Elk Fire Support

Denver, Thursday, October 17, 2019, 9 a.m. – The American Red Cross has opened a shelter at the Livermore Community Church, 284 West County Rd 74E, Livermore, CO 80536. Three people stayed at the shelter overnight and at 8 a.m. there were three families having breakfast and waiting for additional evacuation information. The shelter will […]

Red Cross Opens Diverse Business Center

The American Red Cross of Colorado is thrilled to announce the opening of the American Red Cross Diverse Business Center. The new center will provide space for collaboration with the Asian Chamber of Commerce, Colorado LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce, Colorado Black Chamber of Commerce, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro Denver and the Rocky Mountain Indian […]

Tiffany Circle Service: Inaugural Armed Forces Baby Shower

Story and photos by Sophi Conti/American Red Cross The Tiffany Circle Society of Women Leaders hosted the inaugural Service to the Armed Forces Baby Shower at the new Denver Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital on Saturday, August 17th. Did you know that 175 babies are born in the Colorado VA system annually? To lighten the emotional […]

National Fire Prevention Month

October is an important for everyone. It is a time to reflect on how you can prevent home fires and, if one occurs, how can you survive one. On average, seven people die every day from home fires, which take more lives each year than all other natural disasters combined in the U.S., according to […]

Red Cross Responded to 51 Calls for Help in September and Assisted 119 People

American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming – The month of September 2019 brought 51 calls for Red Cross disaster assistance and we were able to help 119 people begin their recovery across the two-state region. Most of the assistance requests were for home fires totaling 47 responses. September also brought national disasters that prompted […]

Local Disaster Responders Deploying to Texas Gulf Coast

Additional Disaster Workers Deploying to Texas Updated: September 27, 2018 Five more disaster workers from the Colorado & Wyoming Region of the Red Cross have been deployed to the Texas Gulf Coast to support the recovery phase of our disaster response. Darlene Moore – a volunteer with the Red Cross of Western Colorado chapter will […]

National Preparedness Month – Top of Mind Issues

September is National Preparedness Month and we hope that you have taken some time, or put some thought into, the preparedness concepts we have provided through the month. As September comes to an end we thought you would like to get a reminder of the topics we have covered with the hope that you will […]