Call the American Red Cross at 1-877-RED-CROSS (1-877-733-2767) to make an appointment to donate blood.

Contact the relief agencies/organizations in your area to see what they may need, like clothing or food.

Take a Basic First-Aid or CPR class.

Consider joining a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). Contact your local town or city for more information.

Consider volunteering for a public health response team. Contact your local health department/district for more information. To find your local health department, go to www.ct.gov/dph/localhealth.

If you are a license or retired healthcare professional, or if you're not a healthcare professional and are interested in volunteering during a disaster at a hospital or local/regional medical reserve corps unit, go to www.ct-esar-vhp.org or www.ctmrc.org and sign up to volunteer today.