New American Red Cross Phone number for Military members

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Beginning June 13, 2011, at 8:00 a.m. EDT, all military members and their
families can use one number- 877-272-7337 (U.S. Toll Free) to send an urgent
message to a service member. The change means that all military members and
their families can use this single number to
initiate an emergency communication, regardless of where they live.

Sherri Brown, Senior Vice President for Service to the Armed Forces said "U.S.
military personnel and their families can remain confident that the Red Cross
will be there to keep them connected when there is a crisis at home."

 

A call to 877-272-7337 allows Red Cross emergency communications services to put
military personnel in touch with their families
following the death or serious illness of an immediate family member, the birth
of a service member's child or grandchild or when a family
faces other emergencies. Additional Red Cross services such as case management
and emergency financial assistance also are available.

 

For those stationed overseas, the three options for calling will remain the
same: calling 877-272-7337 direct, accessing the number through a military
operator, or calling the local Red Cross station.

 

The Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces program provides assistance to more
than 2 million service members and many of the nation's 24 million veterans. The
Red Cross provides emergency communications linking service members with their
families during time of crisis; comfort and care in military and veterans
medical facilities; access to financial assistance in partnership with the
military aid societies; information and referral and assistance to veterans.

 

http://www.redcross.org/portal/site/en/menuitem.94aae335470e233f6cf...