
What Is Military Family Assistance?
Military Family Assistance provides a focal point of information through Eight Essential Services. Family Assistance Centers are critical in providing help to all military families. This holds especially true for geographically dispersed families who are unable to access services at a local base, installation, or fort. In other words, Family Assistance personnel are the quick and easy way to get assistance and referrals for families.
The Eight Essential Services:
Crisis Intervention and Referral ID Cards and DEERS
Providing assistance with the following 1. Provide information on DEERS Rapids Centers
1. Danger to Self and Others 2. Assist with obtaining an ID card
2. Child Abuse/Neglect
3. Domestic Abuse Community Information and Outreach
4. Abuse/Neglect of a Vulnerable Adult Provide array of local Community resources:
1. Assist with Child Care resource and referral
Legal Resource and Referral 2. Assist with referral to local financial resources
1. Information on Power of Attorney/ Wills 3. Help find a local Family Readiness Group
2. Assistance with Service Members Civil Relief Act
3. Referrals for ESGR Exceptional Family Member Program
1. Connect with ARNG EFMP Program
Financial Resource and Referral 2. Assist with EFMP application & loan applications
1. Understanding Military Pay
2. Help with financial education, financial assistance Emergency Family Assistance Center
In a State emergency:
TRICARE Resource and Referral 1. Provide information, referral & outreach services
1. Provide general information on benefits 2. Help Families regain normalcy & meet needs
2. Assist with TRICARE applications 3. Minimize impact of the event
3. Assist with writing appeal letters
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Christian Johnson ~ Specialist-Lead Robert Cyrus ~ Specialist
Rapid City Watertown
605.737.6079 ~ 605.415.0471 605.882.9375 ~ 605.415.0010
christian.m.johnson.mil@mail.mil robert.e.cyrus.civ@mail.mil
Georgeann VanDelist ~ Specialist Bill Flippo ~ Specialist
Rapid City Brookings
605.737.6975 ~ 605.786.8352 605.696.5416 ~ 605.415.1013
georgeann.l.vandelist.civ@mail.mil bill.m.flippo.civ@mail.mil
Donally Kranz ~ Specialist Ruth Ragels ~ Specialist
Sioux Falls Mitchell
605.357-2970 ~ 605.787.3313 605.995.1682 ~ 605.877.2517
donally.t.kranz.mil@mail.mil ruth.e.ragels.civ@mail.mil
Paul Mausbach ~ Specialist
Sioux Falls
605.357.2942 ~ 606.415.2481
paul.g.mausbach.civ@mail.mil