DeKALB — On Dec. 12, the local office for the American Red Cross of DeKalb County relocated to 8 Health Services Drive, Suite 1, in DeKalb.

Services and office hours remain the same: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

When a disaster threatens or strikes DeKalb County, the Red Cross provides food, shelter and clothing to address basic human needs. The American Red Cross also provides training courses such as first aid, CPR/AED, babysitter safety, water safety and disaster preparedness education to help people live safer and healthier lives, and hosts blood drives in the region. The American Red Cross receives no government funding and relies on the generous support of DeKalb County and elsewhere in the Chicago metropolitan area to provide services.