- Financial Assistance — Financial assistance to individuals and households affected by federally declared natural disasters. - The Hero Care Network — Emergency shelter, feeding, and basic assistance during disasters.
What it is
The American Red Cross USVI is a humanitarian organization that provides emergency disaster relief and support to individuals and military families in the U.S. Virgin Islands. They offer financial assistance, emergency shelter, feeding services, and specialized support through programs like the Hero Care Network for military members and their families.
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Non Profit
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Programs
- Financial Assistance
- Program Description: Thanks to the generosity of Red Cross donors, Red Cross is able to provide financial assistance to individuals and households affected by federally declared natural disasters. After a disaster is declared, the Red Cross begins collecting information from households who believe they are eligible and want to receive assistance. This helps them prioritize outreach to those with the greatest ongoing needs.
- Eligibility: To be eligible, applicants must generally meet all of the following criteria:
- Your pre-disaster primary residence is in a confirmed disaster-impacted area
- You are the head of household and are not listed as a household member on any other Expanded Recovery Assistance application
- Your primary residence was damaged, or you are currently displaced due to the disaster
- Your total annual income is at or below 135% of the current Federal Poverty Guidelines, based on household size
- You need financial assistance for confirmed and current unmet recovery needs resulting from the disaster
- Your identity and proof of residence details are confirmed
- Application: Form becomes available post disaster
- Website:
American Red Cross
- Hero Care Network
- Program Description: Financial assistance from military aid societies may be available to active-duty service members of the U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard, military retirees, medically retired servicemen/women and their eligible family members. Assistance can include funds for emergency travel, burial of a loved one, emergency food and shelter, etc. Although the Red Cross facilitates the money transfer, the military aid societies will ultimately determine the type of aid, amount and specific package details.
- Eligibility: You may be eligible to receive emergency financial assistance from the military aid societies if you are:
- An active-duty service member
- A member of an activated National Guard or Reserve unit
- An immediate family member (spouse, parents, children, siblings, in loco parentis) of a service member in the above two categories
- A military retiree or spouse/widow(er) of a retiree
- A veteran (unless medically retired)
- A member of the Reserve/National Guard (unless on active-duty orders for more than 30 days)
- Website: View Website
- Application:
- Call the Hero Care Center toll free at +1-877-272-7337 to speak with a Hero Care Specialist
- Download the FREE Hero Care App to submit emergency communications, apply for financial assistance, and access vital emergency and non-emergency resources. Download it on the App Store, get it at Google Play, or text "GETHEROCARE" to 90999.
- Submit a Request Online using a computer, smartphone or tablet to initiate a request for services and track its progress from anywhere in the world.
- Website:
Please note: Submitting a form does not guarantee assistance— Red Cross can only serve a limited number of households. If you submit a form, the American Red Cross may contact you to complete an application. They will review your application for eligibility, and approved households will receive a set assistance amount to support their ongoing recovery needs.
You are ineligible to receive emergency financial assistance if you are: