Your Local Red Cross – Neighbor Helping Neighbor
The American Red Cross is in your community 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The Charter Oak Chapter responded to nearly 225 local disasters last year, an average
of four to five incidents each week. For the same period, the Chapter assisted more than
1,900 people with their immediate disaster-related needs for shelter, food, clothing,
replacing medical prescriptions, security deposits and first month's rent. The Chapter
committed more than $450,000 to helping people in our community begin their own
recovery after a disaster.
Your local Red Cross is also here to help you better prepare for emergencies, through
training and education programs in first aid, CPR, Babysitters Training, home safety
education and a host of other courses and presentations. Last year, we taught more
than 70,000 Connecticut residents to be safer and better prepared in their homes,
workplaces, houses of worship and communities.
Donate To Your Local Red Cross Donations of time, blood and money to your local chapter help us prepare for the next
emergency, which may strike across the street or around the world. Please remember
your local Red Cross chapter this holiday season and the lifesaving services we
provide in your community. After all, the Red Cross is about neighbor helping neighbor.
Your donations help us meet the needs of local disaster victims every day. To make a
secure online donation on our Web site, click here.
To make a donation by check to the Charter Oak Chapter, please make your check
payable to the American Red Cross Charter Oak Chapter of Connecticut and
mail it to:
American Red Cross
Charter Oak Chapter
P.O. Box 5003
Hartford, CT 06102-5003
Volunteer
As a volunteer, you can help the Red Cross keep its promise to be there for our neighbors.
There are many ways to volunteer. For more information about volunteer opportunities
and training, click here.
Please give the Gift of Life – Donate Blood
Another way to help is to contact is to schedule an appointment to donate blood. The need
for blood is ongoing as blood supplies need to be replenished continuously. To schedule
a donation please call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE or visit www.bloodct.org.
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How to Support U.S. Armed Forces
Thousands of Americans are asking what they can do to show their support for military
servicemembers, especially those serving overseas in this time of war. Due to
security concerns and transportation constraints, the American Red Cross, as well as
the Department of Defense, cannot accept items to be mailed to "Any Servicemember,"
but there are ways you can help. Click here for more details.
Our Mission
The American Red Cross, a humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided
by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International Red
Cross Movement, will provide relief to victims of disasters and help people prevent,
prepare for, and respond to emergencies. The American Red Cross is not a government
agency. We rely on the generous support of the American people.
A United Way Member Agency
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