People sometimes encounter difficult situations or challenges in their lives and often benefit from programs and services that are available at their Fleet & Family Support Center.

Information and Referral
- • Call Fleet and Family Support Center for answers to your general questions, or if needed, referrals to community resources.
- • If you’re not sure what you need or where to find it, we can help you get started.
- • Please call 207-438-1835/2600
Confidential Non-Medical Counseling (Active Duty/Reservists)
- • Whether you are feeling stressed, coping with a loss, or want to improve your personal relationship and communication skills. Fleet & Family Support can help with our solution-focused counseling.
- • Please call the main office number at 207-438-1835/2600 to be put in touch with our counselor
Transition Assistance/Financial Programs (Active Duty/Reservists)
- • Managing money in today’s marketplace can be challenging. We can show you how to make your money work as hard as you do through our many financial programs and one-on-one financial counseling.
- • FFSC can help you meet the challenges of achieving your employment and job search resources.
- • Please call 207-438-1363
SAPR Victim Advocate/SAPR Coordinator
- • FFSC’s comprehensive support services are available to ensure the safety of victims of domestic violence or sexual assault.
- • FFSC victim advocates will assist victims affected by the violence or assault.
- • For Non-Critical General information call 207-438-1881/2241.
- • For Emergencies please call 207-252-7167
- • PNSY 24/7 Unit Victim Advocate/207-999-9628,
- • SARC 24/7 Hotline 207-232-9064
Work, Family and Life Services
- • Our Work, Family and Life (WFL) consultant assists Fleet and Family by providing Service Member and family support.
- • They do this by offering services that guide you through personal, family readiness and adaptation to life in the military.
- • Program areas they can help you with are:
  - • Deployment and mobilization assistance
  - • Relocation
  - • Life skills education and spouse employment assistance
  - • EFMP Services (Exceptional Family Member Program) and Ombudsmen support.
- • Please call 207-438-5785

Base Food

The Chaplains, Religious Programs Specialists, and staff of the shipyard’s Religious Ministry Team (RMT) hope you will see us as a support system throughout your time aboard.

Chaplain (Code 100C)
- ♦ We are available to provide divine services, confidential counseling, prayer, and clergy support in your daily lives--and, if need be, in times of crisis.
- ♦ You can contact a chaplain through your chain of command, the chaplain’s office or through your workspace. Our RMT will meet you where you are, when you need it, with what matters.
- ♦ Command Chaplain: LT Nathanael Gentilhomme, USN
- ♦ Chaplain’s Office:
  - ♦ Building 241
  - ♦ (207) 438-1970
  - ♦ Hours of operation: M-F 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m
Thresher Memorial Chapel
- ♦ Building 181
- ♦ For additional information or a schedule of services call:
  - ♦ (207) 438-1972
Thresher Memorial Food Pantry
- ♦ Building 181 Side entrance
- ♦ Motto: “Take what you need. Leave what you can.”
- ♦ The Thresher Memorial Food pantry serves all persons with access to the shipyard and is open 24/7.
- ♦ If you wish to make a donation in support of the pantry,
  - Please call: (207) 438-1972
The Navy Chaplain Corps Core Capabilities
- ♦ Provide professional religious ministry through worship services, religious education, weddings, funerals, and other religious rituals and rites.
- ♦ Facilitate for the religious needs of our people from other religious traditions by identifying their religious needs and coordinating support from other chaplains, civilian clergy, and lay leaders.
- ♦ Care for all service members, families, and authorized users with complete confidentiality, dignity, respect and compassion, regardless of an individual’s beliefs. This includes making informed and professional referrals to help our people develop the spiritual resilience to cope with the inevitable hardships of military life.
- ♦ Advise commanding officers on the accommodation of religious needs; on the spiritual, moral, ethical well-being of our people; and on religious matters that affect the command’s mission.
Instructions
- NAVSHIPYD PTSMHINST 1730.1C

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