|
Red Cross Chapters Help Communities Cope With Tragedy
The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 created an abrupt change in reality for Americans, and Red Cross chapters around the country have mental health volunteers ready to help people cope with their fears and stress.
more...
Virginia Girls "Wash Away the Hurt"
Four sisters launched a national car wash campaign to give kids across the country an outlet for their sense of loss and their urge to help.
more...
The Spirit of America: Courage and Faith
A message from Dr. Bernadine Healy, President and CEO of the American Red Cross.
more...
Red Cross Shelter Resident Ready to Begin Anew
Cole Bell was walking through the mall area below the Twin Towers on his way to work when tragedy struck. His life was spared, but he was severely disoriented by the trauma of the event.
more...
Hotline Volunteers Strive to Reunite Families
Dozens of Red Cross volunteers are running a hotline managed by the New York Office of Emergency Management for families who lost loved ones in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center.
more...
Bush Encourages Online Giving to Help Victims of Terrorism
President George Bush on Tuesday encouraged Americans to "continue giving through web sites" in a speech in the White House Rose Garden.
more...
Families of World Trade Center's Missing Search for Answers
Jeanine Nardone will not give up until she finds her big brother, Mario. Every day, she returns to the Family Assistance Center, where family members come to file missing person reports and review the list of missing and dead.
more...
Families Arrive at Pennsylvania Crash Site of Flight 93
Family members of United Flight 93 started arriving in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, on Monday to visit the place where their loved ones perished.
more...
|
Daily News Digest
Breaking news from the investigation and response to the terrorist attacks of September 11. Courtesy of U.S.News & World Report. Updated twice daily.
more...
Red Cross Grateful to Phone Bank Volunteers
Jean Waldman spent the first Saturday after the terrorist attacks answering phone calls from would-be medical volunteers all over the country and was moved nearly to tears by the tremendous outpouring of generosity she heard.
more...
Across the Country, the Red Cross Responds to Tuesday's Attack
Updated: Sept. 20
more...
Disaster Volunteers Still Stunned at Pentagon
Many of the trained Red Cross volunteers working at the Pentagon this week are "old pros" in the disaster relief business. Ask them how this disaster assignment compares to the others, however, and they stumble to find words.
more...
Johns Hopkins Staff Volunteer at Red Cross Blood Drive
For two days, a shuttle left Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore every three hours with a new team of 12 volunteers bound for the Red Cross headquarters in Washington.
more...
Australian Red Cross Mourns Former Staff Member
and Volunteer Killed in Pentagon Crash
Mrs. Yvonne Kennedy was one of 64 passengers on board American Airlines Flight 77 bound for Los Angeles on Septmeber 11.
more...
|