The Fort George G. Meade Resiliency Services portal is now live after more than a year of extensive work to create, design and execute this vital community resource. “Connecting our military population with community agencies provides a valuable piece to the resiliency puzzle,” says Karol Yox, Employment Readiness Program Manager…...
Did You Get Your Copy of the Destination Fort Meade Guide?
The 12th edition of the Destination Fort Meade Guide is still available. A comprehensive and popular resource for residents, this guide helps to orient transitioning workers and visitors to the region. It includes information and contacts for useful government agencies, organizations and businesses as well as links to housing, education and transportation resources. And…...
Remembering the Grace, Service and Profound Impact of Lisa Decker
It’s hard to fathom the skill set required to navigate days packed with huge and highly sensitive construction projects, volunteer efforts that range from supporting military spouses to negotiating with garrison commanders, teaching stints at university, mentoring appointments with young professionals, the endless tasks of raising a family and a…...
Maryland receives federal grant to support community development around military installations
The Maryland Department of Commerce, a Granting Partner of the FMA, in partnership with the Maryland Department of Planning and several other state agencies, has been awarded a second federal grant to help guide compatible development of military installations and their surrounding communities. The goal of this effort is to…...
Fort Meade Community Celebrates Approval of Education and Resiliency Center
It took nine years of planning, a $3.6 million capital campaign, multiple redesigns, meticulous processing of an 800-item requirements list and exhaustive collaboration with five garrison commanders, numerous on-post agencies and innumerable community members, but the transformation of Fort George G. Meade’s historic Kuhn Hall into a modern Education and…...
FMA Foundation Receives More Than $13,000 from the Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles raised more than $13,000 to support the Fort Meade Alliance Foundation’s campaign to create an Education and Resiliency Center for service personnel, their families and civilians at Fort George G. Meade. During a pre-game ceremony on September 11, FMA Foundation President Deon Viergutz, FMA Foundation Treasurer Jay…...
