EMERGENCY DISASTER SERVICES


When disaster strikes, The Salvation Army responds with food, supplies, shelter, counseling and HOPE.

Whether it be a local incident or a major disaster, Salvation Army staff and volunteers are often the
first on the scene and the last to depart, honoring a century-old commitment to serve those
in need, at the time of need, and at the place of need.

The red shield continues to be a beacon of compassion; of immediate aid, psychological support and spiritual counsel to individuals and families whose lives have been disrupted or shattered by forces beyond their control. Salvation Army disaster response teams, coordinated and directed by commissioned officers and trained personnel, supported by volunteers, are "on call" to serve at all disasters and civil disorders which place a community or its populace at risk or which may disrupt or destroy family security and well-being.

A coordinated community response to floods, tornados, fires and other disasters can make all the difference to people who have lost everything. The Salvation Army joins other agencies in helping people put their lives back together after a disaster.

ICE STORM 2009 Service Report For January 28^th - February 5^th:

• Hot Meals Served – 2,098  (Emergency Mobile Kitchen Fayette Co. Neighborhoods – 1,504;  Salvation Army Corps – 181; Jessamine County Red Cross Shelter – 75;  Fayette County Red Cross Shelter - 338)
• Snacks Served - 134
• Hot Beverages Served – 2,101
• Bottled Water (individual size) Given – 1,460
• Gallons of Water Distributed – 95
• Blankets given -  754
• Nights of Lodging for persons without heat – 27 (Shelter provided at SA Lexington building)
• Volunteers & Staff Serving – 37
• Volunteer Hours - 354
• Emergency Mobile Kitchen Feeding Sites – 13
  
  Fayette County
  1. African Kanisa Apartments (senior citizens and disabled adults)
  2. Christian Towers (senior citizens)
  3. Dunbar High School Shelter  (Red Cross Shelter – moved to Centenary 2/1/09)
  4. Cardinal Crossings Community Center
  5. Village Drive
  6. Price Street
  7. Florence Street
  8. Greenwood Avenue
  9. Chiles Avenue
  10. Davenport
  11. Centenary Methodist Church Shelter (Red Cross Shelter – closed 2/4/09)
  12. Imperial Mobile Home Park
  
  Jessamine County
  13. Jessamine County Shelter, Nicholasville (Red Cross Shelter – closed 2/1/09)