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If you are stationed at Ft Leonard Wood and need military related information, please contact the Red Cross station on base (click here for contact info). All Red Cross assistance is free and made possible by donations from the American people S e r v i c e t o t h e A r m e d F o r c e s The Capital Area Chapter of the American Red Cross is proud to offer our Service to the Armed Forces to our servicemen and women. With the use of the latest in computer and telecommunications technology, the Red Cross allows military members stationed all over the world to send messages to loved ones back home during an emergency or other important events. These communications are delivered around-the-clock, seven days a week, 365 days a year. While serving 1.4 million active duty personnel, the Red Cross also reaches out to the 1.5 million members of the National Guard and the Reserves who reside in nearly every local community in America.
Hundreds of Red Cross chapters brief departing service members and their families regarding available support services and explain how the Red Cross may assist them during the deployment. Both active duty and community-based military can count on the Red Cross to provide emergency communications that link them with their families back home, access to financial assistance, counseling and assistance to veterans. Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces personnel serve in nearly 1,000 chapters in the United States, on 109 military installations around the world and alongside our troops in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Kosovo and Afghanistan. To learn more about becoming an American Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces volunteer, visit our "Volunteer Opportunities" page. Service to the Armed Forces What is it? What do we do? Emergency Communications ServicesAmerican Red Cross communication services keep military personnel in touch with their families following the death or serious illness of a family member or other important events, such as the birth of a child. The Red Cross sends messages quickly, anywhere in the world, including ships at sea, embassies and to isolated military units. The information or verification in a message assists the service member's commanding officer in making a decision regarding emergency leave. Contacting the Red Cross to Send an Emergency Message
When calling the Red Cross to send an emergency message to a family member, please have ready the following information which will speed the process of sending your message:
Emergency Financial AssistanceThe 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) to provide emergency financial assistance to service members and their families. 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.). In 2001, the American Red Cross, in partnership with the military aid societies, provided $3,252,496.80 in emergency financial aid to 3,786 service members, their families, retired military personnel and widows of retired military personnel. In 2002, the Red Cross administered a new assistance program that National Guard and Reserve troops could tap when no other financial resources are available. How to obtain emergency financial assistance:
CounselingThe American Red Cross offers confidential services to all military personnel and their families — active duty, National Guard and Reserves. Counseling, guidance, information, referrals and other social services are available through our worldwide network of chapters and offices on military installations. 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. As more and more National Guard and Reserve units are called to full time duty status, counseling is becoming increasingly important to prepare the Guardsman and Reservists and their family members for the period of activation. Because members of the National Guard and Reserve typically live in civilian neighborhoods, they and their families frequently have difficulty accessing much-needed, military-related social services. Services for VeteransFor further information and assistance, veterans and their families should contact their local Red Cross chapters. 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.
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