View some of our most powerful moments in 2026, and help us continue our humanitarian work in the Nebraska and Southwest Iowa Region in the new year.
View some of our most powerful moments in 2026, and help us continue our humanitarian work in the Nebraska and Southwest Iowa Region in the new year.
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By Alicia Zeh How does a community remain resilient through disaster? Through sustained connection during everyday life. New Horizon Presbyterian Church in Council Bluffs, Iowa, is a perfect example. The relationship between the Red Cross and New Horizon started about five years ago when church and community member Terry Bailey stumbled upon a LinkedIn post searching for new Red Cross board members. Having recently retired, Bailey was immediately intrigued and soon voted onto the board. Terry...
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Peterson-DeLuca It was the middle of a bitterly cold night in winter 2023 when Ruth Hadland received a call to go on a Disaster Action Team (DAT) call. A family’s trailer had caught fire, and the mother, her adult son and their dog had barely made it out in time. “They didn’t have their car keys or even readers,” says Hadland, a Red Cross volunteer living in Dubuque. Ruth Hadland DAT members are 24/7 on-call Red Cross volunteers and staff who provide immediate emergency assistance...
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