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When Disaster Strikes
We Are There When You Need Us!
Each year, the American Red Cross responds immediately to more than 70,000 disasters, including house or apartment fires (the majority of disaster responses), hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, hazardous materials spills, transportation accidents, explosions, and other natural and man-made disasters.
Although the American Red Cross is not a government agency, its authority to provide disaster relief was formalized when, in 1905, 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, but 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.
Red Cross disaster relief focuses on meeting people's immediate emergency disaster-caused needs. Based on the disaster's impact and availible resources, the Red Cross may provide:
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A safe place to stay
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Food
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Crisis counseling and information to help families cope with emotional trauma
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The means to obtain clothing, essential medications and disaster related health care
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Referrals to community partners and government resources
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Minor financial assistance to purchase items or services to promote recovery
If you or a loved one are a victim of a disater and in need of assistance please call us 24hrs a day at 603-889-6664
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