Family Of Three Assisted By Red Cross After Glasgow Fire

Wilmington, DE – February 14, 2007 – A family of three was helped by the Red Cross at lunchtime today after their Glasgow Trailer Court home, on South Oxford Drive, was destroyed by fire. Trained volunteers from the American Red Cross of the Delmarva Peninsula assisted the family, two adults and a child, with their emergency needs of food and seasonal clothing. The family had made their own arrangements for temporary housing.

With all disasters, large or small, Red Cross assists with the immediate disaster-caused needs of those affected – primarily temporary shelter, food and clothing – free of charge to the recipients. The families are also referred to other community partners for their longer term needs, and provided with information on the steps they should take to cope with the disaster and plan their recovery.