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If you are in need of a shelter during a disaster, please contact us at 757.838.7320 or at hrc@hrredcross.org .

The most visible and well-known of Red Cross disaster relief activities are sheltering and feeding. The Red Cross opens shelters for those displaced by a disaster and provides meals and snacks to families and to emergency workers in affected areas.

After a disaster, trained Red Cross interviewers meet one on one with families to determine their needs. The assistance may include providing the means for them to pay for groceries, new clothes, rent, emergency home repairs, transportation, medicines, and tools. The Red Cross also lets people know about other community or government resources available to them and helps those needing long-term recovery assistance when other resources are inadequate.

Red Cross nurses deliver first aid and attend to other health-related matters. The Red Cross may help pay for certain medical needs, including prescription medicines, medical supplies, and emergency medical treatment. The Red Cross also provides blood and blood products.

Disaster Mental Health Services workers are licensed mental health practitioners trained to recognize the emotional impact of a disaster on those affected by the disaster as well as disaster workers. They offer information and help educate people on the emotional impacts of disasters and how to cope with them.

If a loved one is in the affected area, family members from outside the area can call their local chapter and request assistance in determining the well-being of their family member.

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Service to the Armed Forces

We provide emergency communications between service members and their families, information and referral when a problem is beyond the scope of the Red Cross, and, in coordination with the military aid societies,

financial assistance in emergency situations, such as the need for emergency travel or when a pay problem is encountered. These services are available to military personnel and their families 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
We provide twenty-four-hour coverage for Hampton, Newport News, and the Isle of Wight.

If you are a member of the armed services assigned to any installation or ship in the Hampton Roads area and your emergency occurred outside of this area you should call (757) 838-7320  for 24/7 assistance.

In addition to ‘Service to the Armed Forces’, we also provide international tracing and social services. This includes seeking family members separated by war or natural disaster, or families separated during the Holocaust, and the sending of Red Cross letters between family members when normal communications have been disrupted.

For more information or ‘Service to the Armed Forces’ assistance please contact Sheila Keenan, SAF Coordinator at 757-838-7320