Even if you can't be there, you have the power to help
Your kindness has helped our volunteers to be there for people when they need them the most – whether it’s with a food or medicine delivery to someone who is isolating, or in the aftermath of an emergency
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This is what your kindness has done this year
From delivering food and medicine to comforting someone in a crisis
Emergencies beyond the pandemic: Maggie and Barry's story
Emergency response volunteer Julia was on hand after a fire in the couple's home
Lonely in isolation: how Graham found support in a pandemic
Just out of hospital as lockdown began, Graham found support when he needed it
Life after coronavirus: Paul's road to recovery
By British Red Cross
Paul's recovery from coronavirus included regaining the confidence to go for a walk. Emergency response volunteer Bridget was on hand to help.
Helping in some of the world's biggest emergencies
What is happening in Yemen?
Amid the biggest humanitarian crisis in the world, the people of Yemen now face the threat of coronavirus
The coronavirus pandemic: our work so far
Our volunteers and staff are supporting the most vulnerable people in the UK and abroad
Conflict and coronavirus in Syria: what can be done?
Find out more about one of the world’s biggest humanitarian crises
Help if you're feeling lonely
Let's talk about loneliness: part one
Loren, our young volunteer, answers other young people's questions about loneliness.
Let's talk about loneliness: part two
Part two of Loren's answers to young people's questions around loneliness.
How to listen with kindness
Tips from our coronavirus support line staff and volunteers
The explosion in Beirut: one month on
By British Red Cross
The city is beginning to rebuild, but there will be a long road ahead
Voices from Beirut
“I really didn’t believe it could happen in Lebanon – or anywhere”
British Red Cross volunteer Tala, who is from Lebanon, talks about the moment she learned of the explosion in Beirut
Beirut explosion: "So many people are now without a home"
Red Cross staff member Siel on how the city has responded
Beirut explosion: “Trees in my street were ripped from the ground”
One Red Cross delegate on the aftermath of the explosion in Beirut
Coronavirus: everything we're doing to support our NHS
By British Red Cross
We have been supporting NHS healthcare workers wherever possible, while adapting many of our services. We're helping people in over 100 hospitals be discharged safely, and over 70,000 people have shared their kindness to become community reserve volunteers
Our 150-year legacy
The legacy of Florence Nightingale, the first professional nurse
Her influence is still felt more than a century after her death
The famous Black doctor of Paddington
A doctor who overcame prejudice to help others during the First World War finally won recognition a hundred years later.
Memories of a Red Cross volunteer at Aberfan
John Cole was one of hundreds of British Red Cross volunteers who helped the local community in Aberfan. Now, his daughter Anna shares his story.
Your kindness is powerful
Even if you can't be there right now, you have the power to help someone in need.
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