Disaster Relief and Recovery - 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. - Find Open Shelters: If 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 Contact Loved Ones - Family in the U.S.: Individuals can let loved ones know they are OK after a local disaster. Individuals can find someone they love who may have experienced a recent disaster. Clean Up and Recovery Guides - Staying Safe After a Disaster: Learn steps to take during and after most disasters or emergencies to help ensure safety - 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 - Recovering Emotionally: Find out about special care individuals may need - Recovering Financially: Get information on how to manage the financial impact of disaster, from handling insurance claims to replacing documents that may have been lost - 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 related to topics such as chemical emergency; COVID-19; drought; flood; flu; food safety; heat wave; highway safety; home fire; landslide; nuclear explosion and radiation; poisoning; power outage; terrorism; thunderstorm; tornado; water safety; wildfire; winter storm

- American Red Cross Hero Center: Assists military families who have an emergency need for communication - Helps family members reconnect, whether the separation was caused by a recent emergency at home, war or natural disaster overseas, or events as far back as the Holocaust - Restoring Family Links: Finds family members who have been separated due to war, disaster, migration or other emergency

- Helps family members reconnect, whether the separation was caused by a recent emergency at home, war or natural disaster overseas, or events as far back as the Holocaust - American Red Cross Hero Center: Assists military families who have an emergency need for communication - Restoring Family Links: Finds family members who have been separated due to war, disaster, migration or other emergency

Disaster Relief and Recovery - 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. - Find Open Shelters: If 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 Contact Loved Ones - Family in the U.S.: Individuals can let loved ones know they are OK after a local disaster. Individuals can find someone they love who may have experienced a recent disaster. Clean Up and Recovery Guides - Staying Safe After a Disaster: Learn steps to take during and after most disasters or emergencies to help ensure safety - 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 - Recovering Emotionally: Find out about special care individuals may need - Recovering Financially: Get information on how to manage the financial impact of disaster, from handling insurance claims to replacing documents that may have been lost - Emergency Resource Library: Tips and strategies for preparing, responding to and recovering from disasters and emergencies related to topics such as chemical emergency; COVID-19; drought; flood; flu; food safety; heat wave; highway safety; home fire; landslide; nuclear explosion and radiation; poisoning; power outage; terrorism; thunderstorm; tornado; water safety; wildfire; winter storm

- Helps family members reconnect, whether the separation was caused by a recent emergency at home, war or natural disaster overseas, or events as far back as the Holocaust - American Red Cross Hero Center: Assists military families who have an emergency need for communication - Restoring Family Links: Finds family members who have been separated due to war, disaster, migration or other emergency

- Helps family members reconnect, whether the separation was caused by a recent emergency at home, war or natural disaster overseas, or events as far back as the Holocaust - American Red Cross Hero Center: Assists military families who have an emergency need for communication - Restoring Family Links: Finds family members who have been separated due to war, disaster, migration or other emergency

Disaster Relief and Recovery - 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. - Find Open Shelters: If 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 Contact Loved Ones - Family in the U.S.: Individuals can let loved ones know they are OK after a local disaster. Individuals can find someone they love who may have experienced a recent disaster. Clean Up and Recovery Guides - Staying Safe After a Disaster: Learn steps to take during and after most disasters or emergencies to help ensure safety - 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 - Recovering Emotionally: Find out about special care individuals may need - Recovering Financially: Get information on how to manage the financial impact of disaster, from handling insurance claims to replacing documents that may have been lost - Emergency Resource Library: Tips and strategies for preparing, responding to and recovering from disasters and emergencies related to topics such as chemical emergency; COVID-19; drought; flood; flu; food safety; heat wave; highway safety; home fire; landslide; nuclear explosion and radiation; poisoning; power outage; terrorism; thunderstorm; tornado; water safety; wildfire; winter storm

Emergency services available in the form of goods, clothing, food, shelter, etc. in the cases of natural disaster, fire, flooding, etc. Salvation Army Canteen available for emergency assistance also. A private, non-profit organization serving Itasca County. (Requests from outside of the county will not necessarily be denied) The purpose of Salvation Army is to provide moral and spiritual support, material goods, food, shelter, and transportation for those unable to provide for themselves. Every situation is reviewed individually. Conditions of service: - Will maintain anonymity and confidentiality - Will require name, address and Social Security number in order to provide ANY services - If a person doesn't have a Social Security card, a driver's license may be acceptable. Also see "Transient Policy"

- Helps family members reconnect, whether the separation was caused by a recent emergency at home, war or natural disaster overseas, or events as far back as the Holocaust - American Red Cross Hero Center: Assists military families who have an emergency need for communication - Restoring Family Links: Finds family members who have been separated due to war, disaster, migration, or other emergency

Disaster Relief and Recovery - 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. - Find Open Shelters: If 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 Contact Loved Ones - Family in the U.S.: Individuals can let loved ones know they are OK after a local disaster. Individuals can find someone they love who may have experienced a recent disaster. Clean Up and Recovery Guides - Staying Safe After a Disaster: Learn steps to take during and after most disasters or emergencies to help ensure safety - 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 - Recovering Emotionally: Find out about special care individuals may need - Recovering Financially: Get information on how to manage the financial impact of disaster, from handling insurance claims to replacing documents that may have been lost - 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 related to topics such as chemical emergency; COVID-19; drought; flood; flu; food safety; heat wave; highway safety; home fire; landslide; nuclear explosion and radiation; poisoning; power outage; terrorism; thunderstorm; tornado; water safety; wildfire; winter storm

- Helps family members reconnect, whether the separation was caused by a recent emergency at home, war or natural disaster overseas, or events as far back as the Holocaust - American Red Cross Hero Center: Assists military families who have an emergency need for communication - Restoring Family Links: Finds family members who have been separated due to war, disaster, migration or other emergency

Provides assistance for immediate needs following a natural disaster such as a fire or a flood. Works as a back up to governmental aid and the Red Cross. Response and recovery programs: - Spiritual Ministry: Counsels victims, consoles the injured and distressed, comforts the bereaved, conducts funeral and memorial services and chaplaincy services to staff and volunteers - Counseling: Individual, family and group counseling and emotional support available through trained officers, personnel and critical incident stress management - Identification/Registration: Locates victims and provides information and communication to inquiring family and friends - Mobile Feeding: Mobile feeding units serve hot meals to victims and relief personnel on site - Congregate Feeding: Salvation Army buildings and other sites used for preparation and service of meals to victims and relief personnel - Financial Assistance: Financial grants for immediate needs made to victims who demonstrate need - Shelter: Shelters may be established and maintained in Salvation Army facilities or other sites. Programs may include short term housing when shelters are not necessary. - Donated Materials: During a major disaster, the generosity of Americans enables Salvation Army to solicit and distribute donated goods. Salvation Army may elect to purchase and distribute basic commodities not readily available at the time of need. These may include, but not be limited to, food, water, health and sanitary needs, baby and child care products, medicines, bedding and other items for which an immediate need exists. - Clean-Up Efforts: Salvation Army may provide cleaning supplies along with a clean up kit to individuals and families to assist in restoration of their homes. Volunteers may be recruited in assisting survivors with major cleaning of the survivors' homes. - Reconstruction: Salvation Army may accept responsibility to coordinate or assist with reconstruction efforts - Volunteer Services: Recruits, trains and utilizes volunteers. Registered volunteers may be provided with housing, meals and support services including transportation, if necessary and available. - Advocacy: Certified social workers, human services aides and officers are assigned to provide a professional level of assistance including advocacy and referrals to private and public assistance programs