Personal Crisis Assistance

Financial Issues

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Soldiers and families, and select retirees and widows may be eligible for financial assistance from Army Emergency Relief . AER provides emergency financial assistance for food, rent, utilities, vehicle repair, funeral expenses and other critical needs.

To contact AER on Fort Campbell, call (270) 798-5518/7869.

American Red Cross
The American Red Cross works with the military aid societies (Army Emergency Relief, Navy Marine Corps Relief Society, Air Force Aid Society and the Coast Guard Mutual Assistance). This partnership helps to provide financial assistance for emergency travel that requires the presence of the service member or his or her family, burial of a loved one, or with assistance that cannot wait until the next business day (food, temporary lodging, urgent medical needs, or the minimum amount required to avoid eviction, utility shut off, etc.).
To contract the Red Cross on Fort Campbell, call (270) 798-2171/2151.
Active-duty service members stationed in the United States and family members residing with them: Call 877-272-7337 (toll-free).
Family members who do not reside in the service members' household, members of the National Guard and Reserves, retirees and civilians: Call your local Red Cross chapter, which is listed in local telephone books and at http://www.redcross.org/where/where.html .
Active-duty service members and DoD civilians stationed overseas and family members residing with them: Call base or installation operators or the Red Cross office at the overseas location.
It is helpful to have the following information ready to give to the caseworker:
Service member’s

Full name
Rank/rating
Branch of service (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard)
Social Security Number or Date of Birth
Military address
Information about the deployed unit and home base unit (for deployed

Name*

Phone

Email*

City*

Notes