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People in crisis need your help. Your charity donation will change lives in the UK and around the world.

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Hurricane Melissa Emergency Relief

People are in urgent need after Hurricane Melissa causes catastrophic damage in Jamaica.

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People need us right now, and we need you. With your donation to this fund, we can bring vital help to anyone who needs it, no matter who or where they are.

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We help people in crisis in the UK and around the world. Support us by donating to a specific emergency.

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How does the British Red Cross spend your donation?

For every £1 you donate:

  • 76p is spent helping people in crisis. This includes emergency response, refugee support and our international work.
  • 13p is spent on support costs – running our organisation.
  • 11p is spent on fundraising, excluding the costs of running our high street shops.

How we spend the money we receive.

A bar chart illustrating how the British Red Cross spends its donations. The largest section is red and the label says '76% spent helping people in crisis'. The next section in grey says '13% spent on support costs'. The last section in grey says '11% spent on fundraising'.

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Why donate to the Red Cross?

We are a humanitarian charity - here for people in crisis.

In the UK, our crisis response team support those affected by floods or fires and we’ll be there for those who need support after a stay in hospital.

Around the world, we get the right aid to the right place as quickly as possible. Our teams are on the ground in places like Gaza and Ukraine providing essentials like food, water, shelter and first aid. Your donation helps those in need, whoever and wherever they are.

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