The American Red Cross-NMI Chapter has provided financial assistance to over 4,000 families on Saipan and Tinian who were severely impacted by Super Typhoon Yutu. <\/p>\n
Last week, the ARC- NMI Chapter officially ended the interview process to determine those eligible for financial assistance. According to ARC- NMI Chapter executive director John Hirsh, financial assistance was given to 4,865 families across Saipan and Tinian. <\/p>\n
Hirsh estimated that over $2 million was used up. <\/p>\n
\u201cSome 4,865 families\u2026got some level of financial assistance. \u2026I think we gave over $2 million in financial assistance and we gave out hundreds of thousands worth of relief items,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
The amount of financial assistance the chapter gave out depended on the amount of damage sustained by each house and the number of people in the household.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe people eligible for our financial program were the people whose homes were the most damaged\u2026we helped close to 5,000 families, but there could be 15,000 families\u2026who were impacted at some level. Everybody was affected\u2026could be a power outage, or they lost all their food as a result of the storm,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
With the completion of the Red Cross\u2019 role in emergency assistance, it has now shifted into helping partner agencies that are focused on long-term recovery. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re done. But we are working closely with all our partners in the community, whether it be Karidat [Social Services], Salvation Army, the Governor\u2019s Office, or the [Temporary Emergency Tent and Roofing Installation Support] program. …Our next step is really to try and help support organizations involved in the longer-term recovery work, those who help people rebuild their homes,\u201d said Hirsh. <\/p>\n
The chapter is referring people who need additional help to partner agencies. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re still referring people to the other agencies\u2026all the different programs that are out there and helping. We are acting as a clearinghouse for information,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n
Hirsh said the chapter is an emergency program meant to serve the community for the first few weeks following a major disaster. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really only for those first few weeks after a disaster where we provide emergency relief. The longer-term recovery work is possible from [the Federal Emergency Management Agency] and other organizations in the community,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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