Pvt Charles J Shutt Detachment VAVS

Founded in 1904, the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society is a private non-profit charitable organization. It is sponsored by the Department of the Navy and operates nearly 250 offices ashore and afloat at Navy and Marine Corps bases throughout the world. The Society was incorporated in the District of Columbia and has its headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. It is managed by a Board of Directors whose members are active duty or retired members of the Naval Services, or spouses of active duty or retired members of the Naval Services.

The mission of the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society is to provide, in partnership with the Navy and Marine Corps, financial, educational, and other assistance to members of the Naval Services of the United States, eligible family members, and survivors when in need; and to receive and manage funds to administer these programs.

The Society can help:

* Active duty and retired Navy and Marine Corps personnel
* Eligible family members of the personnel listed above
* Eligible family members of Navy and Marine Corps personnel who died on active duty or in a retired status
* Reservists on extended active duty
* Indigent mothers (65 years or older) of deceased servicemembers who have limited resources and no family to provide for their welfare
* Ex-spouses "20-20-20" (unremarried former spouses whose marriage to a servicemember lasted for at least 20 years while the servicemember was on active duty)
* Uniformed members of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and their eligible family members.

find out more here: http://www.nmcrs.org