In Black Hawk, Bremer, Butler, Chickasaw, Fayette and Grundy counties please call the Hawkeye Chapter at (319) 234-6831 for more information.
In Benton, Buchanan, Cedar, Delaware, Iowa, Linn, Johnson, Jones, and Washington counties please call the Grant Wood Area Chapter at (319) 393-3500 for more information.
Emergency Disaster Relief
The American Red Cross provides disaster response services 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. Fire is the number one disaster the Chapters responds to every year. When a fire or other disaster occurs, the Red Cross staff and volunteers are on the scene immediately, providing families and individuals with emergency social services, warm meals, a place to sleep, and clothing. Red Cross disaster relief focuses on meeting people's immediate emergency needs, enabling those affected to get back on their feet.
Your local Red Cross chapters*:
- responded to 139 local disasters, mostly fires
Health & Safety Education
The Red Cross and its trained instructors offer a variety of courses including: Babysitter’s Training, CPR /AED, First Aid, CPR for the Professional Rescuer, Lifeguard Training, Water Safety & Pet First Aid. The Red Cross also offers the opportunity to become a certified instructor. Training is available at basic and professional levels for many of the courses listed above. Click here to register for training.
- 27,439 people were trained in lifesaving CPR and First-Aid, and aquatic courses
International Services
The Red Cross provides international humanitarian relief through a variety of services.
Service to the Armed Forces (SAF)
The American Red Cross is a lifeline to the United States Armed Forces. SAF is uniquely equipped to provide an exclusive worldwide communication and support network that serves as a link between active and retired military service members and their families, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
- 399 emergency messages were delivered to and from local military families
Blood Services
As a national network, the American Red Cross has a unique responsibility to meet the growing demand for blood and help ensure blood is available for patients whenever and wherever it is needed. While the Red Cross first meets the needs of area hospitals, it can also provide blood throughout the country when needed.
*All figures are from Fiscal Year 2009, July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009
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