New categories of assistance and new scholarship opportunities are now available through Army Emergency Relief. Included among the new categories of assistance to Soldiers are family member dental care, basic furniture needs, rental vehicles...
Veteran programs give back to Soldiers, family members
They have been there, they understand and they are here to help. As Veterans of Foreign Wars, they understand that deployments can weigh heavily, emotionally and financially, on Soldiers and family members left behind. Through National...
Military Personnel Get Free Help with Taxes
The military has a strong Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program. The Armed Forces Tax Council consists of the tax program coordinators for the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. The AFTC oversees the operation of the...
Guaranteed way for military to find caregivers
If you have kids and have ever wanted to escape the house for a Saturday night out, chances are you're familiar with the struggle to find a qualified sitter you can both afford and trust. Sittercity, the largest online source for caregivers of...
EFMP program supports parents of children with special needs
The Joint Base Lewis McChord (JBLM) Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) is a private group supporting families that have exceptional needs. This includes families who have a member with a physical, emotional, developmental, or an...
Financial Adoption Assistance for Servicemembers
Are you planning to or in the process of adopting a child? Federal law authorizes reimbursement for certain expenses associated with adoption to a maximum of $2000 per child and not to exceed $5000 per calendar year. Of course, there are...
We have new Facebook pages for families, and another for single soldiers and airmen serving at...
Every Thursday, we send JBLM Spouses magazine onto the world wide web to inform our single...
Hello spouses in business. Northwestmilitary.com and our affiliate sites including JBLM...
Every Thursday, we send JBLM Singles magazine onto the world wide web to inform our single...
Northwestmilitary.com has a portal for military spouses looking for employment. JBLM...
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Please note that this is probably a DoD funded program and the USCG is not represented, which is unfortunate.
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Oops. Yep sometimes I forget to change the author - it defaults to my name. Thanks for the heads up...changing it now. If you look through the...
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