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 Service to the Armed Forces Centers for help seven days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The toll-free telephone number is available through base or installation operators and from local on-base Red Cross offices.

Members of the National Guard and Reserves and retirees may access assistance through their local Red Cross chapter. Red Cross chapters are listed in local telephone books and on the American Red Cross Web site at http://www.redcross.org/where/where.html.

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.

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 Service to the Armed Forces Centers for help seven days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The toll-free telephone number is available through base or installation operators and from local on-base Red Cross offices.

Members of the National Guard and Reserves and retirees may access assistance through their local Red Cross chapter. Red Cross chapters are listed in local telephone books and on the American Red Cross Web site at http://www.redcross.org/where/where.html.

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.