Yellow Ribbon Program

Mission: The Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program is a D0D-wide effort to promote the well-being of National Guard and Reserve members, their families, and communities, by connecting them with resources throughout the deployment cycle, such as healthcare, education, employment, and financial, and legal benefits.

The Yellow Ribbon Program:

Supports Service Members and their families
Hosts events and training prior, during, and post deployment

Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program

Program Coordinator: SFC Jessica Smith
Email: Jessica.m.smith308.mil@army.mil
Office: (802) 393-7553

Background
What We Provide
Contact
Pre-Deployment
Post-Deployment
Yellow Ribbon Event Photos

BACKGROUND

In 2008, Congress directed the Secretary of Defense to establish YRRP in Section 582 of Public Law (PL) 110-181 in direct response to the nation’s recognition of the unique challenges facing the Reserve component community. These challenges include:

Understanding and accessing benefits earned as a result of activation
Geographic isolation
Disparate or sparse access to military family support groups in local communities
Continued and repeated deployments
Unemployment and underemployment of returning Reserve component members

What We Provide

Education to help ensure the readiness of members of the unit, their families, and affected communities for the rigors of deployment
Education for service members and their families about available resources and connections to service providers who can assist in overcoming the challenges of reintegration
Reintegration curriculum implemented throughout the deployment cycle that builds resilience for current and future deployments
Events The Vermont National Guard’s Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program holds events across Vermont to ensure you and your family benefit from the resources available to you. Our national Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program website has current information about events happening across the United States.

Contact

Jessica Smith
SFC
VTARNG Yellow Ribbon Coordinator

789 Vermont National Guard Road
Bldg. #1014, Camp Johnson
Colchester, VT 05446

Office: (802)393-7553
Email: Jessica.m.smith308.mil@army.mil

VT Military & Family Support Center: 888-607-8773 (24/7)

Pre-Alert/Pre-Deployment Phase

Pre-Alert/Pre-Deployment is defined as the period from first notification of mobilization until deployment.

During this period the focus is on education and ensuring the readiness, of service members and their families, for all aspects of deployment that include emotional, financial, organizational, and benefits entitlements.

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Post-Deployment/Reintegration Phase

The Post-Deployment/Reintegration Phase is the period from arrival at home station until 180 days following deployment.

Focus is on reconnecting service members, their families and communities, and providing resources necessary for successful reintegration.

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