Emergency
Financial Assistance
The
Red Cross works with the military aid societies (Army
Emergency Relief, Navy Marine Corps Relief Society,
Air Force Aid Society and the Coast Guard Mutual Assistance).
This partnership helps to provide financial assistance
for emergency travel which requires the presence of
the service member or his or her family, burial of
a loved one, or with assistance that cannot wait until
the next business day (food, temporary lodging, urgent
medical needs, or the minimum amount required to avoid
eviction, utility shut off, etc.).
How
to obtain emergency financial assistance:
-
Active
duty service members stationed in the United States
and their immediate family members can call the
Red Cross Armed Forces Emergency Service Centers
for help seven days a week, 24 hours a day, 365
days a year.
The toll-free telephone number is 1-800-951-5600
(This number serves the Central Virginia
Region)
- Members
of the National Guard and Reserves and retirees
may access assistance through their local Red Cross
chapter.
- On
overseas military installations, military personnel
may access assistance through their local on-base
Red Cross office.
- In
overseas deployment areas, contact the American
Red Cross staff who are working directly with America's
military to provide Red Cross services.
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