Due to all of the recent military action, your Greater Erie County Red Cross Chapter will be accepting inquiries about emergency information needed to reach loved ones in the armed forces. Emergency (eg. family birth, illness, death) information will be forwarded to Red Cross National Headquarters then passed to the respective military base. The Chapter's AFES will also be available to locate loved ones whose family are unaware of their location. The Chapter requests that inquiries be limited to close family members (parents, children, siblings). To make an inquiry about your family member, call (814) 833-0942 or go directly to the national Red Cross Web site.

Armed Forces Emergency Services
information for military service members and their families

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An independent support group, Freedom's Families, meets every third Thursday of the month at the chapter, 4961 Pittsburgh Avenue, at 7:00 p.m. Please contact Kim Hofstetter at (814) 825-8918 or by e-mail.