Red Cross helps Midlands' families recover from storm damage
The American Red Cross of Central South Carolina is providing emergency aid to residents in the Midlands displaced by Monday's storms.
The American Red Cross of Central South Carolina dispatched volunteers to disaster scenes throughout the Midlands to provide immediate, disaster- related assistance.
Red Cross aid includes direct financial assistance to uninsured victims of disaster that are unable to stay in their homes due to the storm damage. The aid is to be used for lodging, food, clothing, infant and medical supplies, and other life- sustaining necessities. Comfort kits containing toiletries and other basic necessities as well as stuffed animals and kid- friendly activities are being distributed. Referrals to partner agencies were also made in order to better assist the families in rebuilding their lives.
Every 18 hours, the local chapter responds to a disaster, generally single family home or apartment fires, in the central region of South Carolina. While most often associated with providing aid during large- scale disasters, the local chapter provides aid to local families in need- 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.
The American Red Cross of Central South Carolina needs the support of the communities it serves. To support the efforts of the American Red Cross of Central South Carolina, monetary donations may be made by check, credit card, or cash. Make checks payable to the American Red Cross of Central South Carolina and mail to P.O. Box 91, Columbia, SC, 29202. To place a donation on a credit card, visit their Website at www.centralredcross.org and select the 'Give Money' link or call (800) 922-4469. Cash donations are accepted in person at the main office located at 2751 Bull Street in Columbia.
You can help the victims of thousands of disasters by making a financial gift to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund, which enables the Red Cross to provide shelter, food, counseling and other assistance to victims of disaster. The Red Cross honors donor intent. If you wish to designate your donation to a specific disaster, please do so at the time of your donations. To ensure that donations are used to support the local disaster relief efforts of the Red Cross, donors should earmark funds for 'local disaster relief.'
