ARMY EMERGENCY RELIEF
Programs
Financial Assistance for Army Community
IN 2024, ARMY EMERGENCY RELIEF DISTRIBUTED $13.6 MILLION IN GRANTS AND $49.7 MILLION IN ZERO-INTEREST LOANS TO HELP MORE THAN 31,000 SOLDIERS, RETIRED SOLDIERS, AND THEIR FAMILIES. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WAS DELIVERED ACROSS FIVE AREAS OF SUPPORT AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE WELL-BEING OF THE ARMY COMMUNITY. THE FIVE AREAS OF SUPPORT INCLUDE: CARE DURING A CRISIS, BASIC NEEDS & HOUSING, HEALTH & WELLNESS, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SUPPORT. THE LARGEST CATEGORY OF THE FIVE WAS CARE DURING A CRISIS AT $5.2 MILLION. THIS CONSISTED OF $2.3 MILLION FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSES, WHICH INCLUDED EMERGENCY TRAVEL, FUNERAL EXPENSES AND SAFE TRAVEL FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THE OTHER $2.9 MILLION COVERED NATURAL DISASTER RELIEF AND OTHER CRITICAL LIFE EVENTS. THE SECOND-LARGEST CATEGORY WAS BASIC NEEDS AND HOUSING AT $2.8 MILLION, WHICH INCLUDED PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION MOVES; FOOD; HOUSING, INCLUDING SUPPORT WITH RENT; UTILITIES; AND SMALL HOUSE REPAIRS. AER'S THIRD BIGGEST CATEGORY WAS $1.3 MILLION FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COVERING SPOUSE RELICENSING, RECERTIFICATIONS AND CAREER SKILLS PROGRAM SUPPORT. AER ALSO PROVIDED CRITICAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE UNDER HEALTH AND WELLNESS AT $1.1 MILLION, WHICH COVERED DENTAL CARE, SPECIAL-NEEDS MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, AUSTERE LOCATION SUPPORT, CRANIAL HELMETS AND WOUNDED WARRIOR SUPPORT. THE NEXT GRANT CATEGORY WAS FAMILY SUPPORT WITH AER DISBURSING $500,000 FOR THINGS LIKE CHILDCARE, PATERNITY LEAVE AND IMMIGRATION FEES.IN ADDITION, AER HAS TWO DEBT RELIEF CATEGORIES OF SUPPORT FOR A TOTAL OF $2.7 MILLION. THE FIRST CATEGORY OF DEBT RELIEF EQUALING $1.9 MILLION ASSISTED SOLDIERS TRYING TO REDUCE THEIR DEBT BY SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETEING AER'S FINANCIAL LITERACY TRAINING. OVER 5,000 SOLDIERS PASSED THE TRAINING AND RECEIVED REDUCTIONS IN THEIR LOAN BALANCE TO HELP ACHIEVE FINANCIAL STABILITY. THE SECOND CATEGORY OF DEBT FORGIVENESS WAS LOAN BALANCES AT $800,000 FOR SOLDIERS FACING HARDSHIPS OR OTHER VALID CIRCUMSTANCES. AER CAREFULLY REVIEWED EACH SOLDIER'S FINANCIAL CASE AND MADE A DETERMINATION IF THE LOANS WOULD CAUSE TO MUCH STRESS AND BECOME A DETRIMENT TO THE ARMY MISSION. BOTH REDUCTIONS IN DEBT FURTHER DEMONSTRATES AER'S COMMITMENT TO HELPING RELIEVE FINANCIAL STRESS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$18.4MArmy Emergency Relief Scholarships
ARMY EMERGENCY RELIEF SUPPORTS EDUCATION THROUGH TWO KEY SCHOLARSHIP INITIATIVES, ASSISTING 2,461 STUDENTS PURSUING THEIR FIRST UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES AT A COST OF $8.87 MILLION IN 2024. THE MAJOR GENERAL JAMES URSANO PROGRAM IS FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN OF ACTIVE DUTY AND RETIRED SOLDIERS, WHILE THE MRS. PATTY SHINSEKI PROGRAM IS FOR SPOUSES OF ACTIVE DUTY AND RETIRED SOLDIERS. AER ALSO PAYS THE COMPLETE COST OF COLLEGE FOR SPOUSES AND CHILDREN OF VICTIMS OF THE 9/11 ATTACK ON THE PENTAGON: EIGHT STUDENTS, THREE UNDERGRADUATE AND FIVE IN GRADUATE PROGRAMS. AER AWARDED A TOTAL OF $357,000 IN 2024 AS PART OF THE PENTAGON VICTIMS SCHOLARSHIP FUND AND OVER $4.8 MILLION HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO 38 CHILDREN AND 10 SPOUSES SINCE INCEPTION.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$9.9M
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