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Help Available for Individuals and Households

To see if you qualify for financial assistance, please complete and submit this registration form. 

If you have received an invitation to apply for financial assistance, please call 1-800-RED-CROSS (800-733-2767) to speak to an agent about completing your enrollment.

This round of the Red Cross Immediate Financial Assistance program will be concluding on Feb 14, 2025. You must complete your financial assistance application by February 14, 2025, to receive this assistance.

The American Red Cross is committed to providing individuals affected by the devastating wildfires with:

  • safe shelter
  • access to food
  • basic health services
  • emotional support
  • financial assistance to Californians who lived within the fire perimeters of Eaton, Palisades, Hurst, and Kenneth, as defined by Cal OES.
January 22, 2025. Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California. American Red Cross Volunteer, Graham Woody delivers supplies to residents as they line up to return to their homes in Santa Monica. Graham Elwood, a volunteer in the Los Angeles Region, has been with the Red Cross since 2001. He became a volunteer after 9/11, offering to do anything that was needed at the time. Since then, Graham has volunteered for several national disaster responses, taught Red Cross training courses, and worked as a Disaster Action Team member in his local community. A resident of Santa Monica, Graham didn’t have to evacuate during the Palisades fire, although several of his friends lost their homes. During the initial preparation phases before the evacuation, Graham ensured he was on the standby shift list, ready to be called upon the moment he was needed. Graham was part of the team at the distribution site in Santa Monica, California, providing supplies to residents as they return to their homes. These supplies include Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as masks, work gloves, safety suits, cleaning wipes, and water, as well as information on American Red Cross financial assistance and other services available to them. Being a part of this response means so much to Graham, as he explains: “It brings me to literal tears to see all of these people and be able to help them out and be there for somebody on their worst days… it’s the humanity in all of it.” Photo by Jason Colston/American Red Cross

American Red Cross Volunteer, Graham Woody delivers supplies to residents as they line up to return to their homes in Santa Monica. January 2025. 

We continue to reach out to individuals whose primary residences were located within these defined areas. These invitations are sent via email and text, based on the contact information we have available; phone calls will also be made.  So far, we have placed more than $2,200,000 into the hands of people who have lost everything from these devastating fires.  

Receiving Red Cross financial assistance does not make you ineligible for FEMA assistance. To apply for federal Disaster Assistance at disasterassistance.gov or by calling 1-800-621-3362. FEMA approval is not required to be eligible for Red Cross financial assistance.

All Red Cross services, including immediate financial assistance, are available to individuals regardless of nationality, race, gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, class or political opinions.

The Red Cross is a charity, not a government agency, and people do not need to be American citizens to receive our help.

Red Cross financial assistance is not a loan and does not need to be repaid.  

Ayuda disponible para particulares y familias afectadas

Para saber si reúne los requisitos para recibir ayuda financiera, rellene y envíe formulario de registro.


Si ha recibido una invitación para solicitar asistencia financiera, llame al 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767) para hablar con un agente sobre cómo completar su inscripción.

Esta ronda del programa de asistencia financiera Inmediata de la Cruz Roja concluirá el 14 de febrero de 2025. Debe completar su solicitud antes del 14 de febrero de 2025 para recibir esta asistencia.

La Cruz Roja Americana está comprometida a proporcionar lo siguiente a las personas afectadas por los devastadores incendios forestales:

  • un refugio seguro
  • acceso a alimentos
  • servicios básicos de salud
  • apoyo emocional
  • asistencia financiera a los californianos que vivieron dentro de las zonas afectadas por los incendios de Eaton, Palisades, Hurst y Kenneth, tal como lo establece la Oficina de Servicios de Emergencia del Gobernador de California (OES, por sus siglas en inglés).
January 22, 2025. Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California. American Red Cross Volunteer, Graham Woody delivers supplies to residents as they line up to return to their homes in Santa Monica. Graham Elwood, a volunteer in the Los Angeles Region, has been with the Red Cross since 2001. He became a volunteer after 9/11, offering to do anything that was needed at the time. Since then, Graham has volunteered for several national disaster responses, taught Red Cross training courses, and worked as a Disaster Action Team member in his local community. A resident of Santa Monica, Graham didn’t have to evacuate during the Palisades fire, although several of his friends lost their homes. During the initial preparation phases before the evacuation, Graham ensured he was on the standby shift list, ready to be called upon the moment he was needed. Graham was part of the team at the distribution site in Santa Monica, California, providing supplies to residents as they return to their homes. These supplies include Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as masks, work gloves, safety suits, cleaning wipes, and water, as well as information on American Red Cross financial assistance and other services available to them. Being a part of this response means so much to Graham, as he explains: “It brings me to literal tears to see all of these people and be able to help them out and be there for somebody on their worst days… it’s the humanity in all of it.” Photo by Jason Colston/American Red Cross

Voluntario de la Cruz Roja Americana, Graham Woody entrega suministros a los habitantes mientras hacen fila para regresar a sus domicilios en Santa Mónica. Enero de 2025.

Seguimos poniéndonos en contacto con las personas cuyos domicilios principales se encontraban dentro de estas zonas definidas. Las invitaciones se enviarán por correo electrónico y mensajes de texto, al igual que por teléfono, según la información de contacto que tengamos. Hasta ahora, hemos puesto más de 2 200 000 dólares en manos de personas que lo han perdido todo a causa de estos devastadores incendios.

Recibir asistencia financiera de la Cruz Roja no le hace inelegible para la asistencia de la Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias (FEMA, por sus siglas en inglés). Para solicitar la ayuda federal para desastres, visite disasterassistance.gov/es o llame al 1-800-621-3362. No se requiere la aprobación de la FEMA para ser elegible para la asistencia financiera de la Cruz Roja.

Todos los servicios de la Cruz Roja, incluida la asistencia financiera inmediata, están disponibles para las personas independientemente de su nacionalidad, raza, género, orientación sexual, creencias religiosas, clase u opiniones políticas.

La Cruz Roja es una organización benéfica, no una agencia gubernamental y las personas no necesitan tener ciudadanía estadounidense para recibir nuestra ayuda.

La asistencia financiera de la Cruz Roja no es un préstamo y no necesita ser reembolsada.

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