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Orientation session kicks off new year for EFMP
December 13, 2019 — An orientation session for Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph newcomers whose family members have special needs will launch a year filled with workshops and special activities for them through the location’s Exceptional Family Member Program... MORE

Illustration of the letters EFMP, which stand for Exceptional Family Member Program.

Air Force EFMP families can attend Virtual Summit 3.0
August 28, 2019 — For the third year, Air Force Services Directorate, or AF/A1S, the Air Force's Personnel Center and the Air Force Medical Readiness Agency will jointly host the Exceptional Family Member Program Summit 3.0... MORE

Lackland EFMP, Lighthouse for the Blind assist the Alamo Wing with back-to-school supplies
August 8, 2019 — The Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Exceptional Family Member Program and the San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind & Vision Impaired teamed together at JBSA-Lackland Aug. 4 to provide no-cost backpacks and back-to-school supplies to Reserve Citizen Airmen with the 433rd Airlift Wing... MORE

433rd Airlift Wing members pick up school supplies Aug. 4 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. The Lackland Exceptional Family Member Program and the San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind & Vision Impaired teamed together to provide no-cost backpacks and back-to-school supplies to Reserve Citizen Airmen with the Alamo Wing.

April highlights Autism Awareness
April 19, 2019 — The Exceptional Family Member Program at Joint Base San Antonio brings awareness to the Autism Spectrum Disorder during April along with the services and support they offer to the military community. ASD can cause significant social, communication and behavioral challenges. People with ASD may communicate, interact, behave and learn in ways that are different from others... MORE

Alyssa Carvajal bowls with her son, Easton, Jan. 30, 2019, at the bowling event held by Exceptional Family Member Program-Family Support at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.

Workshop focuses on financial planning for families with special-needs members
March 14, 2019 — A workshop addressing financial planning for families enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program is set for 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. March 28 at the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Military & Family Readiness Center... MORE

A workshop addressing financial planning for families enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program is set for 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. March 28 at the Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Military & Family Readiness Center.

Bimonthly workshops planned at JBSA-Randolph for EFMP families
December 6, 2018 — Families at Joint Base San Antonio enrolled in a Department of Defense program that supports military families with special medical and educational needs will have opportunities in 2019 to learn about an array of topics from Medicaid to individualized education programs... MORE

A dependent with special needs and disabilities has a group of JBSA medical professionals, therapists, child development specialists and representatives from the Exceptional Family Member Program who come up with a plan for caregivers to follow in helping the child develop. The team includes the parents of the child with special needs and/or disabilities and caregivers, both of whom provide input on the child’s developing needs.

Exceptional Family Member Program offers service, assistance to families with special needs
September 26, 2018 — Having a family member with special medical or educational needs can be challenging, but the Exceptional Family Member Program is available to assist active duty military personnel with a wide variety of services and referral capabilities... MORE

Valerie Barber, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Exceptional Family Member Program family support coordinator, hands out informational materials at a local resource fair.

Air Force hosts EFMP summit for exceptional family members
September 20, 2018 — Being the parent of a child with asthma, cancer, autism or any other life-threatening or chronic condition is often a difficult journey that requires patience and sacrifice. Fortunately, thousands of active-duty members have found support through the Air Force Exceptional Family Member Program, which allows Airmen to proceed to assignment locations where suitable medical, educational and other resources are available to treat family members with special needs... MORE

The Air Force hosted an Exceptional Family Member Program summit Aug. 28-29 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. EFMP allows Airmen to proceed to assignment locations where suitable medical, educational and other resources are available to treat special needs family members.

Air Force offers hope for families of children with autism
June 19, 2018 — Raising a child with autism is always a challenge, especially in the military. The Air Force offers many resources to help families face these challenges, and hope that children with autism can reach their full potential... MORE

Raising a child with autism is a challenge for any family, especially for military families. The Air Force offers programs to help families cope with the frequent moves, deployments and other disruptions of military life, and therapies that can bring hope to parents that their child will reach their full potential.

DOD offers enhanced support for military families with special needs
June 5, 2018 — The Defense Department now offers access to a wide array of newly enhanced and specialized support for military families with special needs... MORE

Officials launched the Exceptional Family Member Program “ROC” -- for resources, options and consultations -- May 30. Available through Military OneSource, it offers additional expertise, specialized support and more ways to connect families with resources, all of which augment the services already provided by the EFMP staff at military installations around the world, officials said.

AF program assists special needs family members
February 6, 2017 — The Air Force Exceptional Family Member Program allows Airmen to proceed to assignment locations where suitable medical, educational and other resources are available to treat special needs family members... MORE