The American Red Cross of Southeastern Colorado continues to assist residents from the 2300 block of Sprague Avenue, in Pueblo, Colorado, after the Fenix Apartment building caught fire on Tuesday, August 4, 2020. 40 homes were impacted by the fire. Many units remain uninhabitable today. Red Cross volunteers have been hard at work since, providing […]
The American Red Cross of Colorado is assisting residents from the 600 block of S. Dayton Street, in Denver, Colorado, after a building located in the Pine Creek Apartment complex caught fire on Saturday, August 8, 2020, around 7:00 pm. 46 homes were impacted by the fire, displacing dozens of people. Those units remain uninhabitable […]
by Catie Ballenger The American Red Cross is known, worldwide, for helping during people’s darkest hours. Whether we’re assisting disaster survivors or military families, we are often the only safety net for many people who face crises. This critical work is fortified by key systems that allow us to meet their needs. Among them is […]
by Jana Novak, American Red Cross Volunteer “He needed daily blood transfusions to keep him alive, and he would not have lived day to day without the life-giving donations of others.” “My sister got really sick with cancer. She needed several transfusions, especially platelets.” “The only thing keeping him alive was blood transfusions…but he felt […]
This past month, when communities across our nation faced disasters such as floods, tropical storms and hurricanes, volunteers from the American Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming were mobilized to assist other parts of the country to prepare, respond and recover from these disasters. In July, 28 Colorado and Wyoming disaster responders deployed both virtually […]
Written by Amanda Waddell, American Red Cross The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization. The American Red Cross is a disaster response organization. The American Red Cross is a blood donation center, a safe-haven, an internationally recognized symbol of relief. As the most recognized nonprofit across the globe, we all know these key points. […]
By Catie Ballenger, American Red Cross Humanity, one of our seven fundamental principles states- “Red Cross, born of a desire to bring assistance without discrimination to the wounded on the battlefield, endeavors—in its international and national capacity—to prevent and alleviate human suffering wherever it may be found. Its purpose is to protect life and health […]
Volunteers work to provide recovery assistance after Hurricane Hanna The American Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming is sending disaster responders to provide support and recovery assistance to people who have been affected by Hurricane Hanna. The storm hit south Texas on Saturday, making landfall twice as a Category 1 storm. While it was downgraded […]
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