When our first home flooded 17 years ago, the Red Cross came by twice a day. Sandwiches for lunch, hot meals for dinner. Even brought prior days leftover sandwiches for the dogs. Whe our second home flooded 5 years ago, they gave us a thousand dollar gift card to pay for bedding and mattresses. My son who is now 21 called them the neighbors back 17 years ago. To me they were a God-send.