main_phone: (205) 458-8282 / Fax is: 205) 458-8284 -> 205-795-8785 Fax: 205-795 -8786
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mission: The Birmingham Area Chapter of the American Red Cross oversees disaster response for Jefferson, Bibb, Blount, St. Clair, Walker, and Shelby counties. From care for hurricane evacuees to providing home cleanup kits to tornado victims, the Birmingham Area Chapter is there to help. While we are best known for our work in large scale disasters, we are also play a role nearly every day helping victims of single family fires in Jefferson County through our ARCHIE (American Red Cross Helps In Emergencies) program. -> Mission: The American Red Cross, a humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and the fundamental principles of the International Red Cross Movement, will provide relief to victims of disasters and help people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies. Local programs of the Birmingham-Jefferson Red Cross include Disaster Services, Project SHARE –utility assistance, Health & Safety Services, Community Education, Service to the Armed Forces , International Services and Nurse Aid Training Certificate program

address: 950 22nd Street North, Suite 750 -> 114 22nd St. South
zip: 35203 -> 35233
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latitude: 33.524768 -> 33.512857
longitude: -86.808949 -> -86.800885

notes: The Birmingham Area Chapter of the American Red Cross oversees disaster response for Jefferson, Bibb, Blount, St. Clair, Walker, and Shelby counties. From care for hurricane evacuees to providing home cleanup kits to tornado victims, the Birmingham Area Chapter is there to help. While we are best known for our work in large scale disasters, we are also play a role nearly every day helping victims of single family fires in Jefferson County through our ARCHIE (American Red Cross Helps In Emergencies) program. -> 4/19/11 from article posted from WLTZ News BIRMINGHAM, AL, April 18, 2011 – The weekend was filled with severe weather and damage spreading from Oklahoma to Virginia. Approximately 200 tornadoes occurred over three days and more than 40 deaths have been attributed to the storms. In Alabama, Governor Bentley declared a state of emergency and damage was wide-spread from Washington County in the southeastern part of the state to Tuscaloosa in the northwest. As of now seven deaths in Alabama have been linked to the severe weather system and approximately 130 homes in the state have been damaged or destroyed. The Red Cross was on scene minutes after the tornadoes passed to provide relief and assistance and continues its work today. The work being done by your Red Cross includes: •Damage assessment in affected areas to ensure we identify each and every person who needs help. •Caseworkers are beginning to meet with survivors in affected areas to assist them with immediate, emergency disaster caused needs. •One shelter remains open in Geiger, Alabama; a town about an hour south of Tuscaloosa which sustained heavy damage. •Mobile feeding of hot meals and snacks as well as the distribution of clean up kits is ongoing. The Red Cross has nine Emergency Response Vehicles stationed throughout the state for this purpose and they were used to respond immediately. •Additional trained staff and volunteers and supplies are arriving daily to help with the response effort. •A Disaster Operations Center has been set up in the Birmingham area and additional staging areas are located closer to the affected areas. •Disaster Mental Health workers are working with storm survivors to offer emotional support and help them deal with the stress disasters can cause. The Red Cross is committed to providing the assistance so many people desperately need. "Families have lost everything, and we are doing what we can to help them as they figure out what's next," said Charley Shimanski, senior vice president, Red Cross Disaster Services. "We'll continue to help them in the weeks ahead as they try to get back on their feet." How You Can Help Since the end of March, the Red Cross has offered relief to people affected by 35 disasters in 20 states. The Red Cross depends on financial donations to help people affected by disasters like the Alabama tornadoes as well as countless other crises at home and around the world. You can help by making a donation to support American Red Cross Disaster Relief. Visit www.redcross.org, call 1-800-RED CROSS or text the word REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation. Contributions may also be sent to your local American Red Cross chapter or to the American Red Cross, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, DC 20013. (SOURCE: RED CROSS)
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mission: -> The Birmingham Area Chapter of the American Red Cross oversees disaster response for Jefferson, Bibb, Blount, St. Clair, Walker, and Shelby counties. From care for hurricane evacuees to providing home cleanup kits to tornado victims, the Birmingham Area Chapter is there to help. While we are best known for our work in large scale disasters, we are also play a role nearly every day helping victims of single family fires in Jefferson County through our ARCHIE (American Red Cross Helps In Emergencies) program.
cat_notes: -> 4/19/11 I have a call in to Debra at 795-8711 who is supposed to be incharge of the Disaster Operations center re recent tornadoes. lpar
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notes: -> The Birmingham Area Chapter of the American Red Cross oversees disaster response for Jefferson, Bibb, Blount, St. Clair, Walker, and Shelby counties. From care for hurricane evacuees to providing home cleanup kits to tornado victims, the Birmingham Area Chapter is there to help. While we are best known for our work in large scale disasters, we are also play a role nearly every day helping victims of single family fires in Jefferson County through our ARCHIE (American Red Cross Helps In Emergencies) program.
region: -> Jefferson, Bibb, Blount, St. Clair, Walker, and Shelby Counties

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