Emergencies do not stop even amid our current health crisis. The Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming has not changed its mission to people who live in our communities, it has however changed how we do our mission. Every day, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, volunteers continue to meet the needs of individuals and families who […]
by Andrea Carlson, American Red Cross Our incredible volunteers in Colorado Springs are helping people out during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our partners, like Catholic Charities and the Salvation Army, have been busy making meals for people who need and thanks to our amazing volunteers, they were also able to serve bottles of water with those […]
by Kate Walters, Red Cross Public Affairs Volunteer Red Cross volunteers and El Paso County staff have created hundreds of mask-making kits, each one containing the raw materials needed to construct 24 homemade masks. They are working to create enough kits to make 6,000 masks. Red Cross volunteers, Pam and Bob Munson, along with Bob […]
By Kate Walters, American Red Cross Public Affairs Volunteer This is the history of how I found my passion: My thoughts go way back to the time that Hurricane Katrina cut a path of destruction through Florida and on to Louisiana in 2005. I was glued to my television in Colorado, watching scenes of the […]
Every day, volunteers continue to meet the needs of individuals and families who have suffered from disasters. In the month of February, 143 people were provided support and care from American Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming. The majority of calls were for home fire support. In addition to disaster response, the American Red Cross continuously works to educate our […]
Story and images by Kate Walters, American Red Cross I often hear that a lot of people don’t know exactly what a Disaster Action Team (DAT) does. No two DAT responses are the same, but the American Red Cross always sends a team when called upon to provide comfort to people in their time of […]
American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming January 2020 Disaster Response Every day, volunteers continue to meet the needs of individuals and families who have suffered from disasters. In the month of January, 202 people needed assistance. The majority of calls were for home fire support. In addition to disaster response, the American Red Cross continuously works to educate our […]
Story by Kate Walters/ American Red Cross Volunteer “Here in Colorado, we can relate to what the people in Australia are going through and we just want to help out.” -Julian Rivera As those of us living in Colorado and Wyoming brace for the next winter storm, it’s hard for us to imagine that a […]
It’s that time of year when staying healthy is on everyone’s mind— flu season. The American Red Cross urges everyone to get their influenza vaccine now. It is not too late to protect yourself and your family. This year, the CDC reports this year’s flu season is expected to peak in February but can last as […]
By Lizzy Brown, American Red Cross of Colorado On Monday, January 13, 2020, the American Red Cross of Colorado and the Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind (CSDB) installed life-changing technology, called the bed shaker, in Colorado Springs. This service was offered free of charge in the home of Melissa and Darrell Shular. Darrell […]