During September, volunteers from the American Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming have worked tirelessly, both locally and across the country, providing care and comfort to people in need. Just last month, 63 volunteers from the Colorado and Wyoming region deployed nationally to provide help to people struggling with the heartbreaking damage left behind after disasters like Hurricane Ida.

Simultaneously, additional Colorado and Wyoming Red Cross volunteers responded to 68 local disasters to help 157 people with urgent needs like food, lodging and recovery assistance.

Large-scale disasters make up only part of the American Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming’s disaster responses. Along with major crises in our backyard and coast to coast, we continued to address the nation's most prevalent disaster, home fires. Often among the first on the scene, our trained disaster response volunteers meet with affected families to provide comforts like warm blankets, food and shelter and help them begin to plan their recovery.

Breakdown of the CO & WY 87 county service area for September 2021:

• Mile High Chapter (MHC) responded to 37 calls for service and helped 84 people. The MHC response area includes ten counties in the Denver Metro area.
• Southeastern Colorado Chapter (SECO) responded to four calls for service and helped 15 people. The SECO response area includes 16 counties.
• Northern Colorado Chapter (NOCO) responded to three calls for service and helped 12 people. The NOCO response area includes 11 counties.
• Western Colorado Chapter (WECO) responded to 21 calls for service and helped 39 people. The WECO response area covers 27 counties, serving all western Colorado and the San Luis Valley.
• Wyoming Chapter (WYO) responded to three calls for assistance and provided care to seven people. The WYO response area covers 21 counties in the state of Wyoming. 

About the American Red Cross: The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides comfort to victims of disasters; supplies about 40% of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; distributes international humanitarian aid; and supports veterans, military members and their families. The Red Cross is a nonprofit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to deliver its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or CruzRojaAmericana.org, or follow us on Twitter at @RedCross.