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| 3/12/2008 - Free Transportation Service Expands to Beaverton |
| For many seniors, no longer being able to drive to the grocery store or medical appointments can feel like a devastating loss of independence. |
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| 3/4/2008 - Red Cross Honors Oregon Heroes |
| What does it take to be a hero? A dramatic mountain rescue? Snatching someone back from the brink of death? Or simply being in the right place, at the right time, to make a difference? |
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| 2/27/2008 - Free Life-Saving Project Comes to Humboldt Elementary |
| If a school has an AED, but no one is trained in how to use it, can it save a life? |
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| 2/22/2008 - Red Cross Responds To Local Fire |
| An early evening fire forced a family of three adults out of their home in the 7600 block of SE Flavel street at about 7:00 p.m. Friday. |
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| 2/22/2008 - Oregon Volunteers Help After Nevada Earthquake |
| Even though yesterday's 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit in a sparsely populated area of northern Nevada, there are still survivors to help and damage to assess. |
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| 2/14/2008 - Red Cross Employees Offer Day of Service to Community |
| The American Red Cross has a history of supporting the community, whether it be helping a family with groceries, clothing and a warm place to sleep after a house fire or providing large-scale relief efforts following a disaster. |
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| 2/6/2008 - Oregon Red Cross Volunteer to Help With Tornado Recovery Efforts |
| Across five southern states, American Red Cross people and supplies are flowing in to provide care and comfort to those affected by the devastating tornadoes. |
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| 1/22/2008 - Red Cross Warming Centers Open Tonight, Changes Announced |
| As frosty temperatures linger, the Oregon Trail Chapter of the American Red Cross is prepared to open emergency warming centers for the homeless tonight (1/22) and tomorrow night (1/23). |
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| 1/20/2008 - Red Cross Warming Centers Open Tonight, Volunteers Needed |
| With the coldest temperatures in years headed our way, the Oregon Trail Chapter of the American Red Cross is prepared to open emergency warming centers for the homeless tonight. |
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| 1/15/2008 - Red Cross Opens Warming Centers Tonight |
| For the seventh time this season, the Oregon Trail Chapter of the American Red Cross will open emergency warming centers for Portland's homeless population as the thermometer s. |
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| 1/10/2008 - Red Cross Offers Tornado Safety Tips |
| With news of a reported tornado in Washington state, the Oregon Trail Chapter of the American Red Cross urges families and communities to be prepared. |
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| 1/7/2008 - Red Cross Warming Centers Open Tonight |
For many of us, tonight's frigid temperatures mean curling up at home with a cozy fire and cup of hot cocoa.
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| 1/4/2008 - Free Emergency Preparedness Presentation |
| With severe winter weather ahead, now’s the perfect time for Oregonians to take advantage of preparedness classes offered by the Oregon Trail Chapter of the American Red Cross. |
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| 12/30/2007 - Red Cross Has Busy Sunday |
| Disaster Action Team volunteers from the American Red Cross Oregon Trail Chapter had a very busy Sunday when they found themselves responding to two apartment fires, back to back. |
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| 12/29/2007 - Fire Sends Family Into The Wet, Cold Night |
| Just four days after Christmas, a family of six was forced from their home into the cold and wet night after being roused from their beds by an early morning fire. |
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| 12/21/2007 - Red Cross Volunteers Spend Christmas in Oregon to Wrap Up Relief Efforts |
| Shortly after the winter storms began on Dec. 2, hundreds of American Red Cross volunteers from around the country came to Oregon to help with flood relief efforts. Nearly three weeks later, a handful of dedicated volunteers still remain in town, far away from home during the holidays. |
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| 12/14/2007 - American Red Cross Service to Vernonia Continues |
| After operating for nearly two weeks in Vernonia, Ore., the American Red Cross will close the Cedar Ridge Camp shelter at noon on Monday, December 17. Red Cross assistance will still be available to Vernonia residents by calling 1-866-GET-INFO. |
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| 12/13/2007 - 'Stay Standing. That's the Key' |
| Lisa Orth still remembers the biggest lesson from her Red Cross training as a mental health volunteer. |
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| 12/13/2007 - It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a…Red Cross volunteer! |
| It doesn't take Superman to save lives in a small town. It just takes Clark Kent…or at least a guy with glasses. |
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| 12/13/2007 - Amateur radio connects injured man with assistance |
| Hard hitting disasters like the recent Northwest storms can knock communications for a loop. In Oregon, thousands of homes and businesses were left "power-less" – without utilities, telephones or any lines of communication to outside help. Luckily, local residents in storm ravaged areas could depend on a handful of specially trained volunteers dedicated to an old-fashioned method of information sharing – ham radio. |
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