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Disaster Relief
DID YOU KNOW?
The American Red Cross Serving Trumbull & Mercer
Counties has responded to over 150 local disasters this
year!
Red Cross disaster relief
focuses on meeting people's immediate emergency
disaster-caused needs. When a disaster threatens or
strikes, Disaster Action Teams provide victims with
emergency food, clothing, shelter, medical care and
supplies. In addition to these services, the core of Red
Cross disaster relief is the assistance given to
individuals and families affected by disaster to enable
them to resume their normal daily activities
independently.
ALL DISASTER RELIEF IS
FREE MADE POSSIBLE BY DONATIONS FROM THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
Service to the Armed Forces
DID YOU KNOW? The
Red Cross of Trumbull County services the second largest
military population in Ohio, providing assistance to
Kunkel Army Reserve,
Youngstown Air
Reserve Station
and the Ohio Army National Guard Base, Ravenna Training
and Logistics Site, in Newton Falls.
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Contacting the Red Cross to Send an
Emergency Message
For service members and their
families residing on military installations,
call (877) 272-7337 if this is an emergency and
you need to communicate with a family member in
the military. For service members and their
families who do not live on the base, please
call the Trumbull County Chapter at (330)
392-2551 or in Mercer County (724) 981-3205, 24
hours a day, 7 days a week
When calling the Red Cross to send an
emergency message to a family member,
please have ready the following
information which will speed the process
of sending your message:
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Service Member’s Full Name
• Branch of Service
• Social Security Number
• Military Address
• Information about the deployed unit
and the home base unit
(for deployed service members only)
The American Red Cross is uniquely equipped to
provide an exclusive worldwide communications
and support network that serves as a lifeline
between military service members and their
families. For the American soldier and his or
her family, the Red Cross is the connection to
home, relaying urgent information -- a family
crisis, a death in the family, a financial
emergency, or a joyous birth. Our
Frequently Asked Questions give a glimpse
into some of the ways the Red Cross provides a
shoulder to lean on for U.S. military families
every day, 24 hours a day, around the world.
The American Red Cross is implementing a
sweeping modernization for its Service to the
Armed Forces (SAF) utilizing the latest
technology to
improve and
consolidate
emergency communications and case management
activities for service members. More local,
trained volunteers or chapter staff rather than
national sector staff will provide services to
service members.
Emergency Financial Assistance
The Red Cross works with the military
aid societies (Army Emergency Relief,
Navy Marine Corps Relief Society, Air
Force Aid Society and the Coast Guard
Mutual Assistance). This partnership
helps to provide financial assistance
for emergency travel which requires the
presence of the service member or his or
her family, burial of a loved one, or
with assistance that cannot wait until
the next business day (food, temporary
lodging, urgent medical needs, or the
minimum amount required to avoid
eviction, utility shut off, etc.) |
Community Programs
The Red Cross Serving
Trumbull & Mercer County work closely with local
agencies providing assistance such as utility,
furniture, clothing, appliances, employment, housing,
etc. When residents in our community have such needs we
provide them with these resources.
Operation Shoe
Leather
In August the Trumbull
County Red Cross with the support of Howland Community
Church have a program providing children in Trumbull
County with back to school shoes, for information on
guidelines contact the Red Cross at 330-392-2551
Severe Weather
Poster Contest
The Trumbull and Mercer
County Red Cross hold and annual poster contest in
conjunction with Severe Weather Week (March). The poster
contest is open to all students grades K-8 in Trumbull &
Mercer Counties. There are 3 judging categories K-2,
3-5, 6-8. First, second, and third place prizes will be
awarded during a ceremony held at the Eastwood Mall for
Trumbull Co. participants and at the Shenango Valley
Mall for Mercer Co. participants. For information on the
2008 contest call Trumbull Red Cross 330-392-2551 or
Mercer Red Cross 724-962-9180
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