Today, delegates from the Canadian Red Cross were deployed with the Canadian Red Cross Emergency Response Unit (ERU) to provide health care to those affected by Typhoon Haiyan. The team of twelve Canadian medical and support staff will join deleg...
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The Canadian Red Cross is working closely with the Philippine Red Cross to provide relief to the millions affected by Typhoon Haiyan which caused widespread damage including landslides and flooding. The Philippine Red Cross is supporting local...
This Remembrance Day we're remembering the Canadian Red Cross volunteers who helped with the Food Parcel Effort. Throughout World War II, over one million Canadian Red Cross volunteers helped with the food parcel effort by assembling, packaging and s...
In its third year, the fighting in Syria is growing increasingly intense and the humanitarian crisis is rapidly growing. Millions are internally displaced in Syria and even more are without access to food, medical supplies and services. Families,...
While many families and individuals have been affected by the New South Wales Bushfires, the Australian Red Cross is lending lots of love and support to those in need. Hundreds of staff and volunteers are in evacuation centres across New South Wa...
When an emergency or disaster happens, not knowing what to do can be stressful for those affected. Red Cross Disaster Management volunteers in Timmins spent the day learning how to teach Personal Preparedness Workshops on Standard Personal Prepar...
At the Syrian Arab Red Crescent’s al-Maisat centre, many families await the distribution of food parcels. Each food parcel contains 15 kg of rice, five litres of sunflower oil, three cans of tuna, five kg of sugar, one kg of lentils and 15 cans o...
Reflecting on family tradition, guest blogger Kai Tao, a Red Cross volunteer in Ontario, shares one of his fondest memories of Thanksgiving. I spent most of my first 18 years of Thanksgiving long weekend in Canada being a member of an extended fam...