Community Corner

Airman & Family Readiness Center

For more information or to sign up for a class, call the Airman & Family Readiness Center at 480-5100.

MONDAY

» Ramstein Spouses orientation: 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., A&FRC

TUESDAY

» Reintegration briefing: 9 to 11 a.m., IDRC

» Managing Your Money: 9 to 10 a.m., A&FRC

» Intro to German: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., A&FRC

» Spouse Employment: noon to 2 p.m., A&FRC

» Pre-Deployment briefing: 1 to 3 p.m., IDRC

» Ditching the Dorms: 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., A&FRC

WEDNESDAY

» Base INTRO: 7:30 to 11:45 a.m., E Club

» Transition GPS — Career Technical Track: 8 a.m. to
4 p.m., A&FRC

» Ready for Reunion Homecoming Basics: 9 to 11 a.m., A&FRC

» Deployed Family event: 5 to 7 p.m., call for location

THURSDAY    

» Transition GPS — Career Technical Track: 8 a.m. to
4 p.m., A&FRC

» Storknesting Sponsorship training: 9 to 10:30 a.m., A&FRC

MAY 1

» First Duty Station Officers financial class: 9 to 10 a.m., A&FRC

Child/Youth

For details and to register for KMC Youth Instructional classes, visit www.86fss.com, select “Family” and click “Instructional Classes,” or call Ramstein Youth Programs at 06371-47-6444 or Vogelweh Youth Programs at 0631-536-6504. Most classes run through May 2015.

Health Promotion

For more information, call Health Promotion at 06371-47-4292 or 480-4292.

MONDAY

» Healthy Eating: 9 to 10:30 a.m.

» BOD POD: 1 to 3 p.m.

TUESDAY

» BOD POD: 8 to 10 a.m.

THURSDAY

» BOD POD: 1 to 3 p.m.

MAY 1

» BOD POD: 8 to 10 a.m.

Family Advocacy

To register for classes or for more information, call 479-2370 or 06371-46-2370.

» Expectant Parent Orientation (Monthly): Orientation is from 8:30 to 11 a.m. the first Tuesday of every month at the Learning Resource Center, Bldg. 3718 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. Learn about birth registration, passports and more. For details, call the New Parent Support Program at 479-2098 or  06371-46-2098.

» Child abuse awareness and prevention:

April is child abuse awareness and prevention month and the the following classes are offered:

» Parenting with Love and Logic (four sessions): 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday and April 27, Bldg. 2121, third floor.  In this training, parents will interact with other parents who share their goal of growing in their parenting knowledge and skills. Discussion will use principles of love and logic for effective, loving parenting. Participants should feel free to bring lunch.

Medical Group

» Self-Initiated Care Kit, twice a month. Call 479-2273 (CARE) to sign up for a class.

» Attention: TRICARE online is available for your convenience. Schedule your own appointments, home care website, check labs, nurse advice line, medication refills and more. For more information or to register online, visit www.tricareonline.com.

SARC

» April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The following events are scheduled to take place:

» Saturday, 5K SHARP/SAPR SAAM Superman Run South Side Fitness Center; for details contact Sgt. 1st Class David Stegman at 480-6580. To reach the Sexual Assault Response Coordination office, call 480-7272 or
06371-47-7272.

ASACS

» Adolescent Substance Abuse Counseling Service is a comprehensive program providing prevention education, and counseling services to 11 to 19 year-old ID card holders in the military community. ASACS’s mission is to provide comprehensive counseling services to adolescents and military families stationed OCONUS while enhancing military readiness and quality of life. In addition, ASACS offers Life Skills classes that promote health and personal development in the Department of Defense schools. We participate in supportive activities related to military life transitions as well as providing individual, group and family counseling services. ASACS counselors’ offices are located in Department of Defense schools for the convenience of military families. ASACS counseling services are completely confidential. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday; however flexible appointment times are available to meet the needs of military families. Contact your school ASACS Counselor for more information.

Military Family Life Consultants

» MFLCs are licensed clinical providers who assist service members and their families with issues they may face throughout the cycle of deployment to reintegrating with their family and community. The MFLC Program provides short-term, non-medical counseling support for a range of issues including: relationships, crisis intervention, stress management, grief, occupational and other individual and family issues. Psycho-educational presentations focused on issues common to military family including: reunion/reintegration, stress/coping, grief/loss and deployment/reintegration. For more information, call 0152-24211233; 0152-02663352; 0176-69333243; or 0151-5674 8179.