3. Gold Country Region
The Regional Chapter is headquartered in Sacramento, and covers 48, 327 square miles in both central and northern California.
The Region consists of two chapters, the Sierra-Delta chapter in Sacramento and the Northeastern California chapter in Yuba City.
The Region serves 24 counties
There are 4.8 million residents in the region

4. Our Services Down the Street. Across the Country. Around the World.®
Disaster Services
Blood Services
Preparedness, Health and Safety Services
International Services
Service to the Armed Forces

5. Our Work Impacts Lives Every Day
190
1,000
Every 60 seconds 44
times a day Red Cross workers help a family affected by a home fire or disaster.
times a day we provide services to military members, veterans and their families.
people are assisted
by the American
Red Cross.
5,600
15,500
308,000
times a day a person receives a Red Cross blood transfusion.
times a day a person receives lifesaving Red Cross health and safety training.
times a day a child receives a measles or rubella vaccination from the Red Cross and our partners.

6. Service to the Armed Forces
Serving personnel, veterans and families of military members
Emergency communications and casework
Military family support
Deployment briefings
Veteran Support
Special support activities
Operation Care Package
The BASH
Emergency Communication: Since its inception the American Red Cross has played a critical role in supporting those serving in the armed forces and their families. With resources and expertise around the world, the Red Cross provides emergency communications and other services to support military families.
The Red Cross assists in communicating emergency family matters, such as serious illness, death in the family or birth of a child. After verifying the emergency, we will relay the information to the military authorities who will then deliver the information to the armed forces member. This information can then be used to verify the situation for leave requests.

7. Disaster Response: Local and National
Shelter operations
Mass care
Client casework
Disaster health services
Mental health services
Communications
Logistics
Disaster planning and coordinating
Local responses: DAT, local shelters
National responses: Mass Care, etc.

9. The Red Cross Must Always Be Ready
We respond to nearly 64,000 disasters annually—from wildfires to single-family house fires.

10. The Everyday Disaster

11. Everyday Disasters
The Red Cross responds to a disaster every eight minutes. Locally, we respond every eight hours. The vast majority are home fires.
When volunteers arrive, families are often on curbs—sometimes without shoes or coats—watching their homes burn.

12. After the Fire
When fire takes a house, it takes everything that makes a house a home.
Immediately following a fire, we meet basic needs:
Finding a safe place to stay
Purchasing food, clothing and toiletries
Notifying loved ones
We also help families get back on their feet:
Replacing lost possessions
Navigating insurance
Processing the emotional loss

13. Seven People Die in U.S. Home Fires Daily1
That’s why we launched Sound the Alarm fire safety events. Since 2014, volunteers have made over 623,000 households safer by:
Installing smoke alarms
Changing batteries
Helping families make escape plans
Targeting high-risk neighborhoods
1National Fire Protection Association, 2017

14. Yolo County Home Fire Response FY1851 21
Comfort Kits 32
Home fire responses
Blankets 15 88
Toys
People served following a fire 24
Children

16. A Tremendous Difference
FY18 Gold Country Region
4,267
1,800
new alarms installed
households
made safer
During November 2017, the Red Cross will install its 1-millionth smoke alarm.

17. How You Can Help
Single-day community-based activities that engage people across this community.
Volunteering: Pre-event canvassing to educate residents, installing alarms and/or personal preparedness plans with flexible opportunities:
Weekday and weekends
Onsite and offsite
Family friendly (over age 18 to enter homes)
Support for you:
Recruitment and social media tools
A co-branded donation microsite
Staff support for multimarket volunteering
Spring 2018 Sound the Alarm events inspired 25,000+ volunteers to engage in their communities in just 16 days.