The American Red Cross Los Angeles Region hosted a Disaster Services Health Resources (DSHR) training weekend on November 5 and November 6 for nearly 150 volunteers at L.A. Valley College.
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Volunteers Learn to be “Red Cross Ready” to Help at Disaster Services Training Weekend
Thursday, November 10th, 2011Red Cross Sheltering, Feeding in Response to East Coast Flooding and Texas Wildfires
Friday, September 9th, 2011The American Red Cross is sheltering and feeding people in 10 states who are being forced to leave their homes as major flooding hits the East Coast and fires tear through Texas. Nearly 20 local volunteers have assisted with relief operations on the East Coast.
Herbalife Makes Monthly Donation of Protein Bars to Red Cross
Tuesday, July 26th, 2011Los Angeles-based Herbalife has agreed to donate 500 protein bars to the Red Cross every month for distribution to those affected by disasters, as well as first responders.
Disaster Shelter for Mid-City L.A. Fire Evacuees Closes
Friday, September 17th, 2010Sept. 23, 3 p.m. — The Red Cross has closed the disaster shelter located at the Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools in mid-Los Angeles which was opened Fri., Sept. 17 for families of the St. Andrew’s Place apartment building displaced by an early morning fire.
Red Cross Closes Marie Kerr Shelter
Saturday, July 31st, 2010Mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted for areas affected by the Crown fire in Palmdale and Leona Valley. In response, the American Red Cross has closed the Marie Kerr Park shelter.
Red Cross Shelter at Marie Kerr Park Remains Open for Wildfire Evacuees
Thursday, July 29th, 2010Updated July 31, 8:30 a.m. – The American Red Cross is currently operating one shelter at Marie Kerr Park in Palmdale for evacuees of the Crown wildfire.
Red Cross Continues to Assist Families after Wildfires
Thursday, October 16th, 2008Oct. 21, 2008….The Red Cross is now focusing on meeting the immediate, disaster-related needs of those people who were displaced because of the wildfires. Each family and individual will be assessed on a case-by-case basis when meeting with a Red Cross Family Services caseworker. To make an appointment, please call the Los Angeles Chapter’s East San Fernando Valley District Office at 1-800-540-2000.
Hurricane Ike Aftermath: Red Cross Relief Effort Continues, L.A. Workers Help in LA
Thursday, September 25th, 2008Sept. 25, 2008 — Greater Los Angeles chapter Emergency & Disaster Response Officer Michael Kleiner is one of nearly 4,500 Red Cross relief workers now in the Gulf Coast providing Red Cross assistance to people forced to flee their homes after Hurricanes Gustav and Ike.
Gustav Deployment Photo Blog from an L.A. Red Cross Relief Worker
Monday, September 1st, 2008In anticipation of Hurricane Gustav impacting the Gulf Coast, the American Red Cross of Greater Los Angeles deployed volunteers and staff members from numerous areas of Los Angeles to assist with the relief efforts. Nancy Carillo, a member of the Los Angeles chapter’s Emergency Response department on her second deployment as a disaster worker, sent [...]
Red Cross Relief Efforts Underway for Gustav
Monday, September 1st, 2008As mandatory evacuations are issued in the Gulf Coast states, the American Red Cross is starting to receive evacuees in shelters throughout the Gulf Coast. The Red Cross has relief operations ready in four states: Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. This is the largest Red Cross relief effort since Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and in [...]
