Red Cross aids 20 displaced by fire on Market Street

HYDE PARK, N.Y. » Twent y people have been displaced by a fire Sunday morning on Market Street, according to the Mid-Hudson Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross.

The Red Cross is providing financial assistance for necessities such as shelter, food and clothing to 12 adults and eight children ranging in age from four and a half months to 16 years old. Volunteers also offered emotional support and comfort kits containing personal care items and stuffed animals for the children. In the coming days, Red Cross staff and volunteers will remain available to help those affected by the fire as they navigate the road to recovery.

In 2016, the Red Cross responded to more than 400 home fires and other disasters in the 24-county Eastern New York Region. Red Cross staff and volunteers provided assistance, care and comfort to more than 2,000 local residents last year.

All Red Cross assistance is provided free of charge and made possible by the generosity of the public. To donate to Red Cross Disaster Relief and help people affected by disasters big and small, visit www.redcross.org or call (800) RED-CROSS.

To join the Red Cross as a disaster responder, visit www.redcross.org/volunteer, enter your home zip code and select “Disaster Services” as your area of interest. Local volunteers are needed to help the Red Cross provide disaster relief across the Mid-Hudson Valley.