Red Cross Food Storage
The red cross northern california coastal region is a non profit humanitarian organization that provides disaster relief and helps people prevent prepare for and recover from disasters.
Red cross food storage. If a power outage is 2 hours or less you don t need to be concerned but you should know how to save your food when the refrigerator is out for longer periods of time. The thousands of staff and volunteers of the red cross are here for you with emergency aid when you need it most and also advice and assistance to help you recover from a disaster or become better prepared to face one in the future. Perishable foods including milk meat and eggs should not be stored above 40 degrees for more than 2 hours. W wrap perishable foods such as cookies and crackers in plastic bags and keep them in sealed containers.
19 2007 prlog since its founding in 1881 the american red cross has been the nation s premier emergency response organization today the domestic disaster relief provided by the american red cross offers compassionate services to people in need of food and or shelter. Supplies products emergency preparedness emergency supplies emergency food water emergency food water during a disaster having clean water and an emergency food supply can make all the difference. Shop the red cross store and stock up on emergency preparedness kits first aid supplies reference guides manuals dvds and red cross apparel. All of our expenses are fully transparent and can be reviewed here.
For more information call 617 375 0735. Fourteen water storage tanks will also be installed. To enroll at our boston food pantry a photo id for yourself and any type of id for household members such as medical card or student id must be provided. That s why we encourage everyone to keep emergency water plus survival food bars and other non perishables in their emergency kit.
An average of 90 cents of every dollar the red cross spends is invested in delivering care and comfort to those in need. Donations are used to provide food shelter emotional support and other assistance as well as the vehicles warehouses and people that make relief possible. W open food boxes and other resealable containers carefully so that you can close them tightly after each use. W empty open packages of sugar dried fruits and nuts into.
The canadian red cross working with the british red cross in support of the ethiopian red cross society has launched a six month project through october 2017 to expand the provision of emergency water using three trucks to reach 29 000 people in 16 kebeles. Boston food pantry 1033 massachusetts avenue boston ma 02118 entrance door is on proctor street. The boston food pantry.