Ga Army National Guard Military Family Readiness Specialists

The Military Family Readiness Support Specialist (MFRS) is a key member of the Georgia Army National Guard’s Military Family Support Branch (MFSB), which is dedicated to supporting the Georgia National Guard's readiness mission by providing education, support, and resources to ensure Service Members, Families, and Veterans have the knowledge and resilience to succeed in both civilian and military careers.

The MFRS’s mission is to provide non-medical case management and assistance to Service Members and their Families across a wide range of personal, legal, financial, and readiness-related needs.

MFRS Interactive Map The Georgia Military & Family Readiness Interactive Map:
https://rpotts-mfrs.github.io/ga-mfrs-map/

· Crisis intervention
· Tricare resources & referrals
· Community information & outreach

 

· Conduit for command information
· Developing unit command Soldier and Family Readiness Plans
· Developing unit command Communication Plans
· Soldier and Family Readiness Group Training

Family Assistance Role

MFRS Specialists help families with:
· Legal resources & referrals
· Financial resources & referrals

 

Family Readiness Role

MFRS Specialists also support readiness and preparedness, including:
· Deployment assistance
· Providing educational briefings
· MFRS work is part of a larger network of MFSB programs such as:
· Work for Warriors Georgia (W4WGA)
· Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program
· State Youth Program

· ID cards & DEERS enrollment
· Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP)
· Emergency Family Assistance Program

 

· State Resilience Office
· Transition Assistance Advisors
· Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR)
· Military OneSource

MFRS Team

Mrs. Keyonna Blassingame-Boggs
Director, Soldier & Family Readiness Program
National Guard Headquarters
1000 Halsey Ave, Bldg. 447
Marietta, GA 30060
Office: 678-569-3895
Cell: 404-803-9925
Keyonna.n.blassingame-boggs.civ@army.mil
 

Hannah Grinstead
48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team- North
Cumming Readiness Center
100 Aquatic Center Cumming, GA, 30040
Office: 678-569-5735
Cell: 404-309-6026 hannah.e.grinstead.civ@army.mil

For Unit Briefings, SFRG Information & Training, proudly serving: 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (1-108th CAV, 1-121st IN BN, 3-121st IN BN)

For Soldier & Family Assistance (financial, legal, TRICARE and more), proudly serving: Banks, Barrow, Cherokee, Clarke, Dawson, Elbert, Fannin, Forsyth, Franklin, Gilmer, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Jackson, Lumpkin, Madison, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Pickens, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union and White Counties

Laquesha Harris
201st Regional Support Group
Dobbins Air Reserve Base
956 Atlantic Avenue SE, Building 555
Dobbins ARB, GA 30067
Cell: 470-757-4189 laquesha.s.harris.civ@army.mil

For Unit Briefings, SFRG Information & Training, proudly serving: 201st Regional Support Group

For Soldier & Family Assistance (financial, legal, TRICARE and more), proudly serving: Bartow, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cobb, Dade, Floyd, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Polk, Walker and Whitfield Counties
 

Shelly C. Williams
Joint Force Headquarters-GA & 78th Troop Command
Oglethorpe National Guard Armory
5019 Highway 42
Ellenwood GA. 30294
Office: 678-569-5508
Cell: 404-309-3758
shelly.c.williams.civ@army.mil

For Unit Briefings, SFRG Information & Training, proudly serving: Joint Force Headquarters-GA & 78th Troop Command

For Soldier & Family Assistance (financial, legal, TRICARE and more), proudly serving: Clayton, DeKalb and Fulton Counties
 

Chalivia Williams
648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade- East
Covington National Guard Armory
4124 Carroll Street SW Covington GA. 30014
Cell: TBD
chalivia.williams.civ@army.mil

For Unit Briefings, SFRG Information & Training, proudly serving: 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade-East

For Soldier & Family Assistance (financial, legal, TRICARE and more), proudly serving: Columbia, Greene, Gwinnett, Hancock, Jasper, Lincoln, McDuffie, Morgan, Newton, Putnam, Rockdale, Taliaferro, Walton, Warren and Wilkes Counties

Lee Ann Cloud
48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team- South
Macon Regional Readiness Center
1030 Shurling Drive Macon, GA 31211
Cell: 404-309-4859
lee.a.cloud2.civ@army.mil

For Unit Briefings, SFRG Information & Training, proudly serving: 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (HHC/48th IBCT, 2-121st IN BN, 1-118th, 148th BSB BN, 177th BEB BN)

For Soldier & Family Assistance (financial, legal, TRICARE and more), proudly serving: Baldwin, Bibb, Bleckley, Butts, Carroll, Coweta, Crawford, Dodge, Douglas, Fayette, Glascock, Harris, Heard, Henry, Houston, Jefferson, Johnson, Jones, Lamar, Laurens, Macon, Meriwether, Monroe, Peach, Pike, Spalding, Talbot, Taylor, Troup, Twiggs, Upson, Washington and Wilkinson Counties

M. Jerone Smith
648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade- West
Columbus Regional Readiness Center
10489 Old Cusseta Highway, BLDG 4400
Fort Benning, GA 31905
Office: 678-569-3755
Cell: 470-963-6133 michael.smith935.civ@army.mil

For Unit Briefings, SFRG Information & Training, proudly serving: 648th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade- West

For Soldier & Family Assistance (financial, legal, TRICARE and more), proudly serving: Baker, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Calhoun, Chattahoochee, Clay, Colquitt, Cook, Crisp, Decatur, Dooly, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Irwin, Lee, Lowndes, Marion, Miller, Mitchell, Muscogee, Pulaski, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Seminole, Stewart, Sumter, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Turner, Webster, Wilcox and Worth Counties

Ricky Potts
78th Aviation Troop Command
Hunter Army Airfield
Savannah, GA 31409
Office: 678-569-8960
Cell: 470-757-8831 ricky.d.potts.civ@army.mil

For Unit Briefings, SFRG Information & Training, proudly serving: 78th Aviation Troop Command

For Soldier & Family Assistance (financial, legal, TRICARE and more), proudly serving: Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Brantley, Bryan, Bulloch, Burke, Camden, Candler, Charlton, Chatham, Clinch, Coffee, Echols, Effingham, Emanuel, Evans, Glynn, Jeff Davis, Jenkins, Lanier, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, Montgomery, Pierce, Richmond, Screven, Tattnall, Telfair, Toombs, Treutlen, Ware, Wayne and Wheeler Counties