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The Red Cross relays urgent messages containing accurate, factual, complete and verified descriptions of the emergency to service members stationed anywhere in the world, including on ships at sea and at embassies and remote locations, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Red Cross-verified information assists service members and commanding officers with making a decision regarding emergency leave.

Provides services to military families. Red Cross workers in hundreds of chapters and on military installations offer a brief departing service to service members and their families regarding available support services and also explain how the Red Cross may assist them during the deployment. Both active duty and community-based military can count on the Red Cross to provide emergency communications that link them with their families back home, access to financial assistance, counseling and assistance to veterans.

Provides emergency communications, access to emergency financial assistance, information and referral, veteran's assistance and aid in the field where Red Cross workers are deployed to serve with America's military for both active duty and community-based military. Services are available to all members of the armed forces, and to their families.

The Charlottesville Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) provides Primary Care, Mental Health and some specialty care services to Veterans in the Charlottesville area. The Charlottesville CBOC is part of the Hunter Holmes McGuire VAMC network.

Provides comprehensive healthcare services to the military community.

Provide basic medical and preventative care, health education, mental health services, addiction counseling, comprehensive women's health care and nutritional counseling to eligible veterans. Referral services are provided for those who require specialized care.

Healthcare programs for veteran women that include gynecology services, primary care, breast exams and mammography, and menopause treatment. Mental health services such as post traumatic stress disorder treatment are also available to women.

Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center is to provide health care to the nation’s heroes and their families.

Provides primary care and mental health outpatient services to veterans and their families.

Emporia CBOC provides outpatient Primary Care and Mental Health services.

Provides health care for homeless veterans. Services include: registration for the Veterans Administration (VA) Medical Center; access to residential treatment programs; request for copy of DD-214 and other military records; assistance with discharge upgrades; information regarding VA compensation and pension information and community resource referrals.

Provides primary care and mental health outpatient services to veterans and their families.

Assists military connected families and service members to resolve a variety of stress-causing situations. This is accomplished through the use of problem-solving and crisis intervention skills, reporting and communication services and appropriate referral skills. Emergency Communication In the event of an emergency, critical accident, illness, or death in a service member's immediate family, the Red Cross verifies the situation and relays an emergency leave request to proper military authorities. It is then up to the commanding officer to decide whether or not to grant leave. Health and Welfare Inquiries Sometimes, a long time with no word from the service member can become worrisome. The Red Cross, through our worldwide communication network, can communicate with the installation or ship. Also, service members can request the same services related to families back home. The Red Cross chapter may also provide services related to referral, advocacy, humanitarian reassignment, and emergency financial assistance. When calling for assistance, very helpful to have available service member's service number, MILITARY address and birth date and rank and rate.

This program will send, deliver and verify messages between military members and their families. The mission of this program is to support and supplement those activities of the military that affect the health, welfare, and morale of service members and their families.

Provides 24-hour assistance for those in the military and their family members.

Offers information and referral to military personnel and their families. Provides Newcomer briefings for troops and family members. Also provides airport service centers and new spouse orientations.

Information needed to send Red Cross Messages: Service member's name, rank/rate, social security, and military command (to include APO/FPO if applicable), Nature of emergency, Name of individual who is sick, etc. Relationship of that individual to service member, Name of hospital, funeral home, etc. where the situation can be verified. Telephone number for verification source if available, If outside the local vicinity, name and phone number of a point of contact in the area where the emergency has occurred.

Provides assistance to service members, family members, and retirees based on needs. Services include short-term mental health counseling, financial counseling, relocation assistance, transition assistance, spousal employment assistance, and I & R. Also provides pro-active educational programs, one-on-one counseling, group programs, family counseling.

Provide funds to help with a wide range of financial needs. Common situations include: Food, rent/mortgage, utilities, essential home repairs Establishing a new residence, including security and utility deposits Car expenses, such as repairs and insurance deductibles Medical expenses Military pay shortage / delayed entitlements Funeral expenses

The Victim Advocacy Program (VAP) provides emergency and follow-up support services to adult victims of domestic abuse. Advocacy services are available to Service members, their current or former spouses, an individual with whom the Service member shares a child, and significant others of Service members who live together.

This program provides eligible Veterans with access to Granting Freedom funds, which can be used to improve housing for veterans with a service-related disability, including installing ramps and other housing improvements designed to increase accessibility. Program staff assist veterans with applying for funds and monitor progress as projects are completed. The program also provides limited utility assistance for veterans at risk of utility shutdown/disconnection.

Provides a social club for war veterans and their families. For Virginia American Legion Post locations, please visit the web site and click on Post Locator.

The Virginia Army National Guard Family Assistance Center provides 6 essential services to service members and their families regardless of branch of service or activation status: TRICARE assistance, ID Cards/DEERS assistance, financial assistance and referral, legal assistance and referral, community outreach and referral, and crisis intervention and referral.

Provides direct support to individuals and families who are victims of domestic violence and/or sexual assault (primarily adult victims but including the non-offending parent in child abuse cases) by providing crisis intervention, education and resources, ensuring victim safety, pre-trial, trial and post-trial support, promoting healthy family interactions and reducing risk factors to family maltreatment.

Provides information, referral and resources for military service members and their families on any needs - military or civilian; answer questions concerning, but not limited to: adoption, child care, education, EFMP/ special needs, financial assistance, health care, housing, legal services, military benefits, non-support, relocation, ombudsmen, parenting programs, recreation, support groups, etc. Services also provided for family advocacy [FAP] (child abuse & neglect, spouse abuse, domestic violence) and sexual assault prevention and response [SAPR]. Workshops include those on anger management, stress management, parenting issues, New Spouse orientation (on-line at CNIC only), Foreign Born Spouse Connection; FAP and SAPR education requirements for the military, and other topics. We also have a New Parent Support program where services are available for expectant parents and parents of new babies and children up to age 3. Our New Parent Support staff member is available in our Oceana office, 433-2912.