Organ and Tissue Donation

For more than twenty years, the American Red Cross provided allograft tissue for transplant through its Tissue Services Program. We cared for thousands of donor families who gave the gift of tissue donation and helped more than 1 million transplant recipients in need of this life saving or life-enhancing gift of tissue.

At the end of January, 2005, the American Red Cross made the difficult decision to end its Tissue Services program in order to focus on its primary missions of Disaster Relief and Blood Services. The tissue program may have ended, but the need to consider giving the gift of organ and tissue donation did not. The American Red Cross encourages everyone to learn more about this end-of-life gift that can save of the lives of as many as 8 people, and enhance the lives of more than 50 people.

It's easy to choose donation.

• Learn more about donation in your state
• Make your wish to be a donor known
• Print a Donor Card
• Get the FACTS about all types of donation
• Read about upcoming local, state and national events

Follow these links for more information:

www.organdonor.gov
www.aatb.org
www.mtf.org
www.kidney.org
www.marrow.org
www.restoresight.org