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A shelter building team in Jacmel, Haiti finds an innovative way to help a vulnerable community

*Guest blog by Nicole Robicheau, Canadian Red Cross delegate in Haiti. The Red Cross shelter team in the La Montagne region of Jacmel recently discovered an innovative way to get their supplies to the shelter site.  Finding it challenging to trans...

Photo Tuesday - Red Cross workers in Haiti help two beneficiaries paint new home

*Guest blog by Nicole Robicheau, Canadian Red Cross delegate in HaitiEvery Tuesday, we publish a photo to show Red Cross at work across the country or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know! [slideshow] Lofira Alexi, 70, an...

Volunteer profile: A little HELP along the way

September is Continuing Care Month in Nova Scotia. We’re profiling Red Crossers in recognition of all the great work they do in caring for people outside of a hospital setting. There’s nothing more rewarding than feeling like as much as you give,...

Last week for matching donations to Horn of Africa

Earlier this summer, many of us first heard news of a severe drought in the Horn of Africa that led to food shortages. With millions  at risk of malnutrition and starvation (many of them children), the United Nations declared the crisis in Somalia a ...

Remembering 9/11: a Red Cross perspective

As the 10th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, the Canadian Red Cross has been getting quite a few requests from media looking toconnect with staff or volunteers who helped respond to this incredible event. The Canadian Red Cross sent many volunteers (1...

Would you know what to do? September 10th is World First Aid Day

By: Don Marentette, Manager, National First Aid Programs As a former paramedic, I understand the importance of first aid training. Emergency services will respond, but what you do in the time between making that call and the arrival of the ambulan...

The Red Cross Round-up

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.PAKISTAN: Providing emergency healthcare is just one facet of the Red Cross Red Crescent response to the flash floods. Teams are distributing f...

Back-to-school: tips to help eliminate the bully blues

It’s back-to-school day, AKA “the most wonderful time of the year” for parents. However, for some parents, that’s not the case. This morning, as most kids across the country filled their backpacks with new supplies, put on new clothes, and looked ...

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