Military and Veteran Caregiver Network: The Military and Veteran Caregiver Network (MVCN) offers peerbased support and services to connect those providing care to service members and veterans living with wounds, illnesses, injuries and/or aging.
The San Diego Veterans Coalition salutes the Red Cross of San Diego and Imperial Counties, Serving Those Who Served! In San Diego, and beyond, the American Red Cross helps members of the military, veterans and their families prepare for, cope with, and respond to the challenges of military service. Each year, the American Red Cross of San Diego and Imperial Counties proudly provides thousands of services to the local military and veteran community through Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces. From the First Day of Enlistment, service members and their families are eligible for Red Cross assistance, including: Emergency Services: The Red Cross delivers verified messages during emergencies at home, and provides access to financial assistance and resources. The American Red Cross Hero Care Center is available 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with two options for requesting assistance: online and by phone. For more information, visit redcross.org herocarenetwork. To speak to a Red Cross Emergency Communications Specialist call: 1-877-272-7337. Information and Referral Services: The Red Cross offers confidential services to all members of the military, veterans, and their families by connecting them with local, state and national resources through its network of chapters in communities across the United States and offices on military installations worldwide. Local Red Cross offices develop and maintain relationships with key community partners. Military families rely on the Red Cross to help them identify their needs and connect them to the most appropriate resources. This key service ranges from responding to emergency needs for food, clothing, and shelter, referrals to counseling services (e.g., financial, legal, mental health), respite care for caregivers, and other resources that meet the unique needs of local military members, veterans and their families. 58
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For general information on the MVCN, email info.mvcn@redcross.org. More information can also be found on Facebook at facebook.com/MilVetCaregiver, Twitter at @MilVetCaregiver and Instagram: @milvetcaregivernetwork VA Hospital Programs: Red Cross volunteers work in military hospitals and clinic programs to provide comfort, build morale and enhance therapy programs. Veterans Services: The Red Cross offers confidential services to all veterans and their families by connecting them with local, state and national resources through our network of chapters in communities across the United States and offices on military installations worldwide. The American Red Cross of San Diego and Imperial Counties develops and maintains relationships with key community partners. Veterans and their families rely on the Red Cross to help them identify their needs and connect them to the most appropriate resources. These vital services range from responding to emergency needs for food, clothing, and shelter, referrals to counseling services (e.g., financial, legal, jobs, mental health), information on veterans cemeteries and burial benefits, and other resources that meet the unique needs of local veterans and their families. Mind-Body Workshops: Mind-Body workshops help participants learn healing techniques using MindBody skills. Mind-Body Workshops offer an alternative method of healing that engages both the mind and body to address common stress reactions that occur within military families and communities. Get to Know Us Before You Need Us: The Red Cross assures military families that help is always available, providing important information at pre-deployment briefings and other outreach events. Through the Red Cross ‘Get To Know Us Before You Need Us’ program, the Red Cross meets with enlistees and their families to share how services can help before, during and after deployment. Coping with Deployments: Whether a family is facing its first deployment or the next of many, the Red Cross has developed workshops, information and support services to help military families with the practical and emotional challenges of deployments and extended periods of separation.
