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Make Your Family Quarantine Safe with these Preparedness Activities for Kids

Apr 24, 2020

Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, most schools across the country have been forced to close, leaving millions of children at home. With children no longer receiving the same educational […]

Delivering Hope in a Time of COVID-19

Apr 15, 2020

Story by Kalen Pippins / Red Cross Cascades Region I was sitting at my desk around 8 p.m. finishing up homework assignments from my University of Oregon classes when I […]

A Powerful Reminder of the Importance of Red Cross Volunteers

Apr 9, 2020

Story by Harriet Vanderbilt / Red Cross Cascades Five years have done little to diminish the emotion that Jamie experienced that day. At the time, she was a volunteer transportation […]

Volunteer Spotlight: Remembering Pendleton, Flooding Inspires Locals into Action

Apr 6, 2020

Editors Note: April 6, 2020, marked the two month anniversary of the Umatilla County flooding. During this unique time, we just wanted to recognize all of the volunteers that supported […]

Giving Day Takes On A Different Meaning This Year

Mar 25, 2020

Story By Hannah C. Wood / Red Cross Cascades Region Today, March 25th is Giving Day for the American Red Cross. And, due to the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, Giving […]

Why Right Now is The Right Time to Donate Blood

Mar 16, 2020

Story by Hannah. C. Wood / Red Cross Cascades Region Last Wednesday, Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced new rules around mass gatherings, social distancing, and schools. In the days following, as people heed those […]

Volunteer Spotlight: Through Humor and Compassion, Volunteer Linda Morris Finds her Calling with the Red Cross

Mar 11, 2020

Story by Julia Green/Red Cross Cascades Region Standing in their living room in Oregon, Linda Morris and her husband watched as Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico in October of 2017. […]

For 76 Years, We Have Celebrated March as Red Cross Month

Mar 9, 2020

Story by Harriet Vanderbilt / Red Cross Cascades Region “I request that during that month (March) our people rededicate themselves to the splendid aims and activities of the Red Cross” […]

What I’ve Learned While Volunteering with the Red Cross

Feb 18, 2020

Story by Bhavna Derma / Red Cross Cascades Region The American Red Cross is an organization that is 90 percent led by its volunteers. Across the globe, the American Red […]

Give Blood to Give Time

Feb 12, 2020

FACT: Cancer patients use nearly one-quarter of the blood supply – more than patients fighting any other disease. And there simply aren’t enough people donating regularly to meet the need. […]