This National Preparedness Month, we are reminded that all community members, no matter their age, can learn and practice emergency preparedness. Siana-Lea Gildard, the Chief Development Officer for the Central …
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No one is immune to emergencies and disasters. These devastating events can disrupt the lives of individuals, families and communities, as well as an often-overlooked population many Americans are part …
Chance Social Media Connection Leads to Red Cross Help for Young Member of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community
Originally published on redcross.org. A chance meeting on social media helped American Red Cross employee Guillermo Cornavaca help a family hundreds of miles away be better prepared for home fire-related emergencies. Cornavaca …
How to Make a Plan for Emergencies in College
I must confess, before I started interning with the Red Cross, I didn’t think about what kind of action plan I would have in case of emergencies in my dorm …
Get Red Cross Ready for National Preparedness Month!
This post was originally published on the American Red Cross in the National Capital Region blog. National Preparedness Month, recognized each September, provides an opportunity to remind us that we …
The Surviving Survival Kit
My 7th grade academic year included, courtesy of a forward-thinking social studies teacher, a month-long unit on emergency preparedness. We researched different kinds of disasters, gave presentations on how to …
Disaster Kit Fails – Where’s Yours?
You know, I have a bit of a dirty secret – I currently have NO IDEA where my disaster kit supplies are (because we just moved into a new house). …