PART IV

CHAPTER 23

VETERANS' AND RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS

423.1 Financial Assistance.-(a) The American Red Cross provides financial assistance to servicemen, disabled ex-servicemen, and their dependents, and the dependents of deceased servicemen, on the basis of need and within the following limitations:

(1) Citizenship, settlement, or legal residence is not required to be eligible for financial assistance.

(2) Financial assistance may be given for basic maintenance, such as food, shelter, fuel, clothing, household utilities and necessities, and incidental medical supplies and services as well as for nonrecurring needs which are essential to health and welfare, including medical and hospital care, transportation, burial, and other expenses.

(3) Basic maintenance will be provided during

(A) Temporary period pending the first receipt of family allowances, allotments or officers' pay;

(B) Temporary period when initial action is being taken on disability claims, death claims, or compensation, to which disabled ex-servicemen, their dependents, and the dependents of deceased servicemen may be entitled; or,

(C) During periods when payments in (A) or (B) above are delayed or interrupted.

(b) The Army Emergency Relief may offer temporary financial relief to dependents of soldiers who die in active service. Inquiries may be addressed to any Army post commanding officer of the service command in which such dependents are now residing.

(c) The Navy Relief Society limits relief to dependent widows, minor orphan children, or truly dependent mothers of deceased personnel of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. Inquiries should be made of the commandant of the naval district in which the dependents are now residing.

423.2 Assistance for Dependents.-(a) The American Legion assists in military burial of veterans; helps to prepare and present claims before the Veterans' Administration; may afford aid, in extreme cases, to orphans of veterans.

(b) The Disabled American Veterans assists the family in making arrangements for funeral and military burial of veteran; helps

prepare, present, and prosecute claims to the Veterans' Adminis tration through its local and national organizations.

(c) The Veterans of Foreign Wars assist in military burial of veterans; offers needed relief to widows and orphans; gives aid in preparing and presenting claims to the Veterans' Administration: maintains a home in Eaton Rapids, Mich., for widows and orphans of veterans.

(d) In most towns and cities will be found a Salvation Army Corps committee which has available facilities for feeding and housing needy veterans.

423.3 Family Welfare Association.-The Family Welfare Association provides assistance to the veteran through counseling for adjustment to civilian life; helping disabled veterans to understand medical and psychiatric recommendations; assuming responsibility for immediate care, when necessary, because of sudden or acute mental or physical illness, or other crisis requiring protection of adults or children; assisting in family problems and the adjustment of the family to the veteran; and providing financial assistance in certain individual cases when such assistance is necessary in carrying out any of the services outlined above.