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Disaster

Home is Where the Heart is

by Catie Ballenger, Regional Communications Manager for the American Red Cross of Colorado August 23, 2021August 23, 2021

Originally published on the American Red Cross Gold Country Region blog.  “Horrible. Horrifying. Unimaginable.” These are the three words that Johnnie Brookwood used to describe the wildfire that drove her …

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April standing with the Lemus family outside of a Red Cross shelter in Nebraska.
Disaster

A Disaster in My Own Backyard: Deploying to the Nebraska Floods Response

by April Oppliger, American Red Cross Employee and Volunteer April 2, 2019April 2, 2019

When disasters happen, the American Red Cross is there to bring help and hope. This March, it was the people of my home state of Nebraska who needed the Red …

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Joe Avila playing a guitar outside of a Red Cross shelter.
Disaster

After Heroic Escape, Red Cross Shelter and Music Provide Comfort

by Barbara Woods, American Red Cross volunteer January 15, 2019January 15, 2019

Originally appeared on the Red Cross Gold Country Region blog.  It might seem that Joe Avila doesn’t have a lot to be grateful for, after losing everything he owned — …

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Trista Summers pictured with her five children and Red Cross volunteer Romanita Santiago at the New Covenant Church in Thomasville, GA.
Disaster

Red Cross Helps Family of Seven in Georgia after Hurricane Michael

by Ashley Henyan, Regional Communications Manager, American Red Cross Georgia Region October 26, 2018

In early October 2018, the Summers Family packed up their life in Lancaster, OH, and moved to Georgia—to make a fresh start. Lloyd Summers had landed a job near Thomasville, …

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Shelter volunteers Paul "Paco" Garcia and Emma Tucker-Krug work to organize a meal table at a shelter in Columbia, South Carolina.
Disaster, Volunteers

Providing Shelter & Comfort: Three Volunteer Stories from Florence

by Robert Wallace, Disaster Public Affairs Volunteer September 17, 2018September 18, 2018

The American Red Cross is working around the clock to provide shelter and comfort for the residents of Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina who have been impacted by Florence. …

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Deborah hugging Red Cross volunteer in the shelter
Disaster

Red Cross Throws 50th Birthday Party for Shelter Resident

by Cuthbert Langley March 13, 2018March 13, 2018

This originally appeared on the Red Cross Kentucky Region Blog. Photos by Kristen Perdue.  When you walk into the Community Baptist Church in Henderson County, you’ll find seven people sitting in …

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Mio and Aeris in front of the Red Cross shelter.
Disaster

Indiana Couple says ‘I Do’ at Red Cross Shelter

by Cuthbert Langley March 7, 2018March 7, 2018

This originally appeared on the Red Cross Kentucky Region Blog. Photos by Kristen Perdue.  From the outside, an embrace is always seen, but the true emotion can be difficult to feel. …

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Disaster

From Allison to Harvey: Mission in Action

by American Red Cross October 9, 2017

By MaryJane Mudd, Regional Communications Director, Texas Gulf Coast Region Dennis Hayes has a presence about him. Tall, soft spoken, yet direct, with silver hair and an engaging smile. This church deacon and volunteer American Red Cross shelter manager has a sense of …

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Disaster

Pets Evacuated From Louisiana Floods Find Refuge in This Special Shelter

by American Red Cross August 31, 2016February 23, 2017

Post by Jay Bonafede, American Red Cross John White had been measuring the slowly rising flood water in inches until he realized it wasn’t going to stop. “I put some …

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Disaster

The Making of a Shelter: Miss Becky and her “Angels”

by American Red Cross August 30, 2016August 31, 2016

Post and photo by Jay Bonafede, American Red Cross Johnnie B. Walker and her family were forced from their Denham Springs home when much of Louisiana was affected by massive flooding …

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