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Welcome officially to the launch of the

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Military Family Helpline .

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United Way off at Air Force Base , the

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Department of Veterans Affairs , and

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several other organizations

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collaborated to create this service .

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So the Military Family helpline is a

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free and confidential service for

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military members , families . And

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retirees to access resources whether

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they're on base or in the community .

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I'm just here for the relocation . The

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military family readiness Center here

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at Offord Air Force Base offers

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services , but the 211 helpline will

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extend them even further . We focus on

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that military member what they may or

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may not need for readiness ,

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deployments and things like that . And

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what 211 brings to the table is

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everything else that the community

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offers . Sometimes when we are faced

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with challenges like transportation ,

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housing , utilities or childcare , and

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so the military family helpline really

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combines the community resources and

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the resources that are available

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through the DOD , Veterans Affairs , um ,

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and right on the installation to make

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sure that we find the best fit for

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families . So they can move forward ,

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Lieutenant Colonel Ryan Davis says this

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will make it more convenient for

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everyone . We took an idea of

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supporting military members , 70% of

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which at Offit live in the community ,

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and tried to figure out how best to

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connect them with resources without

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having to come all the way back to

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Offit . Good morning . Thank you for

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calling Military Family Center

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Rodriguez . Lauren Kibble knows taking

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care of families will allow service

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members to focus more on their missions .

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We know that military readiness is

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dependent on family readiness and so as

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a community organization we're really

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dedicated to supporting our military

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community . Reporting from The Point ,

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I'm JB Artly for the 55th Wing Public

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Affairs Office , where the sun never

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sets on the fighting 55th .