The Out of the Cold program is a city-wide program in Toronto that the Red Cross supports by providing a hot meal to those in need and operating emergency shelters for Toronto's homeless community. Out of the Cold feeds about 120 people every Saturda...
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*Photos by Johan Hallberg-Campbell Last week, the Canadian Red Cross opened a satellite office in Moose Cree First Nation, located near Moosonee on the coast of James Bay. This is the first Red Cross office in a First Nation community in Ontario a...
Immediately after arriving into New York I travelled to Breezy Point, an area devastated by Superstorm Sandy. I had the privilege of meeting many inspiring Red Cross volunteers who were busy distributing food and relief items and extraordinary pe...
Guest entry by James Park, Assistant Communications Coordinator in BC This Remembrance Day weekend marked the 28th year of our Global Issues Symposium for Youth, a four-day camp run by the Canadian Red Cross’ Humanitarian Issues Promotion. At our...
Effective bystander CPR can save lives, which is something Bran Simon learned first-hand a few weeks ago. After hearing yelling and crying in his apartment building, Bran ran over to see what was wrong and saw a man lying on the floor with no vital s...
Canadians are continuing to help their neighbours in the United States recover from the storm. Red Crosser Nathan Huculak from BC spent the past week in New York, helping the American Red Cross assist people whose lives have been disrupted by Hur...
Pictured above the Guatemalan Red Cross assesses damage after a 7.4 earthquake hit yesterday, affecting an estimated 17,000 people. Guatemalan Red Cross volunteers are assisting with assessments, pre-hospital care, search and rescue operations, and p...
The Red Cross is responding to a 7.4 earthquake that struck off the coast of Guatemala earlier today. Currently, Guatemalan Red Cross volunteers are assisting with assessments, pre-hospital care, search and rescue operations, and psychosocial ...