GOOSE CREEK, S.C.–Friday morning, disaster-trained American Red Cross volunteers assisted an individual who was displaced following a residential fire on Seagreen Lane in Goose Creek, to which the Goose Creek Fire Department responded.
The Red Cross provided financial assistance for temporary lodging, along with a comfort kit, containing personal hygiene items, and referrals to partner organizations to help with long-term recovery.
In South Carolina, the American Red Cross, on average, responds to a disaster every four hours.ย Because of volunteers and financial assistance from the community, the Red Cross was able to help more than 7,100 individualsย affected by disasters, the majority of those being home fires, in South Carolina last year.ย ย ย
To help neighbors affected by disastersย become a Red Cross volunteerย or make a financial contribution to the Red Cross by callingย (843) 764-2323 or visitingย www.redcross.org/SC.ย ย
