News Guard Families Can Use
Council Expands Grant Program
The New Jersey National Guard State Family Readiness Council has expanded
its Family Grants Program to include an additional grant.
There are now two levels of Family Grants; TIER I is the $2,500 Grant
that has been in place for the past couple of years. The TIER II
opens family grants to New Jersey Army and Air National Guard non-deployed
service members who were on State Active Duty or State Missions (e.g.,
hurricanes, floods, border missions) for more than 20 consecutive days.
Servicemembers meeting these criteria are eligible to apply for a financial
hardship grant up to $1,500. Applications are available at all New
Jersey Army and Air National Guard Family Assistance Centers. Those interested
should contact Family Assistance through the hotline at 1-888-859-0352.
More information is available by e-mail at help@njguardfamilies.com or
through the Family Assistance Centers (FACs) or the Family Readiness Groups
(FRGs). For a complete list of the FACs and the FRGs, turn to page 23
to find the one closest to you.
Free SAT/ACT Offer Extended
A group of NFL, NFL Europe, AFL, and CFL football players have announced
they are extending their sponsorship of the SAT/ACT training to all military
families.
The sponsorship allows any military person (active, Guard, Reserve, or
retired) to request as many programs as they need for the students in
their lives. There is a secure website to confirm a person’s
military status before directing the user to the software order site.
Instructions for ordering the software are available at: www.militaryhomefront.
dod.mil/portal/page/itc/MHF/MHF_DETAIL_0?current_id=20.20.100.30.0. 0.0.0.0.
Programs are shipped to domestic U.S. addresses and APO addresses.
The sponsorship covers the purchase price of $199 and the family pays
only the shipping and handling of $9.95. To view a flyer that has
been made to assist in the effort, go to: http://sat.eknowledge.com/military.asp.
Guardlife Subscriptions
If you would like to receive Guardlife send your name and full address
to:
NJDMAVA
ATTN: PAO-BJH
101 Eggert Crossing Rd.
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648-2805
Active Guardmembers: Guardlife gets your address from your units, so no
notification is required.
Also if you would like to have extra copies of past issues of Guardlife,
please e-mail Staff Sgt. Barbara Harbison at barbara.harbison@njdmava.state.nj.us.
Please specify the issue number, number of copies and your full rank,
name and address.
Youth Camp Forms Available
The thirteenth Annual New Jersey National Guard Youth Camp will be held
July 29 to Aug. 4 at the New Jersey National Guard Training Center, Sea
Girt.
All applications are available online at: www.state.nj.us/military/familysupport/youth_camp.html.
Children, ages 9-13 are invited to apply. The camp fee is still $100.
Campers must be children, grandchildren or legal dependents of an active
or retired member of the New Jersey National Guard. A variety of volunteer
positions are available.
For more information, call the Family Programs Office at (609) 562-0668.
Gift Card Fraud
Criminals are now jotting down gift card numbers in the store, wait a
few days-then call the company and ask how what the card's balance is.
Once they find a card that has been activated they go online and start
shopping.
If you want to purchase gift cards it is suggested that you obtain them
at the customer service desk where the public has not had access to the
cards.
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