American Red Cross, Emergency/Disaster Services

AKA:

Disaster Services, ARC

Description:

5/10/24 Storm Update: The Red Cross is opening a reception center for those impacted. Address: 1115 Easterwood Drive, Tallahassee FL. They are accepting calls from those who have sustained damage and need assistance. They can call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

*Disaster education to help prevent, prepare for, and respond to a disaster
*Services in the event of a natural or man made disaster: shelter, food and clothing, distribution of supplies, emergency assistance to affected families, help obtaining prescription refills, mental health support, damage assessment, communication and liaison with groups providing services, planning, organizing and directing operations
*Offers worldwide tracing services for family members whose lines of communication have been broken as a result of armed conflict, natural disaster or vulnerabilities like age or ill health
*Website can be accessed from www.safeandwell.org and provides a way for individuals and families to register as "safe and well" during an area wide disaster; standard messages are provided to be selected to communicate the status of one's well-being, "I am well", "I am in a shelter", etc; concerned persons can search the list of those who have registered themselves as "safe and well"

Intake Process:

Call or visit website

Program Fees:

None

Languages:

English

Eligibility:

Any victim of a disaster needing shelter, food, clothing, or medical care as a result of a fire, flood, hurricane, tornado, or man made disaster

Is Shelter?

No

Related Resource

Date of Official Change:

June 30, 2023