Why can the Red Cross provide a single list of all its shelters to the media?
A The number and location of Red Cross shelters fluctuates daily. While the Red Cross has opened more than 600 shelters in response to Hurricane Katrina so far, many of these have closed, reopened, or moved, depending on the need for them. Because the primary function of a shelter is to serve the needs of survivors and evacuees, the Red Cross in the affected community works to provide shelter locations to people seeking safe refuge. They may call 1-866-Get Info (1-866-438-4636) for the shelter closest to them, and to obtain other Red Cross services. We do protect the privacy of shelter residents and ask the media to do the same.
