Vickie Koutz
Auxiliary Emergency Fund (AEF) Committee Chairman
E-mail: aef@alauxiliary.org

The Auxiliary Emergency Fund is an excellent example of the Auxiliary's dedication to "Women Helping Women." The fund, established in 1969, is supported by contributions from Auxiliary Units and members.

The Auxiliary Emergency Fund was created to provide:
- Temporary assistance to eligible members during a time of financial crisis when no other source of aid is readily available to pay for shelter, food and utilities.
- Temporary assistance for food and shelter to eligible members related to weather-related emergencies and natural disasters
- Temporary assistance for educational training for eligible members who, because of changes in their life, become the main means of support for their family. This education assistance is meant to help members obtain necessary skills and training needed to enter or re-enter the workforce or needed to upgrade skills and training to obtain a better-paying position. (This facet of the AEF was formerly known as the Displaced Homemakers Fund.)

2007-2008 AEF Plan of Work

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