OUR NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS PROVIDES:

• 250,000 Meals monthly
• 750 American Red Cross Volunteers just at our hospitals
• Local Chapters gives support to US and World Disasters

Your Red Cross Serving Our Community

Your Red Cross Serving Our Community

When a disaster threatens or strikes, the Red Cross is there.  This year, 1,096 volunteers responded to 424 local disasters. We helped 549 affected families with emergency food, shelter and supplies.

Because being prepared can make your family and community safer and sometimes minimize injury and destruction, we provided disaster education presentations to 71,088 individuals in the community to educate, equip and empower them to prevent and prepare for disasters or other life-threatening emergencies.

From first aid, CPR and AED training to swimming and lifeguarding, Red Cross programs help people lead safer and healthier lives.  This year, Health and Safety enrolled 70,935 people in over 8,997 classes – totaling more than 141,000 individuals in our community who have learned lifesaving skills through classes offered within the region.

The American Red Cross provides communication between those in the Armed Forces stationed away from home and their families.  We have a worldwide network that reaches service members wherever they are to communicate the birth of a child or the death  or illness of a loved one. This year, we provided 19,956 services and assistance to over 1,000 military families.

The international tracing program helps local families find relatives with whom they have lost contact because of a natural disaster, war or internal conflict. We provided assistance to 188 families through this service.

40,621 people in the region were touched by Red Cross community services during the past year.