(ATLANTA, March 31, 2021) – Red Cross disaster relief efforts continue in Midwest Georgia today, centered in hard-hit Coweta County.

Caseworkers are reaching out to displaced residents to further discuss their emergency needs, provide resources and referrals, and help them begin recovery plans. In Newnan, Red Cross Disaster Health Services, Mental Health, and Spiritual Care volunteers have joined other community representatives at the Coweta County Fairgrounds, where impacted residents have access to a variety of support and donated supplies. The Red Cross also has bulk items such as clean-up kits available there.

Red Cross damage assessment across 10 counties wrapped up yesterday and shows that more than 354 Georgia homes were destroyed or received major damage from the tornadoes and severe weather on March 25th. Volunteers have already provided more than 430 hotel night stays and hundreds of delivered meals for those in need of safe lodging. This remains a top priority.

The Red Cross urges anyone with emergency, disaster-caused needs to call for help at 1-800 RED CROSS. Types of services the Red Cross can provide include:

• Emergency Hotel Shelters and Meals: Displaced residents with majorly damaged or destroyed homes.
• Casework and Direct Services: Discuss emergency needs and get resources, referrals, and assistance with recovery plans.
• Health, Mental Health, and Spiritual Care: Help with replacement glasses and prescriptions, emotional support, coping skills, and other essentials. 
• Emergency Supplies: Tarps, work gloves, trash bags, and other clean-up supplies.
• Emergency Partners: Help finding partner resources. 

How People Can Help:

Help people affected by spring tornadoes and floods by visiting redcross.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS, or texting the words STORMS to 90999 to make a $10 donation. Donations enable the Red Cross to prepare for, respond to, and help people recover from these disasters.

About the American Red Cross:

The American Red Cross shelters, feeds, and provides emotional support to victims of disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or CruzRojaAmericana.org, or visit us on Twitter at @RedCross.