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| Disasters come in many shapes and sizes. Each is a terrible moment. You can count on the American Red Cross to be there offering help and care. Each year, the American Red Cross |
responds immediately to more than 67,000 disasters, including house or apartment fires (the majority of disaster responses), severe winter storms, hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, hazardous materials spills, transportation accidents, explosions, and other natural and man-made disasters. |
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Emergency Services Newsletter
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The Good News Is That We Can Help
 Although, the American Red Cross is not a government agency, its authority to provide disaster relief was formalized in 1905 when the Red Cross was chartered by Congress to "carry on a system of national and international relief in time of peace and apply the same in mitigating the sufferings caused by pestilence, famine, fire, floods, and other great national calamities, and to devise and carry on measures for preventing the same." The Charter is not only a grant of power; it is also an imposition of duties and obligations to the nation, to disaster victims, and to the people who generously support its work with their donations. American Red Cross disaster services are provided without consideration of fees, primarily by a volunteer-based workforce in a service area extending throughout the U.S. possessions, states, territories and trusts.
Red Cross disaster relief focuses on meeting people's immediate emergency disaster-caused needs. When a disaster threatens or strikes, the Red Cross provides shelter, food, as well as health and mental health services to address basic human needs. In addition to these services, the core of Red Cross disaster relief is the assistance given to individuals and families affected by disaster to enable them to begin the recovery process and help them resume their normal daily activities independently. |
The Red Cross also feeds emergency workers, handles inquiries from concerned family members outside the disaster area, provides blood and blood products to disaster victims, and helps those affected by disaster to access other available resources. All services provided by disaster relief is free and is made available due to the generous support of time and financial donations of the American people.
If you are in need of disaster assistance, we can help 24hrs a day. Please call (215) 946-4870 and a caseworker will be able to assist you. For general information about disaster preparedness or volunteering, please contact Steven Huizar, Director of Emergency Services at (215) 946-4870 ext. 105 Monday thru Friday. |
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