301-981-7087 (V)

Support the Air Force mission by providing worldwide emergency assistance, sponsoring education assistance programs and offering an array of base community enhancement programs that improve quality of life for Airmen and their families. The Society provides interest free loans and grants based on the individual situation for needs such as basic living expenses, emergency travel, vehicle expenses, funeral expenses, medical/dental, child care/respite, moving expenses and miscellaneous expenses. Eligible persons include:

• Active duty Air Force personnel and their eligible family members
• Retired Air Force personnel and their eligible family members, but not on a continuing basis, and based on a case-by-case review
• Air National Guard or Air Force Reserve personnel away from home station on extended active duty 15 days or more under Title 10 USC
• Spouses and dependent age children of deceased Air Force personnel (who died on active duty or in retired status)

Airmen or eligible family members who have an emergency need should contact the nearest Air Force Aid Society office.

 202-728-6400 (24-Hour Line)

 301-588-2515 (V)

 703-428-0000 (V)
1-866-878-6378 (Toll Free)

AER is the Army's own emergency financial assistance organization and is dedicated to "Helping the Army Take Care of its Own". Help with emergency financial needs for food, rent or utilities, emergency transportation and vehicle repair, funeral expenses, medical/dental expenses, personal needs when pay is delayed or stolen, and give undergraduate-level education scholarships, based primarily on financial needs, to children of soldiers. Emergency relief eligible for:

• soldiers on extended active duty and their dependents;
• members of the Army National Guard and the U.S. Army Reserve on continuous active duty for more than 30 days and their dependents;
• soldiers retired from active duty because of longevity or physical disability, or retired upon reaching age 60 (Reserve Components) and their dependents;
• widows, widowers, or orphans of soldiers who died while on active duty or after they retired.

 210-549-4600 (V)
1-877-264-3968 (Toll Free)

 914-432-5400 (V)

Emergency financial relief often covers expenses such as: utility bills (gas, electric, water, cable, internet, and phone service), car payments and repair costs, mortgage and rent payments, groceries, baby formula, and household supplies, school supplies and clothing, and medical bills. Exclusively assist U.S. servicemen and women who have been severely injured while serving in Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. To be eligible for emergency financial relief or other forms of aid, applicants must meet the following minimum requirements:

• A service-connected injury occurring in theater in either Iraq or Afghanistan;
• A disability rating assigned by the Department of Defense or the Department of Veterans Affairs of 30 percent or greater from a single, sustained injury;
• Currently experiencing severe financial hardship;
• Completion of a Coalition to Salute America's Heroes aid application and timely submission supporting documentation as requested; and
• Completion of a phone interview with a Coalition to Salute America's Heroes case manager.

Interest applicants can fill out the online form. If you are facing an evication, a shut-off of utility services or an emergency need due to a natural disaster, please call our emergency hotline at 914-432-5400 and choose option 1 to speak with a case manager.

 301-639-1535 (V)

 301-677-9049 (V)

Hours: Monday and Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

The Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society is to provide, in partnership with the Navy and Marine Corps, financial, educational, and other assistance to members of the Naval Services of the United States, eligible family members, and survivors when in need. The Society provides financial assistance to eligible recipients in the form of interest-free loans and grants to meet emergency needs and needs-based scholarships and interest-free loans for educational purposes. In addition, the Society offers money management food lockers stocked with limited quantities of essential items, packed to provide nutritionally-balanced meals, Layette Program designed to help new, or prospective, parents learn about the impact that a new baby can have on the financial situation of the family unit. Through a program of preventive education, clients learn about variations in pay and increased expenses, common consumer pressures targeted to new parents, and entitlements available through both government and private sources. Thrift Shops enable servicemembers and their families to purchase used clothing, uniforms, and household items at a nominal cost. Visiting Nurse Program - Visiting Nurse is available to make hospital or home visits to eligible clients in the interest of improving their quality of life by promoting understanding of information about the individual's health issues. Visits are frequently made to new mothers and infants, to patients recovering from surgery, and to patients with chronic health problems. The Visiting Nurse will see patients of any age.
 

The Society can help:

• Active duty and retired active and reserve component Navy and Marine Corps personnel
• Eligible family members of the personnel listed above to include active and reserve component personnel who died on active duty or in a retired status
• Reservists on extended active duty greater than 30 days
• Indigent mothers (65 years or older) of deceased servicemembers who have limited resources and no family to provide for their welfare
• Ex-spouses "20-20-20" (unremarried former spouses whose marriage to a servicemember lasted for at least 20 years while the servicemember was on active duty)

 410-576-6124 (V)

 703-421-9033 (V)
1-800-779-5903 (Toll Free)