times of official and national emergency or evacuation, including Noncombatant Evacuation Operations and Reparations.

Personal Financial Readiness

Many times, financial difficulties are a direct result of a lack of knowledge and experience, especially for younger Airmen. Uninformed decisions made today can have a significant impact on an Airman’s current readiness posture and impact his or her financial well-being in the future. Your Airman & Family Readiness Center has services, resources and educational tools designed to enhance your financial readiness and money-management skills.

We offer the following resources reguarly:

Individual Budget Assistance – individuals experiencing financial difficulty may request assistance from the A&FRC.
E4 and below Budget Class offered once a month, mandatory for all newly assigned.
First Term Officer Budget class offered once a month, mandatory for all newly assigned.
Savings and Investing Seminars offered once a month for individuals who desire to save for their future.

Helpful Information

Please click on the links below to read or download the information on the programs we offer.

Useful Links

Transitions

Transitions in life are never easy, that is why the Airman and Family Readiness Center is here to help! We offer a multitude of workshops and classes to get you through these transitional times with ease. Please contact us for more information.

Some of the programs and assistance we offer are:

Relocation Assistance Program (RAP) – Provides resources to assist the military member and family plan a cost effective and efficient move and settle into their new community. Visit our loan closet. Free for use for those PCSing in or out.
Child Care for PCS – 20 Free hours of child care is available.
AF Wounded Warrior (AFW2) Support – The AFW2 Program was created in 2005 as a DoD and Air Force initiative to provide personalized care to any Airman with a combat/hostile-related illness or injury requiring long-term care that will require a Medical Evaluation Board (MEB) or a Physical Evaluation Board (PEB) to determine fitness for duty. The Airman & Family Readiness center assists combat/hostile-related ill/injured Airmen and their families to receive personnel services and support, extended transition assistance, and no less than five-year case management follow-up.
Veterans Administration (VA) – Service members who have questions about VA benefits or need assistance in filing a VA claim can make an appointment to see a VA Representative at the A&FRC every Tuesday and Wednesday 9:00a.m. – 2:00p.m.
The Transition Assistance (TAP) – TAP is to equip separating/retiring personnel and their families with the skills and knowledge required to enable them to make a smooth and successful transition back into the civilian sector. Transition assistance can lead to a second career, another civilian position if already a civilian employee, or into retirement. Mandatory Pre-Separation Briefings, 2 ½ days TAP Seminars, and more are offered! http://www.taonline.com/TAPOffice/
Casualty Assistance Program
Troops to Teachers Program
Resume Writing Class – Resume classes teach the necessary skills to develop private industry and federal resumes for use in the civilian job market.