Be a certified Disaster Action Team Specialist with the American Red Cross!
Responded to 557 disaster operations
Installed 1,394 free smoke alarms
546 Homes Made Safer
Delivered 1,639 services for military members, veterans and their families
Trained 5,745 people in lifesaving skills like CPR, First Aid and AED
Instructed 1,075 students in aquatics and water safety
Held 93 blood drives
The Red Cross is here for you. Please call us 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767) - 24 hours a day.
Information on blood drives, blood donation appointments as well as your personal blood donor account can be found on our Red Cross Blood website (click the link below). You may also call us 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
We provide help for members of the military, veterans and their families to prepare for, cope with and respond to the challenges of military service. Call 1-877-272-7337 (24 hours a day) or click below to learn more.
The Red Cross offers classes in: CPR, first aid, lifeguarding, learn to swim, water safety and more. Click below to learn more.
For questions about classes or certification cards you may also call: 1-800-RED-CROSS.
Karen Holt lives north of Longview in Diana, Texas. Holt joined the Red Cross in the Spring of 2022. The East Texas Chapter comprises 29 counties between DFW and the Arkansas and Louisiana border.
Holt has a passion for volunteerism—serving on city, county and state boards—and is a former New Diana ISD trustee, where she served the district for eight years. She has also helped the most vulnerable in the Tyler and Longview areas, serving as the executive director of East Texas CASA and as the housing navigator with Community Healthcare before joining the Red Cross.
Holt is a proud mom to Haleigh, Addison and Claire.
