Courtney Slanaker of the Red Cross Southern Arizona chapter attributes the current blood shortage to factors including summer travel, school closures, and natural disasters, which lower donor turnout. The organization stresses the urgency of steady, year-round donations to maintain blood supply and patient care.
There’s no shortage of ways for people to give back to their communities. Volunteering, coaching kids’ sports teams and participating in chari…
The line outside Boston’s American Red Cross Food Pantry on a recent Saturday morning stretched the length of two football fields.
Free food distribution by FeedMore of WNY is continuing, and counseling and other community support services are continuing at both the Johnnie B. Wiley Center located at the stadium complex and at the Community Resource Center on East Ferry Street.
Fire crews responded to the two-alarm fire at a 2 1/2-story residence at 80 Sidney St. just before 11:25 a.m.
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Aquí encontrarás una lista de lugares que necesitan de nuestro apoyo, ya sea como voluntarios o haciendo donativos. Si tú o alguien que conoces necesita la ayuda, estos datos te sirven.
As social distancing begins in earnest, we find that the need to rally together as a community grows stronger.
According to the Red Cross website, the organization was short by 61,000 donations in May and June.
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