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Explore How States are Supporting Military Families
Across the country, states are advancing thoughtful policies, programs, and partnerships that strengthen support for military and veteran-connected families. This toolkit brings together those efforts in one shared, accessible place.
Select a state on the map to explore local initiatives, or browse the full database below to discover ideas and opportunities being activated nationwide.
Darker shaded states are a Do Your Part state.
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Alaska’s Military Family Help Center, led by the State Family Program Director, coordinates Joint Support Services and Warrior & Family Services to provide family assistance centers, family readiness support, youth services, and other programs that support military families.
Populations: Guard and Reserve Topics: Belonging, Belonging & Community, Belonging/Community Support
Soldier and Family Readiness Group (SFRG)
Missouri State Family Readiness Groups (SFRGs) support military families with social and emotional resources, including information, referrals, and education, working alongside State Family Readiness Staff (SFRSs) to strengthen family readiness and unit preparedness across Missouri.
Populations: Guard and Reserve Topics: Belonging, Belonging & Community, Community Integration Support
Washington National Guard Joint Services Support Directorate
Washington’s centralized support center for Guardsmen, Reservists, veterans, and military families offers family readiness programs, services, and community connection events.
Populations: Guard and Reserve Topics: Belonging, Belonging & Community, Community Integration Support
Family Programs office’s Soldier Family Readiness Specialists (SFRS)
Missouri provides Soldier Family Readiness Specialists to support service members and their families, enhancing workforce readiness, career development, and family stability.
Family Programs office’s Soldier Family Readiness Specialists (SFRS)
Missouri provides Soldier Family Readiness Specialists to support service members and their families, enhancing workforce readiness, career development, and family stability.
Family program that supports military children and youth by promoting social, emotional, and academic development through various programs, delivered by the Florida National Guard Family Program’s network and staff.
Populations: Guard and Reserve Topics: Belonging, Belonging & Community, Belonging/Community Support
Family and Warrior Support smartphone app, created by the MO National Guard
The MONG app is an app to provide communication, involvement, support, and recognition for Missouri National Guard members and their families.
Populations: Guard and Reserve Topics: Healthcare Resource Access, Resource Systems Navigation
The Montana Joint Council of Families (MJCF) builds a statewide network to improve delivery of resources and services for military families in Montana, emphasizing community support for service members and their families.
Populations: Guard and Reserve Topics: Other, Resource Systems Navigation
Requires qualifying military members and military spouses to obtain permanent licensure within 30 days of a completed application. 61 licenses issued under SCRA in 2024, 119 in 2025.
Military & Family Readiness Specialists are available to assist service members and their families pre-, during, and post-deployment in six main areas: legal resources, financial counseling, TRICARE resources, ID cards and DEERS, crisis intervention, and community information.
Populations: Guard and Reserve Topics: Legal/Justice System Navigation, Resource Systems Navigation
Accelerated Credentialing to Employment (ACE) Program
Utah’s ACE Program fast-tracks credentialing and certifications for military spouses and service members, supporting workforce entry, career advancement, and family stability.
Operation E.L.F., a Connecticut National Guard initiative, provides holiday support and year‑round assistance to families of deployed service members with gift cards, toys, and home services.
Populations: Guard and Reserve Topics: Belonging, Belonging & Community, Belonging/Community Support
The Family Programs Office welcomes all branches, promoting sellf-reliance and resiliency in servce members and their families.
Populations: Guard and Reserve Topics: Healthcare Resource Access, Resource Systems Navigation
Expands the legal definition of “Armed Forces” to include the U.S. Space Force, ensuring Space Force service members are recognized in state law and eligible for the same benefits, protections, and programs as other military branches.
Populations: Guard and Reserve Topics: Removing Bureaucratic Barriers, Resource Systems Navigation
Provides access to morale, welfare, and recreation facilities at the National Guard Training Center at Sea Girt, supporting well-being and readiness for service members and their families.
Populations: Guard and Reserve Topics: Health & Wellbeing, Health and Wellness, Mental Health Support
A program that offers free childcare through a variety of providers for service members while away on duty during drill.
Populations: Guard and Reserve Topics: Childcare, Childcare Challenges, Financial Stability (Fee Waiver, Food Insecurity), Financial Support
Kentucky ensures that public employees returning from military service are eligible for rehire to their previous or equivalent positions, helping veterans maintain career continuity and access employment opportunities after service.
Aims to provide additional training and support for the children of National Guard Soldiers via programming and events that are co-sponsored and co-hosted around the nation in conjuction with out State Teen Panel.
Populations: Guard and Reserve, Military Children Topics: Belonging, Belonging & Community, Dependent Child Education, Education
Mississippi protects reemployment rights for service members returning from military duty, helping ensure job restoration, benefits continuity, and seniority after service.
Montana provides tuition waivers through the Board of Regents for eligible service members, veterans, and war orphans, reducing financial barriers to postsecondary education for military-connected students and families.
Populations: Guard and Reserve Topics: Financial Stability (Fee Waiver, Food Insecurity), Financial Support
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