When tragedy strikes, the Red Cross is there to lend a hand enabling disaster victims to begin the recovery process.
Reconnecting with family, friends and loved ones jump starts the healing process, and one way Florida's disaster victims can convey their welfare is through the American Red Cross' Safe and Well website. The Red Cross encourages individuals and families to register themselves as “safe and well” on the site, which is accessible at all times via www.redcross.org.
With Internet access, people within a disaster area are able to select and post standard “safe and well” messages on the Safe and Well Website. Sample standardized messages for posting include:
I am safe and well
Family and I are safe and well
Currently at a shelter
Currently at home
Currently at friend/family member/neighbor’s house
Will make phone calls when able
Will email when able
Will mail letter/postcard when able
Using a last name and phone number (home, cell, or work) or complete home address, family members outside of the disaster-affected areas can search the website for the “safe and well” messages left by their loved ones.
The Safe and Well website complies with all privacy and child protection laws. Because of these concerns, no location information will be publicly displayed on this website. Every person maintains the right to determine how best to communicate their contact information and whereabouts to family members.
The Safe and Well website is just one more way the American Red Cross provides peace of mind for those directly or indirectly affected by tragedy.
The American Red Cross of Upstate South Carolina serves Greenville, Abbeville, Anderson, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, and Pickens Counties.
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