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Air Force Assistance Fund assists veterans, families

  • Published
  • By Airman Daniel Garcia
  • 375th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. --  The 2016 Air Force Assistance Fund, or AFAF, campaign, which runs through April 20, is a way for Team Scott to contribute to multiple charities that will directly impact other Airmen and military families.

The campaign highlights four specific charities: the Air Force Aid Society, Air Force Village Foundation, the General and Mrs. Curtis E. LeMay Foundation and the Air Force Enlisted Village.

This year's goal Air Force-wide is $6.78 million, a million dollars more than last year's goal and $300,000 more than the total donations last year.

The installation's goal this year is to raise $119,700.

Scott AFB raised more than $116,000 in 2015.

Donation opportunities will be available at the exchange and commissary and in individual units by using the hard-copy form.

Online donations are not available yet. Retirees can contribute by filling out the form and mailing it in, and should visit www.afassistancefund.org for more information.

In addition, personnel may contact the installation POCs which are Capt.Vincent Mclean, 375 LRS Operations Officer, at 256-2817 and Master Sgt. Ryan Ebert, AMC Application Development flight chief at 256-2599.

AIR FORCE ASSISTANCE FUND FOUNDATIONS

AIR FORCE VILLAGE

· Who they help: Retired and honorably separated military officers from all branches of military service, their spouses, widows, widowers and eligible dependents

· How they help: Provides affordable retirement community in San Antonio, Texas with onsite healthcare and assisted living available.

· Requesting assistance: www.airforcevillages.com

· More information: www.airforcevillages.com (800) 724-5771

AIR FORCE ENLISTED VILLAGE

· Who they help: Enlisted Airmen and their widows

· How they help: Provides affordable retirement community in Shalimar, Fla.

· Requesting Assistance: www.afenlistedwidows.org/admissions.php

· More information: www.afenlistedwidows.org/index.php or (800) 258-1413

THE GENERAL AND MRS. CURTIS LEMAY FOUNDATION

· Who they help: Enlisted and officer widows of retired Airmen

· How they help: Assistance grants through single disbursement and long term grants for extended periods.

· Requesting assistance: www.lemay-foundation.org/assistance.html

THE AIR FORCE AID SOCIETY

· Who they help: Active duty Airmen and their family members, retired Airmen and eligible family members, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve on active duty orders and spouses and children of deceased Airmen who died on active duty.

· How they help: Provide worldwide emergency assistance, sponsor education assistance programs and offer an array of base community enhancement programs that improve quality of life.

· Requesting Assistance: www.afas.org