Service to the Military
Leavenworth County Chapter
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A Vital Communication Link The American Red Cross transmits more than 1.4 million emergency messages to members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families through the Service to the Armed Forces (SAF). The SAF system links military families separated by conflict and tours of duty, delivering more than 1.4 million emergency messages to military installations and family residences around the world each year. The Red Cross has been delivering emergency messages for military members and their families since the Spanish-American War. Since 1995, Red Cross workers have provided humanitarian assistance to U.S. service members deployed in Bosnia, Croatia, Hungary and adjacent countries. The armed forces count on the Red Cross for hopeful messages of births and well wishes from the community, as well as solemn news of family illnesses or deaths.
How to Use the SAF System Persons in need of SAF assistance can help the Red Cross by knowing what it needs to reach an active duty military member: their full name; social security number, the address where they are deployed, their home base unit and the name of your local Red Cross chapter. Active duty military and their families can contact their local chapter or call 1-877-272-7337 for assistance.
SAF is Available to More Than Active-Duty Military Personnel Community-based military, which are members of the armed forces residing in the community, are not always aware that they and their families are eligible for Red Cross SAF services. These military members include: members of the National Guard, Reservists, Recruiters, Reserve Officers Training Corps, U.S. Coast Guard, Personnel assigned to Military Entrance Processing Stations (MEPs), Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, military retirees, veterans, and families of all the above.
Other Services the Red Cross Provides to the Military The Red Cross provides the following services for the armed forces: transmission of emergency messages; interest-free loans or grants when urgent personal or family crises arise; counseling, information, referrals and other social services; assistance to veterans claiming financial benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs and support services to patients in Veterans Administration hospitals.
For more information about the services available to the military through the Red Cross, call 684-4842 on Fort Leavenworth or the main office at 682-6222. |
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