American Red Cross

Um, so as far as preparedness programs go, um, you mentioned your chapter does preparedness programs for home fires.

Um, last time you were here on the podcast, you mentioned, um, that you all gave around $15,000 to those who suffer damages due to house fires, um, have, um, Are you still, you know, giving money to those in need after experiencing house fires? Or, you know, there's also the Red Cross clubs or Red Cross clubs.

What other preparedness programs is the Red Cross doing?

Yeah, so we will always be there for a home fire.

That's part of our mission statement is to prevent and alleviate human suffering in the face of emergencies by the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.

And one of our core mission deliveries is home fire response.

Yeah.

And so we're there within two hours of a home fire.

The fire department will ask, hey, do you want us to call the Red Cross? They either say yes or no.

If they say yes, we show up within that two-hour window with some immediate need supplies.

So there are comfort kits that have toothbrushes, different things like that.

We have things for kids.

We have book bags for kids so they can go back to school the next day.

Coloring sheets, stuffed animals, blankets.

We have dog bags, cat bags.

That's so nice.

Stuff people don't think about.

Right? And it's like, we don't want you to have to worry about that immediate thing.

Worry about where you're going to go, where you guys are going to eat.

And then there's also funds that are given electronically, either through a credit card or electronic transfer.

Um, and that's all based on the home size and different things like that.

And so our volunteers get all that done.

They have been here for a while.

So if anyone wants to volunteer, if this is pulling on your heart, we can always use people, uh, to help be there for those folks.

Um, Speaking personally, you know, I had a neighbor who had a home fire this last year and did not call the Red Cross immediately.

Um, so as far as preparedness programs go, um, you mentioned your chapter does preparedness programs for home fires.

Um, last time you were here on the podcast, you mentioned, um, that you all gave around $15,000 to those who suffer damages due to house fires, um, have, um, Are you still, you know, giving money to those in need after experiencing house fires? Or, you know, there's also the Red Cross clubs or Red Cross clubs.

What other preparedness programs is the Red Cross doing?

Yeah, so we will always be there for a home fire.

That's part of our mission statement is to prevent and alleviate human suffering in the face of emergencies by the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.

And one of our core mission deliveries is home fire response.

Yeah.

And so we're there within two hours of a home fire.

The fire department will ask, hey, do you want us to call the Red Cross? They either say yes or no.

If they say yes, we show up within that two-hour window with some immediate need supplies.

So there are comfort kits that have toothbrushes, different things like that.

We have things for kids.

We have book bags for kids so they can go back to school the next day.

Coloring sheets, stuffed animals, blankets.

We have dog bags, cat bags.

That's so nice.

Stuff people don't think about.

Right? And it's like, we don't want you to have to worry about that immediate thing.

Worry about where you're going to go, where you guys are going to eat.

And then there's also funds that are given electronically, either through a credit card or electronic transfer.

Um, and that's all based on the home size and different things like that.

And so our volunteers get all that done.

They have been here for a while.

So if anyone wants to volunteer, if this is pulling on your heart, we can always use people, uh, to help be there for those folks.

Um, Speaking personally, you know, I had a neighbor who had a home fire this last year and did not call the Red Cross immediately.