Armed Forces Services
American Red Cross paid and volunteer staff provide emergency services to members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families. In 2001, the Chapter oversaw nearly 700 cases of assistance and provided over 2200 separate services to members of the armed forces and their families. These services include:
Making our Red Cross around-the-clock, around-the-world emergency communication network available to the men and women of the Armed Forces and their families during times of personal emergencies. This service operates 24 hours a day, every day of the year, and transmits or receives over 800,000 messages a year - at no cost to service personnel or their families.
Providing military personnel and their commanders with fast reliable information to help them make decisions regarding emergency leave, deferment, compassionate reassignment, and dependency discharge.
Providing military members and their families access to aid society interest-free loans and grants, if needed, when urgent personal crises arise, such as a death in the family.
Providing information verification to assist service members in obtaining leave time during family crises.
Aiding military retirees with access to financial assistance from appropriate military aid society.
Providing veterans appropriate information and referral resources for military or civilian benefits.
Offering counseling and other social services to military families.
