Hurricane Ian hits Florida as Philly sends help
Madeleine Wright reports.
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Madeleine Wright reports.
There are cards and doughnuts if you sign up to donate blood through the Red Cross.
The Red Cross is putting out a call for help, they're desperately low on blood.
The Red Cross said fewer people are donating because of returns to work and in-person learning, as well as a surge in COVID cases.
They are asking all those who can, please consider donating blood.
The Red Cross is sheltering more than 350 people across our region after another round of thunderstorms Friday flooded neighborhoods already saturated by Tropical Storm Isaias.
The Red Cross is in need of blood during the COVID-19 pandemic and the Philadelphia Eagles, to their credit, are doing their part today.
The Red Cross says blood is desperately needed. Donations have dropped dramatically because of the COVID-19 outbreak.
American Red Cross of Eastern Pennsylvania has deployed 18 of its workers to assist with the Hurricane Dorian response in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina.
The American Red Cross has launched a new first aid course to combat the opioid epidemic.
Agencies around the country are standing by and ready to step in to help, including in Philadelphia.
Hundreds of volunteers from around the country have traveled to the Carolinas in advance of this massive storm, hoping to be there to help those in need.
Evacuations are underway and others are doing what they can to prepare ahead of a storm that's packing 130 mph winds and potentially ruinous rains.
Red Cross volunteers from the Delaware Valley are making their way down south to help people being affected by Hurricane Matthew.
The Red Cross is urging people to donate as they deal with a shortage.
The American Red Cross has issued an emergency call for blood and platelets.
A Twitter user put a picture of the poster online, where people debated whether it was, in fact, offensive or not.
Nine of those displaced are children.
Judge Renee Cardwell Hughes, CEO of the American Red Cross of Eastern Pennsylvania, says her agency already is mobilizing.
The Red Cross has a plan for whatever develops over the next couple days and if you're coming to Center City, they want you to have a plan too, so you and your family can stay safe and just as important -- stay together while navigating the crowds.
The organization needs 1,000 volunteers for the Pope's visit in September, and the time to sign up has arrived.
The American Red Cross is looking for 1,000 volunteers.
Officials are offering assistance at a number of locations on both sides of the Delaware River, including one in Clayton, Gloucester County.
Neighbors say the fire started in the basement, but that remains under investigation along with the cause.
Anyone who wants to donate can download the free Red Cross Blood Donor app, call 1-800-RED CROSS or visit www.redcrossblood.org.
