BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.–American Red Cross disaster-trained volunteers are assisting a family after their mobile home, located on Antietam Court in Summerville, was damaged by a fire Friday morning. Whitesville and Pine Ridge Fire Departments responded.
The Red Cross is meeting the immediate needs of two adults and a child by providing financial assistance to assist with their immediate needs, including temporary housing, comfort kits containing personal hygiene items, and referrals to assist with their long-term recovery.
In South Carolina, the American Red Cross, on average, responds to a disaster every four hours. Because of volunteers and financial assistance from the community, the Red Cross was able to help more than 7,100 individuals affected by disasters, the majority of those being home fires, in S.C. last year.
To help neighbors affected by disasters become a Red Cross volunteer or make a financial contribution to Red Cross by calling 843-764-2323 or visiting www.redcross.org/SC.
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