Service to Armed Forces

Before alerting our chapter of your situation, please have the following bits of information ready to give to the Red Cross personnel responding to your call:
1.) SS# of the Active Duty Member
2.) The Military Address Where Deployed
3.) Verification of your Emergency

This information will help speed up the time it takes Red Cross to respond.

Here are the services that our chapter provides:

Emergency Communication

In the event of an emergency, critical accident, illness or death in a service member's immediate family, you should alert your local Red Cross. The Acadiana Area Chapter of the American Red Cross is equipped to verify the situation and relay emergency leave request, if necessary, to the proper military authorities. It is then up to the commanding officer to decide whether or not to grant leave.

Emergency Financial Assistance

When a financial emergency arises in the home of a service member, the service member can apply for a no-interest loan or grant through Red Cross. These funds are made available by the military aid societies. They may be authorized for other emergencies as well and are disbursed on the basis of need. Referrals to specialized sources of help are also available to service members.

These Red Cross services, and more, are available to service members and their families 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.