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Disaster Services - American Red Cross - Northern Minnesota and Douglas County Wisconsin Chapter

Disaster Relief and Recovery - Find open shelters when an emergency has forced an individual (with or without a service animal) to evacuate their home. The Red Cross may be able to help by providing shelter and services. - Responds to emergencies like fires, floods, and severe storms. At every disaster, victims' needs are assessed and methods are taken to ensure they have clothing, financial assistance, food, health services, mental health assistance, temporary shelter/housing, and other services to help them recover. Clean-Up and Recovery Guides - Check Home Safety: If an individual has had to evacuate, they can take steps to evaluate whether it is safe to enter when they are allowed to return home - COVID-19 Bereavement: Offers information and resources for families that have lost loved ones due to COVID-19 - Emergency Resource Library: Tips and strategies for preparing, responding to, and recovering from disasters and emergencies. Topics include chemical emergencies, COVID-19, drought, flood, flu, food safety, heat wave, highway safety, home fire, landslide, nuclear explosion, radiation, poisoning, power outage, terrorism, thunderstorm, tornado, water safety, wildfire, and winter storms. - Recovering Emotionally: Find out about special care individuals may need - Recovering Financially: Get information on how to manage the financial impact of a disaster, from handling insurance claims to replacing documents that may have been lost - Staying Safe After a Disaster: Learn steps to take during and after most disasters or emergencies to help ensure safety

Last assured

02/23/2023

Physical Address

2524 Maple Grove Road, Duluth, MN 55811

Hours

24 hours a day/7 days a week

Application process

Call; visit website to find an open shelter

Fee

Donations accepted

Required documents

Photo ID

Eligibility

Residents of Aitkin, Beltrami, Carlton, Cass, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Roseau, Saint Louis and Wadena counties and seven sovereign Tribal communities

Service area

Aitkin County, MN Beltrami County, MN Carlton County, MN Cass County, MN Clearwater County, MN Cook County, MN Crow Wing County, MN Hubbard County, MN Itasca County, MN Koochiching County, MN Lake County, MN Lake Of The Woods County, MN Mahnomen County, MN Roseau County, MN Saint Louis County, MN Wadena County, MN

Agency info

American Red Cross - Northern Minnesota and Douglas County Wisconsin Chapter

Community-based humanitarian organization which prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing volunteers and donors

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