schedule

  • All classes are held at the Family Resilience Center, Bldg. 250 Club Road.
  • Childcare is available for day classes. Please contact the Child Development Center to make arrangements.
  • To sign up for classes, call 569-5500.

 

Class Descriptions

FRG Leader Certification Course Training

The Family Readiness Group (FRG) Course is provided by the Army Community Service, Mobilization and Deployment Program.  The training is available for all FRG members and is offered once a month. the following classes are required to receive a FRG Leader Certificate: 

 

  • •  Creating and Maintaining a FRG

  • •  Leadership for FRGs

  • •  Building Your FRG Volunteers

  • •  Making Contact ~ Phone tree Point of Contact

  • •  Newsletter for FRGs

  • •  Money Matters

  • •  Building Your FRG – Getting Started

  • •  Bringing it all Together

Homecoming/Reunion Training

The Homecoming/Reunion classes are designed to help soldiers and their family transition from deployment to reunion by maximizing the positive aspects of reunion. Preparation is the key to a smooth transition into reintegration of soldier and family.

OBJECTIVES
  • Changes in Relationships
  • Expectations
  • Intimacy
  • Readjustment
  • Coping with Stress
  • Resources for Assistance

Participants are required to call and sign up for the class; classes fill up at 100. Unit FRG registrations are welcome. Arrangements can be made for child care through CYS; the family member must make arrangements for the day/time they will be attending the class.

All classes are held at the Family Resilience Center, Bldg. 250 Club Road. For more information, call 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, February 27-Thursday, March 1 from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
  • March 19-22 and March 26-28 from 5-8:30 p.m. (must attend all dates)
  • Monday, April 23-Thursday, April 26 from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
  • 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.

ACS also offers four-week Resilience Training classes, that meet once a week. The next four-week classes are scheduled for:

  • February 7, Feburary 14, February 21 and February 28 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
  • April 3, April 10, April 17 and April 24 from 9 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.

Bellydance classes at ACS

The Relocation Assistance Program at Army Community Service offers free bellydance classes! Classes will meet from 4-5 p.m.  February 2, February 9, February 16, March 1, March 8, March 15, March 22 and March 29 at ACS, Bldg. 2494 Ricker Road.

Pre-registration is required. Register online at www.blissmwr.com/relocation. To learn more, contact the Relocation Assistance Program at (915) 569-4ACS (4227).

Click here to view the flyer.

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:

  • February 23
  • March 22
  • April 26

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).

Civilian Fitness Program applications due March 9

The Civilian Fitness Program is an opportunity for Army civilians to develop and continue healthy lifestyle changes. The six-month, structured program is open only to civilian employees of Fort Bliss.

The six-month program begins Monday, March 26 and involves pre- and post-program fitness assessments and one-hour workouts three times a week. Guidance will be provided on exercise program design, nutrition, and aerobics, but the actual program will be determined by the participants. Group fitness classes offered include TRX, gravity, yoga, pilates, spin and more, all on a rotating schedule.

Click here to download the application packet, or pick one up at the front desk of Stout PFC. Completed packets must be returned no later than Friday, March 9 to Doug Briggs in Room 111 at Stout Gym. Late applications WILL NOT be accepted. For more information call 568-6458.

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 first training is scheduled from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, March 10.

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.

Multicultural Support Group potlucks

The Relocation Assistance Program at Army Community Service sponsors a Multicultural Support Group potluck each month. Upcoming potlucks include January 19, February 16, March 16 and April 19. The group meets from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. each day.

Bring a dish from your country for all to share! The Multicultural Support Group is a great was to meet new friends and try fabulous food.

Pre-registration is required. Register online at www.blissmwtr.com/relocation. To learn more, contact the Relocation Assistance Program at (915) 569-4ACS (4227).

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ACS Annex open on East Fort Bliss

Army Community Service now has two locations to better serve you: the main post location and a new annex on East Fort Bliss!

If you're out east, save time and gas by visiting the East Bliss annex at Bldg. A-479 Kasserine Rd., located between Saber and Thunderhorse roads. All ACS services are available at this location. Take advantage of full-service programs from Information and Referral, Financial Readiness, Mobilization and Deployment, Relocation Assistance, Exceptional Family Member Program and the lending closet. Limited services are offered by the Employment Readiness Program, Army Family Action Plan, Family Advocacy Program, Army Volunteer Corps, Army Family Team Building and Army Emergency Relief (located in A-478). If utilizing any of these services, call the main post ACS, Bldg. 2494 Ricker Road, determine which office can best serve you.

For more information, call the ACS East Bliss annex at (915) 744-1435 or the main post ACS at (915) 569-4ACS (4227).

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