The American Red Cross on Long Island would like to invite you to nominate someone you know who has acted with bravery, dedication and service for the benefit of their community.
 

Selected Heroes will be honored at our Heroes Breakfast in 2026.

All nominees must live or work in Long Island.

2026 Hero Categories

• Community Impact Hero
  The nominee(s) is an individual or group who displayed leadership and commitment to making a positive, noticeable and significant impact by building safer, more resilient communities or identifying a community need and creating a program or service to that need. The eligible nominee may have conducted their service locally, nationally and/or internationally to assist the individuals in need.
• Help Can't Wait Hero
  The nominee(s) is an individual who has exhibited heroic efforts amidst a natural disaster or emergency situation such as a home fire, flash flood, or other life-threatening circumstance. This hero will have acted quickly and beyond what an ordinary bystander would be expected to do, and their actions will have contributed to the saving of another life.
• First Responder Hero
  The nominee(s) is a professional, reserve or volunteer firefighter, police officer, law enforcement professional or EMT/EMS/ambulance corps. The nominee could have been on- or off-duty during the incident and does not have to be associated with the use of skills directly related to their profession. The nominee either exhibited heroism in their response to an emergency or is involved in an ongoing commitment to the community in response to an identified need.
• Military Hero
  The nominee(s) is a U.S. service member (active, reserve, and guard), veteran, or someone who actively supports the military and/or veteran community whether individually or with an organization. The nominee may have exhibited heroism in response to an emergency situation (either on- or off- duty), used their military experience to address a community need, or has demonstrated an ongoing commitment to the military or veteran community.
• Youth Hero
  The nominee(s) must be 17 years old or under at the time of the incident or act. The eligible nominee has performed an act(s) of kindness, courage, or unselfishness involving an unusual, significant or unexpected incident requiring action in a crisis or time of need.