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American Red Cross - South Florida Region

Disaster Services

3696 North Federal Highway, Suite 101, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33308

Distance: 6 Miles

(954) 797-3800

Website

http://www.redcross.org/local/florida/south-florida.html

Contact Hours: Mon - Fri, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Service Details

Service Description

Provides shelter, food, medicine, clothing, eyeglasses, furnishings, and tools; delivers free disaster preparedness information to the entire community. Funded by The United Way. Offers skilled and non-skilled home health care, including skilled nursing, physical, occupational and speech therapies, medical social workers, and home care aides. This program does not assist with rent or mortgage.

Features

  • Evening Hours
    • YES 
  • Languages other than English
    • Hungarian 
    • Spanish 
  • United Way Program
    • Yes 
  • Weekend Hours
    • Yes 

Eligibility

Individuals affected by a natural disaster (fire, flood, hurricane) or human-made disaster (aviation incidents, terrorist attack).

Application Instructions

Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week depending on disaster. Appointment is required.

Required documents: Identification

For information on hurricane safety, visit the preparedness section of the American Red Cross website. To receive emergency alerts and information about what to do in case of a hurricane, flooding, and other disasters, as well as locations of shelters, download the free Red Cross Emergency app available in app stores by searching for the American Red Cross or redcross.org/apps .

Fees

No fee.

Websites

Last Update

2/29/2024

Other Locations

This provider does not offer this service at other locations.

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