NEWS RELEASE Amid multiple hurricanes, wildfires, and a tragic mass casualty incident, 275 responders from Oregon and SW Washington have deployed to help at disaster relief operations in our region […]

Celebrate 100 years of American Red Cross services in Oregon and Southwest Washington and support those who have valiantly served our country. Donate toiletries for comfort kits for local veterans and veterans hospitals.  What: In honor of Veterans Day and our Centennial year, the […]

“I’ve heard stories of what the Red Cross has done to help people, but you don’t realize how valuable it is unless you’re in a situation where you really need […]

Liz Coulombe was 15 years old the night her family’s home, a one-hundred-year-old farmhouse in Mosier, Oregon, caught on fire. She remembers “just like it was yesterday.” Decades later, Coulombe, […]

In August 2017, local first grader Greta and her family had just returned home from a camping trip on Mt. Hood after celebrating the end of summer vacation. The Eagle […]

Each year, the Red Cross holds an Annual Meeting for each region to elect new Board Members, thank and bid farewell to outgoing Board members, and to recognize accomplishments for […]

“Most disaster victims need more than just a meal and a safe place to sleep,” says Portland, Oregon-based Red Cross service area leader Tim Serban. “They also need emotional and […]

Jimi Hardin was exhausted after a long day of fishing on the Washington coast. He caught several salmon and had started to smoke them on the evening of June 20, […]

Left to Right:  Gail McGovern, President and CEO of the American Red Cross; Susan Denavit, RN; and Linda MacIntyre, Chief Nurse While I sip coffee at Starbucks, waiting on my […]

Earlier this summer, Jennifer Van Houten, a senior vice president with Wholesale Banking Risk Management at U.S. Bank in Portland, assumed governance responsibility as the new incoming board chair for […]