Army Doubling Money for Family Programs

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Army Doubling Money for Family Programs
January 28, 2009
Army News Service|by J.D. Leipold

WASHINGTON - The Army Family Action Plan kicked off its 25th anniversary conference with Secretary of the Army Pete Geren telling the 117 delegates that funding would double from $700 million to $1.4 billion for family programs in the coming year.

"They have done more than any other single organization to make sure the Army is responsive to the needs of our families."

Geren also told the attendees -- who represent all Army components and are made up of Soldiers, wounded warriors, spouses, children, parents and retirees -- that "they have done more than any other single organization to make sure the Army is responsive to the needs of our families."

The Army has come a long way since 1983 when AFAP began, Geren said, adding that the Army now understands the dynamic needs of families.

"There have been some major initiatives that come from legislation, some come from policy, but what I think will really make the Army work for Army families and what will really make the family covenant program meaningful on a grassroots level are all the little tweaks, the little changes here and there that just show our leadership is responding and listening," he said.


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