Little Nicholas Turner was not expecting the celebration waiting for him at the Red Cross Jackson office where his mother went for assistance following a house fire.

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Links we’ve noticed today: sources of fire, a CPR save, Haiti photos, and smoke alarms.

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The money Americans gave after the earthquake literally kept hundreds of thousands of Haitians alive

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Welcome to the Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links for you.

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A year ago today, we saw horrific images coming out of Haiti.

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Severe winter weather is expected in many areas of the U.S. this week. Red Cross chapters are prepared to respond, providing shelter, food, and other assistance as needed.

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An elderly woman hospitalized in Texas reaches out to the American Red Cross to reconnect with her family in Haiti after the devastating 2010 earthquake.

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The weather gurus say it’s about to be icy in places that aren’t used to ice.

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Practical thinking, legs-only skills versus hands-only skills, resilience, and accidental dialing.

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Welcome to the Worldwide Wednesday Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links for you. It’s a non-comprehensive sampling of the larger and/or more intriguing aspects of our global work… Côte d’Ivoire: In response to ongoing tension following the November presidential elections, the ICRC [...]

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