Through the efforts of our Humanitarian and Biomedical staff and more than 3,000 regional volunteers, we provide:

• Immediate, short-term disaster assistance for victims of fires, floods, earthquakes and other natural or man-made disasters.
• Disaster preparedness education and resources for communities, adults and youth.
• Blood and Platelet collection at three fixed donation centers and mobile drives throughout much of the region.
• Emergency communication for military families in their time of need.
• Patient and staff support at Veterans’ hospitals and homes.
  

The region also mobilizes local volunteers and resources to help respond to disasters across the nation and around the world.

Last year, our region:

• Provide relief and recovery to support more than 1,400 households impacted by local disasters each year.
• Provide an average of 29,000 critical community services to members of the military, veterans and their families annually.
• Collected 45,500 units of lifesaving blood for patients at hospitals and cancer treatment centers.
• Trained nearly 78,500 people in first aid, CPR and AED, water safety, babysitting and other lifesaving skills.
• Provided 126 reunification cases to help families separated by was and humanitarian crisis.