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Emergency Relief

Helps relieve financial distress of Air Force members and families and assists them in financing their higher education goals. Find the nearest AFAS location in the U.S. or overseas.

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Provides information and instructions on applying for the Falcon Loan of $500 or less for emergency needs such as basic living expenses, car repairs, emergency travel or other approved needs.

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Raises funds for charitable affiliates that provide support to the Air Force family, including emergency aid, education needs and financial assistance. Provides links to the Air Force Village Foundation, the Air Force Aid Society, the General and Mrs. Curtis E. Lemay Foundation, and the Air Force Enlisted Village.

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Program assists minor children of eligible Veterans through cash grants to cover needs such as housing, food and medical bills.

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Emergency financial help for Service Members and families, including assistance for food, temporary lodging, travel, urgent medical needs or the minimum amount required to avoid eviction or utility shut off.

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Provides direct financial support to service members and their families for everyday living expenses, home improvements, transition and career counseling, funeral arrangements, travel expenses for military families, family counseling services and other related costs. Download the Family Assistance Application.

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Collects and disburses donations in support of Service Members and their families in need, including assistance with airfare, special medical attention, college tuition for the children of soldiers and more.

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Helps soldiers and dependents through emergency financial assistance. There are 91 AER Sections of U.S. Army installations worldwide. Find the nearest location.

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Army's emergency financial assistance organization. Funds are provided to commanders with AER sections to disperse to active and retired soldiers and their dependents.

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Offers college grants and other financial assistance with housing, repairs, utilities, medical expenses, groceries and more for children and spouses of Service Members with disabilities and those who lost their lives in the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts.

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Financial assistance for emergency, short-term situations for the entire Coast Guard family, including Active Duty and retired military personnel, Reservists and their families. Various categories of assistance are offered.

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Provides financial resources to families of Service Members who have lost their lives in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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Established to help families of U.S. military personnel who were killed or seriously injured during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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Provides financial assistance to injured Marines and their families, those with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and to all military branches as the need arises. Download the Application for Financial Assistance.

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Provides financial assistance to military members and their families in times of need and distributes donations to families of soldiers that have been killed or severely wounded since September 11, 2001.

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Provides grants to wounded troops and families to assist with housing, travel or other needs. Special fund provides educational scholarships to children of Active Duty Service Members who were killed, permanently disabled or currently certified as POW or MIA.

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Provides patient advocates, funds for education, financial and career counseling and emergency funding. Also offers travel grants to Walter Reed Army Medical Center for Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF) patients and family.

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Provides assistance to active duty and retired Service Members in attaining homeownership and financial security through a number of discounted services. Services include lending, real estate, financial planning, insurance, construction, title and escrow, legal and credit counseling. Also, the Herocare Freedom Fund provides emergency assistance, education, and scholarships for families of those killed or severely incapacitated in the line of duty.

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Provides financial assistance to injured Marines, sailors or other Service Members assigned to Marine forces and their families to help with housing payments, the purchase of adaptive vans or vehicles, education programs and more.

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Serves Veterans and their dependents, severely wounded warriors and single parent Service Members and Veterans by providing services including emergency financial assistance, counseling, scholarships, housing assistance and medical transportation.

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Provides members of the Navy and Marine Corps and eligible family members and survivors with interest-free loans or grants to help with emergency needs such as emergency transportation, vehicle repairs, funeral expenses, medical bills, food, rent, utilities, child care expenses and more.

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Financial grants for those injured and families of those who have been injured or killed as a part of the Global War on Terrorism, whether domestic or abroad, military or civilian. Assistance is available for food, mortgage or rent payments, utilities, emergency transportation, vehicle repair, funeral expenses, legal expenses, medical/dental expenses and more.

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Financial assistance to wounded Service Members for rent or mortgage payments, utilities, vehicle payments and repairs, food, clothing, transportation and personal items.

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Provides assistance for Service Members and their families including funds for transportation, as well as modifying, re-modeling and building homes.

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Provides emergency assistance programs and information to Service Members and their families to help support their urgent household needs.

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Provides financial support to families who have lost relatives in service to their country, grief camps for children and spouses and support for Fisher House and other rehabilitation programs.

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Provides financial services for wounded warriors including funds for day care expenses at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, hospice suite for Walter Reed patients with terminal cancer, payments for emergency financial needs and laptop computers for wounded warriors at the Fisher Houses at major military medical centers.

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Offers an online financial support network that brings donors and recipients together. Beneficiaries display personal profiles and specific requests for assistance, and donors either advise Rebuild Hope as to how they would like their donations to be distributed, or ask Rebuild Hope to make this decision in their behalf.

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Provides scholarships for children of soldiers killed while serving in combat with the Division and in peacetime training accidents, and for children and grandchildren of former members of the Division. Also provides emergency assistance grants for airfare, housing and other needs.

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Financial assistance for wounded warriors and families, prevention of foreclosure or eviction and help with basic needs.

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Peer-to-peer support, survivor transition assistance, emergency aid and financial planning and bereavement counseling for surviving spouses of Navy, Army, Air Force and Marine Corps Special Operations personnel killed in the line of duty since September 11, 2001.

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Emergency financial support to families of military personnel. Apply online or download the application form.

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Provides financial relief to wounded EOD warriors and their families.

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