Janet Bartee of
Kenmore to provide Disaster Mental Health services
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| Disaster Mental Health volunteer Janet Bartee of Kenmore, NY |
BUFFALO, NY, January 11, 2013 – Volunteer Janet
Bartee of Kenmore, NY will be deploying on Saturday to assist in the American
Red Cross response to Superstorm Sandy. Bartee will be going to New York City
to work in Disaster Mental Health, providing emotional support for those
recovering from the devastating storm.
Bartee is the 45th volunteer from the eight-county
Western New York region who has deployed to assist in the Red Cross relief efforts
since Sandy devastated the East Coast in late October, nine of whom have returned
for multiple assignments. When Bartee arrives, she will be the fourth Western
New York volunteer among the nearly 1,000 Red Cross workers still on the ground
supporting survivors as longer-term recovery efforts begin.
The Red Cross continues to provide food, water,
health services and emotional support in some neighborhoods. To date, the Red
Cross has distributed more than 6.9 million relief and clean-up items and provided
more than 10 million meals and snacks since Sandy came ashore. In addition, the
Red Cross is working with government and community partners as part of a
comprehensive response to help Sandy survivors recover, and trained Red Cross
workers are helping to connect people to recovery resources. For more
information regarding the Red Cross response to Sandy, please visit www.redcross.org.
