To date, Red Cross we have received nearly 3,000 welfare information requests and have successfully completed more than 2,900 of those requests. The Red Cross is also supporting reunification requests and is coordinating with government partners to assist in locating people. The Red Cross is supporting a Family Assistance Center at the Hyatt Regency in Kaʻanapali on Maui where people can get food and water, receive emotional and spiritual care, access health services and casework assistance, obtain updates from authorities, and receive support finding loved ones. With the help of partners, we have provided more than 189,000 meals and snacks to people in need. Since the fires began, more than 600 trained Red Cross disaster workers have deployed to Hawaii or helped virtually. RED CROSS RESPONSE The Red Cross is working with our partners to provide meals, disaster health and mental health services, and spiritual care to help families and individuals begin the recovery process. The Red Cross is supporting these families and individuals throughout their hotel stays with meals, casework and emotional support. To inquire about hotel emergency lodging, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-80). This temporary solution will give families and individuals a comfortable and safe place to stay near their community while longer-term plans are developed. We are coordinating with the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency and FEMA to care for displaced residents in hotels. Together, the Red Cross and the county government have provided more than 34,800 overnight emergency shelter and hotel stays on Maui and Oahu. The Red Cross is committed to supporting the community through this difficult period, ensuring residents who cannot return home have a safe place to stay, food to eat and emotional support. The people of Maui have been through incredible trauma and devastation.
Three weeks after the wildfires in Hawaii began, the American Red Cross continues to work tirelessly to deliver compassionate and equitable care to the many who are picking up the pieces.
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