ABOUT US

 

Guided by a personal awareness of the struggles of military families personnel, this school social worker has creatively developed a program to identify students in schools who have parents who are either deployed for active military duty or are returning to the community following tours of duty. These services assist in identifying students of military families and  assist them in accessing  access community resources to respond to the challenges of meeting the educational and socio-emotional needs of these children and their families.

 

The Embracing Military Personnel and Families Program is an innovative, dynamic approach to support service men and women and their families during the difficult time of readiness for deployment, during deployment, and their transition back home from Afghanistan or Iraq. At the same time, this program gives the opportunity to our soldiers to get involved in the community and reintegrate after war.  The program also gives the non-military community different opportunities to show their appreciation and become committed citizens. 

 

Our program is the product of a partnership between The Family Readiness Team, Alpha Unit, Inc., which is a nonprofit organization, and the Department of Student Support Services of the Broward County Public School System.