by ADC | Sep 8, 2020 | Military Families, On Base
Providing quality and safe housing for the United States’ service members and military families has become an urgent quality of life issue for many defense communities around the country; especially in light of a multitude of reports highlighting unfit living...
by ADC | Sep 1, 2020 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base
Each day, 17 veterans, reservists, and National Guard members die by suicide. In January 2020 the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs announced a new strategy modeled after the Center for Disease Control’s Seven Core Strategies For Suicide Prevention. “We need...
by ADC | Sep 1, 2020 | Military Families, On Base
A new program by the Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC) will provide advice and counsel to states or school districts supporting military-connected children. The effort will help states create programs to designate so-called Purple Star Schools. According to...
by ADC | Aug 17, 2020 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base
The latest iteration of the Pentagon’s defense-wide search for spending cuts could take $2.2 billion out of military health care over the next five years, impacting military families and endangering readiness, Politico reported over the weekend, citing multiple...
by ADC | Aug 12, 2020 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base
A recent evaluation conducted by the Department of Defense Inspector General found “DoD did not consistently meet outpatient mental health access to care standards.” The report was conducted between December 2018 to June 2019. “Military service,...
by ADC | Aug 11, 2020 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base
Military families will have a new resource for finding child care providers through Military OneSource, which will assist in the process of searching and signing up for full-time and part-time care. The new offering will be subscription-based and “provided at no...
by ADC | Jul 24, 2020 | Congress/DoD, Military Families, On Base
After a 14-month construction period which was completed six weeks ahead of schedule, a ceremony held on July 8 celebrated the completion of a new 40 home redevelopment of the Nani Ulupa’u neighborhood on Oahu in the state of Hawaii. The project was a partnership...
by ADC | Jul 23, 2020 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, Military Families, On Base
The world is collectively going through an “involuntary life quake,” according to Bruce Feiler, author of the new book Life Is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age. Here are some of the insights Feiler shared during a COVID-19 Military Support Initiative...
by ADC | Jul 23, 2020 | Congress/DoD, COVID-19, Military Families, On Base
Click2Go, the Defense Commissary Agency’s (DeCA) curbside pickup program has seen a 43 percent increase in usage since the pandemic began, Military Times reports. The program was launched in 2019 at four installations. While only five commissaries offer the...
