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Teamsters who work at American Red Cross blood services facilities in Philadelphia are on strike.
Rose Percy has a long history with the American Red Cross. Complete with an extensive wardrobe and her own Tiffany jewelry, this 23-inch wax doll was first sold for $1,200 back in 1864 to benefit the U.S. Sanitary Commission — the precursor to one of best-known U.S. charities.
Dozens of volunteers and passers-by are stopping by an American Red Cross building on Veterans Day to sign holiday greetings cards for U.S soldiers around the world and veterans.
The American Red Cross says it's on track to erase a $210 million deficit and balance its budget by next year.
The worsening recession, coupled with a seasonal surge of house fires, has depleted the resources of many American Red Cross chapters as they struggle to meet rising demands at a time of dwindling donations.
For parents with small children, accidents in the home are the stuff of nightmares. KidsHealth.org shares resources to help you prepare in case of an emergency:
The wave of storms battering the U.S. has plunged the American Red Cross deep into debt as it rushes to prepare for Hurricane Ike, prompting a searching look at how to stabilize its finances.
The American Red Cross is borrowing money to cover its costs from Hurricane Gustav and will probably go deeper into debt as it prepares for three additional storms threatening the United States.
Barack Obama urged hundreds of thousands of supporters Monday to donate to the Red Cross to help victims of Hurricane Gustav. The Democratic presidential nominee scaled back Labor Day speeches to unions in an effort to keep the focus on the Gulf Coast.
The American Red Cross said on Monday that its Disaster Relief Fund is wiped out and it's being forced to borrow money to help flood victims throughout the Midwest.
The American Red Cross named a veteran executive who teaches at Harvard Business School as its new president Tuesday, filling a post vacated last year because of a sex scandal.
The American Red Cross said Thursday that it paid $688,000 for hotel rooms that went unused during last year's wildfires in Southern California.
The American Red Cross acknowledged that it lacks safeguards against paying for unused hotel rooms during natural disasters, a gap that may have cost it tens of thousands of dollars during Southern California's wildfires last year.
He's donated blood 20 times and is being honored by the Livingston County chapter of the American Red Cross.
In its freshest set of troubles, the American Red Cross is cutting a third of the 3,000 jobs at its national headquarters in an overhaul intended to eliminate a $200 million deficit within two years.
Flooding in Indiana earlier this month destroyed at least 184 homes and damaged as many as 700 others, the American Red Cross said Friday.
A marketing software company serving nonprofits across the country including The American Red Cross said Tuesday that a hacker stole e-mail addresses and password information from its clients' databases.
Plagued by turmoil at the top, the American Red Cross ousted its president, Mark Everson, on Tuesday for engaging in a "personal relationship" with one of his subordinates. He took the challenging job just six months ago.
Johnson & Johnson, the health-products giant that uses a red cross as its trademark, sued the American Red Cross on Wednesday, demanding that the charity halt the use of the red cross symbol on products it sells to the public.
Assailed for its many missteps in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the American Red Cross is plunging into a daunting, two-track effort to overhaul its entire disaster response system and the often cumbersome way it governs itself.
Emergency Preparedness for the Pet OwnerEmergency Preparedness for the Pet Owner By Robert Forto, PhD Having the pleasure of living in Colorado a lot of us let our guard down when it comes to natural disasters.
American Red Cross to Use PIER Systems for Crisis Communications, Content Management and Public RelationsThe American Red Cross' communication and marketing department is using PIER System, a Web-based communication management technology provider, for crisis communications, content management, and PR.
Blood donors to win airline ticketsThe American Red Cross is starting the new year with a giving spirit. The organization has revived its "Live Life, Give Life" promotion, which will reward three donors with a pair of round-trip airline tickets on Delta Airlines.
Red Cross: one person in every home should know CPRRed Cross CPR expert Connie Harvey was on the Today Show this morning. She said that at least one person in every home should know CPR. This is a call to action that everyone should follow through with.
Springfield Prepares for Influx of Gustav EvacueesThe Missouri State Emergency Management Agency has told Springfield officials to expect 600 Hurricane Gustav evacuations by Sunday evening.
Sept. 11 aid groups close, adapt as money wanesNonprofit support groups created after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks are struggling to stay afloat as donations have dried up nearly seven years after hijackers flew the planes into the Twin Towers.
Problems Persist With Red Cross Blood ServicesFor 15 years, the American Red Cross has been under a federal court order to improve the way it collects and processes blood.
Red Cross admits lax oversight of hotel roomsThis is only the surface of what is wrong with the American Red Cross. There has been a lot going wrong for the past ten years.
Short on Fund-Raising, Red Cross Will Cut JobsFacing a $200 million operating deficit, the American Red Cross is preparing to cut as much as one-third of its headquarters staff, up to 1,000 employees, and pare regional management.
Help PourS Into A Fire Stricken San DiegoSan Diego - Rachel Hanley arrived in San Diego Wednesday after a 12-hour drive from her home in Colorado Springs, Colo.
The ordeal of 'Disaster Victim #16'Mercedes Gorden kept a souvenir from her stay in the hospital. It's the plastic ID bracelet that she got the day she arrived, Aug. 1, when she was known simply as "Disaster Victim #16."
Legal fight over red cross symbolMedical firm Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is suing the American Red Cross, alleging the charity has misused the famous red cross symbol for commercial purposes.
New Identity Theft Scam Targets Military FamiliesA new identity theft scam, purporting to be from the American Red Cross calling about an injured soldier, is targeting military families.
Tujunga Kitchen Fire Leaves Families HomelessAn accidental kitchen fire in an apartment leaves nearly a dozen homeless in the Los Angeles, California suburb of Tujunga.
4 UW Madison Students called HeroesLocal boys recognized by American Red Cross-Badger Chapter as heroes for saving a mother and her two children from a crash.
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