• All classes are held at ACS, Bldg 2494 on Ricker Road.
  • Childcare is available for day classes. Please contact the Child Development Center to make arrangements.
  • To sign up for classes, call 568-1132.

 

Class Descriptions

FRG Leader Certification Course Training

The Family Readiness Group (FRG) Course is provided by the Army Community Service, Mobilization and Deployment Program.  The training is available for all FRG members and is offered once a month. the following classes are required to receive a FRG Leader Certificate: 

 

  • •  Creating and Maintaining a FRG

  • •  Leadership for FRGs

  • •  Building Your FRG Volunteers

  • •  Making Contact ~ Phone tree Point of Contact

  • •  Newsletter for FRGs

  • •  Money Matters

  • •  Building Your FRG – Getting Started

  • •  Bringing it all Together

Homecoming/Reunion Training

The Homecoming/Reunion classes are designed to help soldiers and their family transition from deployment to reunion by maximizing the positive aspects of reunion. Preparation is the key to a smooth transition into reintegration of soldier and family.

OBJECTIVES
  • Changes in Relationships
  • Expectations
  • Intimacy
  • Readjustment
  • Coping with Stress
  • Resources for Assistance

Participants are required to call and sign up for the class; classes fill up at 100. Unit FRG registrations are welcome. Arrangements can be made for child care through CYS; the family member must make arrangements for the day/time they will be attending the class.

All classes are held at ACS, Bldg. 2494, Ricker Rd. For more information, call 568-1132.

Unit Funds

Unit Funds Attention all units: It is time to receive your Family and MWR allocations. All permanent units on post need to update their accounts by November 1.

The following will be required: DA 1687 (signature card), assumption of command orders, and a numeric alpha roster. NO INCOMPLETE PACKAGES WILL BE ACCEPTED. Items need to be turned into the unit fund advisor in Bldg. 1743, Victory Avenue. If you have any questions, call Shawnna Barrientos at 568-7506.

Civilian Fitness Program

The Civilian Fitness Program is an opportunity for Army civilians to develop and continue healthy lifestyle changes. The six-month, structured program is open ONLY to civilian employees of Fort Bliss.

The program will involve a pre- and post-fitness assessment that includes a bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA), the three-minute step test, sit and reach test, tests of dynamic strength (one-minute timed sit-ups and push-ups), absolute strength (bench press on a selectorized machine) and one-mile walk for time. The actual program will be three times per week in one-hour blocks for a total of six months. Guidance will be provided on exercise program design, nutrition, and aerobics, but the actual program will be determined by the participants. Group fitness classes offered include TRX, gravity, yoga, pilates, spin and more, all on a rotating schedule.

Click here to download the application packet, or pick one up at the front desk of Stout PFC. Completed packets must be returned to Doug Briggs at Stout Gym no later than Friday, September 10. Late applications WILL NOT be accepted. For more information call 568-6458.

Dinner on a Dime

Let the Financial Readiness Program at Army Community Service teach you how to prepare great food on a shoestring budget. Make fantastic pasta, sauces, appetizers, desserts and more, all while stretching your dollars.

Dinner on a Dime focuses on making quick, healthy meals for a price you can afford. Classes take place at the Milam Youth Activity Center, 10960 Haan Road on East Fort Bliss. The class is free, but pre-registration is required. Register by phone at 569-5365 or 568-1132; register by e-mail at aisha.ruhland@us.army.mil; or register in person at ACS.

Future classes are scheduled from 10 a.m.-noon on the following dates:

  • September 7 and 16
  • October 5 and 21
  • November 2 and 18
  • December 7 and 16

Free child care will be provided for children registered with Child, Youth and School Services.

For more information, call 568-1132.

Auditions for one-act play: The Bad Business, Man

The Fort Bliss Troupers will host auditions for “The Bad Business, Man,” a one-act play, September 7 and 8 at the Centennial Banquet and Conference Center, Bldg. 11199 on East Fort Bliss. Auditions start at 6 p.m. each night.

Actors of all ages are needed to assist in various roles. There are approximately 20 roles to cast. Material will be provided at the auditions.

“The Bad Business, Man” is an original production written by J.M. McKeel. For more information, call (915) 203-2518.

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