The American Red Cross-NMI Chapter is about two-thirds complete in its recovery efforts for Saipan and Tinian.<\/p>\n
ARC executive director John Hirsh told the Rotary Club of Saipan last Tuesday that the organization has provided over 23,700 overnight stays in shelters; served 116,775 meals and snacks; handed out 2,584 cases of water; handed out 6,510 cleanup and sanitation kits; 9,153 hygiene kits; 131,966 emergency supplies; and 10,217 households were given supplies since Yutu hit in late October.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were able to leverage technology this time,\u201d said Hirsh explaining how the organization achieved these numbers. He said that with the help of geo-location apps, the organization was able to get to houses that would have been overlooked otherwise.<\/p>\n
With Hirsh was ARC Southeast Michigan Chapter\u2019s Sue Kohfeldt, who was also on Saipan representing ARC in response to Typhoon Soudelor in 2015.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is my fourth trip to Saipan. I came during Soudelor and I just fell in love with the islands,\u201d she told the Rotarians. \u201cWhen I left and said [I will be back], this was not my plan and I apologize,\u201d she said with a chuckle, referring to her role in disaster response for Yutu.<\/p>\n
Kohfeldt is one of 220 volunteers under ARC that are responding to Typhoon Yutu. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to make sure that everybody is taken cared of; that is our mission,\u201d she said, adding that assistance would be provided regardless of immigration status.<\/p>\n
ARC has 809 volunteers trained for Yutu support along with support from businesses and government partners. <\/p>\n
Hirsh further noted that ARC has opened 3,338 cases for families with destroyed homes\u2014with an average of three to four people per household.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe helped about 11,000 people,\u201d said Hirsh, adding that 3,271 debit cards were handed out to clients for monetary assistance, amounting to over $1.4 million in financial assistance.<\/p>\n
According to Hirsh, there remains about 1,000 homes that need to be helped.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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