Deployment Support - Strength through Partnership

Abstract : The Halifax Military Family Resource Centre (MFRC) in conjunction with the Department of Military Family Services (DMFS) presentation is an overview of the Family Separation and Reunion Program, including how this program is implemented to meet the needs of the Canadian Forces community. The Family Separation and Reunion Program is provided to family and military members when Canadian Forces members deploy for 30 days or more on exercise, or on operations such as NATO's Standing Naval Forces Atlantic. Using the recent deployment of Her Majesty's Canadian Ship MONTREAL, as a working example, this presentation highlights the exceptional relationships, the process and the benefits to these relationships between the Canadian Forces, family, Military Family Resource Centres and the Department of Military Family Services and outlines how these programs and services were developed to support the members and families of the Canadian Forces.