Part of my weekly routine involves watching a few episodes of The West Wing – it’s (sometimes) intelligent fiction, well written, etc….but this habit mostly stemmed from my husband being …
Month: September 2013
Recommit to Preparedness
September is National Preparedness Month, which makes it the perfect time to follow through on the three important steps – Get a Kit, Make a Plan, and Be Informed – …
Syria: The daily struggle that desperately deserves our attention
This post has been reblogged from the InterCross Blog This week, the ICRC’s head of operations in Syria, Magne Barth, gave a wide-ranging and candid interview to the Washington Post …
HOW TO: Take Care of Yourself During and After a Disaster
This post comes to us from John Weaver, a Disaster Mental Health Volunteer Disasters generate intense print, radio, TV and social media coverage that exposes all of us to traumatic …
Coping with the Navy Yard Shooting
This post was written by Liz Fielden, who is in the Red Cross Services to the Armed Forces department at the National Headquarters in DC. Her focus is in mental health …
Responding to Historical Floods in Colorado
In the past two days, Red Cross workers in Colorado have been responding to devastating flooding that has caused widespread damage and evacuations for thousands of people. Red Crossers from …
12 Years Later: Remembering the Red Cross Response to 9/11
When the unspeakable happened 12 years ago today, the Red Cross was there in the immediate aftermath, and the years to follow. Immediately, the Red Cross: Activated 6,000 Red Cross volunteers …
Full Circle of Service
This post is from Red Cross Volunteer, Cheryl Searcy I’ve been with the American Red Cross for twenty-two years; I started in Blood Services and then moved to disaster response. …
Disaster Kit Fails – Where’s Yours?
You know, I have a bit of a dirty secret – I currently have NO IDEA where my disaster kit supplies are (because we just moved into a new house). …