Red Cross Youth volunteer Jerrika Walkup, 15, has been helping people at the Red Cross shelter in Joplin, Missouri after a massive tornado tore through the town last week. She …
Month: May 2011
Partnering in the Fight Against Measles: ONE and the American Red Cross
On a chilly November evening last year, hundreds of Capitol Hill staffers crowded together in a small set of rooms, clamoring to hear the latest about the power of life-saving vaccines.
Tornadoes in the Midwest
This is re-posted from our Disaster Online Newsroom. Please visit the Newsroom for more information about what the Red Cross is doing. Update 5/23/11 11:45 AM EDT: People in Joplin, …
Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up
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. It’s a non-comprehensive sampling …
Observations from a Disaster Volunteer in Alabama
This post is written by Jim Prive, a loyal Red Cross volunteer who deployed to Alabama to assist with relief efforts for victims of the recent tornadoes.
What We’re Reading: Save a Life edition
What do kids, twitter, video games, and ultimate frisbee players have in common?
Down the Street and Around the World
While the American Red Cross has been busy responding to tornadoes, flooding and wildfires across the United States, our disaster management experts have also been working around the world to help other communities respond to and recover from major disasters.
Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up
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. It’s a non-comprehensive sampling …
What We’re Reading
Dear Alabama, HelpWriteNow, Go kit, and country stars (two) stepping up
What We’re Reading (and watching, and listening to)
Tactical Sammich, Sending a lifeline from 1885, Emergency alerts for your cell, Uniting for Japan and the South.