Good morning. After 18 months of planning and building renovations, Fort Bragg’s Exceptional Family Member Program has a new office to help soldiers and their family members with special needs thrive.
Located on the fourth floor of the Soldier Support Center off Normandy Drive, the EFMP office brings the program’s three pillars — “Medical,” “Family Support” and “Human Resources Command” — under one roof. Instead of bouncing between the Joel Clinic on Logistics Avenue and the Soldier Support Center for services, soldiers and their families can now find everything from case management to health care coordination at the new centralized office.
Fort Bragg’s EFMP program is the first to co-locate services in the Army. It’s also the largest in the Army, serving almost 6,000 individual family members with medical- or education-related special needs.
Welcome to CityView Today. In today’s newsletter: On the heels of the Salvation Army’s sudden closure of its emergency homeless shelter in Fayetteville, Cumberland County will provide $400,000 to help people experiencing homelessness. The funds will provide three months of shelter and make up for the 50 to 60 beds lost when the Salvation Army’s Pathway to Hope shelter suddenly closed on April 15, Assistant County Manager Heather Skeens said. And the nonprofit group Our Community Salutes honored more than 100 Fayetteville high school graduates who are enlisting in the military.
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Sarah Nagem
Editor for CityView
Fort Bragg launches the Army’s first centralized Exceptional Family Member Program
Fort Bragg EFMP’s three pillars are now under one roof at the Soldier Support Center, making it easier for soldiers and their families to navigate the program and its resources.
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Events
TAI CHI IN THE GARDEN
- Where: Cape Fear Botanical Garden, 536 N. Eastern Blvd., Fayetteville
- When: 10-11:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 13
- What: A Chinese martial art and system of calisthenics with very slow controlled movements taught by Rich Martin.
KIDZ NIGHT
- Where: Retro City Arcade Bar & Pizzeria, 328 E. 24th St., Lumberton
- When: 4-11 p.m. today
- What: Kidz night is every Tuesday night at Retro City Arcade! Children under age 18 can play for only $5.
FEED YOUR MIND: CARNIVOROUS PLANTS
- Where: Cape Fear Botanical Garden, 536 N. Eastern Blvd., Fayetteville
- When: Noon-1 p.m. today
- What: Join Education Manager Barbara Goldentyer to learn about the unique world of carnivorous plants and the many native N.C. species.
Obituaries
Brenda Fay McDaniel
Brenda Fay McDaniel, 80, of Zebulon, passed away on Sunday, May 4.
Tommy Ray McCollough Sr.
Tommy Ray McCollough Sr., 71, of Raeford, passed away on Monday, May 5.
Jailer Tandra Denise Adams
Chief Jailer Tandra Denise Adams, 53, of Fayetteville, passed away on Friday, May 2.
Until tomorrow!
🧓 The Cumberland County Department of Social Services is hosting a free Senior Living Expo from 9 a.m. to noon this Wednesday at 1225 Ramsey St. in Fayetteville. According to a press release, the expo is intended to “educate and connect the population of residents aged 50 and up with information about services and benefits available through the Older Americans Act and other federal programs.” For more information, click here.
~ Valeria
