1. Mediating with Military Families Military Resource
Carolyn Tolliver-Lee, M Ed MS
Army Community Service
Family Advocacy Program
Fort Riley, KS
September 2017

2. Online Resources To retrieve up-to-date information about Military benefits and more
1. MilitaryOneSource.com:
Most popular for obtaining information about Military benefits and preparing for – deployments, reintegration, moves, parenthood, retirement and more. Educational site (
2. Military.com: To access information about Military benefits, Army news ,Veteran Jobs, Military Life, videos, discounts. (
United States Department of Veteran Affairs. To learn about benefits, jobs, healthcare programs, compensations. (

3. Local Online Resources
4. Fort Riley Installation: To learn about unit deployments, unit arrivals, ID cards, BAH chart, ACS and much more.
5. * Community guide tab will direct you to all the other support family and Soldier resources available on the base, i.e. behavioral health, relocations service (PCS moves), children and youth services and programs (
FREE parenting and co-parenting and divorce classes for ID cardholders. (
(785)

4. Veteran Services
7. Kansas Commission of Veteran Affairs (
8. The Wichita Vet Center
Toll free within Kansas
9. VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System,
2200 SW Gage Blvd
Topeka, KS 66622
| TOLL FREE:
*Federal Benefits for Veterans, Dependents and Survivors

5. Law Enforcement Military Police: (785) 239-6767/MPMP
Criminal Investigation Division (CID): (785)
Junction City Police (JCPD): (785)
Riley County Police (RCPD):

6. Legal Assistance Judge Advocate General (JAG): (785) 239-3117
Kansas Legal Services:
Geary County Victim Witness Coordinator: (785)
Riley County Victim Witness Coordinator: (785)
Manhattan Municipal Court: (785)

7. Two Most Common Challenges Single Moms Face After a Divorce
Financial Problems
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the average woman’s family income drops by 37% after divorce. In other words, women suffer more financially than men do from divorce.
2. Dealing With an Irrational Ex-Husband:
If they divorced someone with a personality disorder such as narcissism or passive aggressive behavior, they may find themselves in conflict over issues such as child custody, visitation and non-payment of child support.
(Retrieved July from e/a/divorcedsinglemoms.htm,)

8. Office of Child Support Enforcement
This program assists families in need by establishing
parentage
orders for child and medical support,
locating noncustodial parents and their property,
enforcing child and medical support orders,
modifying support orders as appropriate.

9. Domestic Violence & Child Abuse Services
1. 24/7 The Crisis Center, Inc. TOLL FREE
2. Family Advocacy Program, Fort Riley, (785)
3. Kansas Coalition against sexual & domestic violence (KCSDV), TOLL FREE (888-END- ABUSE)
4. 24/7 Victim Advocacy Program, Fort Riley (785) Child Abuse Hotline
24/7 TOLL FREE

10. Emergency Shelter
1. Crisis Shelter, Inc. : Junction City (785) Manhattan (785) Manhattan Emergency Shelter: (785) Topeka Rescue Mission: 785) Junction City Open Door: (785)

11. Community Assistance Programs
1. Geary County, Food Pantry (785) Greenpark Apartments & Resources Center (low income housing) (785) ext Goodwill Industries (785) ext Kan Care, KS Medicaid TOLL FREE *Help with food, utilities, bills, and clothing for low income families

12. Faith-Based Community Services
Chaplains “Helpline” 24/7: (785) (HELP)
Family Life Ministries: (785)
Sheppard's Crossing: (785)
Caring Place, Inc. (785)

13. Additional Resources
Army Community Service: Can provide assistance and process for I D card assistance for “Agent” (non-ID cardholder who is representative for a Military dependent) (785)
Manhattan ATA Bus: (785)

14. Thanks you for your time attention
Carolyn Tolliver-Lee, M Ed MS
Family Advocacy Program Specialist
Army Community Service