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Floods and Mudslides Rip Through Southern Oregon as Spring Arrives
By Rebecca Marshall The Red Cross has been on the scene since heavy rain, floods, and mudslides affected several counties in Oregon in March 2025. We had a shelter opened […]
Red Cross Builds Partnerships in the Face of Wildfires and Extreme Heat
By Dyana Mason Red Cross Cascades Volunteer and Rebecca Marshall Communications Director Extreme heat and fires have impacted Oregon communities over the past several months, leaving many seniors to struggle […]
New Community Adaptation Program Builds Resiliency in Communities
For a Deeper Level Disaster Preparation and Recovery By Red Cross Volunteer Patricia Griffiths Wildfires lashed towns throughout Jackson County, Oregon during the summer of 2020. Hundreds of thousands of […]
Near Tragedy Leads to Life Mission: Priscilla Fuentes’ Journey to the Red Cross
The Story of the Cascades Region Chief Executive Officer Patricia Griffiths / Red Cross Cascades Region An acrid smell alerted 12-year-old Priscilla Fuentes that her family was in danger in […]
Keep students safe with these Red Cross back to school tips
Now is a good time to devise family preparedness plan School bells will be calling students back to the classroom soon and the American Red Cross Cascades Region, has steps […]
Red Cross honors community heroes during annual Red Cross Month celebration in March
Celebrate by donating on Red Cross Giving Day, March 23; giving blood; or volunteering Last year, local Red Cross volunteers responded to nearly 700 emergency disasters, including home fires and […]
It’s Halloween! Here are the Red Cross safety tips for your trick-or-treater as pandemic continues
Trick-or-treating is back this Halloween, however the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic means there are extra factors to consider when planning your activities. The American Red Cross offers these tips and more […]
Red Cross Helps Connect Mom with her Deployed Marine Husband After Son’s Injury
Story by Denise Holley and Judi Mahoney / Red Cross Cascades Region When her 11-year-old son fell at school and nearly fractured his cranium in 2012, Tania Vera was desperate to […]
Washington State Trooper Provides Roadside Help to Red Cross Volunteer Delivering Lifesaving Blood Products
Story by Harriet Vanderbilt / Red Cross Cascades Region When Red Cross transportation specialist Holland Golec drove north on I-5 on April 11, 2021, the last thing he expected was […]
Celebrating the 140th Anniversary of the American Red Cross
Red Cross Cascades Region 140 years ago, as of this Friday, May 21st, 2021, Clara Barton set out to alleviate human suffering in the world and The American Red Cross […]