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Survivor Outreach Services:
- Facilitate support groups where Families and individulas can share feelings concerns, thoughts, resources, and information in a safe and understanding setting.
- Maintain personal contact with Survivor Families with phone calls, cards, and mailings.
- Offer on site professional financial counseling to assist Families in adjusting to their unique monetary circumstances following the loss of a loved one.
- Provide care for Survivor Families beyond what Casualty Officers and Unit Care Teams can offer.
- Act as liaison between the Survivor Family and their Soldier's unit for communications, contact, and information for special memorials and events.
- Parnter with military and other agencies and organizations to provide resources and programs such as grief camps for children, adult retreats, and other special events and bereavement materials.
- Help to train Family Readiness Groups, Care Teams, Caualty Assistance Officers, and Army Leadership about SOS and bereavement issues.
Fort Knox SOS Coverage Area:
Resources for Surviving Families:
Army OneSource
www.myarmyoncesource.com
Casualty & Mortuary Affairs Operations Center
www.hrc.army.mil/site/Active/TAGD/CMAOC/cmaoc.htm
Taps
www.taps.org
The American Widow Project
www.americanwidowproject.org
Gold Star Wives of America, INC.
www.goldstarwives.org
Compasionate Friends (Support for Grieving Parents)
www.compasionatefriends.org
Snowball Express (Oragnization that hosts events for Surviving Children)
www.snowballexpress.org
Coping with Loss (Support Site)
www.recover-from-grief.com
Presidential Memorial Certificate
www.cem.va.gov/pmc.asp
Contact the Fort Knox SOS Program
ACS Building 5101
Support Coordinator: (502) 624-2006
Financial Counselor: (502) 624-1789
KY SOS Coordinator: (502) 413-4269
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