Dinner on a Dime

Let the Financial Readiness Program at Army Community Service teach you how to prepare great food on a shoestring budget. Dinner on a Dime focuses on making quick, healthy, affordable meals. Classes take place at the Milam Youth Activity Center, 10960 Haan Road on East Fort Bliss. The class is free, but pre-registration is required. Register online at www.blissmwr.com/frp or by phone at 569-4ACS (4227).

Classes are scheduled for:

• May 17
• June 21
• July 19
  
• August 16
  
• September 20
  
• October 18

Classes take place from 9 a.m. -11a.m. Free child care will be provided for children registered with Child, Youth and School Services. For more information, call 569-4ACS (4227).

Strength of character training

Learn to recognize the best of yourself and the best of others with strength of character training, offered by the Army Community Service Resilience Program. The 1.5-hour course will be offered May 16, 24 and 30, with a morning session from 9-10:30 a.m. and an evening session from 6-7:30 p.m. Pre-registration is required. For more information, call (915) 569-5500 or visit www.blissmwr.com/resilience.

Active Military Families Resilience Training

Learn to bounce back from whatever life throws your way with the Active Military Families Resilience Training offered by Army Community Service. The next training is scheduled from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, June 23.

Active Military Families Resilience Training is offered to families with children ages 3-12 and will take place at the Family Resilience Center, Bldg. 250 Club Road on main post. Registration is now open at www.blissmwr.com/resilience and is limited to the first 10 families to enroll.

Enhance your effectiveness and well-being by learning the skills to build mental toughness, learn what your character strengths are, build strong relationships, and lastly how to hunt the good stuff, focusing on the positive rather than the negative.

To learn more, call (915) 569-5500.

ACS Resilience Training

Are you a tennis ball or an egg? Do you bounce back or do you crack? Learn to bounce back when the stressors of everyday life start getting you down by attending the ACS Resilience Training. The training will enhance your effectiveness and well-being by teaching you the skills to build mental toughness, learn what your character strengths are, build strong relationships, and lastly how to hunt the good stuff, focusing on the positive rather than the negative.

Upcoming sessions include:

• Monday, June 25-Thursday, June 28 from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
• August 6-9 and August 26-29 from 5-8:30 p.m. (must attend all dates)
• Monday, August 27-Thursday, August 30 from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Monday, September 24-Thursday, September 27 from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Monday, October 22-Thursday, October 25 from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Monday, November 13-Thursday, November 16 from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.

Register for classes online at www.blissmwr.com/resilience, or contact Tracy Broomfield at (915) 569-5500 for more information.

ACS Community Overview

Learn about Army Community Service resources and what the program offers to the community during the ACS Community Overview.  Sessions will be held from 9:30-11 a.m. at the Family Resilience Center, Bldg. 250 Club Road, on the following dates:

• Thursday, June 28
• Tuesday, August 28
• Wednesday, October 31
• Tuesday, December 4

For more information, call the Family Resilience Center at (915) 569-5500.

East Bliss CDC has officially opened!

Live on East Fort Bliss or the east side of El Paso and looking for child care? East Bliss CDC has officially opened its doors for business, and is welcoming new patrons. The new facility accommodates 338 infants, toddlers and preschool-aged children. It is conveniently located near the Constitution gate and Soto Physical Fitness Center on Constitution and Kasserine Way. All children must be registered with Child, Youth and School Services for child care services. For more information, or to register, please contact Parent Central Services at (915) 568-4646.

Better Opportunities for Single Parents

Better Opportunities for Single Parents, a new program at Fort Bliss, hosts meetings the second Wednesday of every month at the CAB Dining Facility, Bldg. 11316 Staff Sgt. Sims Street on East Fort Bliss. The meetings are working lunches held from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. The next meeting is scheduled for May 9.

Join the group and help B.O.S.P. build a program to enrich the lives of single parents. Bring your voice, and your concerns. Discuss issues, plan events and provide support to other single parents.

The program is open to active-duty military, DoD/DA civilians and dual-military families who are in a single-parent situation due to TDY, deployment, separate duty stations or other reasons. To learn more, call the single parent liaison at (915) 569-5500.

Free auto care clinic

Learn basic auto care, including changing oil, checking tire pressure and more at the Relocation Assistance Program Auto Care Clinic.

These free clinics are held at the Auto Crafts Center, Bldg. 820 Marshall Road. Upcoming classes are scheduled for July 17 and October 16. Classes run from 1:30-4 p.m. each day.

Class participation is capped at 10 guests. Child care vouchers are provided for CYSS-registered children. Pre-registration is required; register online at www.blissmwr.com/relocation. To learn more, contact the Relocation Assistance Program at (915) 569-4ACS (4227).

Financial Readiness Program services

We all make financial decisions every day. For most of us, though, no one taught us the best way. Soldiers today face a fast-paced, dynamic economy and need a good financial education to succeed. The Financial Readiness Program at Army Community Service, Bldg. 2494 Ricker Road, is ready and willing to help you meet this challenge and help you and your families achieve your financial goals.

Classes are offered monthly, and one-on-one budgeting is available throughout the year. The FRP also offers the Consumer Credit Counseling Service, courtesy of the YWCA . CCCS is a free service that can assist you by working with creditors to develop plans to pay off debt, lower your monthly payments, and essentialy become debt free. We also have a consumer advocate who can help you mediate issues you have with outside agencies or companies that you feel did not provide you the service you deserved or paid for.

To register for any classes, visit www.blissmwr.com/frp. To set up an appointment, call (915) 569-4ACS.

ASIST and ASIST Tune-Up training

ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) is a two-day interactive workshop that provides an opportunity to explore your experiences with and attitudes about suicide. In this training you will learn how to understand the needs of a person at risk of suicide, learn suicide first aid, recognize the warning signs of suicide, and learn what community resources are available. Upcoming classes are scheduled for May 15-16 and June 5-6.

All classes take place at the Family Resilience Center, Bldg. 250 Club Road on main post. Register for classes online at www.blissmwr.com/asist. To learn more, call (915) 569-5500.