American Water Charitable Foundation President Carrie Williams and American Water President and CEO John Griffith present a $250,000 check to the American Red Cross.

The American Red Cross was established in 1881; the United States then ratified the Geneva Conventions (laws established to protect war-wounded and civilians in conflict zones) in 1882.

The American Red Cross has declared a national blood shortage in the wake of a record catastrophic year for weather and climate disasters across the country. The shortage, according to the ...

The purpose of the American Red Cross is "to furnish volunteer aid to the sick and wounded of armies in the time of war," to carry on a system of relief, national and international, in peace, and ...

However, while donations may drop, blood needs are still here. According to the American Red Cross, the summer months bring a slight increase in demand, especially for trauma cases.

Since 2014, the Red Cross's Sound the Alarm program has rallied hundreds of volunteers to assess and replace smoke detectors. The effort aims to reduce home fire deaths in Wisconsin.

WMUR is sponsoring a blood drive on Friday, June 6, 2025, along with the American Red Cross. Learn how you can help!

Were you Seen at The American Red Cross Fire & Ice Gala 2025 on April 11, 2025, at the Albany Capital Center in Albany? The event honored J. Robert Daggett with the 2025 Humanitarian Award.

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In hopes of potentially saving lives, the city of Providence teamed up with the American Red Cross on Wednesday to canvass local neighborhoods, installing free smoke detectors as part of a ...

While the Red Cross has continued to work with others to provide support, the organization plays a key role in disaster recovery as it has sent more than 200 American Red Cross workers on site.

The American Red Cross’s national blood inventory dropped by more than 25 percent in the month of July, driven in part by extreme heat throughout the country, the organization announced Monday.