WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL GUARD FAMILY PROGRAMS

THE INFORMER APRIL 2016

1703 Coonskin Drive, Charleston, WV 25311 Phone: 304-561-6545 Toll Free: 1-866-986-4326

Employment Service, Job fairs, Job openings 2-3

Free upcoming events, Free resources 4-6

Red Cross, Tricare 7-8

Child and Youth 9-10

Veteran Resources 11-12

Important Contacts, FAC & ID locations 13-14

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

So wear Purple on

April 15th to show

your support for all

the great military

kids out there

Yes I do, April is

the Month of the

Military Child!

April is Autism

Awareness Month

To register and begin searching please go to the following website:

http://www.msccn.org/WVNationalGuard/RegWV.html

EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

Are you looking for a new job? Need assistance with writing resume’s and cover letters? Tired of looking

at multiple websites to try and find the right job for you, and forgetting your username or password for

each site?

The West Virginia National Guard, in association with the Military Spouse Corporate Career

Network (MSCCN) and Corporate America Supports You (CASY) now has a single website that

provides Service Members and their Families access to a single comprehensive list of every

job posting in West Virginia. Once you register, both you and your spouse can search for

jobs, request assistance with writing resume’s and cover letters, and have additional job

opportunities emailed to you based on the field you are interested in. In addition to these

resources, someone will be contacting you within 48 hours of registering to provide you

assistance in your search or to answer any questions you may have.

If you would like more information or need assistance with registering, please contact your

local Family Assistance Center.

Camp Dawson FAC Charleston FAC Glen Jean FAC Lewisburg FAC

1-866-219-7339 1-866-986-4326 1-866-379-6837 1-877-277-950

304-791-4055 304-561-6545 304-201-3221 304-201-3830

Parkersburg FAC Or

304-561-6130 CPT Justin McIntire

304-561-6796 justin.r.mcintire.mil@mail.mil

EMPLOYMENT

Current Military Job openings

MT-16-021-1637720 Sexual Assault Response Coordinator, GS-0301-12 - JFHQ-G1, Charles-

ton, WV

MT-15-207-1569667 Support Services Assistant, GS-0303-06 - 167th, Martinsburg, WV

MT-16-045-1662459 Airplane Flight Instructor, GS-2181-13 - 130th, Charleston, WV

MT-15-226-1660465 Contract Specialist, GS-1102-09/11 - 167th, Martinsburg, WV

Go to the link below for more job openings and applications to apply: http://www.wv.ngb.army.mil/jobs/

To view other vacancy announcements, visit https://www.usajobs.gov

Spring 2016 WVU Job Fairs

Professional Education Career Program April 5 & 6 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (respectively)

Erickson Alumni Center For more information contact WVU Career Services Center @ 304-293-2221

FREE/UPCOMING EVENTS

Hey NASCAR fans!! We still have military tickets available for the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

MOUNTAIN DEW® and the USO of North Carolina invite y...ou to join them Sunday, April 17, 2016 for # FoodCity500 the race at Bris-tol Motor Speedway. Active Duty, Reserve and National Guard and a guest are invited to the sport’s most popular race track courtesy of MOUNTAIN DEW®. Bristol Motor Speedway is on the bucket list of every sports enthusiast and through the efforts of MOUNTAIN DEW® and the USO-NC, you can experience it live and in person. The pre-race ceremonies honoring America’s Armed Forces inside “The Last Great Colosseum” are the most dramatic and inspiring in all of sports.

Due to the limited amount of tickets available, only 2 vouchers per military ID card holder will be distributed. Additional tickets can be purchased at a 5% discount online by visiting http://www.bristolmotorspeedway.com/military/ or by pre-senting your military ID at the time that vouchers are redeemed at a Bristol Motor Speedway ticket booth. Vouchers must be printed out in order to be redeemed! ***THIS OFFER IS FOR ACTIVE DUTY, RESERVE & NATIONAL GUARD MILITARY PER-SONNEL ONLY******LIMITED QUANTITIES AVAILABLE***

TO REQUEST TICKETS, VISIT: http://uso-nc.org/…/charlotte-center-2016-food-city-500-br…/

UPCOMING EVENTS

FREE RESOUCES

RED CROSS SAFETY

TRICARE

February 1, 2016: The TRICARE pharmacy copays are going up as outlined in the National Defense Authorization Act

for FY 2016. Here are the new copays starting February 1, 2016:

Retail 30-day Supply

• Generic: $10

• Brand Name: $24

• Non-formulary: $50

Military Pharmacy 90-day supply

• No changes to military pharmacy copays

Sign up for TRICARE e-mail updates at www.tricare.mil/subscriptions [ http://www.tricare.mil/subscriptions ].

Connect with TRICARE on Facebook and Twitter at www.facebook.com/tricare [ http://www.facebook.com/tricare ] and

www.twitter.com/tricare [ http://www.twitter.com/tricare ].

TRICARE [ http://www.tricare.mil ] Learn more about TRICARE www.tricare.mil [ http://www.tricare.mil ]

TRICARE Pharmacy Copay Increase

TRICARE Over the Counter Coverage

Please contact Mr. Toney Colagrosso at

304-552-2938 or by email at

toney.colagrosso.nfg@mail.mil

for questions or concerns regarding this

information.

Toney is available from

8am-11pm 365 days /year

TRICARE over-the-counter coverage changes Monday (1 February 2016)

TRICARE’s over-the-counter drug coverage is here to stay. Formerly a demonstration program, the OTC

benefit becomes a permanent part of the TRICARE pharmacy benefit on Monday. Effective that date, TRI-

CARE is making some changes to OTC coverage to bring it in line with other TRICARE pharmacy coverage.

Starting Monday, beneficiaries must pay the usual generic copays for covered OTC drugs. OTC drug cover-

age will still require a prescription from their doctor. Female beneficiaries can still get Levonorgestrel Emer-

gency contraceptive, also known as Plan B, used to prevent pregnancy. There are no age restrictions or

costs. And, you don’t need a prescription for the Plan B one-step emergency contraceptive at a network or

military pharmacy.

Monday also brings a change to which drugs are available under the OTC benefit. The allergy medications

Cetirizine and Loratadine were previously covered, but now the versions that contain pseudoephedrine are

also covered. However, brand name Prilosec OTC is no longer covered. The generic version, Omeprazole, is

still covered, as is the prescription version of Prilosec.

For more information about the pharmacy benefit, visit the TRICARE Pharmacy page at http://

www.tricare.mil. If you have questions about whether or not one of your drugs is covered, you can always

call the TRICARE pharmacy contractor, Express Scripts, at 877-363-1303.

CHILD & YOUTH

For more Child & Youth information or upcoming events, email:

Susan Izzo@ susan.c.izzo.nfg@mail.mil , or Donna Truman@ donna.s.truman.nfg@mail.mil

West Virginia National Guard Child Development Center is

currently accepting applications for admission for children ages 6 weeks to 5 years. Hours of Operation are from 0700-1700hrs, Monday-Friday. There is availabil-ity for all-day, and part-time care. Further questions may be directed to

Ms. Letha Mills 304-561-6465

2016 YOUTH LEADERS AND KIDS KAMP

APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE

To receive an application please contact :

Lisa Dixon @ lisa.a.dixon22.nfg@mail.mil / 304-791-4055 or

Susan Izzo @ susan.c.izzo.ngf@mail.mil / 304-561-6720

CHILD & YOUTH

VETERAN RESOURCES

Supportive Services for Veterans Families

The SSVF Program is designed to improve the housing

stability of very low-income Veteran families, by as-

sisting families transitioning from homelessness to per-

manent housing and preventing at-risk families

from becoming homeless.

Eligibility Requirements:

Must be a veteran or a member of a family in which the

head of household, or the spouse of the head of house-

hold is a Veteran

Very– low income: household income can not exceed 50%

of the area median income

Occupying permanent housing in one of three catego-

ries:

Residing in permanent housing, homeless and scheduled

to become a resident of permanent housing within 90

days , or has exited permanent housing within the previ-

ous 90 days to seek other housing that is responsive to

the very-low income Veteran family’s needs and prefer-

ences.

North Central West Virginia Community Action will provide

eligible families with outreach, case management, and assis-

tance obtaining VA and other benefits, which may include:

Health Care Services

Daily Living Services

Child Care Services

Transportation Services

Temporary Financial Assistance

Fiduciary & payee service

Legal Service

Personal financial planning services

Housing Counseling Services

For more information call your local office

Barbour– 304-457-3420 Greenbrier-304-536-1050

Marion 304-363-4367 Monongalia– 304-363-4367

Preston 304-329-1028 Pocahontas-304-799-4082

Randolph– 304-636-5008 Taylor– 304-262-3200

Tucker– 304-478-3536 Raleigh- 681-238-5962

Mission/Vision

Team RWB’s mission is to en-rich the lives of America’s veter-ans by connecting them to their community through physical

We have a chapter in Morgantown

Chapter Captain:

katie.chiassondowns@teamrwb.org

Hours of Operation

Monday - Friday

8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Homeless Veterans Resource Center .

The Center’s staff provides homeless

Veterans and those at risk for homelessness with job assistance, counseling, housing

referrals and laundry and shower facilities. The Center also houses a donation room and

in house emergency food pantry

Location

624 9th Street

Huntington, WV 25701

Phone & Fax

Phone: 304-529-9142

Fax: 304-529-0047

VETERAN RESOURCES

IMPORTANT CONTACTS

LTC Joel E. Miltenberger

ESGR Program Coordinator

5 Armory Road

Clarksburg, WV 26301

Phone: 304-201-3579 /

Blackberry: 304-552-5587 / Fax: 304-201-3899

Email: joel.e.miltenberger.mil@mail.mil

Leigh Ann Hill

Survivor Outreach Services Coordinator

Office: (304) 561-6830

Cell: (304) 550-7931

leigh.ann.hill@us.army.mil

Mrs. Cathy Hammack,

Senior Family Readiness Support Assistant

1703 Coonskin Drive, Charleston, WV 25311

(O) 304-561-6721 (C) 304-541-2385

cathy.g.hammack.nfg@mail.mil

Ashlee Walls, MA, LPC WVARNG Behavioral Health Coordinator,

Office of the State Surgeon Contractor A - Team Solutions

BB: 304-553-6395 Crisis: 304-561-6640

awalls@a-teamsolutions.com

Denise Tonkin, MBA, LPC

WVARNG Behavioral Health Care Coordinator

(Northern Counties)

304-201-3935 (office) 304-549-0906 (cell)

denise.m.tonkin.ctr@mail.mil

Dr. Jo Anna Scheidler,

WVARNG Behavioral Health Care Coordinator

(Southern Counties)

304-561-6832 (office) 304-550-1836 (cell)

jo.a.scheidler.ctr@mail.mil

Chaplains

LTC David Stauffer : (O) 304-727-8919

(C)304-610-6446

MAJ Michael Allen: (O)304-561-6490

(C)304-400-9290

1-877-272-7337

FAC / ID CENTER LOCATIONS

Where to find your FAMILY ASSISTANCE CENTERS...

LISA DIXON

lisa.a.dixon22.nfg@mail.mil FAC 304-791-4055 / 866-219-7339

TINA COOK

tina.m.cook8.nfg@mail.mil FAC 304-201-3221 / 866-986-4324

KELLI HIGGINBOTHAM

kelli.s.higginbotham.nfg@mail.mil FAC 304-201-3830 / 877-277-9503

MIKE LOWRY

michael.a.lowry28.mil@mail.mil FAC 304-561-6545 / 866-986-4326

KIM GRIFFEY FAC 304-561-6130

ARMY GUARD

AIR GUARD

SHERRY LEWIS

sherry.a.lewis2.civ@mail.mil FRC 304-616-5590 / 866-986-4325

SHARON PETERS

sharon.a.peters.civ@mail.mil FRC 304-341-6625 / 800-228-1204

ext. 6625

Where to find your ID LOCATIONS ...

Charleston: Family

programs Office,

304-561-6822,

Mon-Fri 8-3:30

Fairmont:201 Artillery

Way ,Fairmont,

304-201-3920 or 304-

363-1010

By Appointment

Only

Camp Dawson: 1001

Army Rd, Kingwood,

304-791-4308,

Call for Appointment

Glen Jean: 409 Wood

Mt. Rd., Glen Jean,

304-201-3220,

By appointment

Martinsburg: 222 Sa-

ber Jet Blvd, Martins-

burg, 304-616-5295,

Tuesday & Thursday

7am-3pm

Cross Lanes: 107

Lakeview Dr., Cross

Lanes, 304-721-0615,

Monday-Friday 8am-

3:30pm

Parkersburg: 1500

Blizzard Dr.

Parkersburg, WV 304-

561-6100,

By Appointment

Martinsburg USCG:

408 Coast Guard Dr.,

Martinsburg, WV 304-

264-3824,

by Appointment