Disaster Services

Mission: Disaster Services will be America's partner and a leader in mobilizing communities to help people prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters and other life-threatening emergencies.
In 2008, the Northwest Georgia chapter helped with 135 disasters.

The Red Cross

• Responds to disasters of all kinds including single family fires, winter storms, hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding and earthquakes
• Supports communities after events that force people to evacuate, separate family members, damage, destroy homes or injure people
• Has developed and maintains local disaster plans and identifies adequate resources to ensure the human needs within a community are appropriately met
• Conducts disaster training as well as planning and preparedness. Assistance and training are provided free of charge
• Provides food, shelter and health related services to address basic human needs
• Helps individuals and families to resume their normal daily activities independently

Disaster Volunteer Meetings

Second Monday of every month at the Rome office, 6 p.m.
Fourth Monday of every month at the Cartersville office, 6 p.m.

Any new disaster volunteers are welcome to attend either meeting.
Refer to the Volunteer page for more information on how to become a volunteer or please contact Sharman Turner (Volunteer Director sturner(at)nwgaredcross(dot)org)