Re-entry Support Centre opened in Jasper, Alberta to assist residents impacted by the fires
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On average, Canadian Red Cross responded to a disaster every 3 hours and assisted 158 Canadians daily |
Responded to 12 large-scale disasters or emergencies in Canada |
Provided more than 3,000 households with assistance following a personal disaster, such as a house fire |
Assisted over 57,000 Canadians who experienced disaster |
Assisted people with their personal recovery in 10 disaster recovery operations across the country |
Supported over 600 households with housing repair, reconstruction and relocation assistance after being affected by a disaster |
More than 120 community organizations and service agencies received Red Cross support to assist with recovery efforts in their communities |
Over 2,000 small businesses affected by a disaster were provided with recovery assistance |
More than 12,700 people participated in Disaster Preparedness workshops |
Over 642,000 Canadians participated in Respect Education workshops |
Provided more than 600,000 hours of home support for seniors and recovering patients |
Loaned more than 291,000 pieces of health equipment (walkers, wheelchairs, crutches, etc.) |
Over 577,000 people learned first aid across Canada |
More than 1.2 million Canadians attended swimming and water safety courses |
More than 2.3 million people reached internationally |
1 field hospital Emergency Response Unit (ERU) and cholera treatment centre deployed to Mozambique; Ongoing support for 1 field hospital ERU in Bangladesh; Support for 1 public health ERU in the Democratic Republic of Congo |
More than 100 humanitarian experts deployed to 35 countries |
More than 12,000 active volunteers |
More than 2,300 employees (including casual staff & delegates) |
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