Army Community Service
830 Chisholm Ave.
Fort Meade, MD 20755
Hours of operations
- 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday
- Closed all holidays and weekends
Services
- Relocation Assistance Program
- Assists military families through phases of transition (PCS's, ETS's, extended TDY's).
- Provides world-wide installation information through Military Homefront
- Facilitates newcomers and PCS orientations, sponsor partnership training, cross-cultural adaptation, and Moving Overseas workshops
- Chairs the Relocation Assistance Coordinating Committee formed to resolve inbound and outbound relocation issues
- Operates the lending closet to provide 30-day loans of temporary household goods(sleeping mats, pots, pans, dinnerware, irons, coffee makers, port-a-cribs, etc.)Conducts overseas workshops. Hours: 0730-1600 M-F.Conducts overseas workshops. Hours: 0730-1130, 1230-1600 MTThF. Closes noon, W.
- Click here for more on the Relocation Assistance Office
- Army Emergency Relief Program
- Service members can apply for emergency financial assistance through Army Emergency Relief
- AER provides interest-free loans and/or grants to active-duty soldiers, their family members, and retirees for emergency needs
- AER does not provide funds for legal fees, fines, taxes, monthly bills, ordinary leave travel or to cover bad checks.
- Army Emergency Relief Program
- Service members can apply for emergency financial assistance through Army Emergency Relief
- AER provides interest-free loans and/or grants to active-duty soldiers, their family members, and retirees for emergency needs
- AER does not provide funds for legal fees, fines, taxes, monthly bills, ordinary leave travel or to cover bad checks.
- Financial Readiness Program
- Provides education, client advocacy and advice on consumer and financial matters
- Facilitates training on money management, investments, banking and smart shopping
- Sponsors Money Management classes, PCS and Deployment Financial Preparation, specifically designed to assist target audiences
- Provides assessments to determine if an exception to policy for immediate on-post housing or child care is warranted, based on financial need
- Advocates to resolve consumer complaints, fraud and scams.
- Family Advocacy Program
- Provides education and advocacy to minimize incidents of child, spouse and elder abuse (physical, verbal, emotional)
- Education topics include Stress Management, Child Lures, and Active Parenting.
- Exceptional Family Member Program:
- An installation Exceptional Family Member Consultant is available to ensure that Exceptional Family Members receive comprehensive, coordinated special needs services through the military and/or civilian community
- Assists families in developing solutions to individual and community EFM issues and problems (for example, inaccessible facilities and programs)
- Informs and advises the installation commander of EFM needs and resource requirements
- Facilitates support group for parents to provide support and share information with other parents of special needs children.
- Information & Referral Program
- Provides Commanders, Soldiers and Families with comprehensive information regarding military and civilian community resources
- Links soldiers and families with available resources at the lowest cost and without duplication of services
- Follow-Up with families who have long terms needs.
- Employment Readiness Program
- Conducts employment and personal development workshops to help improve job seeking skills
- Maintains up-to-date information on job vacancies and required experience/training
- Provides information, referrals and job search workshops
- Offers a computer lab with access to the World Wide Web for job searches, and provides instruction on resume writing and preparing for job interviews.
- Volunteer Program
- Gives the members of the Fort Meade community the opportunity to use their skills and talents to enhance the ACS programs.
- For those who volunteer their time, ACS can provide training, job opportunities, free child care and the chance to form lasting friendships.
- Army Family Team Building
- Assists the military members and their families with adapting to the military lifestyle, and offers a resource for those new to the community and needing information on the Ft. Meade community.
- Survivor Outreach Services
- Mission: To build a unified support program which embraces and reassures Survivors that they are continually linked to the Army Family for as long as they desire
- Assists ID card and non-ID cardholders (parents, spouses, siblings, grandparents, ex-spouses)
- Provides financial planning assistance
- Provides case management and dedicated advocacy on Survivor issues
- Coordinates Survivor support groups
- Mission: To build a unified support program which embraces and reassures Survivors that they are continually linked to the Army Family for as long as they desire