Orange County Announces Closure of Remaining Hurricane Ian American Red Cross Shelter

Shelter Positioned at South Econ Recreation Middle Ends 27-day Operation

Orange County, Fla. – As of 5 pm as we speak, the final shelter in Orange County for residents displaced by Hurricane Ian has completely closed. Managed by the American Purple Cross, this pet-friendly shelter assisted as many as 174 shelter residents at a time since opening on October 1^st at Orange County’s South Econ Recreation Middle.

Supporting the distinctive wants of the shelter residents at this location throughout the 27-day operation was achieved via a partnership amongst many companies together with:

• American Purple Cross
• FEMA
• Orange County Emergency Administration
• Salvation Military
• Orange County Animal Providers
• Orange County Sherriff’s Workplace
• LYNX
• Division of Veteran Affairs
• Coalition for the Homeless
• Homeless Providers Community
• Division of Elder Affairs
• Catholic Charities

Hurricane Ian Shelter in Orange County

• Since opening, the Purple Cross Shelter at Orange County’s South Econ Recreation Middle offered area for practically 3,200 in a single day stays. Each day, the inhabitants of shelter residents was as excessive as 174.
• Greater than 9,000 meals have been offered to shelter residents.
• Shelter residents have been additionally provided laundry providers, medical consideration, psychological well being counseling, and religious care, when wanted or requested. The Purple Cross distributed consolation kits that contained primary private provides resembling a toothbrush, deodorant and shampoo. Shelter residents have been allowed to make use of the bathe amenities throughout the South Econ Rec Middle.
• Pets have been housed on the South Econ Shelter as nicely with help from Orange County Animal Providers. Every day populations totals ranged from 9 to 32, and included canine, cats, and reptiles.
• LYNX offered transportation for shelter residents to appointments and different providers, and made practically 100 bus passes out there.

To facilitate the closure and help in housing transitions, shelter residents have been afforded the chance to satisfy with representatives of native, state, federal and not-for-profit companies to discover choices and to hunt steerage in utility and qualifying processes. Led by the Purple Cross Shelter Resident Transition staff, greater than a dozen casework workers met with all shelter residents on their subsequent steps previous to the shelter’s closure.