North Dakota Military and Family Outreach Program

What is the North Dakota Military Outreach program?

It's a program to follow up and provide care and resources for all of North Dakota’s current and former service members.

Trained outreach members meet with service members and their families to identify potential needs and help them develop a means to solve these problems through available Veteran, local community, regional, statewide or national resources.

What Can a Military Outreach Specialist Do for Any and All Current and Former Military Service Members and their Families:

Connect to the "right" resources:

Cultivate community, region, state and national resources

Coordinate and assist with reintegration

Reduce stigma

Coordinate and assist with reintegration

Coordinate and assist with reintegration

Contact your Regional Outreach Specialist:

To contact NDNG family support in your area visit their website.

N Central Region (Minot, Williston, Rugby Area)
Kelli Weiand
701-340-2779
colleen.weiand@us.army.mil

S Central Region (Bismarck-Ashley Area)
John Pitsiladis
701-390-4378
john.pitsiladis@us.army.mil

SW Region (Bismarck-Dickinson Area)
David Tabor
701-425-6451
ashley.d.tabor@us.army.mil

NE Region (Grand Forks-Devils Lake area)
Gary Moore
701-213-6138
gary.d.moore@us.army.mil

SE Region (Fargo-Wahpeton to Jamestown Area)
Vince Dicks
701-212-0466
vincent.dicks@us.army.mil

The Interservice Family Assistance Committee (ISFAC) is a voluntary military cooperative partnership organized to provide multi-service networking for training and assistance to ensure Total Force Family Readiness.

Our purpose is to provide assistance to families regardless of service component.

The goal of the ISFAC is to strengthen existing family assistance delivery systems in the event of mobilization, deployment, or natural disaster through the interaction of committee members.

Point of Contact:
Shelle Michaels
Soldiers Angels National Communication Officer/North Dakota State Director
ShelleMichaels@soldiersangels.org
(218) 779-7271

Soldiers Angels

Soldiers' Angels is a volunteer-led 501(c)(3) non-profit organization providing aid and comfort to the men and women of the United States Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and their families. Founded by the mother of two American soldiers, we are an international, volunteer-led organization supporting America's men and women in uniform. With over 30 different teams and projects, our nearly 200,000 volunteers assist veterans, wounded and deployed personnel and their families in a variety of unique and effective ways.

Point of Contact:
Shelle Michaels
Soldiers Angels National Communication Officer/North Dakota State Director
ShelleMichaels@soldiersangels.org
(218) 779-7271

Quilts of Valor

The mission of the QOV Foundation is to cover ALL wounded and injured service members from the War on Terror, whether physical or psychologically, with wartime quilts called Quilts of Valor (QOV). QOVF-UM covers the Upper Midwestern states of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin and is part of the national Quilts of Valor Foundation. If you know of someone who should receive a QOV, please contact us.

Silver Star Families

SSFOA is dedicated to supporting and assisting wounded, ill, injured and dying active duty and Veterans and their families of ALL Branches of Service from ALL Wars. Our goal is to recognize the blood sacrifice of wounded and those with injuries and illnesses originating in a warzone and remember their efforts by honoring them with the Silver Star Service Banner. Qualifications include: Purple Heart recipients, victims of friendly fire, those who suffer from PTS, Agent Orange effects and Gulf War syndrome. May 1 Silver Star Service Banner Day is recognized across our nation as the day to honor our Heroes together.

SSFOA assists in educating the public concerning the plight of these wounded, ill or dying heroes and provide many programs to aid in their progress. We sit on the VA Volunteer Service Advisory Board and work together with other troop organizations and groups to support in whatever way possible. SSFOA is a not for profit, all volunteer org and depends totally on donations. All donations and proceeds go toward the purchase of Silver Star Banners and assistance programs relating to SSFOA mission