Story and Photos By Karen Baldwin, Red Cross Restoring Family Links Caseworker When I first met Shadia, it took only that first sight to halfway break my heart. She seemed young – VERY young. She had that slender, delicate look that makes one want to encircle her within a protective embrace. Huddling her arms close […]
Thursday, September 7, 2017 – Now that Hurricane Irma has impacted the islands in the Caribbean we know that people are concerned about loved ones that they may have lost contact with. Here is some information that might be helpful when searching for those people. Keep calling, sending text messages and trying to connect via email […]
The American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming responds to calls for assistance, on average, twice a day. Just last week, December 12-18, there were just over 20 calls for emergency assistance to help with multiple types of disasters; including fires, floods and building collapses. Of the 64 people helped, at least 21 were […]
By Molly Cape Christine and Kevin Patterson When Kevin and Christine Patterson left New Zealand for a 6-month trip in the United States, they never imagined that they would have ended up in a Red Cross shelter. However, that is exactly what happened to them after the Cold Springs fire forced them to evacuate from […]
By Patricia Billinger In today’s information age, news travels fast about disasters happening all over the world. Less than 24 hours after a fire forced more than 130 seniors to evacuate from an apartment building in Littleton, family in Ireland had already heard the word and were worried for their relative, Pat O’Connor. Pat was […]
by Patricia Billinger Mrs. C is a gentle, quiet, positive woman who doesn’t like to draw attention to herself. That’s why she agreed to share her story, but asked not to share her name and photo. That’s also why she didn’t initially think to ask for help with a somewhat unusual need: help placing a […]
By Cassie Schoon Ethiopian restaurants are a fixture of my East Colfax neighborhood. Ethiopian text adorns storefronts in nearby shopping centers. When I lived in the Governor’s Park neighborhood, I used to watch in curious wonder as Ethiopian women dressed in white would walk to the church at 7th and Pearl. It seems my life […]
By Cassie Schoon Philanthropist and former AOL Chairman Ted Leonis read Iris Chang’s The Rape of Nanking on vacation in 2005, and began researching the event himself. He was inspired by the book and his own findings to produce the Nanking and made the unconventional move to offer the documentary available online at no […]
By Kyle Fiehler/American Red Cross Army SPC Job Ojo, a native of Nigeria, is a member of the U.S. Army stationed at Fort Carson. He is also a Red Cross volunteer with the American Red Cross Service to Armed Forces (SAF) program. He understands the importance of emergency communications messages and the importance of keeping […]
By Cassie Schoon Jenni Gasbarro, Senior Director of Donor Relations for the American Red Cross COW Region The Red Cross responds to disasters of all sizes and scales, from home fires to hurricanes. And while the organization is tasked with providing preparedness resources and training for all disaster and conflict situations, preparing for events of […]