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Connecting health and social care systems with Social Prescribing 

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We are always looking for ways to provide more resources for better health care for Canadians. Our leadership role in establishing the Canadian Institute for Social Prescribing (CISP) will enhance health care in multiple ways. Here's how:

An elderly man and woman painting with a younger woman observing and smiling

Red Cross program helps Merritt Dance Studio recover from flood impacts

A young girl is opening the door to Love to Dance Academy studio while smiling at the camera

The young dancers from the Love to Dance Academy were thrilled about their annual dance event last November. Instead on November 15, 2021, during the first day of the dance event, the entire community of Merritt began to disperse as panicked families rushed to leave town. An evacuation order had been put out due to the massive flooding.

A young girl is opening the door to Love to Dance Academy studio while smiling at the camera

10 ways for your child to stay safe this Halloween

An image of a young girl in a witch costume with text: The Canadian Red Cross wishes you a safe Halloween

While Halloween should be full of fun and excitement, here are some tips to keep festivities as safe as possible for participating kids.

An image of a young girl in a witch costume with text: The Canadian Red Cross wishes you a safe Halloween

How to stay healthy this cold & flu season

A woman and young child washing their hands at a kitchen sink

It’s the time of year when the weather is cool and viruses spread. We’ve put together tips to help your loved ones stay safe and healthy, including ways to prevent getting sick, recovery tips, and how to take care yourself while you’re caring for others, so you don’t experience burn-out.

A woman and young child washing their hands at a kitchen sink

HELP: How the Red Cross Health Equipment Loan Program supports my mobility and independence  

Jennifer Barnable, a woman with green eyes and purple-toned, wavy hair is standing in front of a white wall.

Disability doesn’t discriminate, it can appear in our lives, whether from birth, through illness and injury, or simply by the natural process of aging. Chances are, you or someone you know, lives with some form of temporary or permanent disability. Would you know where to turn to if you needed health equipment to maintain your quality of life?

Jennifer Barnable, a woman with green eyes and purple-toned, wavy hair is standing in front of a white wall.

Red Cross program supports flood-impacted business in Abbotsford

A man sitting on top of a tractor with other landscaping vehicles

On a November morning last year, as Travis looked inside his newly renovated shop, he could see the water slowly creeping higher. He was in disbelief. He had never imagined the flooding of the Nooksack River would have such a devastating impact on his property in Abbotsford.

A man sitting on top of a tractor with other landscaping vehicles

Red Cross program helps Princeton not-for-profit repair flood-damaged building

A woman in a yellow shirt smiling while leaning against a white wall with a sign that says: Princeton Family Services Society

The Princeton Family Services Society building in B.C. was damaged in the flooding and the cost of repairing their building has been a stressor. After hearing about the Canadian Red Cross’ Support to Small Businesses and Not-for-Profits Program, Jenny decided to apply for the financial assistance.
“The loss of building and then rebuilding is a huge cost to us,” emphasizes Jenny. “Help from Red Cross has really helped."

A woman in a yellow shirt smiling while leaning against a white wall with a sign that says: Princeton Family Services Society

Stopping the COVID-19 spread to support youth in Nova Scotia

Two women in masks holding rapid tests outside a building with a sign with text: HomeBridge Youth Society

At the height of the COVID-19 outbreak in Nova Scotia, hundreds of free rapid antigen test kits arrived at Homebridge Youth Society, enabling the youth residential care provider to implement twice-weekly testing that helped keep the home in operation through the worst of the pandemic.

Two women in masks holding rapid tests outside a building with a sign with text: HomeBridge Youth Society

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