Preserving America's Spirit: The Liberty Fund Red Cross Launches Nationwide Compassion and Information Hotline: 1 (866) GET-INFO (800) 526-1417 TDD Chat Online with a Red Cross Representative Now Terrorism—Preparing for the Unexpected America's Children Reach Out: So Can You! Send a Letter to New York or D.C. If you and your family need help coping with the tragedies: American Red Cross Disaster Counseling Materials If you would like to discuss the tragedies or share your condolences: Compassion Board If you are from the areas affected by the disaster: American Red Cross Family Registration Form Interactive Relief and Rescue Map Information for Families of Victims National Center for Victims of Crime If you live overseas and have been affected by the disaster: Please contact your local national Red Cross or Red Crescent Society To Make a Donation: Visit the online donation system or call 1-800 HELP NOW Spanish toll free number: 1-800-257-7575 More Ways to Help See Video of the Red Cross Response RealMedia- 56k RealMedia- T1 Windows Media Player- 56k Windows Media Player- T1 "Together We Can Save A Life" Screensaver now available for download

Hurricane Iris Relief Continues
Red Cross relief in the wake of Hurricane Iris is underway in Central America and Richmond, Va.
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Situation Growing Desperate for Displaced Afghans
After five days of airstrikes, aid agencies are wondering how to reach thousands of displaced Afghans, seeking refuge in Afghanistan's remote mountains to escape military strikes.
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Red Cross-Amtrak Relationship Strengthened by Blood Drive
The American Red Cross and Amtrak marked the one-month anniversary of the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C. with a blood drive at Union Station.
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Pentagon Volunteer Delivered "Magic" to Rescue Workers
Shortly after an American Airlines jet exploded at the nerve center of America's military, volunteer Art Hernandez was assigned to keep the American Red Cross Emergency Response Vehicles stocked and to deliver hot meals, dry clothes and water to the rescue teams.
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Tornadoes Tear Through Oklahoma, Nebraska
Tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma and Nebraska on Tuesday afternoon (October 9), destroying homes, injuring several people and leaving some residents unaccounted for.
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Americans Can Prepare For Another Terrorist Attack
Despite assurances of tightened security and preparedness from government officials, many people still feel helpless. However, there are steps people can take to feel more in control.
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Why Tolerance is Important to the Red Cross
To understand why tolerance is so important to the Red Cross, it helps to look back for a moment to its birth, on a battlefield in Solferino Italy, over 140 years ago.
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Restaurants Nationwide Lend a Hand in Red Cross Relief Efforts
Restaurants throughout America will donate proceeds earned on Oct. 11 to the American Red Cross Liberty Relief Fund.
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First Aid Fanny Packs Distributed at Ground Zero
A shipment of nearly 3,000 newly designed first aid kits arrived in New York City this week, put together by the American Red Cross specifically in response to the World Trade Center attacks.
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Humanitarian Groups Assist Afghan Refugees
As U.S. and British forces launched airstrikes at terrorist training camps and military targets throughout Afghanistan Sunday, aid groups stepped up humanitarian efforts to help millions of Afghan refugees throughout the region.
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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.
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Red Cross Web Site Keeps Public Informed in Aftermath of Terrorist Attacks
Directly following the terrorist attacks on September 11, many people looked to the American Red Cross for information about the tragedy, for information about loved ones and for an opportunity to help.
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Study Focuses on Challenge of Returning to Normal After Attacks
A month after the terrorist attacks, the nation is slowly trying to return to normal, but many people are still finding it hard to think about anything else. A new study helps explain why.
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Relief Comes to Hurricane-Battered Belize
Estimates for the death toll from Hurricane Iris — the year's most violent Atlantic storm — have risen to at least 25.
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Red Cross Information Hotline Helps Country Heal
The signs of the country's collective mental state are everywhere. Few things convey the breadth of it more than the calls coming into the American Red Cross hotline.
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Reflections from the Pentagon
A volunteer shares her experience at the Pentagon during the first few tension-filled days following the terrorist attack.
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America's Children
Reach Out
A special page has been created that highlights how America's children have responded to the attacks — and how adults can help children cope.
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Immediate Outreach: Interview with Dr. Kelly Buller, Coordinator of Disaster Volunteers
In the days following the attacks, Kelly Buller realized that many people with serious medical conditions were still in their apartments near the World Trade Center area.
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Across the Country, the Red Cross Responds to the Sept. 11 Attacks
Updated: Oct. 11
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In Pictures: Images from the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001
 The World Trade Center
 The Pentagon
 American Red Cross President Dr. Bernadine Healy Visits New York
 Dr. Healy Visits Pennsylvania Crash Site
 Red Cross Mental Health Volunteers
 Healing America (Flash Photo Essay)