AER 2011 Annual Report - Army Emergency Relief
AER 2011 Annual Report - Army Emergency Relief
AER 2011 Annual Report - Army Emergency Relief
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Caring for Families of the Fallen<br />
In 2003, <strong>AER</strong> saw the need to provide lifetime benefits counseling for surviving Family<br />
Members of Soldiers who died on active duty.<br />
We found that the best way to provide this service was to partner with The Armed Forces<br />
Service Corporation and the <strong>Army</strong>, Air Force Mutual Aid Association. Both companies<br />
have extensive experience with the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Social Security<br />
Administration and the Department of Defense .<br />
In <strong>2011</strong>, <strong>AER</strong> provided 211 surviving spouses with memberships for lifetime benefits<br />
counseling at a cost of $220,900. Since the program’s inception <strong>AER</strong> has provided 2,788<br />
lifetime counseling memberships at a total cost of $2.3 million.<br />
The Department of Defense assumed responsibility for this program in November <strong>2011</strong>.<br />
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