SAF Program

Military members or family members who need immediate assistance please call our 24-hour hotline at 1-877-272-7337.

American Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces (SAF) helps military members and their families cope with separation and other special needs related to service in the armed forces. Services include around-the-clock, around-the-world communication between military members and their families; neutral, impartial assistance; independent verification of emergency situations; access to financial assistance and referrals for emergency needs; and pre-deployment briefings.

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Red Cross volunteers deliver stockings to vets in the hospital

Just a few days before Christmas, Red Cross volunteers from distributed 155 stockings and goodie bags to veterans in nursing homes in Anson, Stanly and Union counties. American Legion Post #27 Ladies Auxiliary partnered with the Red Cross by donating items for the stockings/bags and made delivery to 35 veterans in Union County. | Read More

SAF volunteers help military families over the holidays

Our volunteers delivered holiday decorations, holiday cards and holiday gifts to military members and organizations! | Read More

December Activities

Our volunteers have been busy this month spreading cheer to military members and their families. We've stuffed stockings, sent holiday greetings, helped children make decorations and oh-so-much-more! | Read More

About SAF

The Service to the Armed Forces program dates back to the establishment of the American Red Cross by Clara Barton in May 1881. Not only did the “Angel of the Battlefield” risk her life tending to soldiers wounded in the Civil War, she bolstered their morale by writing letters for them to send to their families. Today’s American Red Cross workers proudly carry on this tradition through the SAF program, which serves as a critical line of communication between the U.S Armed Forces and their families.   | Learn more about SAF.