Office of Family Programs

The Office of Family Programs has shifted a lot of our focus to building relationships with community programs and sister Guard resource and referral programs. We have a more holistic approach to the way we offer services. The Office of Family Programs wants to stay in step with the needs of our Service Members and their Families. It is our desire to offer resources that are accessible and effective. The Office of Family Programs is only one of many programs housed under the Service Member and Family Programs division.

To receive messages about SERVICES or EVENTS from the Louisiana National Guard Family Programs

Text 81010 with the message @langofp

Louisiana National Guard servicemembers and local community members receive their Operation Warm coats from the LANG’s Soldier and Family Readiness Programs during the free winter coat giveaway at Louisiana National Guard Training Center – Pineville in Pineville, Louisiana, Oct. 5, 2023. Throughout the month of October, the LANG’s Soldier and Family Readiness Programs will be handing out Operation Warm winter coats to service members and local community members who signed up in September to receive a free winter coat for their children. The coats were donated by the American Red Cross and created by Operation Warm. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Noshoba Davis)

Airmen and family members attend a ceremony for deploying members of the Louisiana Air National Guard, 159th Fighter Wing located at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, New Orleans, LA on March 4, 2017. Approximately 300 Airmen and 12 F-15 Eagle aircraft will deploy to Europe, continuing the United States commitment to the security and stability of the region. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Master Sgt. Dan Farrell)

Soldiers of the 756th Medical Company Area Support (MCAS), 415th Military Intelligence Battalion, 139th Regional Support Group, along with friends and family attend a mobilization ceremony at Gillis W. Long Center in Carville, La., on March 25, 2023. The 756th MCAS is heading to Europe in support of the Atlantic Resolve mission where they will provide medical and logistical support. The Soldiers will first mobilize to Fort Hood before moving forward to Europe later this spring. The Louisiana National Guard is always protecting what matters, whenever and wherever they are called. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Longstreet)

Child & Youth Program

The Child and Youth Program of Louisiana National Guard is the voice of all military youth. The program is designed to offer advocacy and education for the children of military members. The program is a haven, a lifeline, and a source of great friendships. The Child and Youth Program is also the perfect chance to participate in leadership opportunities and form lasting connections at our annual events. With the help of dedicated volunteers and amazing youth across the state, every day the program grows.To learn more, click here!

The Child and Youth Program is also the perfect chance to participate in leadership opportunities and form lasting connections at our annual events, which include:

Camp Pelican Pride “aka Kids AT” and Youth Leadership Summer Camps

To receive messages about SERVICES or EVENTS from the Child and Youth Program:

Text 81010 with the message @langcyp

A child welcomes home Louisiana National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team after a nearly year-long deployment to the Middle East, Lafayette, Louisiana, Oct. 6, 2021. The Tiger Brigade conducted base defense operations in the Middle East in support of U.S. Central Command’s Operations Inherent Resolve and Spartan Shield. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Denis Ricou)

Campers participated in various activities, such as yoga, archery, canoeing and skeet shooting while at the Louisiana National Guard’s Kids’ Annual Training at the Cecil J. Picard Education and Recreational Center in Bunkie, Louisiana, June 11-15. Kids’ AT started in 1997 and is for children who are dependents or siblings of LANG members. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Noshoba Davis)

More than 100 youth from across Louisiana participated in Kid’s Annual Training at the Cecil J. Picard Educational & Recreational Center in Bunkie, June 12-16. Kid’s AT began in 1997 and is for children who are dependents or siblings of Louisiana National Guard members. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Cody Kellum)

The Louisiana National Guard’s Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis and his wife, Jill, the first lady of the LANG visited with the campers at Kids’ Annual Training at the Cecil J. Picard Education and Recreational Center in Bunkie, Louisiana, June 13, 2018. Kids’ AT started in 1997 and is for children who are dependents or siblings of LANG members. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Noshoba Davis)

Soldier and Family Readiness Programs

Soldier and Family Readiness provides both readiness and assistance to our Service Members and Families. We maintain the continuity and stability of Soldier & Family Readiness Groups (SFRGs) by providing training, administrative and logistical support to Commanders and SFRG volunteers.

We are also an empowering agency that encourages and supplies you with the tools needed for problem solving on a personal level. Examples would include: Medical Benefits, Emergency Financial Assistance, VA Information, and Community Capacity Building.

Soldier & Family Readiness Specialist are located in different geographical locations around the state and serves the service member and families that live in their area with family assistance.