One year since "Superstorm Sandy" (landfall on Oct. 29, 2012)

from Red Cross dot-org : The American Red Cross has released a one-year Superstorm Sandy report detailing its response and recovery work to help residents affected by this historic storm, which made landfall on October 29, 2012. http://www.redcross.org/images/MEDIA_CustomProductCatalog/m23216738_Superstorm_Sandy_One-Year_Update.pdf “Donations to the Red Cross have helped countless families start over in a new place to live, clean out the mold from their water-logged homes, or get much-needed financial and emotional support to rebuild their homes and lives,” said Gail McGovern, president and CEO of the Red Cross. “The needs are still great, and there is more work to do. We are committed to continue working with the communities that were impacted by this devastating storm to provide services and support.” INSIDE THE REPORT The One-Year Superstorm Sandy Report details the extraordinary measures taken by the Red Cross to respond to Sandy, from volunteer deployment and relief efforts to temporary and permanent housing assistance to key partnerships with government and non-government entities, as well as the strong outpouring of support from donors.. The Red Cross met Sandy’s significant damage with its largest U.S. response in five years. More than 17,000 trained workers from all over the country – 90 percent of them volunteers, powered the massive emergency relief effort. This response included: •Serving more than 17.5 million meals and snacks in a huge feeding operation.•Handing out more than 7 million relief items such as cold weather items and clean-up supplies.•Providing nearly 113,000 health services and emotional support contacts for people who have been living in very tough conditions.•Providing 74,000 overall shelter stays for Sandy.