Provides emergency communication for military personnel and families

The American Red Cross of Chestnut Ridge serves more than 88,000 people in Indiana County. We help our community prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters big and small.
The Red Cross provides food and shelter in emergencies, assists members of our armed forces, their families, and veterans, teaches lifesaving CPR and First Aid skills, and more. All American Red Cross disaster assistance is free, made possible by voluntary donations of time and money from the American people.
The Greater Pennsylvania Region provides comfort and hope to thousands of people each year throughout our 50-county service area.
The American Red Cross is not a government agency and it relies on the generosity of the people of Western Pennsylvania to fulfill its mission to prevent and alleviate human suffering in the face of emergencies.

Provides free air transportation to patients and their families requiring medical treatment far from their place of residence and who, due to financial and /or inaccessibility, or physical limitations cannot utilize commercial air transportation. Provide compassion flights to those supporting an individual family member in need of medical care or for other humanitarian and compelling reasons. Also transports organs for transplant.

Angels for Armed Forces provides free flights for military personnel and veterans who need access to medical care and for family members who need to travel to visit injured service members. Member of the Homeland Security Emergency Transportation System and provides air services in times of national emergency.

Offers 24/7 emergency communications in the form of notification of death, illness, and birth. Provides counseling, access to emergency financial assistance, and other services.

Offers disaster preparedness and prevention education, health and safety education including CPR, First Aid, Babysitting, and Pet First Aid and Junior Red Cross Club. Maintains 24/7 Armed Forces Emergency services for military families and partners with the Red Cross Blood Services.

Provides food and shelter in emergency and disaster-related situations, assists members of our armed forces and their families, teaches lifesaving skills, lifesaving blood, health and safety services, international services

Ensures that service members, veterans and their families have worldwide, around-the-clock access to timely and reliable humanitarian services. Sends communications on behalf of family members who are facing emergencies or other important events to members of the U.S. armed forces serving all over the world. Provide access to vital services such as financial assistance, counseling, family support groups, and information and referrals to medical professionals

The American Red Cross offers a number of service to military families and veterans. Some of those services include:
· Emergency Communications â The American Red Cross Hero Care Center is available 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with two options for requesting assistance (online or by phone). You can initiate a request for Red Cross emergency assistance for members of the military currently serving on active duty by using the online self-service tool. Using a computer, smart phone or tablet, you can start a request for services and track its progress from anywhere in the world. Learn more by visiting redcross.org/get-help/military-families/emergency-communication.html or by calling 1-877-272-7337.
· Deployment Services â Whether your family is facing its first deployment or the next of many, the American Red Cross has developed workshops, information and support services to help you with the practical and emotional challenges.

Provides emergency-related services to service members and their family members.
Can help with:
- Immediate personal and family problems, with appropriate referrals when long-term counseling is required.
- Verifying the situation in the event of an emergency, critical accident, illness or death in a service member's immediate family and relaying an emergency leave request, if necessary, to proper military authorities
- Explaining government benefits, cutting through the red tape and getting needed assistance
- Counseling the family or service member on how to request either a humanitarian reassignment closer to home or a hardship discharge if a hardship exists within the immediate family that cannot be resolved by an emergency leave
- Counseling and representation regarding discharge review and military records
-Arranging for an interest-free loan or a grant for travel expenses when an emergency arises that requires the presence of the service member or his or her family. This fund, which may be author

The American Red Cross offers a number of service to military families and veterans. Some of those services include:
· Emergency Communications â The American Red Cross Hero Care Center is available 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with two options for requesting assistance (online or by phone). You can initiate a request for Red Cross emergency assistance for members of the military currently serving on active duty by using the online self-service tool. Using a computer, smart phone or tablet, you can start a request for services and track its progress from anywhere in the world. Learn more by visiting redcross.org/get-help/military-families/emergency-communication.html or by calling 1-877-272-7337.
· Deployment Services â Whether your family is facing its first deployment or the next of many, the American Red Cross has developed workshops, information and support services to help you with the practical and emotional challenges.

The American Red Cross offers a number of service to military families and veterans. Some of those services include:
· Emergency Communications â The American Red Cross Hero Care Center is available 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with two options for requesting assistance (online or by phone). You can initiate a request for Red Cross emergency assistance for members of the military currently serving on active duty by using the online self-service tool. Using a computer, smart phone or tablet, you can start a request for services and track its progress from anywhere in the world. Learn more by visiting redcross.org/get-help/military-families/emergency-communication.html or by calling 1-877-272-7337.
· Deployment Services â Whether your family is facing its first deployment or the next of many, the American Red Cross has developed workshops, information and support services to help you with the practical and emotional challenges.