Bermuda Red Cross

"As a globally trusted organization, we are a member of the Emergency Measures Organization sub-committee.

Historically we have come to the aid of victims of natural disasters around the world. If an appeal is launched by the International Federation of Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies or from the country itself, we will also launch an appeal to the Bermuda public seeking financial assistance. To date just under $7 million has been raised in the community through the Bermuda Red Cross.

We also provide Psychosocial First Aid and First Aid support at the government shelter at Cedarbridge during hurricanes, and if needed, distribute Red Cross relief supplies and clothing for the unsheltered population, provide family tracing, communications support, and personnel support in a mass casualty event, and launch appeals as needed. To date we have 42 volunteers who are prepared to be on call to provide mental first aid to families of victims of vehicular or anti-social incidents. In addition, in 2017 we started offering Family Emergency Planning workshops and have reached close to 600 persons. During the pandemic in 2020, we were extremely active in assisting the Ministry of Health with contact tracing of all persons arriving on Island between 17 March – end of July, delivery of 270,000 masks to the frontline essential workers, essential service staff and volunteers, seniors’ homes, seniors’s groups and the vulnerable communities in which we work."

https://bermudaredcross.com/overview/history/