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Navy Family Readiness Program Staff Connections is a monthly publication of the Commander, Navy Installations Command’s Navy Family Readiness Program. It is designed to communicate pro gram news and initiatives to Navy Family Readiness Program (N91) staff. Submission deadlines are the 10th of the month for the next month’s pub lication.
Acting Fleet and Family Readiness Program Director........................................................Rogers Patrick
Navy Family Readiness Program Manager ....... Kathy Korth
Navy Family Readiness Program Deputy Manager .....................................................Connie Civiello
Editor ..........................John Levinson [email protected]
Layout and Design ................................Zeiders Enterprises, Inc.
Learn more about Navy Family Readiness on the Gateway:
https://cnicgateway.cnic.navy.mil/HQ/N9/N91.
Commander, Navy Installations Command 716 Sicard Street SE, Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20374-5140 Editor: 202-433-4683, DSN 288-4683
Navy Family Readiness Program Staff Connections
Program Updates for the Navy Family Readiness Program Staff
QR Code and Sharing InformationYou have probably seen a QR code on a poster, in a magazine or even on a T-shirt. QR is short for Quick Response and is also known as mobile tagging. It is a specific two-dimensional barcode that allows its contents to be decoded at high speed on your mobile device.
Using a camera phone equipped with a compatible QR reader application, you can have instant access to the information stored digitally within the code. QR codes make everything interactive, from accessing contact information to opening a Web page using your phone’s browser. Free QR Code readers are available via your smart phone’s App store.
With a QR Code, Family Readiness publications, websites and videos can be instantly accessible with a smart phone. This feature can be used to provide invaluable information to those that are geographically isolated.
The Family Connection Newsletter will pilot this initiative to improve resource access and appeal to the technology demo-graphic. We are excited about utilizing this new technology and welcome your feedback!
Scan QR Code (above right) for the latest edition of the Family Connection Newsletter.
Family Readiness GroupWe are proud to announce the release of the long awaited revised Family Readiness Groups (FRG) Instruction, OPNAVINST 1754.5B, along with the FRG Handbook. CNIC has directed resources to promote the benefits of FRGs by using feedback from focus groups and involving major stakeholders in the revision process.
The new instruction clarifies FRG member roles and responsibilities and provides commanders with guidance for interacting with FRGs. The FRG Handbook provides a solid foundation to newly forming FRGs, serves as a point of reference to those already in existence, and gives families information and ideas for establishing and maintaining successful groups. The FRG Handbook is now available for down-load at http://www.ffsp.navy.mil/.
The FRG Instructor Guide (IG) will soon accompany the revised instruction and FRG Handbook. The IG will reflect the changes made in the instruction as well as information provided in the FRG Handbook. Standardizing this train-ing will ensure a consistent level of support across all FRGs. The IG will come complete with PowerPoint slides, handouts, and group activities. Anticipated release date is August 2011.
Supporting the Fleet, Fighter, and Family
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ContentsQR Code and Sharing Information ....1
Family Readiness Group ................1
Military Saves Campaign Update ....2
DoD Removal of SSN from ID Cards ...............................2
Centralized Scheduling & Metric (CS&M) Update .............................3
The 2011 Excellence in Youth Sports Award .......................3
Navy Youth Sports and Fitness Program Surveys ...............4
Child & Youth Programs School Based Programming Webinars .......5
Free Admission to Museums for Service Members and Their Families ...............................5
New CNIC HQ Staff .......................5
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Military Saves Campaign UpdateEvery year, the Navy participates in the national Military Saves Campaign. It is designed to persuade, motivate and encourage military families to save on a monthly basis, while also convincing leaders and organizations to be aggres-sive in promoting automatic savings. The 2011 campaign took place February 20-27, and the Navy had an extremely successful campaign.
Fleet and Family Support Centers around the world sponsored classes in support of Military Saves. These classes were held in concert with Child and Youth Programs in Youth Centers, as well as at financial fairs and information booths in multiple locations.
N Financial education classes reached almost 70,000 participants, including 18,000 military spouses and almost 9,000 youths.
N Financial fairs and information booths reached nearly 13,000 people.
N Information briefings reached over 13,000, and nearly 30,000 informa-tional handouts were provided, planting the seeds for counseling and education in the future.
The success of this year’s campaign was a result of partnerships with on-base financial institutions, MWR, NEX/Commis-saries and the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society. Other activities included leader-ship luncheons, 5K runs and golf outings sponsored by commands. Multiple functions also included appearances by local politicians.
All these efforts reaped huge benefits for Sailors and their families by making financial awareness and savings a priority educational topic that week.
DoD Removal of SSN from ID CardsTo protect your privacy and personal identity information, your Social Security Num-ber is being replaced with a Department of Defense ID Number on all ID cards. Here are the details.
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Centralized Scheduling & Metric (CS&M) UpdateYOU DID IT! We can now report that all CONUS Family Support Centers are utilizing Centralized Scheduling with the latest addition of Naval District Washington launching their call center on March 21, 2011. Additional OCONUS sites already utilizing the ben-efits of Centralized Scheduling include Guam, Hawaii, Japan and Europe.
Centralized Scheduling is an innovative program that provides quality customer service to the military community. Call centers are available Navy-wide to assist service mem-bers, family members and commands. Callers receive an immediate response whether to schedule, cancel or reschedule an appointment. Centralized Scheduling provides appointment services to individuals requesting services of a clinical counselor. The Northwest, Southwest, Southeast and Hawaii Regions also utilize appointment services for Work and Family Life Consultants.
COMING SOON: The Centralized Scheduling & Metrics (CS&M) Source Guide is expected to be released dur-ing 3rd Qtr FY11 and will be available on the CNIC G2 intranet. The CS&M Source Guide is a complete guide for schedulers, FFSP staff and managers. Look for upcoming Centralized Scheduling webinars on the Learning Management System (LMS). Webinars provide a great resource to train new staff.
Centralized Scheduling is an outstanding program to increase efficiency while providing quality customer service.
Centralized Scheduling Centers
Joint Region Marianas 671-333-9827/28
Navy Region Naval District Washington 202-685-6019
Navy Region Japan DSN 264-4188 DSN 252-3100 DSN 243-7878
Navy Region Northwest 866-854-0638
Navy Region Hawaii 866-525-6676
Navy Region Southeast 866-293-2776
Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Please Call Local Center
Navy Region Southwest 866-923-6478
Navy Region Midwest 847-688-3603 X133
The 2011 Excellence in Youth Sports AwardThe National Alliance for Youth Sports (NAYS), a Child and Youth partner, is now accepting applications for the 2011 Excellence in Youth Sports Award! Applications are due July 1, 2011.
Applications for Parent of the Year and Coach of the Year Awards are also being accepted. These applications are due September 1, 2011.
The Excellence in Youth Sports Award recognizes five youth sports programs that do a superior job conducting diverse activities that focus on provid-ing safe and positive experiences for all participants. The Coach of the Year and Parent of the Year awards honor volunteers that go beyond their duties to provide a fun learning environment for the children in their youth sports programs.
CNIC highly encourages every CYP to submit these applications to NAYS by their respective deadlines. The Excellence in Youth Sports Award can be used as a great self-evaluation tool for program advancement. Please visit http://www.nays.org to submit your applications.
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Navy Youth Sports and Fitness Program SurveysCNIC and Penn State University (PSU) have recently created Navy Youth Sports and Fitness Program (NYSFP) surveys! The purpose of the research project is to conduct a comprehensive review and develop a plan for the redesign of the existing NYSFP. At the end of this research project, a plan will be in place for the Navy CNIC to create a consistent, high-quality and innovative Youth Sports and Fitness program. All data is anonymous and will be analyzed by PSU.
All survey questions are straightforward and we appreciate everyone’s honesty. Installations that collect surveys will be eligible to send youth to a CNIC-funded 4-H Summer Marine Adventure Camp in Florida this summer. Camp Timpooche’s marine lab offers learning stations on shark biology/behavior, fish identification, life in oyster clumps, beach sand, seashells, marine life adaptations, aquarium keeping, deep sea life and more. Besides the marine sessions, campers can go kayaking, swimming, fishing and snorkeling. All expenses will be paid for this camp opportunity, including airfare, meals, lodging and camp activities. Check out Camp Timpoochee’s Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/4-H-Camp-Timpoochee/119928358025328 for details and photos.
DEADLINE: Surveys are to be completed by all CYP professionals in connection with NYSFP and youth ages 8-18 no later than Friday, May 15, 2011 for programs to be eligible for the above incentive. Shortly after May 15, CNIC directly will contact your CYP Regional Advisory Board Member to coordinate the winning installations’ youth for their summer camp opportunity.
As a CYP professional, we ask you to help your program par-ticipants in taking this survey and to encourage their honesty. The survey is designed with two youth tracks: 8-12 and 13-18 year-olds. Questions include sports played on/off-base, likes and dislikes of Fit Factor, etc. Depending on your Internet connectiv-ity and access to multiple computers, some youth may have to take the survey outside CYP facilities (e.g. home, school, on-base library, etc.). On average, it takes 10-12 minutes to finish the youth survey.
The Staff Survey is designed for SAC/YP Direct Care Staff, CYP Leads, Teen/Sports Coordinators, Youth Directors, Training & Curriculum Specialists, Youth Sports Staff, Fitness Center Staff, volunteers and interns. On average, it takes 20-25 minutes to finish the survey.
Be creative in how you market the survey to your youth. Here are some ideas:
N Have youth create posters for your classrooms.
N Post the URL to your CYP/MWR Facebook page.
N Post the URL at all youth computers.
N Set the URL as the Internet home page on youth computers.
N Announce the survey at your next PIB.
N Post the URL on your monthly calendars/newsletters.
N Have youth check out Camp Timpoochee’s Facebook page.
Surveys can be found at the below links on Survey Monkey:
N Youth Survey
N Staff Survey
NOTE: Youth Directors who have employees covered by a local union should ensure that the bargaining agreement does not preclude members from participating in surveys. If required by the agreement, the program may need to seek union review/approval.
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Child & Youth Programs School Based Programming WebinarsWebinars introducing the new Child & Youth Programs School Based Programming (SBP) will be hosted by CNIC in May, June and July. These webinars focus on integration of SBP by Youth Programs and School Liaison Officers. Chuck Clymer, program man-ager, Child and Youth Program, is the point of contact.
May 3, 2011 (2 sessions: 0730-0830 and 1400-1500 Eastern)
Intro and Overview, Roles & Responsibilities
May 10, 2011 (2 sessions: 0730-0830 and 1400-1500 Eastern)
Planning for SBP
June 7, 2011 (1600-1700 Eastern)
Components 1 & 6: PCS-In and PCS-Out
June 14, 2011 (1600-1700 Eastern)
Component 2: Youth Sponsorship (Youth Program & CYES/SLO Personnel)
June 28, 2011 (1600-1700 Eastern)
Component 3: Deployment Support
July 6, 2011 (1600-1700 Eastern)
Components 4 & 5: Family Support and Ongoing Monitoring
July 12, 2011 (1600-1700 Eastern)
Action Planning
July 14, 2011 (1600-1700 Eastern)
Special Needs Follow on to 2010 Training
Free Admission to Museums for Service Members and Their FamiliesThe Blue Star Museums program of-fers free admission to museums for all active-duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day. It is run jointly by the National Endowment for the Arts and Blue Star Families, an organization that supports military families and increases awareness of the challenges of military life. More than 1,200 museums in all 50 states and the District of Columbia have signed on, including the Met and the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Hammer Museum in California, the National Portrait Gallery and the National Museum of American History in Washington. For more information, call 202-682-5451 or go to http://www.arts.gov/national/bluestarmuseums/index_ongoing.php
New CNIC HQ StaffTonette Sivells is the newest CNIC Sexual Assault Prevention & Response (SAPR) Analyst. She most recently served as the Senior Victim Advocate for the Army’s Victim Advocacy and Sexual As-sault Prevention and Response Service Programs Task Order. Ms. Sivells has over 13 years of experience working with victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, including nine years at the program management level. She can be contacted at DSN: 288-4637, 202-433-4637 or [email protected].
