Must reside in a low-income military or Veteran household (see specific criteria below). Unable to provide financial assistance towards expenses that are not yet due or delinquent. MUST meet one of the following criteria: Deployed Criteria (eligible for all types of financial assistance): A service member of rank E1-E6 and one of the following: - Currently deployed to an overseas location and receiving Hostile Fire Pay. - Assigned to a ship that has been at sea for 30 or more days and is en route to theater, forward deployed, or otherwise on a mission status (not a training status). - On unaccompanied, overseas PCS orders and receiving Hostile Fire Pay. OR A National Guard member or Reservist on Title 10 orders (not Title 32) who either: - Will deploy to an overseas Hostile Fire Pay theater in the next 90 days. - Has returned from an overseas Hostile Fire Pay theater within the past 180 days. Wounded, Ill, or Injured Criteria (eligible for all types of financial assistance): - Actively served in the United States military post-9/11, and - Suffered a post-9/11 wound, illness, or injury in the line of duty (LOD). General Criteria (eligible for Critical Baby Items, Food and Vision Care Assistance ONLY): - An active duty service member of rank E1-E6 with DEERS-eligible dependents.

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