Lawton-Fort Sill AUSA

Lawton-Fort Sill AUSA Chapter: Family Help Links

The following is our initial list of links to support the Soldiers having physical, mental and financial challenges and help their families. The links also help their care givers, both government and civilian, help them, care givers such as those on our AUSA Soldier/Family Council. We need your help in identifying more helping links/agencies. Please email an online link addition with a brief description of the range of services the organization provides Soldiers/Families to nathan.slate@ngc.com.


AUSA (National): www.AUSA.org


Fires Magazine, bimonthly professional journal for US Army Field and Air Defense Artillerymen stationed around the world and US Marine Corps Field Artillerymen: sill-www.army.mil/firesbulletin


Fisher House, Providing military families a “home away from home” during hospitalization for illness or injury: www.fisherhouse.org


Fort Sill, Home of US Army Field & Air Defense Artillery & US Marine Corps Field Artillery plus Fires Center of Excellence: sill-www.army.mil


Lawton, OK: www.cityof.lawton.ok.us


Military Homefront, community policies and programs under the Deputy Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy: www.militaryhomefront.dod.mil

Virginia Hatcher of the Armed Forces YMCA and Dr. Jean Webb from Marie Detty listen to presentations by other Soldier/Family helping agencies during the 25 March AUSA Council meeting.

 

MilitaryOneSource, 24/7 resource for military members and spouses: www.militaryonesource.com www.militaryonesource.com


National Resource Directory, online information complied by Departments of Defense, Labor and Veterans Affairs for wounded, ill and injured servicemembers, veterans, their families and those who support them: www.nationalresourcedirectory.org


Operation Homefront Oklahoma, The Oklahoma state chapter with its home office in Lawton is one of 30 chapters in the national nonprofit organization Operation Homefront. The Operation Homefront Oklahoma mission is to provide emergency assistance for Oklahoma Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, active, National Guard and Reserves, all services; their families while they are deployed; and wounded warriors who return. The new President of the Chapter should be on board in early fall 2009. For more information and client support, go to the website: www.operationhomefront.net/oklahoma or call toll free 1-866-316-9170.


Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Centers (TRICARE): www.dcoe.health.mil


TroopTube, sponsored by MilitaryOneSource, this free online video site helps military families connect and keep in touch with their servicemembers while miles apart: www.trooptube.tv


USA Together, a website that helps injured or disabled Iraq and Afghanistan veterans who are struggling financially due to a gap between military active duty pay and the onset of veterans benefits or due to special circumstances: www.usatogether.org

November 2009—Soldier/Family Council (L to R): Pat Hollis, Chairman of Operation Homefront Oklahoma and AUSA Board Member; Duane Carter, Veterans Administration (VA) Vocational Rehabilitation; Anthony Yeattes, Council Fundraising; Charlie Baer, Director of the Christian Family Counseling Center; J.B. Hall, Director of the Red River Vet Center; Nate Slate, Chairman of the Council, AUSA Board Member, Marie Detty Youth and Family Services Board Member and Vice Chairman of Operation Homefront Oklahoma; Carol Herrick, Chapter President of Operation Homefront Oklahoma; Virginia Hatcher (Center), Director of the Armed Services YMCA (ASYMCA); Ted Janosko, Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) Representative and Operation Homefront Oklahoma Board Member; Dennis Meyer, AUSA Board Representative; Tor Littau, Council Care Providers Guide and Website Design; Lisa Jansen-Rees, Army Community Services (ACS); Bill Vaughn, Executive Director of the ASYMCA; and Dr. Jeanne Webb, Marie Detty Board Representative and Operation Homefront Oklahoma Board Member. Council members not pictured are Monty Gonzales, Support the Heroes Foundation Board Member; Bill Davis, Chairman of the Comanche County Veterans Council; Jim Elliott, VA Representative; Debra Watts, Army Career and Alumni Program (ACAP); Mary Ellen Saur, ACS; and Neal Hubbard, AUSA Website Design.

 

Also at the AUSA Soldier/Family Council meeting 25 March were (L to R) Gina Griffiths, Oklahoma Operations Home front; Herbert Morris, VA and Lisa Jansen-Rees, Fort Sill Morale, Welfare, and Recreation – all of whom gave presentations on their agencies’ services.

 

At the 25 March 2009, AUSA Soldier/Family Council meeting (L to R) Tor Littau, AUSA Website Committee, takes notes while Council Chairman and AUSA VP for Relevance, Nate Slate listens intently to Jim Elliot, Veteran Administration, talk about services VA provides Soldiers facing challenges.