Red Cross Opens Shelter in Westminster, CO For Westbury Apartment Fire Update: Sunday, July 29, 2018, Noon – The Red Cross has closed the shelter that was opened for the people displaced by the Westbury Apartment Fire. All of the people residing at the shelter have found other living arrangements. The Westbury Fire Donation Center at […]
UPDATE:Thursday, July 26, 2018 – Since the flooding episodes began the Red Cross has been working closely with local emergency management and with people whose homes have been impacted. Our disaster action teams and disaster assistance caseworkers have been working hard to help people recover. Our teams responded to flood damaged homes in Aurora, Englewood, […]
Update: Monday, July 23, 2018, 3PM: All but one resident have been accounted for and casework support provided. The Red Cross has closed the service center at the Silver Hills Middle School. Anyone needing Red Cross assistance should call 1-800-417-0495. —————————————————————————— Denver, Monday, July 23,2018, 10 AM – Disaster volunteers from the American Red Cross of […]
Denver, Monday, July 23, 2018 – The American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming is sending disaster responders to help people affected by the tornadoes that caused extensive damage in Central Iowa. Les Orser – a volunteer with the Red Cross of Western Colorado will deploy as a supervisor for the Disaster Mental Health teams. […]
Photos by Roger Enix/American Red Cross UPDATE: Thursday, July 19, 2018, 9:30 AM – The American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming has closed the evacuation shelter in Durango that was request to support those affected by the mudslide on July 17, 2018. The shelter. Six people stayed at the shelter Tuesday night but there were no […]
Update: Friday, July 13, 2018 – All Red Cross shelters for the Colorado Fires of 2018 have been closed. The Red Cross will turn its focus to helping people recover from this disaster. With over 200 homes destroyed by wildfires support will be needed for communities and individuals. If you are in need of Red Cross […]
Story by: Roger Enix The Red Cross shelter in Blanca-Fort Garland hosted a couple with a true love story today (July 4th), undeterred by the Spring Fire. Steven Williams, his family, and his girlfriend – Brittney Brewer – were visiting Colorado from Tennessee when bad luck and bad timing interrupted Steven’s careful planning. While camping […]
Story by Susan Poulter – Photos by Janet Koelling/American Red Cross Volunteerism…defined as, “the principle of donating time and energy for the benefit of other people in the community as a social responsibility rather than for any financial reward,” would seem to be enough of a definition, until you witness the faces and hearts of American […]
It’s good, because it means every last disaster victim has had their housing needs addressed – Red Cross shelters only close when they are no longer needed. As the shelter winds down, Red Cross workers pack supplies into trucks and make house calls, bringing casework services and checking on people during this transitional period. Other […]
Story by Kate Walters – Local lemonade sales help fund La Veta Fire Department’s fire truck repairs. Red Cross volunteers happily support the cause. There’s a lemonade and popsicle stand on Grand St. in La Veta. Yesterday they received over $200 in donations which they promptly carried directly over to the new fire station and gave […]