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Serving Those Who Served: Red Cross Volunteers Step Up for Veterans

Oct 2, 2025

Every year, as part of our commitment to supporting service members through our “Service to the Armed Forces” (SAF) program, Red Cross volunteers take part in “Stand Down” events across […]

The Red Cross Marks Fire Prevention Week with Tips on How to Safely Escape a Home Fire.

Oct 1, 2025

Fire Prevention Week is the oldest U.S. Public health observance on record.  For over a century, this observance has worked to educate Americans about the risk of home fires as […]

Honoring Hispanic Heritage Month: Yarisa’s Red Cross Story (English & Spanish)

Sep 29, 2025

Written by Marisa Bevington, Volunteer For some of the Red Cross volunteers throughout the world, the seed to become part of the Red Cross,  was planted when they were adolescents […]

How An 8 Year-Old Turned a Leukemia Diagnosis Into a Powerful Force For Good

Sep 17, 2025

Written by Katherine Liu, Volunteer All smiles and a positive attitude while Olivia undergoes treatment and blood transfusions! Leukemia is a type of blood cancer in which the production of […]

A Disaster Manager Looks Back on the 2020 Oregon Wildfires

Sep 8, 2025

Written by Patricia Griffiths, Cascades Communications Volunteer On September 7, 2020, high winds surged across Oregon, spreading a few small wildfires into multiple roaring conflagrations. More than one million acres […]

From Worry to Relief: A Sister’s Search Ends at a Red Cross Shelter

Sep 5, 2025

Written by Isabel Anderson, Regional Communications Manager The Flat Fire started the evening of August 21st in Jefferson and Deschutes County. Overnight, the fire grew exponentially from 8,000 to 21,000 […]

The American Red Cross is Ready for Wildfires, Are You?

Aug 20, 2025

By: Darrell Fuller, Oregon Red Cross Volunteer The American Red Cross responds to about 65,000 disasters every year and provides shelter, food, and hope for those impacted by severe weather […]

‘Because I can.’ Oregon Blood Donor Hits 100 Gallon Milestone

Aug 12, 2025

Written by Isabel Anderson, Regional Communications Manager As he holds back tears, David Schapiro, a long time platelet donor, explains “my slogan has always been ‘Because I can’, it’s as […]

“I Wasn’t Expecting It, and It Was Nice”: Red Cross and Partners Bring Hope to Burdoin Fire Survivors

Aug 11, 2025

By Rebecca Marshall When the Red Cross talks about partnerships after a disaster, this is what they mean.  On August 6, 2025, close to a dozen agencies gathered at the […]

Katrina in the hospital bed awaiting blood.

Katrina Long Traded 50K Trail Run for a Hospital Bed After Sudden Health Scare Ahead of 50th Birthday

Aug 4, 2025

By Patricia Griffiths, Red Cross Volunteer Katrina Long had been preparing to celebrate her 50th birthday by trail-running a 50K; instead, she ended up in the hospital, gasping for air. […]