Service to Armed Forces
The Red Cross provides military support by: 
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American Red Cross military case workers are available 24 hours a day.
Please call: 1 (877) 272-7337
- Ensuring members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families receive timely and reliable emergency communications, emergency financial assistance, and case management services, 24 hours a day, worldwide.
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Delivering pre-deployment briefings to inform members of U.S Armed Forces and their families of their resources while on active duty.
The Services to the Armed Forces program is pleased to announce the award of another Grant for Fiscal Year 2011. We will be continuing many of last year’s programs:
• Operation Canteen (troop return support)
• Honor Flight (WWII veterans return to D.C. for one day)
• Youth Programs for Yellow Ribbon Meetings
• Volunteer Support to the VA Hospital
This year we will be piloting new programs:
• CPR/FA and Babysitting/BAT courses to families of deployed troops
• VETSROLL (WWII and Korean veterans bussed to D.C. war memorials)
• Veterans Clubs to open at local colleges/universities
• Transplant Outreach Program VA Hospital
• Building continued volunteer and departmental support to the VA Hospital
Check out the "Volunteers Needed" for job descriptions as we add jobs weekly. If you would like to join us in our work, please contact Mary Liz Murphy, SAF Coordinator at 608-232-5822 or mmurphy@arcbadger.org.
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