Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth visits the Army's current largest housing investment in Vicenza, Italy Oct. 29, 2021. The $373 million Army Family Housing Construction venture will provide a total of 478 homes across two installations, almost doubling the current 249 homes. Photo by Maria Cavins, Army Garrison Italy. The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement.
By: FEDweek StaffThe Army will extend a Quality of Life Task Force for three more years, one it first chartered in 2020 as a means to address housing, healthcare, childcare, spouse employment and PCS (permanent change of station) issues.
The decision to extend was announced at an event in Fayetteville, North Carolina, late last month, sponsored by the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA).
“Taking care of Army families is an integral part of soldier readiness,” Holly Dailey, AUSA’s director of family readiness, said, emphasizing the program’s importance.
She was joined on a panel by Lt. Gen. Kevin Vereen, the deputy chief of staff for installations, G-9, who cited an initiative to attract civilians to work at childcare centers by offering them access to childcare services should they be hired. Vereen nevertheless said the service needs to do a better job of letting the ranks know about the range of services beyond childcare that available to them, Assistance for special-needs families is one area where he has seen progress.
Dee Geise, the task force’s director of soldier and family readiness who also was on the panel, added, “There is a lot more to do” in the area of helping spouses gain employment.
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