Deployed Wauconda troops and their families will have a new, local support system starting Nov 11.

The United Troop Support is a new program put together by Wauconda residents to help local soldiers return to civilian life with more ease and comfort.

On Wed., Nov. 11, Veterans Day, the program will begin with a kickoff ceremony at Wauconda Township Hall at 7 p.m.

Wauconda resident and a founder of the United Troop Support program Patrick Yost said the event will allow military members to provide residents with information about what happens to a lot of soldiers during the reintegration process and what the program will do to help. The members will also be seeking local volunteers to be part of the program.

"Our mission is to help service members returning from overseas have a more productive reintegration back into their community," Yost said. "It's a huge adjustment and some (soldiers) deal with it better than others."

United Troop Support members are trained to help with issues many soldiers and their families are dealing with and many of them lived through it themselves, said Yost, an Army veteran.

The members of the program will provide service families everything from advice on where to find a good plumber to how to save their marriage with a recommended counselor.

"It is an all-encompassing safety blanket," Yost said. "It won't put any additional stress on the family."

He said the program is unique because it is tailored for a single community, but can easily be done anywhere. The future goal of United Troop Support is to have other towns use Wauconda's model and tailor it to their own town to help their own military service members.

"Our goal is to package (the program) so any town can plug into their community and replicate what we are doing," Yost said. "It will enable all towns to better serve service members and their families. This idea is brand new."

The funds for the program are by donation, Yost said. There is a possibility the group may get a grant through the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs, but until that happens, they are asking for donations.