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Operation First Response

What they do

Swift emergency financial aid for active-duty service members and their families, active-duty first responders (police, firefighters, EMS, paramedics, and 911 dispatchers), and Gold Star families. Veterans are no longer eligible for emergency aid but still qualify for its other programs, such as Project Specialized Training.

Goals

  • Ease financial crises for active-duty service members and their families
  • Support Gold Star families
  • Stand by first responders in hard times

Services

  • Emergency financial aid
  • Family assistance
  • Gold Star
  • First responders

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