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
» Transition GPS — Retirees: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., A&FRC
» Ramstein Spouses orientation: 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., A&FRC
» USAJobs Workshop: 1 to 3 p.m., A&FRC

TUESDAY
» Transition GPS — Retirees: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., A&FRC
» Re-integration briefing: 9 to 11 a.m., IDRC
» Extreme Couponing: 10 a.m. to noon, A&FRC
» Intro to German: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., A&FRC
» Saving on the German Economy: Noon to 1 p.m., A&FRC
» Pre-deployment briefing: 1 to 3 p.m., IDRC

WEDNESDAY
» Transition GPS — Retirees: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., A&FRC
» Base INTRO: 7:30 to 11:45 a.m., E Club
» EFMP playgroup: 10 a.m. to noon, Vogelweh Community Center

THURSDAY
» Transition GPS — Retirees: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., A&FRC
» Single Parent Support Group: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., A&FRC

May 22
» Transition GPS — Retirees: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., A&FRC
» Parenting Skills workshop — Bullying: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.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.

WEDNESDAY
» Better Bodies Better Life #2: 8 a.m. to noon

THURSDAY
» Tobacco Cessation: Noon to 1 p.m.
» BOD POD: 1 to 3 p.m.

May 22
» 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.

» Domestic Abuse Victim Advocacy services: Are you safe? Is someone harming you or someone you know? Domestic Abuse Victim Advocacy services are now available 24/7. Victims of domestic violence can call 479-2370 during duty hours or 0173-628-4624 after duty hours for a variety of support and advocacy services. Trained personnel stand ready to help.

» DADS 101: 8 to 10 a.m., the first Monday of the month, Bldg. 2117 (Health Promotion). The class is designed to teach fathers to become more effective parents. It allows dads to ask questions about labor and delivery, how to calm a crying baby, role adjustment and other infant care issues. To register, call the new parent Support Program at 06371-46-2098 or 479-2098.

» Anger Management: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 27 and June 2. Anger is a normal human emotion. In this four-session training, you will learn new strategies for managing this strong emotion in healthy ways. Effective anger management results in better well-being and happier relationships with others.

» Kids First: Principles of Positive Co-Parenting: 10 a.m. to noon, May 26. Being a divorced or separated parent presents unique challenges. This training focuses on practical strategies for managing stress through a divorce or separation, helping your children with coping and how to keep your kids first.

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 details and to register online, visit www.tricareonline.com.

SARC

» To reach the Sexual Assault Response Coordination office for Emergency Victim Care during duty hours and after-duty hours, call 480-7272 or 06371-47-7272. For administration questions relating to the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program, call 480-5597 or 06371-47-5597.

ASACS

» Adolescent Substance Abuse Counseling Service is a comprehensive program providing prevention education, and counseling services to 11 to 19 year-old ID cardholders 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. ASACS also 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 DOD 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 0151-56748179.