This National Volunteer Week, the Red Cross is grateful for the work and support of our volunteers. Nationally, the Red Cross has more than 300,000 volunteers, over 90 percent of …
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Welcome Little Clara: Lifesaving Blood Donations Helped Give New Life
By Brian Boyle, American Red Cross Officer, National Partnerships, Biomedical Services, and Blood Recipient I was eighteen years old during the summer of 2004 when my life changed drastically in the …
Harvey Response: Inside Our Red Cross Shelters in Texas
Harvey’s aftermath is devastating. Hundreds of thousands of people have been affected by what is being called the worst flooding disaster in U.S. history. As rain continues to fall, thousands …
Your Top Questions Concerning Our Hurricane Harvey Response
This post was updated on Sept. 22, 2017 Since Hurricane Harvey made landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast on August 25, we have seen an outpouring of generosity and support. …
What kind of fire safety volunteer are you?
As we get ready to Sound the Alarm to end home fires this fall, we’ll be needing help from volunteers just like you. Have you ever wondered what volunteer job …
A Letter Home From Vietnam with Help from Red Cross
Editor’s note: This blog post originally appeared on the Colorado Red Cross blog. Story by Autumn Velez & photos provided by George Autobee. Imagine being eighteen years old – you have just …
Neighbors Helping Neighbors Across the Globe
Red Cross volunteer, Binita is determined to help families in her community, named Kaule, to recover from the disaster in a way that is safer, healthier, and more resilient to …
Operation Oroville Dam: Update from the Shelters
With contributions by Maggie Buckenmayer Last Sunday, roughly 180,000 residents of Oroville, California, and surrounding areas were given an evacuation order after officials spotted severe erosion on the emergency spillway …
Red Cross Volunteer Couple Celebrates a Half Century of Love and Service
Marcey and Dan Whiteside met in 1966 through a mutual friend and were married four short months after their first blind date. Fifty years later they are still a perfect …
How to Volunteer: Install Smoke Alarms with Red Cross
This month, Red Cross volunteers and our partners will install smoke alarms in communities across the United States. Many installations just happened this weekend in honor of the Dr. Martin …