Nearly 20,000 people receive assistance from the Red Cross every day. We don’t know who will need our help today, or where we will need to go tomorrow. Your gift to “Where It’s Needed Most” gives us the flexibility to respond whenever and wherever we’re needed.
Each year, we collect nearly 4.5 million blood donations and more than 1 million platelet donations from more than 2.3 million volunteer donors.
Last year, approximately 275,000 people volunteered their time at blood drives, smoke alarm installation events, emergency shelters, and more.
Each day, we provide nearly 1,500 services to members of the military, veterans, and their families through our Hero Care Network.
On average, nearly 13,000 people each day receive lifesaving Red Cross training and information.
More than 90 percent of the Red Cross workforce is volunteers.
Each year, the American Red Cross collects nearly 4.5 million blood donations.
Each year, the Red Cross provides more than 540,000 services to service members, veterans and their families.
On average, nearly 6,000 people each day receive Red Cross first aid, CPR and AED training.
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