DEPLOYMENT SUPPORT GROUP (DSG)

The Deployment Support Group’s primary task is to contribute to the welfare of Canadian Forces members who are deployed or away for an extended period and their families. The main responsibility of the Deployment Support Group (DSG) is to provide adequate support in both official languages to the families of deployed members. This service is available to both integral and lodger units of Land Force Quebec Area.

The DSG was established to:

• Promote local Military Family Resource Centre programs and services;

• Inform families on programs and services available in the wider civilian community;

• Provide families with news on missions in progress;

• Offer immediate support to families in an emergency.

The DSG is also responsible for coordinating pre-deployment, deployment and post-deployment activities in concert with outside organizations.

The DSG:

•Works with the resources available to satisfy immediate needs until second-line services are available or until the problem is resolved;

• Acts as an interface between families and services available in the military and civilian communities;

• Refers families to professionals with extensive knowledge of the services available;

•Exists to facilitate access to information for families in need.

Community Centre (building 93)

E-mail: gsd@dnd.ca

Web site: www.gsdv.ca