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Family Advocacy Program

  • Army Community Services (ACS)
  • Family Advocacy Program

The U.S. Army Family Advocacy Program(FAP) is your dedicated partner in navigating the unique challenges of military life. We provide tools, support, and resources to help you build a stronger family, enhance your resiliency, and improve your overall quality of life.

Family Advocacy Classes

Cooperative Parenting and Divorce  CLICK HERE TO REGISTER 
Our Cooperative Parenting and Divorce class provides essential tools to navigate separation constructively, focusing on your children's well-being. Learn to reduce conflict, improve communication, and make child-centered decisions, fostering a stable and supportive environment where your entire family can thrive.

 

Additional classes available upon request: Call 719-526-0461 to register

Relationship Preventative Maintenance for Couples and Singles
This class helps couples build on their strengths and learn vital skills for a thriving partnership. Discover keys to success like effective communication (speaker/listener), managing anger and stress, solving problems, and understanding love styles. Strengthen your commitment, align expectations, and create a shared roadmap for a future filled with fun and friendship.
Scream Free Marriage and Parenting
Teaches individuals how we internalize and process our interactions with others, and how we can recognize our own warning signs of frustration (our own Screaming) and communicate our emotional and behaviors in their relationships.

Five Love Languages
This class will help people learn to understand their primary “Love Languages” as well as their partners and how to communicate and express their love in a meaningful way. This communication class helps participants focus on the positive emotions and behaviors in their relationship.

Saving your Marriage before it Starts
Ideally suited for single individuals contemplating marriage as well as couples that have been married up to five +years. Developed by couples for couples, it teaches participants how to safely address seven questions to ask about your relationship that commonly causes stress and conflict in marriages.

Seven Principles
This class provides couples with research-proven tools from Dr. John Gottman's "Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work." Learn how to deepen your friendship, communicate effectively, manage conflict constructively, and build a lasting, meaningful relationship. It's a practical roadmap to strengthen your bond and achieve a happier, more resilient partnership.

Annual Troop Training for Domestic Violence Prevention
This mandatory annual training provides Soldiers and leaders with critical knowledge and skills for Domestic Violence Prevention. We will cover recognizing warning signs, understand reporting procedures, and foster a culture of respect to ensure the safety and well-being of our military community and families.

Leadership Response to Domestic Violence
This training covers the material in the standard DV training but has a focus on the regulatory requirements of leadership, the dynamics of domestic violence that include current state of Fort Carson, early warning signs that the chain of command my observe and how they can implement prevention programs before the actual incident.

Mentor in Violence Prevention
The Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) class empowers you to become an active leader in stopping violence. Learn to safely intervene in situations ranging from harassment to domestic abuse, developing the skills and confidence to challenge harmful behaviors and foster a culture of respect within your community.

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ACS Annex

1481 Titus Blvd. Bldg 7492

Fort Carson, CO 80913

719-526-0461

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Workshops and Classes

Participate in classes on stress, anger, and communication to strengthen coping and resilience. 

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Strong Families. Safe homes. Help when you need it.

Military life comes with unique challenges, and sometimes those challenges can put stress on relationships and Families. The Family Advocacy Program (FAP) exists to support Soldiers and Families through difficult times. Whether it’s building stronger parenting skills, learning new ways to manage stress, or finding safety from abuse, we’re here to help.

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Our services are free, private, and focused on prevention and support. If you ever feel unsafe, call 911 right away. You can also reach the Family Advocacy Hotline any time of day or call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at +1(800)799-7233.

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Nurturing Parenting (3 to 12 years)

Nurturing Parenting (3 to 12 years)

This 12-week class includes topics of communication with your child, how to build your child’s self-esteem, behavior management techniques and much more.

Oct 7 5:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Nurturing Parenting (3 to 12 years)

Nurturing Parenting (3 to 12 years)

This 12-week class includes topics of communication with your child, how to build your child’s self-esteem, behavior management techniques and much more.

Oct 7 5:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Coffee Conversations

Coffee Conversations

Meet the STARCOM recruiter (also a military spouse) and get the inside scoop on federal career opportunities in Colorado Springs and select locations across the U.S.

Oct 8 10 am - 11 am

Coffee Conversations

Meet the STARCOM recruiter (also a military spouse) and get the inside scoop on federal career opportunities in Colorado Springs and select locations across the U.S.

Oct 8 10 am - 11 am
Coffee Conversations
Family Care Plan

Family Care Plan

"Helping You Take Care of Your Family"

Oct 8 12 pm - 12:30 pm
Play Group

Play Group

Oct 9 9:30 am - 11:30 am
Interview Skills & Techniques

Interview Skills & Techniques

Monthly re-occurring class. Join this interactive workshop to learn what common interview mistakes to avoid and discuss frequently asked questions. Cover tips and trends and learn how to effectively interview for the job. Mock interviews can be scheduled separately by appointment.

Oct 10 9:30 am - 10:30 am

Interview Skills & Techniques

Monthly re-occurring class. Join this interactive workshop to learn what common interview mistakes to avoid and discuss frequently asked questions. Cover tips and trends and learn how to effectively interview for the job. Mock interviews can be scheduled separately by appointment.

Oct 10 9:30 am - 10:30 am
Interview Skills & Techniques
Heart & Home

Heart & Home

Oct 13 9 am - 11:30 am
Infant Massage & Baby Nurturing

Infant Massage & Baby Nurturing

Create strong bonds & increase communication between baby & parent.

Oct 13 9 am - 11:30 am
Fort Carson Spouse Welcome

Fort Carson Spouse Welcome

New View, New Community

Oct 13 10 am - 11 am
Nurturing Families Through Play

Nurturing Families Through Play

This 10-week class teaches parents of children ages 3 to 10 how to use child play therapy skills to reduce behavioral problems and nurture parent-child relationships. Registration is required.

Oct 13 10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Spouse Meet-Up

Spouse Meet-Up

Oct 13 10:30 am - 11 am
Child Support Consultations

Child Support Consultations

"Helping Parents and Caretakers Provide for Their Families"

Oct 13 1 pm - 3:30 pm
Heartbeat

Heartbeat

Oct 13 6:15 pm - 8 pm
Nurturing Parenting (Infant to 5 years)

Nurturing Parenting (Infant to 5 years)

This 12-week class teaches parents how to be nurturing to their children as well as themselves. Topics include communication with your child, how to build your child’s self-esteem, behavior management techniques and much more.

Oct 14 9:30 am - 11:45 am

Credit 101 - Your Score Your Report

Stay on top of your credit.  Help prevent fraud or identity theft by understanding your credit score and managing your credit report.

Oct 14 10 am - 11 am
Credit 101 - Your Score Your Report

Credit 101 - Your Score Your Report

Stay on top of your credit.  Help prevent fraud or identity theft by understanding your credit score and managing your credit report.

Oct 14 10 am - 11 am
Credit 101 - Your Score Your Report
Navigating the USCIS Website

Navigating the USCIS Website

Oct 14 12 pm - 12:30 pm
Major Purchases - Home & Car Buying Guide

Major Purchases - Home & Car Buying Guide

Practical class that walks you through the steps, costs, and smart strategies for making two of life's biggest purchases with confidence.

Oct 14 1 pm - 2 pm
Nurturing Parenting (3 to 12 years)

Nurturing Parenting (3 to 12 years)

This 12-week class includes topics of communication with your child, how to build your child’s self-esteem, behavior management techniques and much more.

Oct 14 5:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Nurturing Parenting (3 to 12 years)

Nurturing Parenting (3 to 12 years)

This 12-week class includes topics of communication with your child, how to build your child’s self-esteem, behavior management techniques and much more.

Oct 14 5:30 pm - 7:45 pm
Family Care Plan

Family Care Plan

"Helping You Take Care of Your Family"

Oct 15 12 pm - 12:30 pm
Play Group

Play Group

Oct 16 9:30 am - 11:30 am