ORBC Red Cross Shelter Information
Call 1-800-REDCROSS for emergency assistance.
Old River Baptist is a designated Red Cross shelter in times of emergency. We open and close at their direction. When operational, Red Cross provides the food and supplies. Volunteers from ORBC assist the Red Cross volunteers to serve food or take care of emergency needs. Call the church office if you would like to volunteer to help in times of local disaster.
Other information about Red Cross Disaster Services:
Each year, the American Red Cross responds immediately to more than 70,000 disasters, including house or apartment fires (the majority of disaster responses), hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, hazardous materials spills, transportation accidents, explosions, and other natural and man-made disasters.
Red Cross disaster relief focuses on meeting people's immediate emergency disaster-caused needs. When a disaster threatens or strikes, the Red Cross provides shelter, food, and health and mental health services to address basic human needs. 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.
The Red Cross also feeds emergency workers, handles inquiries from concerned family members outside the disaster area, provides blood and blood products to disaster victims, and helps those affected by disaster to access other available resources.
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