Post Army Family Action Plan Conference Oct 26-28

   Oct. 6, 2009 --  The USAG Carlisle Barracks AFAP Conference will be held Oct. 26-28 from noon to 4 p.m. at the Letort View Community Center. 

    The conference will bring members of the community together to surface issues of concern, propose possible solutions and report to USAG Carlisle Barracks senior leadership. 

     Operating throughout the Army, from the lowest echelons to the highest, AFAP responds to the issues these experts consider important.  The backbone of the AFAP program is at the local level where AFAP delegates, representing a cross-section of the community’s demographics, identify, develop and rank their concerns.

  AFAP has been in operation since 1983 and 633 issues have been identified in the past 25 years.  AFAP has driven 107 legislative changes, 154 Army policy and regulatory changes and 173 improved programs and services.

     AFAP provides the “voice” for the force to elevate their concerns, and remains the preeminent means for commanders, at all levels, to seek solutions to the concerns of their communities.  Topics to be discussed at this year’s conference include:

• Children and Youth
• Housing and Public Works
• Teens (Saturday)
• Health/Dental
• Soldier/Force Support
• Community Support
• Consumer Services
• DoD/DA Civilians
• Single Soldiers

    The Delegate Registration Form should be returned to the AFAP Coordinator, Army Community Service, Building 46, Anne Ely Hall, no later than Oct. 23.  All delegates must pre-register to attend the conference.

    For more information contact Jeff Hanks, AFAP Coordinator, Army Community Service, 245-3684 or e-mail at jeffrey.hanks@us.army.mil.