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AFES Services

Emergency Communications
The Red Cross keeps military personnel in touch with their families following the death or serious illness of a family member, birth of a child or in response to other family emergencies. Red Cross emergency messages provide military personnel and their commanders with fast, reliable information to help them make decisions regarding emergency leave, deferment, compassionate reassignment and dependency discharge.

Financial Assistance
The Red Cross collaborates with the Military Aid Societies in providing financial assistance, either as an interest-free loan or as a grant when an urgent personal or family crisis arises. Financial Assistance is provided when there is a demonstrated need for funds for such things as emergency travel, burial assistance or urgent health and welfare needs such as food and shelter.

Counseling
The Red Cross offers counseling, information, referrals and other social services to military families. Red Cross Armed Forces Emergency Services workers are neutral personnel to whom military persons or family members can go for confidential problem solving.

Veterans
The Red Cross provides assistance and information to veterans about the Department of Veterans Affairs. Red Cross workers assist veterans in the preparation, development, and effort to obtain evidence to support a claim for financial benefits through the Board of Veterans Appeals. Also, through the Veterans Administration Volunteer Services, Red Cross volunteers provide a number of support services to patients in Veterans Administration hospitals.

Get to Know Us Before You Need Us
This program consists of Red Cross AFES volunteers speaking with military reservists and their families before they are deployed. This allows the Red Cross to inform families of the services that are available to them in case they lose contact with a military loved one.

To find out how you can become an AFES volunteer, please view our volunteer opportunities.
American Red Cross
Greater Kansas City Chapter
211 W. Armour Blvd.
Kansas City, MO 64111 USA		         Phone 816-931-8400
Fax 816-531-7306		 United Way Member Agency

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