Helping People Recover from Floods Denver, Monday, March 4, 2019 – The American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming is sending disaster volunteers to help the people of Mississippi and surrounding areas that were devastated by severe flooding. Tina Harrison, a volunteer with the American Red Cross of Southeastern Colorado will remain in Colorado but […]
Denver, February 13, 2019: On Thursday, February 14 between 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., the American Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming will showcase its new Emergency Response Vehicle in Denver, Colorado at its Mile High chapter, 444 Sherman Street, Denver, CO 80203. The new emergency response vehicle will play a critical role in Red […]
Denver, Wednesday, February 6, 2019 – American Red Cross staff and volunteers responded to 65 disaster events in January 2019 down from 88 in January of 2018. We provided help and hope to 173 people during the month. Our disaster workers also played a significant role in the recovery effort for the Camp Fire in […]
American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming, January 7, 2019 – The end of 2018 was indicative of the entire year with multiple opportunities to help families recover from disasters. Our amazing disaster volunteers provided direct support to 222 people during December. In addition, many of our volunteers spent their holidays away from home helping […]
Story by Kate Walters Local Red Cross volunteers from Colorado & Wyoming have recently traveled to Northern California to help in the aftermath of The Camp Fire, They have, or will, spend their holidays away from their families while they help others. The Red Cross focus of the humanitarian effort in California shifts toward recovery […]
Wednesday, December 12, 2018 – The month of November continued to see our disaster responders deployed across an 8,000-mile disaster area. From the east coast hurricane relief, across the country to the California wildfires and then across the ocean to Saipan in the Northern Marinas Islands. We deployed 30 responders to the California Wildfires, 6 to […]
Story by Kate Walters and Photos by Carol Lowell/ American Red Cross “We felt very alone during those long nights on the property. We didn’t know that there were volunteers out there who would want to be there for us.” – Doreen and Mike Preuit On Thursday, October 18, Doreen and Mike Preuit were on […]
UPDATE- Monday, November 26, 2018 – Support continues for the wildfires in California. Some of the volunteers that deployed early in the disaster are returning home while others are beginning to deploy. Nearly 30 Colorado and Wyoming Region disaster responders have been deployed to the California wildfires. Thirteen people from our region remain deployed. Thankfully, […]
Red Cross responded to 54 events, assisting 127 people for the 4-week period ending October 28, 2018 Denver, Friday, November 2, 2018 – Down the Street, Across the Country, Around the World. That phrase demonstrates the commitment that the staff and volunteers of the Colorado & Wyoming Region have made and truly demonstrated. Not only […]
Updated: Thursday, November 1, 2018, 9 A.M. The American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming is sending disaster volunteers the Mariana Islands in the Central Pacific. The islands are located southeast of Japan and are divided into two U.S. jurisdictions – the Northern Mariana Islands and the territory of Guam. Three disaster responders from Colorado […]