American Red Cross Michigan Region provides emergency assistance to people affected by fires, floods and other emergencies or disasters. If you or someone you know has recently experienced a disaster, call us at 1-800-RED CROSS.

Our volunteers are on call 24 hours a day and respond to local disasters every day to assist individuals and families who are impacted by a home fire, flood, tornado or other disaster. 

People affected by disasters often only have the clothes on their backs and seek a caring person. Our Disaster Action Teams (DAT), made up entirely of volunteers, provide comfort and assistance to those who have just lost their home and may have nowhere else to turn. We connect families to resources such as housing assistance, health services and mental health services to help with the devastating effects of experiencing a disaster.

Our trained volunteers set up care and reception centers and shelters where evacuees can find a safe place to stay and access to food, comfort items, health and emotional services, electricity to charge their cell phone and more. Most importantly, everyone is welcome at our shelters. A Red Cross shelter is a place where people affected by a disaster can find a sense of community, a compassionate listening ear, a shoulder to lean on and a warm hug from our dedicated volunteers.

Learn more about how the American Red Cross helps in the event of a disaster. All disaster assistance is free, made possible by voluntary donations of time and money from people in our community.

Interested in becoming a disaster responder? Start your volunteer application today.