Based on verified requests from service men and women in the U.S. Armed Forces Reserves, Reserve Aid makes grants to improve the education, health and wellness of the spouses and children of Service Members. Grants can be made directly to individual Service Members and their families. In addition a portion of the funds that Reserve Aid raises may be distributed through the Air Force Aid, Army Emergency Relief, Coast Guard Mutual Assistance and Navy-Marine Corps Relief Societies. These assistance programs, conducted within the command structures of the Armed Forces, are dedicated to the sole mission of helping Airmen, Marines, Sailors, Service members and their dependants.