Tag: shelter

 Disaster Can Bring Out the Best of a Community

Written by Isabel Anderson – Red Cross Communications Manager Cascades Region The Darlene 3 Fire in Deschutes County forced families to evacuate their homes and in response the Red Cross […]

VIDEO: Red Cross Responds In Joplin

“We don’t just have wounded bodies, we have wounded spirits.” — Nurse and Red Cross volunteer Christine Stockwell, on the ground in Joplin, MO.

Gimme Shelter

Let’s play a game called Guess What iPhone App I Just Downloaded? Hint: it’s not Angry Birds or Fruit Ninja. (Though those are both fun apps.) Nope. It’s the new […]

Fire Rages, Red Cross Responds

As I type this, there is a wildfire raging in Central Oregon. And, as I type this, the Red Cross is operating a shelter in Sisters for everyone who has […]

We’re Going To Graceland!

No, not Elvis’ home with the world famous Jungle Room, but rather the “Graceland of Atomic Tourism,” a disaster shelter built in the mid-1950’s for our very own government leaders. […]

Mass Care Newsletter: First Issue

From international disasters such as the devastating earthquake in Haiti, to local emergencies such as house fires and floods, the American Red Cross is iconic as a shelter and feeding […]

This Weekend: Damascus Shelter Exercise

A fast moving wildfire has broken out in heavily wooded areas just 10 miles east of Damascus. Fifty residents will be forced out of their homes – would you be […]

Disaster Response Update: Roselyn Apartments

Last night, the lives of many NW Portland residents changed dramatically. Here’s what the Red Cross did to help: At 6:30 p.m., the Oregon Trail Chapter was notified of an […]

Jan. 9: What We’ve Been Up To

Since things are still busy around the Chapter, I thought I’d give a little rundown on what we’ve been up to today. First, as I alluded to yesterday, we wound […]