2010 By the Numbers
From January 1, 2010 through July 31, 2010, the volunteers and employees of the American Red Cross in Greater New York accomplished the following in New York City and Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Sullivan Counties:
| 1,346 | Responses to fires, building collapses, blackouts, floods and other emergencies |
| 6,996 | Adults and children assisted with food, shelter and/or counseling following a disaster |
2009 By the Numbers
From January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009, the volunteers and employees of the American Red Cross in Greater New York accomplished the following in New York City and Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Sullivan Counties:
| 2,388 | Responses to fires, building collapses, blackouts, floods and other emergencies |
| 12,710 | Adults and children assisted with food, shelter and/or counseling following a disaster |
| 29,913 | New Yorkers provided with emergency preparedness information and training |
| 148,965 | People trained in lifesaving skills, including CPR/AED, First Aid, Caregiving and Aquatics |
2008 By the Numbers
In 2008, the volunteers and paid staff of the American Red Cross in Greater New York accomplished the following in New York City and Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Sullivan Counties:
| 2,660 | Responses to fires, building collapses, blackouts, floods and other emergencies |
| 13,830 | Adults and children assisted with food, shelter and/or counseling following a disaster |
2007 By the Numbers
In 2007, the volunteers and paid staff of the American Red Cross in Greater New York accomplished the following in New York City and Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Sullivan Counties:
| 3,029 | Responses to fires, building collapses, blackouts, floods and other emergencies |
| 14,580 | Adults and children assisted with food, shelter and/or counseling following a disaster |
125,332 | New Yorkers provided with emergency preparedness information and training |
130,401 | People trained in lifesaving skills, including CPR/AED, First Aid, Caregiving and Aquatics |
2006 By the Numbers
In 2006, the volunteers and paid staff of the American Red Cross in Greater New York accomplished the following in New York City and Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Sullivan Counties:
| 2,939 | Responses to fires, building collapses, blackouts, floods and other emergencies |
| 14,969 | Adults and children assisted with food, shelter and/or counseling following a disaster |
106,888 | New Yorkers provided with emergency preparedness information and training |
124,678 | People trained in lifesaving skills, including CPR/AED, First Aid, Caregiving and Aquatics |
2005 By the Numbers
In 2005, the volunteers and paid staff of the American Red Cross in Greater New York accomplished the following in New York City and Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Sullivan Counties:
| 750 | People counseled by mental health professionals |
| 3,016 | Responses to fires, building collapses, blackouts, floods and other emergencies |
| 3,297 | Families provided with financial assistance |
| 4,766 | People for whom safe shelter was found |
| 9,630 | Armed Services Emergency Services Contacts |
| 11,722 | Adults and children assisted with food, shelter and/or counseling following a disaster |
| 86,212 | People trained in lifesaving skills, including CPR/AED, First Aid, Caregiving and Aquatics |
| 102,577 | People assisted at emergencies and disasters |
| 115,424 | New Yorkers provided with emergency preparedness information and training |
2005 Hurricane Relief
National Response to Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma:
Financial Assistance
More than $1.4 billion in emergency financial aid was distributed to more than 1.2 million families or nearly 4 million people
Sheltering Operations
More than 3.4 million overnight stays in 1,100 shelters across 27 states
Evacuees Sheltered
The Red Cross special accommodations program, funded by FEMA and administered by the Red Cross, provided more than 6.8 million overnight hotel stays for hurricane survivors
Relief Workers
More than 225,000 trained workers--95% of whom were volunteers--from 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands were involved in the relief effort
Feeding Operations
The Red Cross, in coordination with the Southern Baptist Convention, served more than 30 million hot meals and 34 million snacks to date
More than 340,600 people have registered on line and more than 225,900 have called the hotline
Disaster Mental Health
More than 800,000 people received Red Cross Disaster mental health services
Total Funds Raised
$2.1 billion in gifts and pledges
Local Response to Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma:
Responders
The Greater New York Chapter sent 263 responders to help in the relief efforts
Call Center
The New York Hurricane Call Center, staffed by 700 newly trained volunteers operated 12 hours a day for two months and handled more than 19,300 calls
Helping Survivors
More than 1,760 families from the region received Red Cross family assistance. More than 400 Katrina evacuees were housed in Red Cross arranged hotel rooms. The chapter provided three meals a day to hundreds of evacuees for up to three months.
Volunteer Training
The chapter trained 2,513 new Disaster Service volunteers.
