Disaster Relief Disaster Relief Tornados.
Disasters are unpredictable and often devastating.
They can affect a single family or an entire community. And the number of disasters has increased steadily over the past five years, with a per year average of 64,800 Red Cross disaster responses in the United States over the last five years. Red Cross disaster relief focuses on meeting people's immediate emergency disaster-caused needs. When a disaster threatens or strikes, the Red Cross provides shelter, food, and health and mental health services to address basic human needs. In addition to these services, the core of Red Cross disaster relief is the assistance given to individuals and families affected by disaster to enable them to resume their normal daily activities independently.