Navy-Marine Corps Relief

 charitable organization, counselling service

Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society
Building 1121

Founded in 1904, the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society is a private non-profit charitable organization. It is sponsored by the Department of the Navy and operates nearly 250 offices ashore and afloat at Navy and Marine Corps bases throughout the world. The Society was incorporated in the District of Columbia and has its headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. It is managed by a Board of Directors whose members are active duty or retired members of the Naval Services, or spouses of active duty or retired members of the Naval Services.

The mission of the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society is to provide, in partnership with the Navy and Marine Corps, financial, educational, and other assistance to members of the Naval Services of the United States, eligible family members, and survivors when in need; and to receive and manage funds to administer these programs.
The Society provides financial assistance to eligible recipients in the form of:

Interest-free loans and grants to meet emergency needs
Needs-based scholarships and interest-free loans for educational purposes.
In addition, the Society offers the following services:

Budget Counseling Services
Food Lockers at some locations
Infant Layettes - "junior seabags" and Budget for Baby Seminars
Thrift Shops
Visiting Nurse Services.