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Short term crisis care

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In 2006, we helped 365,900 people to regain their confidence after
a personal crisis through our independent living and community equipment services, making a difference to the quality of their
daily lives.

More than 44,330 refugees and asylum seekers – 34,100 of whom were destitute – received emergency assistance and other help
from us.

Overseas, we supported 20 health and care programmes with funding or technical support.

In particular, we supported nine HIV programmes, reaching thousands of young people with our prevention work and hundreds of communities with our community-based care work.

I live alone with no family near me, so the service gradually enabled me to resume a normal life. The most important aspect was giving me the confidence to do this

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British Red Cross, UK Office, 44 Moorfields, London EC2Y 9AL Phone: 0844 871 11 11. Fax: 020 7562 2000.
The British Red Cross Society, incorporated by Royal Charter 1908, is a charity registered in England and Wales (220949) and Scotland (SC037738).