About the Family Program Accreditation Program

Accreditation is the formal evaluation of an organization/program against best practice standards. It indicates that an organization/program has met the standards set forth by an accrediting body. Additionally, Accreditation empowers the organization/program to perform an in-depth self-review using best practice standards; support an on-site evaluation by a team of experts; have all supporting evidence reviewed and receive a decision from the accrediting body.

With citizen soldiers (or volunteers) in every county of every State affected by Family Programs, Accreditation guarantees standardized services/programs and prevents misallocating resources towards programs or efforts that do not align with the DoD’s intent. Furthermore, Accreditation maximizes the organization/program’s ability to leverage external resources whilst simultaneously minimizing the stress on federal resources.

National Accreditation Statistics:

• 94% accredited & annual maintenance completed
• 4% working on reaccreditation
• 2% not engaged/not accredited

State Accreditation Programs:

• Administration and Management (MIL-AM)
• Human Resources (MIL-HR)
• Administrative and Service Environment (MIL-ASE)
• Customer Rights (MIL-CR)
• Community Capacity Building Initiatives (MIL-CCB)
• Emergency Family Assistance (MIL-EFA)
• Exceptional Family Member Program Family Support (MIL-EFMP)
• Family Advocacy Program Services (MIL-FAP)
• Financial Readiness Program (MIL-FR)
• Military Lifestyle Support and Education (MIL-MLSE)
• Non-Medical Individual and Family Counseling (MIL-NMC)
• Volunteer Coordination (MIL-VC) or Family Volunteer Coordination (MIL-VC)