JACKSONVILLE — Wounded Warrior Project and Operation Homefront will extend emergency financial assistance to military service members and veterans active on or after Sept. 11, 2001.
Assistance applies to those and their families with a no-fault, service-related physical or mental injury, illness or wound. Emergency assistance comes from cash grants to service providers. Operation Homefront fulfills the requests with the project’s funding.
The grants cover basic needs including food, rent and utilities. Candidates who can prove a financial need exists may apply for assistance at www.OperationHomefront.net.
Operation Homefront is a national nonprofit that provides emergency assistance to service members’ families. It has met more than 590,000 military families’ needs since its 2002 inception.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Emergency financial assistance available for wounded warriors