The American Red Cross strives to build strong and sustainable relationships with diverse communities in the National Capital Area. Our volunteers, programs and services reach thousands of people with disaster preparedness materials and other lifesaving information.

To effectively staff and support American Red Cross preparedness and outreach efforts, we greatly appreciate 30-day’s notice for your community event request, but will do our best to accommodate requests made on shorter notice. All fees for participation must be waived. We also welcome invitations to serve Spanish-speaking communities.

How to Make a Request

To make a request to have the American Red Cross at your event, you must submit an online request via the chapter page for where you are located:

• Northern Virginia Serving all of Northern Virginia, including Arlington, Alexandria and Fairfax, Loudon and Prince William counties.
• District Of Columbia Serving all eight wards of the District.
• Central Maryland Serving Baltimore City and Baltimore, Harford and Carroll Counties.
• Southern Maryland Serving Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Prince George’s and St. Mary’s Counties.
• Montgomery, Howard and Frederick Counties Serving Montgomery, Howard and Frederick Counties in Maryland.
• Delmarva Serving Delaware, and Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and Worcester Counties in the state of Maryland, with support to Accomack and Northampton Counties of Virginia.