AR 608-1 is a consolidation of standards for service delivery in the Army Community Service Center, the Office of Army Volunteer Corps Coordinator, and organizations accepting voluntary services.

This regulation prescribes the policies and responsibilities for establishing and operating an Army Community Service (ACS) center that integrates all active, guard, and reserve components’ Family Support Systems. This creates predictability of services and enhances the delivery and quality of services.

a. Expands the scope of Family Support Systems beyond center-based services.

b. Uses alternative service delivery options, such as Web sites and other strategies to reach the geographically dispersed.

c. Meets the diverse needs of Active Army, Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers and their Families by offering a standard baseline of services for all components, regardless of their geographic location.

d. Provides Soldiers and Army Families a quality of life commensurate with the quality of their service.