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Staying safe while responding to the Ebola outbreak

As the Red Cross continues to scale up its response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, Red Cross staff and volunteers who are responding to the global health emergency are taking every precaution to stay safe while they provide care to patients infected with Ebola.

Full circle with Meals on Wheels for two long-time volunteers

Jean and Arthur Mosher's experience with Meals on Wheels has come full circle. Both were volunteers over 25 years ago when the Red Cross took over operating the program from a church in the Etobicoke community where Jean and Arthur lived. 

Emergency Response Unit training: A team effort

This week, Janice Babineau and delegates from across the country are participating in an Emergency Response Unit (ERU) training exercise in Victoria, BC. Follow the action on Twitter and Instagram with #CRCeru.

I’ve wanted to babysit since kindergarten!

Many parents feel uncomfortable leaving their child in the care of a young babysitter. If you are a parent who checks in several times a night to make sure everything is okay at home, you will feel more at ease during your evenings out by hiring a trained babysitter.

Red Cross teams at the forefront of the Ebola response in Guinea

Mamadou Saidon Bah wakes up each morning not knowing if he will spend his day grading student assignments and preparing lectures for his work as a teacher, or if he will instead lead a group of young volunteers from the local Red Cross branch on a mission to collect the body of yet another victim of the growing Ebola epidemic.

A true champion of the Strength & Spirit campaign

As a boy, Bob Whitelaw grew up near a First Nation reservation in southern Ontario and had the opportunity to learn first-hand about the community’s culture and traditions. He recalls with fondness many of the adventures he shared with his childhood friends.

Red Cross update on Saskatchewan flooding

It's been a busy summer here in Saskatchewan. Flooding at the end of June caused 154 communities to declare a state of emergency and forced many families from their homes. Here is an update on how Red Cross helped these families and continues to support the recovery of whole communities. 

Garth Tohms: A Canadian contributing to the Ebola response

As communications staff at the Canadian Red Cross, we often get the opportunity to meet some of the many amazing individuals who contribute to our humanitarian work worldwide.

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