Hill AFB  Base Essentials

The Sexual Assault Prevention & Response (SAPR) and Domestic Abuse Victim Advocate (DAVA) is available 24 hours a day. You may contact the SAPR office at 801-777-1985 or DSN 312-777-1985 and the DAVA during duty hours at 801-586-3916 or their after hours hotline at 385-209-1811. The DoD Safe Helpline is 877-995-5247.

The Air Force Aid Society can provide financial emergency assistance based upon need, through either loans or, when there is a particular hardship, grants. Air Force Aid Society assistance is available at the Airman & Family Readiness Center during duty hours. During off duty hours contact the American Red Cross at 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

Categories of financial assistance include:

• Basic living expenses (food, shelter, utilities)
• Medical not covered by TRICARE
• Dental not covered by the TRICARE Dental plan
• Funeral expenses
• Emergency transportation
• Essential car repairs
• Pay and allotment problems

All requests for assistance are taken on a case-by-case basis.

Call the Airman & Family Readiness Center for more information at 801-777-4681 or DSN 312-777-4681.

The American Red Cross can help in times of emergencies. Quick communication with home about family emergencies is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including verification of death or serious illness of immediate family, birth announcements to fathers deployed overseas, and health and welfare reports due to lack of communication over a long period of time.

They also offer financial assistance for military personnel and their immediate families in the form of interest free loans or grants when a loan would place a greater hardship on the family. Examples of need for financial assistance are: emergency leave expenses for the service personal his/her family member; for family necessities which may result when an allotment check is not received or delayed; for personal needs of an essential and emergency nature; and for convalescent leave expenses.

To contact Red Cross call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

Please make sure you have all your important papers with you -- not packed with your household goods. Ensure you have numbers for your Commander, Commander Support Staff (CSS), and your sponsor as this can be invaluable in case of an emergency while in transit.

The Airman & Family Readiness Center can assist members of other branches in emergency situations. Go to the A&FRC, Bldg 150 or call 801-777-4681 or DSN 312-777-4681 to receive assistance during duty hours. After duty hours contact the American Red Cross at 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767).