SRI Wins Three OSD Contracts under HRsolutions Contract Vehicle
SRI is now supporting three diverse efforts for the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense, Military Family & Community Policy (MC&FP), Quality of Life Office: Injured Advocates Program, MC&FP Program Management, and the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.
The Injured Advocates (IA) Program provides comprehensive services to assist and advocate for service members that have been injured or severely injured. SRI’s IA Advocates provide assistance with non medical issues during inpatient, medical hold and or medical hold over through transition back to the military or civilian community. IA services are designed to augment the Service Injured Support and Severely Injured programs by serving as an additional resource for injured service members and their families. IA Advocates ay assist with issues related to: education, training for job placement, personal mobility, transportation, workplace accommodation, arranging personal or family counseling, financial issues, and coordination with other agencies providing support to injured/severely injured and their families.
The Military Community and Family Policy (MC&FP) Program Management effort provides comprehensive policy enhancement, professional planning, program support and managerial services to assist and advocate for MC&FP program initiatives. These services include creating liaisons (public relations) with existing community support resources that can positively impact the life cycle of soldiers, family members and civilians within the military community. CONUS MC&FP initiatives are supported with requirements analysis; program and project management; quality control including personnel and customer relations; planning and conducting user forums; conferences and training; and coordination, facilitation and monitoring of development activities.
The purpose of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children is to: explore and develop an interstate compact addressing the educational transition issues affecting military children; create an agreement transcending state and local boundaries; and create uniform standards of practice for each of the identified deficiencies. According to military child education specialists, the average military student faces transition challenges more than twice during high school, and most military children will have six to nine different school systems in their lives. With more than half of all military personnel supporting families, the impacts of reassignment and long deployments are a key consideration when they must make long-term life choices. SRI, in conjunction with The Council of State Governments, will promote, educate and track the new Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.