Written by Maggie Buckenmayer Nearly 314,000 Red Cross volunteers are embedded in communities across the country. It isn’t hyperbole to say we couldn’t operate without them, as volunteers carry out 94 …
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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 …
Are You Prepared to Fend off Disaster Bullies?
Nobody likes a bully. They come in and seem to do whatever it takes to disrupt your life and make things difficult. In that respect, bullies and a disasters have …
11 Ways Wearable Technology Can Do Good in Disasters
Post by Abi Weaver, director of the Global Technology Project Every so often, we have to pay homage to a good old-fashioned Buzzfeed-esque “top 10” list. Or, in this case, …
13 Facts about the Red Cross Response in Haiti
This post was updated on June 4 to include additional details on spent and committed funds (see the fourth myth/fact pair) and a link to our Myths vs. Facts matrix in French. Please …
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 …
Students Become Teachers with the Pillowcase Project
According to a recent poll conducted informally among several adult friends, approximately zero percent had their act together and knew what they would do in the event of an emergency. …
Living in the Unknown
I was devastated when I learned about the outbreak of the King Fire and the mind blowing increase in size. I grew up in Pollock Pines and Placerville, CA, so …
Know the Difference: Warnings and Watches
This post has been updated for accuracy and editorial style With last night’s slew of damaging storms, and the next few days looking very dangerous for many parts of the …
Diary of Red Cross Relief Worker: Entry 2
This post is from Winnie Romeril, who is deployed to the Philippines to help with the Red Cross relief efforts following Typhoon Haiyan Today I sat with Tito Aure and …