Written by Sydney Morton With relief efforts only two months underway on the island of Lombok, a massive earthquake and tsunami ravaged another Indonesian island, Sulawesi. Last week as I left Lombok, Indonesia, it felt a little like leaving home. And certainly, like leaving a piece of my heart with…

Written by Gail McGovern, President and CEO of the American Red Cross. This June, I will celebrate my 10th anniversary as President and CEO of the American Red Cross. …

Written by Gail McGovern, President and CEO of the American Red Cross. Article originally published in the Independent Journal. During Women’s History Month, I am naturally reminded of Clara Barton, the woman who founded the American Red Cross 136 years ago, born out of a desire to help and heal…

This post was written by Jenelle Eli, an American Red Cross staff member who spent a month aboard the Responder rescue ship in 2016. …

By Elizabeth Penniman, Jenelle Eli and Susan Watson Doing the right thing isn’t always easy. And it isn’t always popular. Those are lessons the founder of the American Red Cross, Clara Barton, learned quickly. …

Written by Jim Taylor, platelet donor and father of a patient helped by Red Cross blood and platelet donors I was never a steady blood donor, but I contributed maybe once a year whenever a bloodmobile came to my school or work. In 2010, I was working in the public…

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Post by Jenelle Eli, American Red Cross, aboard the Responder on behalf of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Migrants don’t launch off the Libyan coast during the day. It’s more like midnight. When the waves are low and winds are gentle, smugglers crowd 100, 200…

By Jenelle Eli August 19 is World Humanitarian Day — a time to honor those who alleviate suffering and a call to action. No matter how much time I spend in disaster zones around the world, there’s no getting used to the suffering. …