Service to the Armed forces Keeping Pace with the Changing Military
	Emergency Communications The Red Cross relays urgent messages containing accurate, complete and verified descriptions of family emergencies to service members stationed anywhere in the world, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Red Cross emergency communications services keep military personnel in touch with their families following the death or serious illness of an immediate family member, the birth of a service member's child or when a family faces other emergencies. Click Here to learn more
Emergency Financial Assistance The American Red Cross works under partnership agreements with aid and releif societies to provide financial assistance to eligible applicants 24/7/365.Types of assistance include financial assistance for emergency travel, burial of a loved one, and assistance to avoid privation (food, temporary lodging, urgent medical needs, or the minimum amount required to avoid eviction, utility shut off, etc.) Click Here to Learn More
	Deployment Tips Deployments can involve big and often stressful transitions for service members and their families. Thourough planning and preparation prior to deployment can ease some of this stress for the service member and individual family members. For more information and a pre-deployment checklist visit the link below. Click Here to learn more
Coming Home As with deployments, coming home can also be a stressful time for service members and their families. Learn useful tips to ease the reunion and reintegration back to American life after being in theater. Click Here to learn more
	Resources  There are many service providers in your local area that serve the military and may be able to help meet your particular needs beyond what the Red Cross can provide. These organisations offer information, referrals and/or direct services and assitance. Click Here to learn more