Respite Care: The A&FRC and the Air Force Aid Society (AFAS) have teamed up to provide those Active Duty Air Force families with ill or disabled family members who are in financial need with a respite care grant. This program is intended to provide a “break” for a few hours a week or month for those families who provide 24 hour care for a special needs family member. This program is not an ongoing benefit, rather assistance until a family can manage financially without the grant. Contact the center for more information regarding the program and the referral process.
Resource Center: The center has an abundance of free reading materials available for checkout. Books cover topics such as IEP’s, the Autism Spectrum, health-related issues, ADD/ADHD, parenting survival guides, and a large assortment of other medical, educational and behavioral materials.
Referrals: Whether you are new to the island, have been here for years, or are about to PCS to your new duty station, your EFMP coordinator can help link you to services you and your special need member may need, or not even know about! The EFMP Coordinator can also give referrals for respite care through the Air Force Aid Society.
Identification & Enrollment Assistance: If you believe you or a family member should be enrolled, or if you’re unsure about your enrollment status, the EFMP Coordinator can help. Form 2792 and 2792-1 are available in our center, and assistance in completing them is available. The EFMP Coordinator and the base medical Special Needs Identification and Assignment Coordinator work very closely to ensure you and your family will have access to the services your family needs at your current and future duty locations.
Workshops/ Events: Exceptional Family Member Programs strive to be all-inclusive, or “Purple.” Whether it’s a program on Kadena, Torii, Foster or any of the other Camps on island, we aim to include everyone possible to share our knowledge with families thriving with special needs.
Training: Enrollment in EFMP is mandatory, and we want everyone to know this to ensure all necessary members are enrolled. The EFMP aims to help ensure that our Active Duty members are able to complete their mission while having the comfort of knowing their special need family members will be taken care of no matter where they go. We strive to have educated commands, sponsors and key spouses to spread the word about the program and available resources for our families.
EFMP Coordinator: For assistance with any of the above information, or if you have any other questions, please feel free to contact the Airman and Family Readiness Center’s EFMP Coordinator at 634-3366. It would by our pleasure to help you and your special need family members to continue thriving while here on Kadena Air Base and at all future duty locations.
Airman & Family
Readiness Center Kadena Air Base • Okinawa, Japan
18th Force Support Squadron/FSFR
Unit 5134 Box 80
APO AP 96368-5134
