NEIA Red CrossMar 91 minRed Cross Responds to Iowa TornadosUPDATED: March 10, 2022 Since the immediate aftermath of tornadoes that touched down in Iowa on Saturday, the Red Cross has been...
NEIA Red CrossFeb 262 minShelter Provides Safety and Comfort in the Wake of FirePride is what Barbara Sierra (53) exudes when speaking about her apartment at Geneva Tower in Cedar Rapids. Sierra lives with chronic...
NEIA Red CrossJan 272 min“Just Splintered Wood Was Left"By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca Scott Hampton, a volunteer with the Nebraska & Iowa Red Cross for the last year and a half, didn’t miss the...
NEIA Red CrossJan 212 minPrepare for Home Fires - The Most Common DisasterBy Samantha Edwards The American Red Cross experiences an increase in home fires during the winter. Encouraging households to be prepared...
NEIA Red CrossJan 143 minMore Than Just Food: Nebraska-Iowa Volunteer Shares Stories from Kentucky Tornado DisasterBy Ashley Peterson-DeLuca In 2019, Pat Shields, a recent retiree and Omaha native, watched the damage caused by the spring floods unfold...
NEIA Red CrossOct 5, 20211 minHome Fires Are the Most Common DisasterBy Samantha Edwards It's Fire Prevention Week. Did you know that fires are the number one disaster that we respond to? Unfortunately, we...
NEIA Red CrossSep 21, 20212 minVolunteer Finds Ways to Turn Negatives into PositiveBy Ashley Peterson-DeLuca After retiring from Northwestern Bell Telephone Company in 2003, Chuck Scripter began dedicating his time to...
NEIA Red CrossSep 7, 20212 minNight Shift at a Shelter in Baton Rouge with DaniBy Ashley Peterson-DeLuca “Right now, we’re just doing what we can to give people food, a roof over their head and a place to sleep,”...
NEIA Red CrossAug 16, 20212 minAttention: Volunteers NeededMany weather experts predict a destructive disaster season this year. When those events happen, the Red Cross will be prepared to be...
NEIA Red CrossJul 13, 20213 minThe Call After the Fire: Recovery CaseworkBy Ashley Peterson-DeLuca During fire season in Iowa and Nebraska, a devastating scenario happens several times a month: A family stands...
NEIA Red CrossMay 20, 20212 min"Every Small Action is a Contribution"By Dani Mallis The American Red Cross through the years has adapted to the needs of our communities and created Mental Health Services in...
NEIA Red CrossMay 17, 20212 min"No Better Feeling Than Helping"By Dani Mallis There are many volunteer opportunities in the American Red Cross. One essential position in disaster response is Duty...
NEIA Red CrossMay 10, 20211 min2021 Sound the Alarm "Day of Action"On May 8, 2021, American Red Cross volunteers visited with commuity members in Perry, Iowa and Columbus, Nebraska, to Sound the Alarm...
NEIA Red CrossMay 7, 20213 minHow to Talk to Kids About Fire Safety By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca When Brian Eiteman’s firefighter grandfather walked into his third-grade classroom to teach fire safety, Brian...
NEIA Red CrossMay 6, 20213 min5 Surprising Fire Safety Tips from a Longtime Fire Chief By Ashley Peterson-DeLuca Dan Miller has been fighting fires since he was 16 when he joined the Fire Cadets in his hometown of Yutan,...
NEIA Red CrossApr 22, 20212 minA Win for Smoke AlarmsA cold Sunday morning with a head cold. Corinne Bulat was awoken by her upstairs neighbor’s smoke alarm going off. Her cold wanted her to...
NEIA Red CrossApr 1, 20214 minNice to Meet You: Jolene CarpenterThe American Red Cross is well-known for its disaster response. From wildfires to tornadoes, and everything in-between, Red Crossers don...
NEIA Red CrossMar 3, 20213 minDisaster Volunteers Answer the Call During an Active February in IowaHome fires typically rise during the winter. This was certainly the case in throughout the state of Iowa this February as Red Cross...
NEIA Red CrossMar 1, 20212 minWelcome to Red Cross MonthEach year since 1943, the president of the United States has proclaimed that March is "Red Cross Month."
NEIA Red CrossFeb 10, 20214 min6 Months Later: 3 Red Cross Volunteers Reflect on the Iowa DerechoOn August 10, 2020, an unprecedented storm tore through Iowa, destroying homes, trees, crops and power lines in its place. After learning...