Military Family Relief Assistance Program offered in Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania House Veterans Affairs & Emergency Preparedness Committee has unanimously approved two bills that will both extend and improve upon and expand the Military Family Relief Assistance Program.

Unfortunately the economic downturn has put additional pressure on hard working, courageous military service members and their families. Some may now be in financial peril. This Military Family Relief Assistance Program serves as a last-chance safety net to military members.

The assistance program, which is managed by the Pennsylvania state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, assists both Pennsylvania military personnel as well as their families with free grants of up to $2,500 annually to provide shelter, food, and other necessities in times of financial hardship. The assistance program expires in November 2010, but it has historically been expanded.