Fiscal Year 2004 Statistics

Responding

Throughout the year, the Red Cross responded to 3,157 local disaster incidents and offered assistance to 10,650 people. In addition, our Mental Health specialists helped 24,715 people.

Preparing

Red Cross instructors trained 85,009 people in lifesaving skills. In addition, we trained 42,095 New Yorkers through Red Cross community-based outreach programs, such as Preparing for the Unexpected and 'Til Help Arrives for adults, and children's programs such as FaBS (Fire and Burn Safety), BAT (Basic Aid Training), Longfellow's WHALE Tales (Water Habits Are Learned Early) and Scrubby Bear, which teaches the importance of hand washing in the fight against germs and disease. 

More than 200,000 people received preparedness information and training during two special public events in lower and midtown Manhattan.

Serving

Our Telephone Reassurance Club volunteers made 2,163 calls, providing support and companionship to the elderly.

We provided 8,320 services through our Armed Forces Emergency Services program, including the transmission of important messages such as birth announcements and death notices to military personnel, veterans, and their families.

We assisted 261 families with international tracing, messages, and social services as well as through Project Search, a service that helps to determine the fate of loved ones lost during the Holocaust.

All of the above could not have happened without the incredible 3,603 volunteers who generously donated their time and expertise in the pursuit of helping others.