by Patricia Billinger Sometimes, the Red Cross is in the limelight, like when we’re opening shelters and driving through disaster-devastated neighborhoods delivering hot meals, supplies and hugs. And sometimes the Red Cross is working quietly in the background, kicking in support in ways that you might not think of. Porta-potties and refuse fees, for example. […]
by Cari Wheat, Community Preparedness & Resiliency Manager Colorado has a significant population of residents for whom English is not their first language. Please take a look at our long list of free downloadable disaster checklists for all kinds of hazards http://www.redcross.org/prepare/disaster-safety-library. Many are available in Arabic, Chinese, French, Haitian, Korean, Spanish, Tagalog and Vietnamese. […]
The American Red Cross Mile High Chapter is offering a new Youth Leadership Workshop in July! This workshop will aim to develop youth leadership skills, while getting youth involved with different leadership opportunities with the Red Cross. Students will begin to view leadership as a process involving collaboration with the community and taking part in […]
My name is Bryan Vibert and I am a Chief Master Sergeant in the Air Force. Our Air Force team is currently deployed to Jordan to a somewhat austere location. We don’t have a lot of “goodies,” (cookies, snacks, etc.) so we signed up through Anyairman.com, a conduit to the American public that generously supports […]
The Simply Safe Program, a Denver Public Schools initiative to deliver safety information to students in elementary school, just wrapped up its fourth year of successful programming. Simply Safe comprises five key community partners, including the American Red Cross, who collaborated to design and implement the high-impact safety program. The goal of Simply Safe is […]
Human trafficking is a crime without borders, without a face, without gender or race or nationality. It affects men and women all over the world, from those in the poorest and most unstable nations to our very own American neighbors. This month’s International Services Lunch and Learn speaker, Silvia Tamminen, has worked closely with human […]