Community support provides learning and personal development opportunities through a range of planned programmes, activities and experiences for military personnel and their families. We support or supervise activities that may be social, educational or recreational. All will be responsive to need, locally accessible, affordable and of good quality. Each garrison has a community support element co-ordinated within its AWS team. Direct provision is made for the service community by professional qualified and trained community support workers, or by locally trained and experienced staff. This provision is likely to include youth and/or community centres, after school provision, special projects and holiday provision. In addition, we provide community support to the local military community and chain of command. The level of support reflects local needs, as circumstances in each garrison, station and unit are different. In making youth provision, AWS community support operates within the policy of British Forces Youth Service