The American Red Cross Armed Forces Emergency Services supports members of the military and their families by linking military personnel to their families back home, mobilizing Red Cross workers into or near areas of conflict, performing outreach to members of the National Guard and Reserves and their families, and providing social services to veterans. Today's American Red Cross is keeping pace with the changing military. Using the latest in computer and telecommunications technology, the Red Cross sends communications on behalf of family members who are facing emergencies or other important events to members of the U.S. Armed Forces serving all over the world. Armed Forces Emergency Services personnel work in nearly 900 chapters in the United States, on 79 military installations around the world, and with our troops in Kuwait, Afghanistan and Iraq, providing services to 1.4 million active duty personnel and their families, as well as 1.2 million members of the National Guard and the Reserves and their families. These communications are delivered around-the-clock, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Locally, the Red Cross continues to provide emergency communication to military members: Coordinated 6 volunteer caseworkers that were on-call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to deliver messages from loved ones at home to their military member stationed elsewhere. Facilitated 274 emergency messages to more than 548 service members and their families. Provided critical information to Over 4,000 service members about how to use our communication services. Administered and disbursed $7,486 Homefront Response Funds to military families facing hardships due to deployment of family members.