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• <br /> Agency Name: Orange County Chapter of the American Red Cross <br /> ( <br /> Mission Statement: The American Red Croaa, a humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its <br /> Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement, will provide <br /> relief to victims of disasters and help people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies. <br /> Orange County Outside Agency Funding: 3087'08: $5.000 2808-09: $5.000 <br /> Executive/Program Director: Rosetta Wash Website: ocncredcross.org <br /> MAJOR SERVICES <br /> o Disaster Services <br /> OUTCOME MEASURES <br /> FY 05-06 FY 06-07 FY 07-08 FY 08-09 <br /> Actual Actual Actual Projected <br /> 28 3O <br /> #of single and multi honni|ydisaster responses 37 .~ <br /> #of families assisted financiall 34 52 55 <br /> 52 ~. <br /> FY 2007-0 OUTCOMES <br /> Proposed Program Status Actual Results <br /> \ | ~ 10096 of eligible clients seeking <br /> Emergency Services will respond to all assistance for their disaster caused <br /> disasters within two hours of Red Cross needs received free emergency basic <br /> notificetonhnnolocal emergency services Meets Expectations needs aasistenma, which included <br /> notification <br /> in order to provide emergency assistance food, c|oth\ng, ehe|ter, health and <br /> mental health oorvioes, to allow them <br /> tno|iente <br /> � to recover from their disaster. <br /> Emergency Services will continuously <br /> increase community awareness and <br /> education for disaster planning and <br /> preparedness for residents throughout <br /> Orange County: This will be achieved by Emergency Services exceeded this <br /> the following activities: Provide at least 10 goal by providing 17 community <br /> disaster education Meets Expectations community disaster education <br /> presentations to busineaeeo. schools, and e* xPe schools <br /> other community groups; Provide ARC presentations to businesses. <br /> training to participants from partner ondotharconnunih/group� <br /> groups. <br /> agencies in Orange County for the • <br /> purpose of professional understanding and <br /> cross training; Distribute educational <br /> materials and psa's to . the general <br /> population. <br /> Quickly open and operate mass care Due to a relatively quiet storm and <br /> shelters that are strategically located hurricane sooaon. 0 mass care <br /> throughout the county and easily Meets Expectations <br /> shelters were opened and operated <br /> accessible to evacuating residents during during this fiscal year. <br /> local disasters. <br /> 12 <br />