Originally published on the American Red Cross Northern Ohio Region’s blog. The lifeblood of the American Red Cross is its volunteers, and in particular, its blood donors. Joseph DeRosa was …
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Working at the Red Cross with Regional Philanthropy Officer Jeff Redfield
Jeff Redfield learned about the importance of smoke alarms early on after a fire started in his childhood home. Little did he know he’d later work for an organization that …
This Cincinnati Community Uses Swimming Lessons to Confront Statistics
The Red Cross not only works to support those who have experienced disasters, but also encourages everyone to feel empowered to help their communities through training and certification courses. From …
Having a Plan Helped My Family Stay Safe during the Dayton Tornado
In that glorious window of time between putting the kids to bed and succumbing to sleep myself, I had planned to do the dishes. After I placed the baby in …
Smoke Alarms Helped Save Cincinnati Family during a Home Fire
Every day, seven people die in home fires and we want to do everything we can to prevent these needless tragedies – that’s why we launched our Home Fire Campaign in 2014. As …
Shelter Map for the Blizzard
We had more than 70 shelters open last night because of the winter blizzard.