Financial help possible for families of troops deployed on Ebola mission

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http://www.navytimes.com/article/20141020/NEWS/310200037/Financial-help-possible-families-troops-deployed-Ebola-mission

Financial help possible for families of troops deployed on Ebola mission
Oct. 20, 2014 - 12:41PM |
By Karen Jowers
Staff writer

Families of troops deployed to West Africa on the Ebola mission are eligible for emergency financial assistance from the nonprofit Operation Homefront on the same basis as those of troops deployed to combat zones such as Iraq and Afghanistan, officials announced.

“Our service members have shown enormous courage and flexibility to face any threat, and we are going to be equally flexible to ensure that while they are deployed for this humanitarian mission, we are back home taking care of their families,” said Tim Farrell, chief operating officer of the organization, in a statement announcing the policy. Operation Homefront is making the move in recognition of “the unique stress that these deployments will present our military families,” Farrell said.

The nonprofit provides emergency assistance in the form of grants — not loans — with the assistance generally paid directly to the service providers. For example, if a military family is having difficulty paying a utilities bill, Operation Homefront will pay the utility company directly. Other types of emergency assistance pay for food, car and home repair, and rent and mortgage payments.
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Families of deployed service members can apply for assistance online at OperationHomefront.net or by calling 877-264-3968.