American Red Cross

Abstract

The American Red Cross is a volunteer-led, humanitarian institution that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief, and education inside the Unites States. Its service to the Armed Forces branch provides support to the Unites States military, veteran and their families. Through this program, the American Red Cross provides emergency communications and supports military and veteran hospitals and health care facilities, as well as providing social services to active duty military members, National Guard and Reservists, veteran, and their family members. The American Red Cross provides these services through employees and volunteers who are stationed alongside the military, on military installations worldwide, in areas of conflict or other forward deployed areas, such as Kuwait and Djibouti, and through a network of more than 260 chapters nationwide supporting service members, veterans, and their families who are located on or near a military installation. Other services include travel assistance, distribution of personal comfort items, support to families of combat casualties, information and referral to military families and deployment support training.

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Jul 27, 2022
Source ID
HQ00342210009

Entities

People

  • Teresa Redd

Organizations

  • American Red Cross
  • Office of the Secretary of Defense
  • Washington Headquarters Services

Tags

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.