Hearts Apart is designed to assist Family members in making prolonged separations more bearable for those Family members left behind. Whenever a Soldier is leaving on a deployment or an unaccompanied tour of duty, the Army Community Service (ACS) staff works with command to obtain accurate contact information for the Family. Once the Family is identified, ACS makes every effort to reach the Family to assess the need for services and information, provide answers to questions with ongoing information updates and act as liaison with military and civilian organizations.
(Photos: Family, Skype, Technology, Spouse, Soldier, Computer/Laptop, Children)