accessibility & help
01 Feb 2012
Volunteers set up a rest centre yesterday after residents in a Lincolnshire village were caught up in a firearms incident.
31 Jan 2012
No matter how freezing it gets this week, older residents in Bolton will still be snug after our volunteers deliver winter packs to their homes.
25 Jan 2012
With the situation deteriorating, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement continues to help people in the country.
19 Jan 2012
Life can be dangerous on the streets – and that’s why the Red Cross is running courses specially designed to help this vulnerable group.
12 Jan 2012
A team of Red Cross ‘first responders’ – who help the emergency services react to medical emergencies – have just celebrated their 3,000th call-out.
Six months on from the launch of our East Africa Food Crisis Appeal, the generosity of our donors has helped the Red Cross provide relief to hundreds of thousands of malnourished people.
10 Jan 2012
With many thousands of Haitians still living in camps two years after Haiti’s devastating earthquake, support must focus on housing and repairs, says the Red Cross.
09 Jan 2012
With all that booze and squabbling, a night on the town can be pretty hazardous – but some revellers can now count on the Red Cross for support.
Two years after Haiti’s worst earthquake in two centuries devastated the country, the Red Cross is still helping Haitians recover.
05 Jan 2012
As high winds ravaged Scotland and caused widespread damage, volunteers happened across two serious incidents in the space of a few minutes.
03 Jan 2012
The Queen has awarded MBEs to three British Red Cross volunteers with a combined total of 146 years' service.
23 Dec 2011
Thanks to a Bangladesh Red Crescent programme, more than 1,000 families have recovered from the devastating Cyclone Aila in 2009.
22 Dec 2011
The British Red Cross has released £140,000 from its Disaster Fund following typhoon Washi.
16 Dec 2011
Red Cross volunteers will provide first aid to Christmas revellers on Friday and Saturday nights in Glasgow, Torbay, and Brighton.
12 Dec 2011
Volunteers braved the elements in one of Scotland’s most remote areas over the weekend to help scores of vulnerable people.
08 Dec 2011
Have first aid at your fingertips with the launch of the Red Cross’ new mobile app. It’s free, simple and life-saving.
07 Dec 2011
Severe winter weather spoiled Christmas for over half those polled in a recent Red Cross survey, but we can take simple practical steps to prepare for bad weather.
05 Dec 2011
On Saturday morning (3 December), emergency response volunteers raced to the scene to help six families displaced by a serious house fire in Exmouth.
28 Nov 2011
As World AIDS Day (1 December) approaches, a new survey shows many young people fear their parents would react badly if they told them they were HIV positive.
As unrest in Syria continues, the Red Cross’ neutrality enables it to continue helping people affected by the violence, despite difficult and dangerous conditions.
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