American Red Cross-Military Family Assistance
(877) 272-7337
Description:
The Red Cross helps members of the military, veterans. and their families prepare for, cope with, and respond to the challenges of military service in the following ways:
-Emergency Communication Services - All day, every day, the Red Cross connects service members with their families back home when an emergency strikes.
-Financial Assistance - The Red Cross partners with the military aid societies to help service members and their families get emergency financial assistance 24/7.
-Information and Referral Services - The Red Cross provides counseling, guidance, information, referrals, and other social services for all military personnel and their families.
-Deployment Services - Before, during and after deployments, the Red Cross provides training, information, and support for military members and their families.
Hours:
24/7
Intake Process:
Please call.
Program Fees:
None
Languages:
English and Spanish
Eligibility:
In general - military members, veterans, and their families.
Financial assistance: To receive any kind of financial assistance, the applicant MUST be either:
1. An active duty military service member
or
2. A military retiree (served 20 years or medically retired)
AND (for both of the above)
Live outside of a 50 mile radius of a military installation/base (if within that radius, the person can apply to the installation/base directly for assistance).
Please note-Veteran status alone will not qualify a person for financial assistance.
Handicap Accessible?
Yes
Is Shelter?
No
Date of Official Change:
January 15, 2018
Volunteer Opportunities:
Please call.
Geographies Served
Serves All Areas
Phone Numbers
Military Family Assistance Line
(877) 272-7337
Legal Status:
Non-Profit
Services
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Description
Military Family Assistance can help with air fare for active duty service members and military retirees in certain situations.
Hours
24/7
Required Documents
Please call.
Eligibility
To receive any kind of financial assistance, the applicant MUST be either:
1. An active duty military service member
or
2. A military retiree (served 20 years or medically retired)
AND (for both of the above)
Live outside of a 50 mile radius of a military installation/base (if within that radius, the person can apply to the installation/base directly for assistance).
Please note-Veteran status alone will not qualify a person for financial assistance.
Fees
None
Intake Procedure
Please call.
Languages
English and Spanish
Offered Outside of Physical Location
Yes
Service Area
No boundaries
Geography Served
If a location is grayed out it means that only certain areas within it are covered. The areas with complete covereage are listed in black.
Serves all areas
Description
The American Red Cross offers an emergency communications program to help military personnel stay in touch with their families following the birth of a child, the death or serious illness of a family member, or other family emergencies.
Hours
24/7
Required Documents
Please call or visit website.
Eligibility
Service members eligible to receive emergency communications regarding an immediate family member include:
-On active duty in the Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force or Coast Guard
An activated member of the Guard and Reserve of all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces
-A civilian employed by or under contract to the Department of Defense and stationed outside the Continental United States
-A cadet or midshipman at a service academy; ROTC cadet on orders for training
-A Merchant Marine aboard a U.S. Naval Ship
Fees
None
Intake Procedure
Please call or visit website.
Languages
English and Spanish
Offered Outside of Physical Location
Yes
Service Area
No boundaries
Geography Served
If a location is grayed out it means that only certain areas within it are covered. The areas with complete covereage are listed in black.
Serves all areas
Description
Military Family Assistance can sometimes help with burial/cremation expenses for active duty service members and military retirees.
Hours
24/7
Required Documents
Please call.
Eligibility
To receive any kind of financial assistance, the applicant/recipient MUST be either:
1. An active duty military service member
or
2. A military retiree (served 20 years or medically retired)
AND (for both of the above)
Live outside of a 50 mile radius of a military installation/base (if within that radius, the person can apply to the installation/base directly for assistance).
Please note-Veteran status alone will not qualify a person for financial assistance.
Fees
None
Intake Procedure
Please call.
Languages
English and Spanish
Offered Outside of Physical Location
Yes
Service Area
No boundaries
Geography Served
If a location is grayed out it means that only certain areas within it are covered. The areas with complete covereage are listed in black.
Serves all areas
Description
Military Family Assistance can help with fuel money for active duty service members and military retirees in certain situations.
Hours
24/7
Required Documents
Please call.
Eligibility
To receive any kind of financial assistance, the applicant MUST be either:
1. An active duty military service member
or
2. A military retiree (served 20 years or medically retired)
AND (for both of the above)
Live outside of a 50 mile radius of a military installation/base (if within that radius, the person can apply to the installation/base directly for assistance).
Please note-Veteran status alone will not qualify a person for financial assistance.
Fees
None
Intake Procedure
Please call.
Languages
English and Spanish
Offered Outside of Physical Location
Yes
Service Area
No boundaries
Geography Served
If a location is grayed out it means that only certain areas within it are covered. The areas with complete covereage are listed in black.
Serves all areas
Description
Military Family Assistance can help with long distance bus fare for active duty service members and military retirees in certain situations.
Hours
24/7
Required Documents
Please call.
Eligibility
To receive any kind of financial assistance, the applicant MUST be either:
1. An active duty military service member
or
2. A military retiree (served 20 years or medically retired)
AND (for both of the above)
Live outside of a 50 mile radius of a military installation/base (if within that radius, the person can apply to the installation/base directly for assistance).
Please note-Veteran status alone will not qualify a person for financial assistance.
Fees
None
Intake Procedure
Please call.
Languages
English and Spanish
Offered Outside of Physical Location
Yes
Service Area
No boundaries
Geography Served
If a location is grayed out it means that only certain areas within it are covered. The areas with complete covereage are listed in black.
Serves all areas
Description
Military Family Assistance provides various forms of support to military members, veterans, and their families:
-Emergency Communication Services - All day, every day, the Red Cross connects service members with their families back home when an emergency strikes.
-Financial Assistance - The Red Cross partners with the military aid societies to help service members and their families get emergency financial assistance 24/7.
-Information and Referral Services - The Red Cross provides counseling, guidance, information, referrals, and other social services for all military personnel and their families.
-Deployment Services - Before, during and after deployments, the Red Cross provides training, information, and support for military members and their families.
Hours
24/7
Required Documents
Please call.
Eligibility
Military members, veterans, and their families
Fees
None
Intake Procedure
Please call.
Languages
English and Spanish
Offered Outside of Physical Location
Yes
Service Area
No boundaries
Geography Served
If a location is grayed out it means that only certain areas within it are covered. The areas with complete covereage are listed in black.
Serves all areas
Description
Military Family Assistance provides various forms of deployment support to military members and their families.
Hours
24/7
Required Documents
None
Eligibility
Military members and their families
Fees
None
Intake Procedure
Please call.
Languages
English and Spanish
Offered Outside of Physical Location
Yes
Service Area
No boundaries
Geography Served
If a location is grayed out it means that only certain areas within it are covered. The areas with complete covereage are listed in black.
Serves all areas
Description
The American Red Cross offers multiple skill-building opportunities to help service members and veteransâas well as their families and support systemsâidentify and cope effectively with the unique challenges that arise after a deployment and can linger, long after leaving the military, if left unaddressed. Available Workshops: -Communicating Clearly -Exploring Stress and Trauma -Identifying Depression -Relating to Children -Working Through Anger For Military Children: And now, two workshops have been developed for the military child that focus on learning effective ways of problem solving and communication. These workshops have been developed to be delivered to children or teens. Available workshops are: -Roger That! Communication Counts -Operation 10-4 Confident Coping
Hours
Please call.
Required Documents
None
Eligibility
Anyone in need of services.
Fees
None
Intake Procedure
Please call.
Languages
English and Spanish
Service Area
No boundaries.
Geography Served
If a location is grayed out it means that only certain areas within it are covered. The areas with complete covereage are listed in black.
Serves all areas
Description
Military Family Assistance helps with mortgage payments for active duty service members and military retirees in certain situations.
Hours
24/7
Required Documents
Please call.
Eligibility
To receive any kind of financial assistance, the applicant MUST be either:
1. An active duty military service member
or
2. A military retiree (served 20 years or medically retired)
AND (for both of the above)
Live outside of a 50 mile radius of a military installation/base (if within that radius, the person can apply to the installation/base directly for assistance).
Please note-Veteran status alone will not qualify a person for financial assistance.
Fees
None
Intake Procedure
Please call.
Languages
English and Spanish
Offered Outside of Physical Location
Yes
Service Area
No boundaries
Geography Served
If a location is grayed out it means that only certain areas within it are covered. The areas with complete covereage are listed in black.
Serves all areas
Description
Military Family Assistance helps with rent payments for active duty service members and military retirees in certain situations.
Hours
24/7
Required Documents
Please call.
Eligibility
To receive any kind of financial assistance, the applicant MUST be either:
1. An active duty military service member
or
2. A military retiree (served 20 years or medically retired)
AND (for both of the above)
Live outside of a 50 mile radius of a military installation/base (if within that radius, the person can apply to the installation/base directly for assistance).
Please note-Veteran status alone will not qualify a person for financial assistance.
Fees
None
Intake Procedure
Please call.
Languages
English and Spanish
Offered Outside of Physical Location
Yes
Service Area
No boundaries
Geography Served
If a location is grayed out it means that only certain areas within it are covered. The areas with complete covereage are listed in black.
Serves all areas
Description
Military Family Assistance can help with utility service payments for active duty service members and military retirees in certain situations.
Hours
24/7
Required Documents
Please call.
Eligibility
To receive any kind of financial assistance, the applicant MUST be either:
1. An active duty military service member
or
2. A military retiree (served 20 years or medically retired)
AND (for both of the above)
Live outside of a 50 mile radius of a military installation/base (if within that radius, the person can apply to the installation/base directly for assistance).
Please note-Veteran status alone will not qualify a person for financial assistance.
Fees
None
Intake Procedure
Please call.
Languages
English and Spanish
Offered Outside of Physical Location
Yes
Service Area
No boundaries
Geography Served
If a location is grayed out it means that only certain areas within it are covered. The areas with complete covereage are listed in black.
Serves all areas
Description
Military Family Assistance can help with water service payments for active duty service members and military retirees in certain situations.
Hours
24/7
Required Documents
Please call.
Eligibility
To receive any kind of financial assistance, the applicant MUST be either:
1. An active duty military service member
or
2. A military retiree (served 20 years or medically retired)
AND (for both of the above)
Live outside of a 50 mile radius of a military installation/base (if within that radius, the person can apply to the installation/base directly for assistance).
Please note-Veteran status alone will not qualify a person for financial assistance.
Fees
None
Intake Procedure
Please call.
Languages
English and Spanish
Offered Outside of Physical Location
Yes
Service Area
No boundaries
Geography Served
If a location is grayed out it means that only certain areas within it are covered. The areas with complete covereage are listed in black.
Serves all areas
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