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(254) 287-4471
Building 121, The Rivers Building
Corner of 761st Tank Battalion Ave. & T.J. Mills Boulevard.

Are you just arriving and don’t know where to go to get answers?  Army Community Service Relocation Readiness offers a variety of relocation assistance services and resources to eliminate the stress associated with relocating. 

FORT HOOD WELCOME CD's

Fort Hood Welcome CD's are available for incoming Soldiers and Families at the Rivers Building 121, and Building 18010, the Copeland Soldier Service Center. Sponsors of incoming Soldiers may pick up packets. Welcome CD's will be mailed to individuals prior to arrival at Fort Hood upon request.  You can customize your own welcome packet by visiting the Military HomeFront Installations website.

For a Welcome CD and/or questions please e-mail our office here.

 

THE LENDING CLOSET

The Lending Closet has basic household items available for Soldiers and Families arriving or leaving Fort Hood while their household goods are in transit. Please bring an ID Card to use this service.

For a complete list of items please click here.

SPONSOR-A-SPOUSE

Sponsor-A-Spouse Program is a new initiative.  Relocation Readiness will sponsor newcomer spouses.  This sponsorship program answers the spouse’s questions and assist in settling-in at Fort Hood.  Due to the many rapid deployments Relocation Readiness will sponsor the spouse by reviewing Relocation’s In-processing Checklist, Fort Hood Welcome CD's and by providing referrals for:   

  • Newcomers’ Information
  • Lending Closet
  • Welcome CD's
  • Settling-In Checklist
  • Spouse Employment
  • Financial Assistance
  • Foreign-Born Spouse
  • Exceptional Family Member Program
  • Community Information

To request a sponsor for the Sponsor-A-Spouse Program contact Relocation Readiness at 287-4471/4485 or by visiting our contact page. 

For more information about the program please see here and/or e-mail us here.

INTERNATIONAL SPOUSE SUPPORT GROUP

The Support Group offers a time of socializing, games, door prizes and refreshments. Meet spouses of different nationalities or from your own country. Learn of the many opportunities available throughout the community.  With a partnership with Central Texas College adult education Relocation Readiness will make referrals to free English as a Second Language (ESL) classes on Fort Hood and the local community.  For more information please contact us at 287-4471 or by visiting our contact page .

WAITING FAMILIES PROGRAM

ACS Relocation Readiness will keep Families of Service Members on an unaccompanied tour connected with the community by providing a monthly newsletter of services, events and programs available. The spouses of Deployed Soldiers/Waiting Families Support group discuss the stresses and concerns of their separation and share coping skill with one another.  A monthly newsletter is provided to the Waiting Families.  You may subscribe by contacting us at 287-4471 or by visiting our contact page.

HOOD HOWDY

Hood Howdy is a Newcomer's Information Fair conducted by ACS Relocation Readiness Program in partnership with Fort Hood Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation to provide new Soldiers and Family Members with information on services /facilities available within the installation and in the surrounding communities. Newcomers are given the opportunity to win great prizes.

RELOCATION COUNSELING

Counseling is available in the Relocation Readiness Office to help devise a relocation plan for your PCS move.  Information and resource materials, which include but not limited to, Plan My Move, Relocation Website Booklets, Installation PCS-TDY Guides, Relocation Tri-folds, In an Out-processing Checklist are provided to assist you during the relocation process and to answer your questions. 

PLAN YOUR OWN MOVE

Military INSTALLATIONS and Plan My Move, two new helpful features from Military HOMEFRONT, provide you with the tools to successfully plan your next move.

MilitaryINSTALLATIONS provide addresses, telephone numbers, directions, installation overviews, local weather for programs, services and facilities on more the 250 military installation worldwide.

Plan My Move provides installation overviews, from housing to employment including detailed information on installation worldwide. You can also access planning calendars and three months of step-by-step "To-Do's" for a smooth move. the checklists are printable lists that complement your calendar for easy reference.

The "Clustering" technology of their search engine allows for pinpointing the information you need right now.

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PCS ON THE GO

Soldiers and Family Members are personally invited to a one on one PCS on the Go desk side brief. It's your opportunity to get a moving packet CD, Check list, and EFMP information. For more information contact us at 254-287-4471 or by visiting our contact page. You can also find out about financial entitlement and allowances by contacting the Financial Readiness Program at 254-287-6330.

ACS OUTREACH PROGRAM

Get Connected and Stay Informed...call the ACS Outreach Program

We are here to get you the information and the help you need. Questions can be emailed.

Army Community Service's Outreach program is the baseline for service delivery to our customers. The goal is to coordinate services and increase awareness of our programs—not only at Fort Hood, but also in the areas that surround our installation. It is our belief that the more we connect to our immediate and extended communities, the more likely we are to reach and serve our customers, particularly those who might not otherwise know or seek out the programs and services we offer.

To achieve this goal, we are working to establish satellite centers in the local communities making Army Community Service informational handouts readily available to those residing off of the installation.

The Outreach Program is dedicated to getting information in the hands of those who need it. Information station can be found every month at the following location:

Community Service Council Meeting, Community Events Center, Bldg 50012 Every 4th Wednesday of each month.

ACS Outreach Offers:

ACS Mobile information Stations

The Mobile information station is a traveling information booth that sets up at on post and off post organizations and functions.

  • ACS Information Displays providing program information for all branches
  • ACS Outreach Packets/ Welcome Packets
  • Support Group meeting information and program/event sign ups
  • ACS monthly calendar
  • Monthly Military Spouse Orientations
  • Every 2nd Thursday of the month
  • Sponsor a spouse program
  • Military Spouse Magazines
  • Community Service Council information packets
  • Free Scrap-booking class
  • Free Ceramics class
  • Free Jewelry making class


287-4ACS Help Line

The 287-4ACS Help Line is available during regular business hours. If you do not know who to call or what to do, call 287-4ACS to find out. The ACS Outreach Program has over 2,000 military and civilian human services resources available to help you find what you’re looking for. Let us point you in the right direction!


Army Community Service Quarterly Interagency Meetings

Interagency Meetings are designed to bring Fort Hood agencies and off post community agencies together. These partnerships will develop relationships and expand collective resources to enhance services. Agency representatives will have the opportunity to share information about the services and programs that they provide which enhance the mission and readiness of soldiers and families on the installation. Meetings are held quarterly at various locations on and off post.

If you have questions regarding the Outreach Program or would like to schedule a briefing on the programs and services that Army Community Service offers please contact the Outreach Coordinator.
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