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EFMP News • August 2014 2140 Liggett Ave., Room 400 253-967-9704/9705 1
EFMP NewsYour free guide to EFMP services, entertainment and educational opportunities on Joint Base Lewis-McChord
FREE
Exceptional Family Member Program August 2014
Experience Learning Project
Page 3
EFMP Camp JBLM Superheroes of American LakePage 6
Last CaLL for superheroes!
Superheroesof
American Lake
Special Olympics 2014Page 4
Camp Prime TimePage 5
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In this issue:
Armed Forces Community Service (AFCS)Director: Alecia R. Grady
Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP)
Bldg. 2140, Waller Hall, Rm. 400JBLM-Lewis Main
usarmy.jblm.imcom.list.dfmwr-acs-exceptional-family-member@mail.mil
EFMP Program Manager: Mary Herrera253-967-9704
EFMP Staff Members:
Upcoming Events, pg. 2Experience Learning Project, pg. 3Special Olympics, pg. 4Summer Camps, pg. 5-6Local Support Groups, pg. 7Birth-to-Three Services, pg. 7EFMP Enrollment Process, pg. 7Resources at your fingertips, pg. 8
Nancy Dozier: 253-967-9705Carol Watrous: 253-967-3451Cheryl Hoyson: 253-967-5795Rick Kivett: 253-967-9097Lynn Shick: 253-967-3464Anthony Buggage: 253-982-2695
The EFMP office has an open-door policy regarding assistance to our Families. Please feel free to contact us if you have any ques-tions about available services, concerns, or if you need resources or advocacy at Joint Base Lewis-McChord or in the civilian community.
EFMP Camp JBLM: Superheroes of American Lake Aug. 9, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Shoreline Park (Lewis North). Pre-Registration required. Download from facebook.com/efmpJBLM or request a packet at 253-966-5393 or 253-967-9704.
PURPAS– Monthly Meeting Aug. 13, 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. First Presbyterian Church School-South Chapel, 20 Tacoma Ave, Tacoma WA 98402. RSVP needed for event. Bring your own beverage; snacks will be provided. For more information on meetings and summer activities, please contact Susan Jackson at 253-565-2266.
EFMP Family Friendly Movie Aug. 16, 12 - 2:00 p.m. “Disney’s MUPPETS MOST WANTED” at McChord Theater. FREE. Sensory controlled environment. Perfect for special needs and young viewers. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Bring your own snacks. For more information contact 253-982-2695.
August
SKIES Registration Monday, Aug. 4 - 22 Parent Central Services, Lewis Main & McChord Field to register for August SKIES classes. Last day to register for classes is the 4th Friday of every month. For a description of classes or to register your child, go to JBLMmwr.com & click on the yellow WebTrac button.
Pierce County Fair Aug. 7-10 21606 Meridian E, Frontier Park in Graham - http://www.piercecountyfair.com/
Lacey Community Market-Family Fun Day Aug. 9, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Huntamer Park, Lacey, www.ci.lacey.wa.us/market
Kite Festival Aug. 9, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. University Place, Chambers Creek Regional Park, Central Meadow, http://www.co.pierce.wa.us/index.aspx?NID=1268
12th Annual Taste of Hood Canal Aug. 9, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Belfair, www.tasteofhoodcanal.com
15th Annual Classy Chassis Car Show Aug. 17, 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Downtown Sumner, sumnerdowntown.com
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Events...EFMP News is an authorized unofficial community information source published for members of the Joint Base Lewis-Mc-Chord EFMP community. There is no U.S. government endorsement of any commer-cial sponsor. Editorial content is provided by Exceptional Family Member Program, Armed Forces Community Service, and Family & Morale Welfare and Recreation offices. Submissions are welcome but will be edited for accuracy, brevity, clarity and journalistic style. Submissions are due on the first day of the month, one month prior to publication date. EFMP News is published monthly. Circulation: 1000. Send submissions to: [email protected]
Policy:We encourage letters to the editor, but they must be signed. We will consider withhold-ing the name of the author upon request. Letters regarding an issue should contrib-ute to informational interest.
We reserve the right to edit all material for style, to fit available space, to resolve libel, force protection and grammar.
Although the information in the issue is current at time of publication, activities and events are subject to change. Please contact the activity for confirmation.
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Designed to help teens with High Functioning Autism, ages 12-20, improve their social problem solving, self-manage-ment, and conversational social skills within Service Learning environment.Program Details ELP is an ongoing program that teens may join at any time throughout the year.The main clinical objective of ELP involves helping par-ticipants improve their social competence. During each session high school volunteers join the group to allow the op-portunity to interact with peer models. Teens meet Tuesdays and Thursdays every other week from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Year-Round program. Site Location: 2136 MLK Way Ta-coma WA 98405Activities Tuesdays, teens learn how to engage socially in their com-
munities and with each other while they are focused on individual and group goals for building social relationships and the value of interaction.Thursdays, teens visit differ-ent community organizations to apply individualized goals and newly developing skills, while they engage in a variety of community service projects to learn the concepts of com-munity involvement and giving back.Program Tuition $200 per month, 4 sessions (2 hours each)Scholarships Available Visit www.featwa.org Click on Ben’s FundFor questions, please contact:Katie McAndrew, ELP Pro-gram [email protected] Cell: 360-391-4792
Experience Learning Project (ELP)
Summer Travel & TipsOfficial DoD Source for installation and state resources http://www.militaryinstallations.dod.mil/MOS/f?p=MI:ENTRY:0.
A free governmental search for missing money possibly owed to people Missingmoney.com
Department of Defense Lodging websites: www.dodlodging.com and www.dodlodging.net. These two websites allow families to find military lodging stateside and around the world for both official business and leisure travel.
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Special OlympicSGOlf & SOftball
The Special Olympic Regional Softball and Golf Games will be held this weekend.
Softball will be in Olympia- this is the first ever team that JBLM has entered into the tournament!
Golf will be held at the Meadow Park Golf Course in Tacoma.
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This year’s special craft project included nature crafts from supplies gathered around the camp. Camp-ers covered pine cones with peanut butter, rolled them in bird seed, and tied a string on top for them to put in their trees at home. They also gathered sticks and created “god’s eyes” using yarn of various color combinations. The most popular event was a 13 hour scavenger hunt designed to enhance team work among Family members. In addition to fishing, boat rides, games, and hiking, we had an indoor sing-a-long and “s’mores soup”. It was an Equity original recipe using marshmallows and chocolate melted in a slow cooker with graham cracker pieces to dip in it. For the eighth consecutive year, our volunteer team was staff and family members from Equity Residential/Lewis-McChord Communities. We wish to send a big thank you to Debi and Pete Calkins, Jim and Julie Jackson, Ken, Kathy and Meriah Francis, Keith and Jessica Barker, Krista Hansen, Mike and Michael
Barnes, Scott Deuel, Marty and Eric Alflen, and Kim Fleshman.We would also like to send a special thank you to Michele Gross who de-signed a very challenging scavenger hunt and to Stacie Pogoncheff, our full-time EFMP volunteer for her many and varied contributions.
Camp Prime Time 2014
Camp Prime Time is a not for profit organization based in
Yakima. The camp is nestled in the Wenatchee National Forest by Clear Lake, just east of White Pass. It was established to provide a rec-reational facility in a wilderness setting for families who have a child
with special needs. It is offered free of charge. Families stay in cabins, share restroom facilities, and eat hearty meals prepared by wonderful volunteers. Eighty-one EFMP Fam-ily members representing 18 mili-tary Families attended Camp Prime Time July 18-20.
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It’s not too late to register for the 7th Annual Exceptional Family
Member Program Day Camp, “Superheroes of American Lake,” on August 9th at Shoreline Park from 0900-1600!!EFMP Camp JBLM, established in 2008, was created to support Servicemembers and their Families with special needs. The setting provides a safe, friendly, welcoming
and ADA-accessible environment that allows the entire Family to enjoy a summer camp experience. Activities include Fishing, Pontoon Rides, Bingo, Face Painting, a Bounce House, and Arts and Crafts. The USO’s Mobile Canteen will be on site for lunch offering no-cost hot dogs and snacks. Feel free to bring your own cooler or picnic basket for special diets, side dishes, extra beverages, etc.— especially if
EFMP CaMP JBLM Superheroes of american Lake
we have a hot, sunny day.To request your Camp “Superheroes of American Lake” Registration Packet, contact Armed Forces Community Service EFMP at 253-966-5393 or 253-967-9704 or download the information from facebook.com/efmpJBLM.Be sure and mark this day on your calendars. Come for an hour or two or spend all of your Saturday with us. Campers are encouraged to dress as their favorite superheroes. Family photos will be available as keepsakes.
Superheroesof
American Lake
Last call to register for
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EFMP Enrollment Process
Birth To Three Early Intervention Programs
Contact the Lead Agency for your county for a referral for services. Family Resource Coordination/Pierce County: 253-798-3790South Sound Parent To Parent/Thurston County: 360-352-1126Holly Ridge Center/Kitsap and Mason counties: 360-373-2536Community Health Access Program (CHAP)/King County: 206-284-0331
Support Groups for You & Yours
PURPASA family support group open to all (parents, children, and helping professionals) for individuals with Autism. Participants meet on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at various locations from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Bring your own beverage; snacks will be provided. For more information please contact PAVE at 253-565-2266. Susan Jackson: [email protected] or Sybille White: [email protected].
TACIDTacoma Area Coalition of Individu-als with Disabilities promotes the independence of individuals with disabilities. It is located at 6315 South 19th Street, Tacoma. Call 253-565-9000 for further information. The website is www.tacid.org and has a program link to an extensive schedule of workshops and support groups for peer support, employ-ment, recovery and wellness, hous-ing, independent living, and veter-ans’ services.
If your Family member has a health condi-tion that necessitates a specialist or spe-cialty clinic, he or she MUST be enrolled in EFMP under medical, DD Form 2792. If your child has an IEP (Individualized Education Program) or 504 plan, he or she must be enrolled in EFMP under educa-tion, DD Form 2792-1. Enrollment forms for EFMP are renewed every three years or sooner, if there are significant changes.
Disenrollment is not automatic upon expi-ration; it is required for a change in marital status or a significant improvement that no longer warrants enrollment.
Army — Submit your completed enroll-ment forms to the EFMP office located in the Madigan Nursing Tower, on the first floor, left side, just past the chapel, room 1-28-17. For questions regarding enroll-ment or overseas screenings, please call 253-968-0254/1370/4355. This office is closed on Thursdays.
Air Force — Submit your completed enrollment forms to the SNC office 62nd Medical Clinic, first floor of Airman’s Clinic Bioenvironmental hallway, second/third office on left. For a PCS screening or for questions call SSGT Michelle Sutton at 253-982-3350. Lois Fisher is the Special Needs Coordinator at 253-982-5568. Open Monday, Tuesday, Friday 0800-1530; Wednesday 0800-1100. Closed 2nd Tues-day 1200 – 1530; Closed on Thursday. For Air Force Respite Care, contact the Ser-vicemember & Family Readiness Center at 253-982-2695.
EFMP Family Support Services Bldg. 2140, Waller Hall, Room 400, JBLM-Lewis Main; Bldg. 552, Servicemember & Family Readiness Center, JBLM-McChord Field. Installation and local resources and ser-vices, housing and school issues, IEP/504 plans, respite care, systems navigation, advocacy, support groups, monthly newsletter, disability services and Special Needs Accommodation Process are avail-able for all Army and Air Force EFMP Families.
SPECIAL FAMILIES OF PIERCE COUnTY1501 Pacific Avenue, on the corner of 15th and Pacific Avenue. Street parking is free after 6 p.m. Child-care is limited and pre-registration is required each month. To RSVP go to: www.exceptional-families.org/events.html. Contact Angela Fish at [email protected] for further information.
Special Families of Pierce County (SFPC) is a support group for families with special needs children in the South Sound region.Meetings will resume on Sep. 11 and are held on the second Thursday of the month, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Children’s Museum of Tacoma,
No meetings scheduled during the summer.
STEILACOOM STARS, STUDEnTS TRIUMPH wITH AUTISM RESOURCES AnD SUPPORTS
2014 Summer Camps and Programs for Young Adults with Disabilities
Metro Parks offers day programs and activities for young adults with dis-abilities in the Tacoma area. To learn more visit: http://www.metroparksta-coma.org/specialized and view their Bulletin Blast.
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Resources
Individuals With DisabilitiesAcommonvoice.org (Counseling)
Addresources.org (ADD/ADHD)
Autismsocietyofwa.org (Autism)
Autismspeaks.org (Autism)
Biorxhemophilia.com (Bleeding disorders)
Exceptional-families.org (SN Support Group)
Featwa.org (Autism)
Gluten.net (Gluten Intolerance Group)
Hsdc.org (Hearing Speech and Deafness Center)
Pc2online.org (PC2 for Developmental Dis-abilities)
Piercecountywa.org/companionship (Pierce County Parks & Recreation)
Stompproject.org (Specialized Training for Military Parents)
Tbiwashington.org (Traumatic Brain Injury of Washington)
Thecpnetwork.org (Cerebral Palsy)
Family AssistanceCdc.gov/ncbddd/index.html (National Center on Birth Defects and Developmen-tal Disabilities (NCBDDD))
Efoodnet.org (Pierce County Food Banks)
Metroparkstacoma.org/specialized
MilitaryOneSource.mil
MyTricare.com (Tricare)
Ssa.gov (Social Security)
Uhcmilitarywest.com (Tricare Western Region)
Usacares.org (Military Family Assistance Center)
Children’s ServicesNaccrra.org/militay-families (ChildCare Aware of America)
Nmfa.org (National Military FamilyFamily Association)
Psesd.org (Puget Sound Educational Service District)
Ssp2p.org (South Sound Parent2Parent)
FacebookFacebook.com/efmpjblm
Facebook.com/JBLMFamilyMWR
Facebook.com/JBLMcyssSER
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