Red Cross Responds to Tragedy in Florida

February 15, 2018 Our hearts go out to all those who are affected by Wednesday’s tragic shooting in Broward County, Florida. The American Red Cross is working in close coordination with emergency officials to provide comfort and support. The Red Cross is supporting a family assistance center, and mental health and spiritual care volunteers are […]

Volunteers Helping in California

Posted by Bill Fortune/American Red Cross Denver, January 11, 2018 David Hatfield, a volunteer with the Colorado and Wyoming Red Cross Mile High Chapter is deploying to Santa Barbara, CA to support people affected by the recent mudslides. This will be Hatfield’s first deployment and he will be working as a counselor with the Disaster […]

Disaster Relief for 108 people in December and Simple Steps to Save Lives

American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming, January 8, 2018 – On Average, Red Cross volunteers are responding to home fires two to three time each day in the two-state region. Nearly all of those calls for help come after a home fire.  “We’re deeply saddened for those who have been impacted by disaster, such […]

Disaster Workers Deploying to Support California Fires

Denver, Thursday, December 7, 2017 – The American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming is sending disaster workers to help with the wildfires currently in California. View from Space. Courtesy USFS Suzanne Isenhower, deploying to support logistics. Isenhower is currently a volunteer with the Red Cross of Southeastern Colorado and lives in Buena Vista, CO. This will […]

Red Cross responds to help 181 people in November; a 4-week period ending December 3, 2017

American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming, December 5, 2017 –  Disaster knows no holiday. In fact, we find around the holidays to be one of the more common times for disaster to strike. In the month of November our volunteers responded to multiple calls for assistance from disasters such as floods, fires and collapsed […]

October Disaster Response Helps 166 People; Thank You to Partners

American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming, November 6, 2017 — Every day, volunteers continue to meet the needs of individuals and families who have suffered from disaster. In the past 5 weeks, 166 people needed our assistance. In addition to the response, we are also helping people prepare.   Did you know that if […]

The Big Picture; An overview of the last eight weeks

The Red Cross is on the ground, part of a large team of agencies and organizations responding to provide help to communities turned upside-down. In the last eight weeks, the American Red Cross has launched wide-ranging relief efforts to help people devastated by three historic, back-to-back hurricanes—Harvey, Irma, and Maria. We have supported the community […]

Local Red Crossers Helping in U.S. Virgin Islands

Update as of Monday, October 30, 2017: An additional Red Cross disaster responder is on his way to the USVI. Les Orser volunteers with the Red Cross of Western Colorado. Les has been a long-time volunteer and has deployed to large scale disasters across the country on many occasions. He is a licensed mental health […]