American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming – During the month of June 2019, there were 44 calls for Red Cross disaster assistance and the Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming was able to help 175 people across the two-state region begin their recovery. Most of the assistance requests were for home fires totaling 36 responses but the numbers also include support for floods in Wyoming.
In addition to local disaster responses, we deployed 28 volunteers to support disaster relief in the southern plains and the Midwest due to floods and tornadoes.
Breakdown of the CO & WY 87 county service area:
Mile High Chapter (MHC): There were 10 calls for help and 42 people received Red Cross support. The MHC response area includes 10 counties in the Denver Metro area.
Southeastern Colorado Chapter (SeCO): There were 14 calls for help and 67 people received Red Cross support. The SeCO response area includes 16 counties.
Northern Colorado Chapter (NoCO): There were 7 calls for help with 27 people receiving Red Cross support. The NoCO response area includes 11 counties.
Western Colorado Chapter (WeCO): There were 6 calls for help with 21 people receiving Red Cross support. The WeCo response area covers 27 counties, serving all western Colorado and the San Luis Valley.
Wyoming Chapter: There were 7 calls for help with 18 people receiving Red Cross support. The Wyoming Chapter response area covers 21 counties within the state of Wyoming.
The families and individuals were provided a place to stay, money for clothes, food and medical supplies, such as medicine, eye glasses, etc. Along with providing casework for the residents in a quick and efficient time frame, Red Cross volunteers will continue to provide support to these families going forward, by doing follow up work to ensure all needs are met and the individuals have a clear path to recovery from this personal disaster. All services provided by the American Red Cross are free.
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