{"id":140732,"date":"2024-03-27T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=140732"},"modified":"2024-03-29T07:44:56","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T07:44:56","slug":"usag-japan-family-advocacy-program-launches-new-video-series-to-connect-with-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=140732","title":{"rendered":"USAG Japan Family Advocacy Program launches new video series to connect with community"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n A new \u201cLeft of the Bang\u201d video series, created by Family Advocate Program Specialist Jennifer Luera, will start airing the first week of April. The series will highlight services and programs available to assist community members and allow them to get ahead of life\u2019s stressors.
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CAMP ZAMA, Japan \u2013 The Army Community Service Family Advocacy Program here is launching a new video series next month to raise awareness on the wide range of support programs and services offered to help the community.<\/p>\n

Jennifer Luera, a FAP specialist with ACS, worked with U.S. Army Garrison Japan\u2019s Visual Information Division to create the \u201cLeft of the Bang\u201d video series.<\/p>\n

Luera said the title refers to staying ahead of life stressors.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2018Left of the Bang\u2019 means intervening early so that you can address the stressors in a positive manner and prevent them from overtaking your life,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She said there are multiple organizations available to help U.S. Army in Japan community members.<\/p>\n

Everyone faces their own challenges, Luera said, and it\u2019s important to get information on the assistance available to as many residents as possible. Stressors can range from relationship struggles to dealing with anger, from workplace or home conflict to welcoming a new infant to the family.<\/p>\n

Luera said she brainstormed the video series as one more way to inform and educate the community. Organizations already use flyers, the electronic marquee, and social media platforms \u2013 so she\u2019s hoping the videos will help further deliver info on the resources available. She stressed that those resources are broader than just the FAP services or the ACS team.<\/p>\n

Luera\u2019s goal with the video show<\/a> was to create a relaxed, talk-show type environment where she could have a conversation with the various subject-matter experts.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey have so much passion for helping people, so I wanted to be able to simply talk to them and let them explain their programs,\u201d Luera said.<\/p>\n

The initial episode, which will be aired the first week of April, will focus on the New Parent Support Program with guest Jenny Thapa-Sitaula, the program\u2019s home visitor.<\/p>\n

Luera said she\u2019s hoping the new approach strikes a chord with the community. And she is asking for as much feedback as possible.<\/p>\n

Luera said the community can provide feedback on the videos when they post on the Garrison\u2019s Facebook page: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/USAGJ<\/a>. But they can also call her directly at DSN 263-4783 (046-407-4783).<\/p>\n

\u201cI want the community to give us ideas of what they want to see, what they want to hear, what they may have questions about,\u201d she said. \u201cI want people to give me those ideas so that we can bring that information to them. That is what \u2018Left of the Bang\u2019 is all about.\u201d<\/p>\n

Related links:<\/strong><\/p>\n

U.S. Army Garrison Japan news<\/a><\/p>\n

USAG Japan official website<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

1 \/ 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption \u2013 Family Advocate Program Specialist Jennifer Luera, left, interviews guest Jenny Thapa-Sitaula, the New Parent Support Program home visitor, during the initial episode of a newly created video series titled, \u201cLeft of the Bang.\u201d The series will highlight services and programs available to assist community members and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":140734,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-140732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140732","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=140732"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140732\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":140737,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140732\/revisions\/140737"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/140734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=140732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=140732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=140732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}