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: 1LT Robert Dornfried
Office: (802) 338-3652

Helpful Links
Family Programs Social Media
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- Youtube
VT Yellow Ribbon Team

1LT Robert Dornfried

O: (802) 338-3652

E: robert.j.dornfried.mil@army.mil

My name is 1LT Robert Dornfried, Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program Coordinator with the Vermont Army National Guard. I’m currently in my seventh year of service with the Guard, having held previous positions in the Personnel, Intelligence, Chemical, and Logistics fields.

My job, and passion, is to ensure all soldiers and families are connected with various resources throughout the pre-, during, and post-deployment process. Whether entire companies or individual soldiers are deploying, regardless of where they or their family resides, the Yellow Ribbon Program is designed to relay critical information regarding a multitude of topics ranging from employer support to education benefits. While commanders and leaders play crucial roles in further disseminating information and ensuring soldiers are cared for under their purview, the Yellow Ribbon Program further reinforces unit leadership with expertise through our Family Programs staff and resources that empower soldiers downrange and families on the home front.
Deployment Resources
- Pre-Deployment
  
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- Post-Deployment
  
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- Youth Deployment Resource Guide

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 Indiana 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

Robert J. Dornfried
1LT, AG
E/186 BSB Distro Platoon PL (M-Day)
VTARNG Yellow Ribbon Coordinator (ADOS)
D-SAACP Certified Advocate Level I

789 Vermont National Guard Road
Bldg. #1014, Camp Johnson
Colchester, VT 0544

Office: (802) 338-3652
Cell: (860) 539-4373
Work Cell: (802) 233-9362
NIPR: robert.j.dornfried.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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