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Fort Drum Community

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Cornell Cooperative Extension of Jefferson County strives to meet the educational needs of all our county residents. This includes those special families whose loved ones are serving in the US Military.

Through a contractual arrangement with Fort Drum, Cornell Cooperative Extension partners with Army Community Services to reach soldiers, military families, and civilians and assist them with a wide variety of topics. Families learn transferable employment skills. They learn how to deal with the separation and the reunion of a soldier serving in distant and difficult situations. Families learn about Army life; and about how to be a leader, a volunteer, and a community advocate. Families can learn about our neighborhoods and about areas they have just been assigned to. Cornell Cooperative Extension is proud to be a part of the important service our military and their families provide every day.

Army Emergency Relief (AER): Assists service members, retirees, and families with emergency financial assistance.

Army Relocation Readiness: This program assists military families in the relocation process. Available seminars and classes are designed for new personnel and spouses arriving at Fort Drum, as well as informational packets for soldiers and families who are relocating overseas or to other areas of the United States.

Employment Readiness: Assists military families in developing career and employment skills, and acts as an educational resource between employers and family members seeking local job opportunities.

Financial Readiness: This program provides financial education for military families. Programs include basic budgeting for new soldiers and spouses; check management; one-on-one financial counseling; investment opportunity counseling; and Army Emergency Relief (AER), which assesses emergency financial situations and needs of the individual soldier.

Mobilization & Deployment: This program helps military families deal with the stress and family decisions brought about by deployments and reunions, providing training and resources to soldiers and their families in support of readiness.