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Department of Defense Special Needs
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EFMP - Exceptional Family Member Program |
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This program assists
service members in providing for the special needs of their
Exceptional Family Member (EFM) before, during and after
relocation required by a change of duty station. An
Exceptional Family Member is defined as any authorized
family member (spouse, child, stepchild, adopted child,
foster child or dependent parent) residing with the sponsor
who possesses a physical, intellectual or emotional
disability and requires special medical or educational
services. The program ensures every attempt is made to mesh
military career and special family needs whenever possible.
The EFM program is a mandatory program per MCO P1754.4A. The
air of the program is to assist assignment monitors at HQMC
in assigning Marines to an area where the needs or their EFM
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Welcome to the Exceptional Family Member Program, MCAS
Cherry Point |
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Respite Care
Program
The Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) has implemented
a program allowing for 40 hours of care monthly for enrolled
family members who have a qualifying condition and are
impacted by the GWOT.
For more information on the program, contact the EFMP
office, at 252-466-2568
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•
Specialized Training
of Military Parents (STOMP),
www.stompproject.org
is the only National
Parent Training and Information Center for military
parents.
• Military HOMEFRONT-
www.militaryhomefront.dod.mil/,
Department of Defense web site providing information
on military children and youth issues, programs,
initiatives, and military and civilian partnerships.
• National
Dissemination Center for Children with
Disabilities (NICHCY),
www.nichcy.org,
has a wealth of information on disabilities.
~
Disabilities in infants, toddlers, children
~ Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act (IDEA) , which is the law authorizing
special education
~ No Child Left Behind (as it relates to
children with disabilities)
~ Parent Guides: Examples of letters you
might write to your child’s school - Ask for
an evaluation - Express concern about
progress - Request an IEP meeting - Even
praise the school’s efforts!
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Resources for
Families with Seriously Ill
or Hospitalized Children: |
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• Fischer House,
www.fisherhouse.org
, provides "comfort
homes", for members of the military and their
families with loved ones who are hospitalized
because of illness or injury.
• Make-a-Wish Foundation,
www.wish.org
, grants the wishes of
children between the ages of 2 1/2 and 18 with
life-threatening conditions.
• A Special Wish
Foundation,
www.spwish.org
, non-profit charitable
organization dedicated to granting the wishes of
qualifying infants, children, and adolescents from
birth through and including the age of 20 years, who
have been diagnosed with a life-threatening
disorder.
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 The
Marine Corps recognizes and is particularly responsive to
the needs of Marines, both Active Duty and Marine Corps'
Reservists, who have family members with special medical
and/or education needs.
The EFMP
offers programs that are designed to improve the quality of
life for Marine Corps families with special needs.
Find out more...
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