AFSC helps in many ways:

• We provide financial assistance to military families. For example, we have purchased back-to-school supplies, paid energy bills, provided emergency cash assistance, and the like.
• We provide financial assistance to veterans. In the past, for example, we have paid rent for disabled veterans on numerous occasions, provided emergency cash assistance, purchased a motorized scooter and electric wheelchair for a chapter of Disabled American Veterans, etc.
• We send care packages and cards/letters to deployed Armed Forces personnel. AFSC's resources are used in this effort, and we also mobilize others within the community to take part.
• Sometimes we are able to assist our clients simply by providing information or making referrals to other agencies or organizations.
• We educate the public as to the sacrifices made on our behalf by our Armed Forces personnel and their families, and encourage people to show their support in concrete ways. We do this by:
  • Media (newspapers, radio, television)
  • Making speeches to groups
  • Planning events, such as AMERICA'S WARRIORS REMEMBER. At these programs, students are able to hear veterans of various wars talk about their experiences.
• We distribute information that we believe would be of interest to military families or the public in general.
• We plan events to honor our military personnel (past & present) and their families, such as our annual Armed Forces Day Reception.
• We collaborate in various ways with other agencies/organizations whose missions are compatible with our own.
• We are the friendly voice on the other end of the phone and the willing listener. We are a warm hug and the open arms of compassion for the military families who have sacrificed so much for us in the past, and for those who continue to do so.
• We try to stay flexible, because needs are changing all the time.