Norma Smith vividly remembers the last time she saw her brother. She was nine; he was a 20-year-old heading overseas to serve as a bombardier and navigator in the Air …
Topics: Disaster
Oak Fire Response: Stories & Reflections of the People Impacted
For more than two weeks, American Red Cross disaster workers have been working around the clock with local response officials to help people affected by the Oak Fire in Mariposa …
Five Preparedness Tips for People with Disabilities
Preparing for emergencies can look a little different for people who have or are caring for those with visible or non-visible disabilities. If you’re looking for tips on how you …
Oak Fire Response: How One 10-Year-Old is Making a Difference
Meet Taylor, the youngest helper at an American Red Cross shelter located in Mariposa, California. This ten-year-old from Oregon was in Mariposa County visiting her grandparents when they were evacuated …
How a Red Cross Experience Led Debbie Consolver to Volunteering
A year after retiring from the St. Joseph, Missouri School District, I felt like I needed something to do. I really wanted to help people and remembered how the Red …
Care That Goes Beyond Words
In Fall 2017, when disaster hit Puerto Rico in the form of Hurricane Maria, Diana Torres-Calderon knew she had to do something to help. She had grown up spending summers …
Getting Involved with Red Cross Volunteers Beverly and Emilie
Originally published on the American Red Cross of Illinois Blog. Getting involved and helping other people are priorities for Beverly Tomita and Emilie Lemieux. Now, they are encouraging their peers …
Force for Good: Meet Jenny Solomon
Today, the American Red Cross is launching a Force for Good blog series, featuring dedicated Red Cross employees whose many contributions enable our humanitarian mission in communities across the country. …
“It Never Crossed My Mind It Would Happen To Us.” – A New England Family Shares Their Home Fire Story
Originally published on the American Red Cross Northern New England Region ‘s Blog. “Your emergency is not other people’s emergency.” More than a year after Amanda Smith lost her home …
Perspectives on Disability Integration at the Red Cross
It was easy for Chris Higgins to say yes to the American Red Cross when they offered him his first job right out of college. He was burned out and …