NEF provides up to $3,000 for American Legion and Sons members with an active membership who have been displaced due to damages to their primary residence, and up to $10,000 for posts that have been damaged by a natural disaster.
Hurricane Ida’s impact has been felt across the eastern U.S., with heavy flooding, devastating storm damage and deaths in Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York and other areas. Department of Louisiana Commander Richard Bell said 87 of the department’s 200 posts, and almost 7,000 of the department’s 14,968 members, were directly in Ida’s path. The hurricane made landfall near Port Fourchon, La., on Aug. 29, the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
The American Legion’s National Emergency Fund (NEF) is available to help American Legion members and posts, and Sons of The American Legion members, who have been impacted.
The NEF provides up to $3,000 for American Legion and Sons members with an active membership who have been displaced due to damages to their primary residence, and up to $10,000 for posts that have been damaged by a natural disaster and whose programs and activities within the community are impacted. To apply for an NEF grant, please visit www.legion.org/emergency.
The NEF has provided more than $8 million in direct financial assistance to American Legion and Sons members, and American Legion posts.
Donations are also accepted to fund the NEF. One hundred percent of donations to the NEF directly help veterans and their families recover from natural disasters.
Donate to the NEF at www.legion.org/donate.
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