Maxwell-Gunter Annex Airman and Family Readiness Center provides Airmen guidance and support

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  • By Airman 1st Class Alexa Culbert
  • 42nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs
MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala. --  The Maxwell-Gunter Annex Airman and Family Readiness Center offers free services and guidance to Airmen and their families that they might not have access to otherwise.

Among the services provided are financial counseling, employment assistance, volunteer sources, information referral and marketing as well as personal wellness.

"Outside of the military, these services are very expensive and Airmen may need them, but may not have the income," said Twanfran Jackson, AFRC personal financial readiness consultant. "The AFRC takes the excuses away. The only thing they're giving up is their time."

A few of the classes currently offered at the AFRC have topics geared toward promoting a safe and smart holiday, such as spending and well-being. Others are to help military spouses settle into the Montgomery area, like the Spouse Employment Class, provided by Kevin Myers, AFRC employment assistant consultant.

"We look at ourselves as a key to prevention, and we try to help Airmen prevent anything going wrong in their lives," said Myers. "Come to us before anything gets worse."

Other than job assistance and classes, the AFRC provides guidance and counseling tailored to Airmen's individual circumstances.

"Ms. Jackson made the visit extremely pleasant and took the time to make the financial counseling personalized and not just a series of 'pre-manufactured' slides," said Aunjelaca Moses, 42nd Contracting Squadron contracting specialist. "She took the time to talk to me first, in order to determine what type of counseling I would need."

"When I meet an Airman who listens to the advice I give and I see how that advice benefits them and their families, it's really rewarding," said Jackson. "Everything is built on a relationship with us; it's not just about the numbers."

"Ms. Jackson motivated me, and made me excited to start planning and saving. She put a lot of goals in my head and made me feel like it was possible to save money," said Senior Airman Casey Sheets, Air University protocol support.