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Community Action Information Board serving Nellis families
 The Community Action Information Board, known as CAIB, serves as a forum for cross-organizational identification and resolution of individual, family, and installation community issues that impact the readiness of the force and the quality of life of our Airmen and their families. It supports the chain of command at all levels and directly impacts mission readiness.
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The Airman and Family Readiness Center is located at:
4311 N. Washington Blvd.
652-3327 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monday - Friday or for after hours, call the Command Post at 652-2446
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The Airman and Family Readiness Center serves as a one-stop information and referral center for single, married, active-duty, Guard, Reserves and retired members as well as their families. One of its major functions is linkage--ensuring military personnel and their families are connected with the appropriate services on and off base. Call the Center for assistance anytime you have a question and do not know where to find the answer.
Information and Referral
The Center offers assessment and referral counseling. They work closely with community agencies and other base organizations. They can help you find resources to deal with personal and family issues, relationships, parenting and other issues in your life and on your job.
Career Development
The Airman and Family Readiness Center offers career development services to help you. Information is available about the local job market, interview techniques, resume preparation, and other employment issues. The Electronic Job Club helps match qualifications with local job opportunities. The Center hosts quarterly Job Fairs and employer recruitment programs as well as a Starting Your Own Business series. Job Search in Las Vegas is every Tuesday from 9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. in the Center.
Air Force Aid Society (AFAS)
http://www.afas.org/index.cfm
Military members and their families faced with financial emergencies can receive assistance from the Air Force Aid Society. AFAS provides interest-free loans and other assistance with emergency needs for items such as basic living expenses, car repair, emergency travel, and other personal emergencies. Any military installation can provide assistance if you are not near an Air Force base. Call the Red Cross at 1-877-272-7337 for financial assistance after duty hours or if you're not near a military installation.
Personal Financial Management
The Airman and Family Readiness Center staff provides information, education, and personal financial counseling to help individuals and families maintain their financial stability and reach their financial goals. Seminars, classes, and individualized guidance are offered in the areas of budgeting, credit/debt management, home-buying, saving, investing, consumer protection, and general money management.
Family Life Skills
The Airman and Family Readiness Center has informational booklets on many subjects; a few are Air Force as a Second Language, Child Development, Single Parents' handbook, and Foundations for a Successful Marriage. Activities are also offered in various family development areas:
Ready, Set, Grow, a parent/toddler support group, is a great way to meet new people with similar interests and is held every Monday from 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
Preparation for Parenthood is a five-week course for expectant parents. The classes are held three times per year on Mondays from 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. They will provide you with lots of handouts, free samples and a baby bundle at the end of the class.
Heart Link is a fun-filled day of interactive games, presentations and prizes to help strengthen military families and to enhance mission readiness. The class is held quarterly with free childcare and lunch provided.
Single parent? Join the Single Parent Network - a support group for single parents held the 3rd Monday of each month (except Federal Holidays and Family Days) from 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Volunteerism
Visit the Airman and Family Readiness Center if you are interested in volunteering on base or downtown. The base-wide Volunteer Resource Program is designed to fully utilize and recognize the contributions of volunteers at Nellis. One of its primary functions is to help base volunteer agencies meet their needs and to help individuals find volunteer positions that best suit personal interests or career goals.
Readiness
The Airman and Family Readiness Center promotes family preparedness through education and participation in readiness support functions. Families are provided assistance during extended absences of the military member while deployed or remote, emergencies, and natural disasters. Pamphlets, books and videos discuss how to prepare, cope and come back together as a family.
Transition to Civilian Life
Worried about your benefits, employment opportunities, job interviews? The 3-Day TAP Workshop can alleviate many of these concerns. In addition, staff members |
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Discovery Resource Center (DRC)
The DRC offers a wide variety of self-study resources. Videos and books are also available for your use. Computers can be used to write a resume as well as find out about educational and scholarship information. Internet access is available for relocation, employment, or just to check your e-mail. Explore the Nevada Career Information System (NCIS), a unique site for Nevada residents that is a comprehensive career guidance system providing information and exploration tools for employment, higher education, scholarships and more.
Military One Source
Stateside: 1-800-342-9647 or Overseas: 800-3429-6477
www.militaryonesource.com
Military One Source can provide you with information and resources that can help improve many areas of your life, from personal to professional. But Military One Source does more than give you information -- they help you take action with materials that get you thinking and tools that help you set things in motion. This confidential service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If counseling is needed, Military One Source can arrange for you to receive six face-to-face counseling sessions free of charge.
Relocation Services
Join the staff for Welcome to Nellis, an interactive activity for newcomers that will acquaint you with the base and local community. Childcare and lunch is provided. Learn what you need to know about moving - from the experts at Operation Smooth Move. Take advantage of Childcare for PCS, an Air Force Aid Society program and get 20 hours of free childcare prior to leaving your current duty station and another 20 hours at your gaining base. The Center encourages spouses to attend Right Start.
Loan Closet
652-6070
If you need dishes, pot and pans, aero-beds or futons, car seats, strollers or other light housekeeping items until your things arrive; you may borrow them from the Loan Closet. Prior to your departure form Nellis, you may borrow items again. The Layette Program, funded by the Officers' Spouse Club, provides baby items to E-4s and below upon the birth of their first child.
Airman's Attic
652-4765
2991 Rickenbacker Building 605
10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
The Airman's Attic accepts donated serviceable household items, furniture, and baby clothes which are then made available at no charge to E-4s and below. The Airman's Attic is staffed solely by volunteers.
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News You Can Use is links to groups dedicated to helping military families during deployment time or anytime. The sites include info on finding good child care, personal finances and more. |
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The appearance of hyperlinks does not constitute endorsement by Nellis Air Force Base, the United States Air Force, or the Department of Defense of the external Web site, or the information, products, or services contained therein. For other than authorized activities such as military exchanges and Services/Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) sites, the United States Air Force does not exercise any editorial control over the information you may find at these locations. Such links are provided consistent with the stated purpose of the Web site. |
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