Exceptional Family Member Program
Mainside -
Phone: (760) 725-5363
San Onofre -
Phone: (760) 763-0868
The Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) was established in 1987 to assist active duty service members in providing for the special needs of family members before, during and after relocation required by a change of duty assignment to a new location. The program ensures every attempt is made to mesh military career and special needs whenever possible.
Any authorized dependant family member (spouse, child, stepchild, adopted child, foster child, or dependant parent) of active duty personnel residing with the sponsor who possesses a physical, medical, or emotional disability for a period of six months or more is eligible for enrollment.
What if you have a family member with special needs but do not seek assistance? Enrollment in the EFM program is mandatory as per MCO P1754.4A as the aim of the program is to help monitors at Headquarters Marine Corps assign Marines to locations where family members special needs can be best met.
Eligibility:
Active duty family member enrolled in DEERS with a physical, emotional, developmental or learning disability requiring special services.
The program is a management tool used to monitor assignments for service members with an exceptional family member to preclude sending a service member and/or families on orders to a duty station where adequate treatment and care is not available for the family members. This program is mandatory enrollment for active duty based on MCO P1754.4A.