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American Red Cross
Helps people through disasters, collects donated blood and supports military families across the US.
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About American Red Cross
The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization founded by Clara Barton in 1881 in Dansville, New York. It received a congressional charter in 1905 and is headquartered in Washington, D.C. It is part of the global Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
Most of its work is carried out by volunteers. When a disaster strikes, from a house fire to a hurricane, it provides shelter, meals, emotional support and help with recovery, and it responds to tens of thousands of disasters a year. It collects roughly 40% of the nation's donated blood and supplies it to hospitals. It also passes emergency messages between service members and their families, teaches first aid and CPR, and works with Red Cross societies abroad on disaster preparedness and reconnecting separated families.
What they do
- Gives shelter, food and emotional support to people hit by disasters
- Collects roughly 40% of the blood donated in the US
- Connects service members with their families in emergencies
- Trains millions of people in first aid, CPR and lifeguarding
- Helps reconnect families separated by conflict and disaster abroad
Information from American Red Cross and IRS records: www.redcross.org, projects.propublica.org, en.wikipedia.org.
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