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A Must Have Item if You Live in the Pacific Northwest: a Go Bag
There are lots of things that will stick with you after you take an emergency preparedness class with Larry Wiedenhoft and Tim Anderson. The pair are Red Cross volunteers on […]
Local Red Cross Responds to 137 Disasters, Helps 472+ People in Oregon and Southwest Washington this Fall
In addition to disaster response at home, 159 local volunteers deployed to help people affected by disasters across the nation in the past three months. Red Cross response to winter […]
#GivingTuesday is Today! Give to your Local Red Cross.
#GivingTuesday is today. Give to your local Red Cross. Today’s the day- #GivingTuesday is here! Join #OregoniansGive and support your local Red Cross. Why? Because the Red Cross is […]
Mark Your Calendar to Support the American Red Cross on #GivingTuesday on 11/29
Black Friday. Cyber Monday. Giving Tuesday. We’ve feasted with family and friends, hit the shops (or a computer) for great deals and now it’s time to give back to our […]
Right Place, Right Time, Right Skills
Sometimes the planets align and the right people with the right skills are in the right place at the right time. In November, that’s exactly what happened in Vancouver, Washington, […]
Driving Hope
Cascades Region Volunteers Deploy Across the Nation to Aid People Affected by Hurricane Matthew Long after Hurricane Matthew has disappeared from the media headlines, the local Red Cross is still […]
Virtual Reality: Virtual Case Work Underway; New Opportunities for Volunteers
The American Red Cross is using new techniques and technology to help more people get quickly connected to resources following a disaster. In addition to physically deploying volunteers to assist […]
Help Veterans in Need; Donate Toiletry Items for Veteran Comfort Kits
Celebrate Veterans Day and 100 years of American Red Cross services in our region by donating travel-size toiletries for local veterans and veterans hospitals and assembling these items into comfort […]
Service to the Armed Forces Partnership in Action: Wells Fargo
The American Red Cross and its Service to the Armed Forces (SAF) program relies on the generosity of partners in our community to provide services and support to active military […]
Neighbors Helping Neighbors
Shortly after the call for help came in, American Red Cross responders from the Cascades Region (Oregon and Southwest Washington) were at the Oregon coast assisting people displaced by tornadoes […]