Support the Enlisted Project (Step)

support the enlisted project (step) provides emergency financial and transition assistance grants to active duty and recently discharged enlisted military and their families. financial assistance is provided in 12 categories encompassing a wide range of emergency needs. military and veteran families often struggle to meet their most basic needs due to california's high cost of living index. awarding financial assistance as a grant, not a loan, ensures that these families can move forward without the burden or worry of paying off another debt.the war in afghanistan is winding down our service members are returning home to exchange the front line for the unemployment line. severe defense budget cuts are forcing hundreds of thousands of service members to involuntarily separate from the military with very little resources, support, or opportunities for employment. step will continue our efforts to support active duty military families, but now we also pay special attention to our recently