Tracy Reines, Director of International Response Operations Center, explains what the American Red Cross is up to in the early hours of this response. Error happened.
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Tsunami Warning in Hawaii: Register on Safe and Well
A Tsunami warning is in effect for Hawaii. Expected landfall is about 11am local time (4pm ET). You can follow the Hawaii Red Cross chapter on Twitter: http://twitter.com/hawaiiredcross Registering with …
Earthquake in Chile
Update 11:15am The American Red Cross has pledged an initial $50,000 from the International Response Fund to assist communities impacted by today’s earthquake in Chile. We are prepared to take …
What We’re Reading
A collection of some of our favorite links from around the web today.
Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up
Welcome to the Weekly Worldwide Wrap-Up, in which we consolidate the international Red Cross and Red Crescent news into one list of bite-sized links for you. It’s a non-comprehensive sampling …
Journal from Haiti: Bonnie Gillespie
American Red Cross volunteer Bonnie Gillespie just returned from a 3 week deployment to Haiti. Her moving personal reflections are in the video below.
Haiti Journal: Mat Morgan
American Red Cross worker Mat Morgan is in Haiti. He climbed to a rooftop to give a video journal account of what he’s seen and how relief is progressing.
Haiti On My Mind
A lot of people ask will I return to Haiti. This morning, pangs of wanting to be there washed over me when Red Crosser Mat Morgan rang up while en route to Cite Soleil. I miss Haiti. I miss the people. I miss feeling inspired, in awe, in the thick of it,
Podcast Episode #22: Aid Worker Visits Camp Simon
Experience a visit to a camp in Port-au-Prince with Red Cross volunteer Bonnie Gillespie. >> Listen Now >> Episodes 1-21 of Cross the Globe You can subscribe to this podcast …