Editor’s Note: You may recognize Pat and Beau from an earlier Hurricane Harvey story about how the Red Cross works to find safe spaces for pets after disasters. They’re back …
Tag: Disaster Response
Pets are an Important Part of Harvey Recovery
Story by Jennifer McGrath, American Red Cross With just a couple of inches of water in his house, Pat Brady thought he could ride out Hurricane Harvey at his Houston …
Surviving Disaster for the Second Time
Written by Stefanie Arcangelo, American Red Cross for Texas Gulf Coast Blog At 1:45 a.m. on March 10, 2016, Stacey Kellum and her family were watching the creek, fed by …
On the Ground Perspective: Lone Star Response
Post by Richard Reed, Senior Vice President, Disaster Cycle Services They say everything is bigger in Texas. They aren’t kidding. I’m writing to you from here in the Lone Star …
The Digital Disaster Response
There are many aspects of disaster response. From shelter operations including caseworkers, driving a feeding truck, and managing the distribution of clean up supplies, all the way up to the …
Story-telling after Disasters: The Other Side of Recovery
Last Wednesday, February 27, marked the third anniversary of an 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck off the central coast of Chile, triggering a massive tsunami that destroyed homes, businesses, and lives. …
Blog Action Day: Gaining Perspective on Water
Today is Blog Action Day 2010, and the theme this year is water. The basic need for clean water is patently obvious, but many of us who live in highly developed parts of the world take our access to clean water for granted. Read more about how Haiti and the Red Cross response helped provide some perspective on water needs worldwide.
For My Birthday, I Got a Hurricane
This is a post written by Jackie Mitchell, Director of Marketing and Communications at the American Red Cross of Greater Chicago. Jackie was deployed to Cape Cod in advance of …
Flooding in the Northeast: Red Cross Responds
Flooding in the northeast, and tips from North Dakota residents on flood preparedness.
Haiti: Funds Allocated for Current and Future Relief
Every donated dollar will be spent on relief in Haiti; because of the generosity of our donors, people in Haiti will receive resources, support and training from the Red Cross that will help them recover and rebuild in the years ahead.