Disasters Can Strike When You Least Expect It and Dealing with the Aftermath is Both Overwhelming and Devastating. The Canadian Red Cross Provides Support to Help Clients Take the First Step in Moving Forward
The Canadian Red Cross Disaster Management team in Alberta, comprised of 295 highly trained volunteers from across the province, is ready to assist individuals and families with their basic needs following a disaster. Working closely with government and other organizations and utilizing emerging technologies we help to ensure that we provide the best possible assistance to those affected by a disaster.
Our Disaster Management Program Provides Assistance Before, During and After a Disaster Has Occurred
To help people be better prepared in the event of a disaster, our volunteers deliver year round disaster preparedness workshops to individuals, organizations and communities to ensure that everyone is ready before an emergency arises. Our program has more volunteers, responses and preparedness activities than ever before, and we continue to build our capacity in all of these areas to ensure that we can be relied upon to respond to the needs of our communities.
By the Numbers in 2011-2012
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138,000 hours of on-call time
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2,172 volunteer hours providing direct aid
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185 Personal Disaster Assistance (PDA) responses
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2,974 clients assisted in PDA responses
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48 public outreach events reaching 11,803 people
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10,500 hours of volunteer training
“My son and I would like to thank you for your helping hand after we lost all in our house fire in Woodlands in December. Your generosity, kindness and compassion during our time of need will always be remembered and really appreciated.” - Fire-affected resident, Calgary
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