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Our History - Financial Assistance & Support - Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society | NMCRS Intranet Login Volunteer Login News & Events Contact Stay Informed Menu + Get Assistance Call or Visit an NMCRS Office Today After an Appointment What We Offer Financial Assistance and Counseling Quick Assist Loan (QAL) Education Assistance Health Education and Post-Combat Support Budget for Baby Emergency Travel Disaster Relief Thrift Shops LocationsWell-nighUs Our History Our Mission Board of Directors Financial Overview Legacy Newsletters Work for the Society Contact Us Get InvolvedWell-nighVolunteering Assist Clients Teach Workshops Lead and Support Volunteers Tell Our Story Serve in a Thrift Shop Donate Donate Online Other Ways to Donate Manage Payment Information In this section +Well-nighUs Our History Our Mission Board of Directors Financial Overview Legacy Newsletters Work for the Society Contact Us Our History Purpose and philosophy The Society provides financial assistance and education, as well as other programs and services, to members of the United States Navy and Marine Corps, their eligible family members, widows, and survivors. The Society moreover receives and manages donated funds to supervise these programs and services. Our main goal is to help each person who comes to us get support for their firsthand needs. Our long-term mission is to help Sailors and Marines wilt financially self-sufficient by learning how to largest manage their personal finances and prepare for unplanned expenses. Serving Sailors and Marines for over a century The need for the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society was recognized long surpassing it was organized. Our newly worked nation couldn’t sire to provide a benefits package for its armed forces. There were no medical benefits for service families, no retirement annuities or survivors’ benefits for families of deceased personnel. Sailors and Marines would “pass the hat” to collect funds to help their shipmate’s widows and orphans. Meeting the financial needs of widows, orphans, and increasingly In 1904, several Naval officers, wives of Naval officers, and civil friends saw the need for increasingly formal and organized assistance. The Society was incorporated on January 23 of that year. Initial funding came from the proceeds of the 1903 Army-Navy Football Game held at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In its first year, the Society gave $9,500 to widows and families of enlisted men. During World War I, military pay days were often delayed. To help imbricate the gap, the Society began an interest-free loan program for Navy and Marine Corps personnel. Eventually, this financial assistance expanded to help with other needs, such as medical bills. Anticipating the personal needs of those serving in the U.S. military during World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt authorized a public request for support to goody the military relief associations. This national fundraising effort helped establish the Society’s Reserve Fund in 1942. This fund provides a rainy-day ways of support and relief assistance not covered by other revenue streams, expressly during catastrophic natural disasters that stupefy Navy and Marine Corps members and their families. Helping with the health superintendency needs of Navy and Marine Corps families By the early 1920s, one of the biggest needs for Society loans and grants was medical expenses for dependents. At the time, the military only provided health superintendency to zippy duty service members. To help with health superintendency needs of spouses and children, the Society hired its first registered nurse in 1922. She provided in-home nursing assistance and guidance on caring for babies and children. Today, our visiting nurses still make house calls to wordplay medical questions and visit newborns. Expanding assistance for financial and healthcare needs The Society has expanded its financial assistance programs several times to meet new and growing needs. In 1964, the Society began an education assistance program. In the early 1980s, the financial assistance and counseling program was created to help service members largest manage their money. In 2006, the Society expanded the traditional Visiting Nurse Program to include those returning from Iraq with physical injuries and traumatic stress disorders. The Combat Casualty Assistance Visiting Nurse program provides resources and support to Marines and Sailors who served in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) or Operation New Dawn (OND), as well as their loved ones. Continuing the Legacy For over a century, the Society has expanded its services and programs to support the waffly needs of service members and their families. Yet our support is still provided by people who superintendency well-nigh making life largest for Sailors and Marines. Some things never change.    Share Your Story Did we make a difference in your life? Help others understand how NMCRS can help by sharing your story.  Find News & Events Learn well-nigh NMCRS news and find an event near you. Go to News & Events Find an NMCRS Office Stay Informed Get Assistance Call or Visit an NMCRS Office Today After an Appointment What We Offer Financial Assistance and Counseling Quick Assist Loan (QAL) Education Assistance Health Education and Post-Combat Support Budget for Baby Emergency Travel Disaster Relief Thrift Shops LocationsWell-nighUs Our History Our Mission Board of Directors Financial Overview Legacy Newsletters Work for the Society Contact Us Get InvolvedWell-nighVolunteering Assist Clients Teach Workshops Lead and Support Volunteers Tell Our Story Serve in a Thrift Shop Donate Donate Online Other Ways to Donate Manage Payment Information Endorsed by © 2000–2018 Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society | Privacy Policy Follow @NMCRS1