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Full Resource Name: American Red Cross, Emergency/Disaster Services 1115 Easterwood Dr
Tallahassee, FL 32311
(850) 878-6080 http://www.redcross.org/fl/tallahassee/programs-services
Description: *Disaster education to help prevent, prepare for, and respond to a disaster
*Services in the event of a natural or man made disaster: shelter, food and clothing, distribution of supplies, emergency assistance to affected families, help obtaining prescription refills, mental health support, damage assessment, communication and liaison with groups providing services, planning, organizing and directing operations
*Offers worldwide tracing services for family members whose lines of communication have been broken as a result of armed conflict, natural disaster or vulnerabilities like age or ill health
*Website can be accessed from www.safeandwell.org and provides a way for individuals and families to register as "safe and well" during an area wide disaster; standard messages are provided to be selected to communicate the status of one's well-being, "I am well", "I am in a shelter", etc; concerned persons can search the list of those who have registered themselves as "safe and well" |
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