On International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating women like Christine Medeiros who further our mission in communities across the globe every day. Christine is a volunteer in our Northern California Coastal …
Tag: Restoring Family Links
Red Cross helps find a sister and best friend
Originally published on the Red Cross Minnesota Region blog. In one way, it took hardly any time at all to find Felipe’s sister in Cuba. Just months, in fact, once …
After 72 years, sisters separated by war are reconnected by Red Cross
Originally appeared on the Red Cross Northern California Coastal Region blog. From 1941 to 1944, the Germans subjected Leningrad, the former capital of Russia known today as “Saint Petersburg,” to …
Humanitarian Needs: Food, water, and… data?
By Dale Kunce and Jenelle Eli, American Red Cross When Hurricanes Irma and Maria slammed into Puerto Rico, they left behind a trail of destruction and all the humanitarian needs …
Red Cross Reconnects Sisters Separated for 72 Years
Story by Krista Schilling, American Red Cross Regional International Services Program Manager, Seattle, Washington Marta Kruk Lysnewycz was born in Hai, in the Chernigovskaya region of Ukraine in 1926. After surviving Stalin’s …
Holocaust Remembrance Day: Lives, Legacies, and Reflections
The American Red Cross is dedicated to supporting Holocaust survivors reconnect with and learn the fate of their loved ones through the Restoring Family Links program. We also want to …
Appreciating Restoring Family Links Volunteers
Story by Lisa Ghali, National Headquarters, Caseworker for Europe and Asia Working for the Red Cross has given me …
Hope for Peace: The Missing in Colombia
Story by Viviana Cristian, National Capital Region, Disaster Response Leader and Casework Supervisor As the daughter of Colombian immigrants, I was excited to have the opportunity to sit in on …
Red Cross Around the World
[Slideshow] Responding to the Ebola Outbreaks in Western Africa The American Red Cross, along with the global Red Cross network, is helping amplify efforts and strengthen capacity of the Sierra …
One World [Cup], One Red Cross
The FIFA World Cup took the world by storm, and the American Red Cross scored great stories, videos and resources to fuel your soccer appetite. The Red Cross Grand Canyon …