One of the great things about the Red Cross mission is that it intersects with so many different worlds and communities. Recently, EA, the makers of Sim City, found a …
Month: October 2013
Alien Invasion? We’ll be There
Last night, something absolutely scary and amazing happened. I sat in my living room, turned on my RADIO (well, maybe I was live streaming the radio station through the internet), …
Hurricane Sandy Memories
Red Cross volunteer Catherine Barde gives a hot meal and a hug to a Staten Island resident. A year ago today, I was headed to work in the aftermath of …
Working Toward 100%
Did you know that October is National Fire Safety Month? To be honest, I usually forget until about a week into the month, when my kids burst through the door …
Prepare Your Pets for Disaster
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Matthew Bershadker, the President & CEO of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). Learn more about the …
From the Archives – Junior Red Cross News
Here is a fall-themed cover of the Junior Red Cross News from October, 1937. Sent to classrooms across the United States, the Junior Red Cross News first appeared in 1919 …
Making “Coming Home” a Little Easier
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 …
A Visual Twist to #HolidayMail for Heroes
2016 Update: Thank you for your interest in our Holiday Mail for Heroes program. This year the program has transitioned to Holidays for Heroes, where local Red Cross offices can identify …
The Furlough List
This post comes to us from Red Cross staff member, Jana Sweeny My husband is a federal employee as are many of our neighbors and friends. I have watched this …
Raid Cross: Learning the Rules of War in the Classroom
by Emily Kenney, Intern International Humanitarian Law The people looking back at me in the mirror were unrecognizable. Dressed head-to-toe in army fatigues with hats, sunglasses and bandanas covering our …