In response to the ferocious Southern California wildfires, the American Red Cross of Greater Los Angeles, American Red Cross of Ventura County, and American Red Cross of Santa Monica in collaboration with the California Safe Corps program have opened five shelters, provided food and emotional support to people displaced by the Malibu Canyon and Agua Dulce Buckweed fires.
Since Sunday, Oct. 21, the chapter has provided: overnight shelter to more than 300 people at five shelters, two in Malibu and three in Santa Clarita; more than 13,000 meals and snacks to evacuees, as well as to emergency response personnel; and more than 100 Red Cross personnel to assist at shelters, provide mobile canteen feeding, and other disaster response duties. Approximately 3,500 people were registered overnight Monday in Red Cross shelters in San Diego, with more people outside accessing Red Cross services.
The Safe Corps members have been working at shelters and providing mobile canteen feeding in 12 hour interval shifts throughout the day and night. There are a total of 11 members from the three chapters who are providing disaster relief assistance to the families affected by the Los Angeles/Ventura County Fires. The remaining 9 members from the Palo Alto, Santa Clara, and Humboldt Red Cross Chapters have been deployed to assist with the San Diego Wildfires and will be on deployment for a minimum of two weeks.
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