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Causes: Military & Veterans Organizations, Veterans
Mission: Support airmen and enhance the air force mission by relieving emergency financial distress, helping families achieve their educational goals, and improving the quality of air force life. In 2017, the society spent $15. 1 million in direct support to airmen.
Programs: Education assistance - the general henry "hap" arnold education grant program provides needs-based education grants to children and spouses of airmen. In 2017, the society awarded $6 million in grants to 2,297 students to help pay for college. An additional 93 students received $213,000 in merit-based scholarships aimed at the highest achieving incoming freshmen. Scholarship selection is based on a student's gpa in addition to a written essay. In addition to grants, the society also provided up $1,000 per student in no interest loans to help defray additional costs for school books and supplies. In 2017, $77,000 in supplemental education loans were issued.
emergency assistance (ea) - the ea program continues to be the top priority for the society as it aims to relieve the financial pressures on airmen and their families by assisting with immediate needs in an emergency. Support is provided through no-interest loans and grants, depending on each individual circumstance. Ea is provided for basic living expenses, emergency travel, vehicle repairs, funeral costs, medical/dental costs, child/respite care, and moving expenses. Air force families can also receive support developing a family budget to help maintain control over their finances after the assistance is provided. In 2017, $6 million in non-interest loans and $1. 5 million in grants were paid out in support of over 13,672 airmen.
community programs - the society supports several base-level programs aimed at improving the quality of life for air force families. $574,000 was spent to fund our childcare programs: give parents a break, childcare for pcs moves, and childcare for volunteers. Approximately 14,500 children were cared for in 2017. Bundles for babies provides expecting families information on budgeting for the impact of a new baby while proving resources to help the family along the way. $210,000 was spent to provide attendees of the program a $50 gift card. The spouse employment program provided entry-level training to over 700 af spouses during the year, spending $286,000. Other programs supported by the society in 2017 were the car care and heartlink programs.