Red Cross Cascades

From Gen-Z to the Silent Generation, the Red Cross has dedicated volunteers of all ages. It's true! See for yourself.

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If your home is in the evacuation zones, we're here for you and your family! Grab a snack, water, charge your electronics and stay safe at our Temporary Evacuation Point located at 16450 Victory Way LaPine, OR 97739.

In 2025, the Cascades Region has provided relief and recovery to over 900 households, collected over 166,000 units of blood, supported over 5,000 service members through our Service to the Armed Forces program and trained over 50,000 people in CPR, first aid, babysitting, and water safety. Red Cross Month culminates with Red Cross Giving Day, which will be held this year on March 25. It’s an opportunity for people to come together on one day to help families recover from a home fire or other disaster across the country. This is your chance to make a difference and it starts at redcross.org/GivingDay.

And the Oscar goes to......🎉......our Red Cross Cascades volunteers! Did you know they put in more than 244,000 hours in 2025. I know, right? Impressive! Responding to home fires, opening shelters during wildfires, teaching preparedness, staffing blood drives, and delivering blood products too, we couldn't do it without them! This Red Cross Month, we thank them for their award winning work🏆today, and always! #RedCrossMonth #Volunteers

UPDATE: Our shelter is now closed. Thanks again to our volunteers and our partners who help us deliver our services when it's needed most. Until next time.

Our volunteers have been in Clatskanie offering shelter, meals and comfort kits for those who've been displaced by flooding. We are still there. If you have been affected by the flooding, please visit our shelter: 📍 Clatskanie American Legion Hall - 930 NE 5th St, Clatskanie, OR. For updated information, call 1-800-RED-CROSS or download the free Red Cross Emergency App.

We have opened a shelter to support the people displaced by flooding in Clatskanie. Shelter location: 📍 Clatskanie American Legion Hall - 930 NE 5th St, Clatskanie, OR. If you have been affected by the flooding, please visit our shelter. Everyone is welcome! For updated information, call 1-800-RedCross or download the free Red Cross Emergency App. ------------------------------ Hemos abierto un refugio para apoyar a las personas desplazadas por las inundaciones en Clatskanie: 📍 Clatskanie American Legion Hall - 930 NE 5th St, Clatskanie, OR. Si ha sido afectado por las inundaciones, por favor visite nuestro refugio. ¡Todos son bienvenidos! Para información actualizada, llame al 1-800-RedCross o descargue la aplicación gratuita Red Cross Emergency App.

This week, Red Cross Disaster Action Team volunteers responded to 13 disasters, helping 23 adults, 13 children, and 15 household animals across our community. During Wednesday’s multi-family fire in Woodburn, responders worked for hours outside in the cold and rain to assist eight affected families. Beyond completing casework, the team made sure children on scene had food, diapers, and formula while families got the help they needed. This is what Red Cross volunteers do every day: show up with compassion when it matters most. Want to make a difference in your community? Join us: redcross.org/volunteer

The Red Cross has offered assistance to families affected by the landslide at the Indian Hills apartment complex in SW Portland. Residents in seven units are not being allowed back in because the landslide has impeded the stairwell accessing the units. If you are affected by this slide, please call 1-800-RED-CROSS. More rain is coming. Be safe out there!

Thanks to Brookings Mayor Phoebe Pereda for her proclamation honoring Red Cross Month. March has been recognized as Red Cross Month since WWII. It's a time to reflect on the work we do and thank volunteers like Karyn Johnsen Dagenais and Bob Oneida (seen in this picture) for always answering the call. It is through partnerships like these that we are able to be there for folks in times of disaster and when they need it most. #HelpCan'tWait #RedCrossMonth

March is Red Cross Month, a time to celebrate the generosity of blood donors who help save lives every day. This year, we’re showing our appreciation by offering something in return: free A1C testing for anyone who makes a successful blood donation during March. But what is the A1C test? This test is a a common tool used to detect prediabetes and diabetes. It measures how much sugar is attached to your hemoglobin—the protein in the red blood cells that carries oxygen throughout your body. A1C levels are defined as shown in the graphic. Click here to continue reading about why it's important to check your A1C levels: rdcrss.org/4sFCTM3 Saving lives, receiving an extra health test for free and a $15 gift card? That's a win, win, win! Schedule your appointment to donate blood at rdcrss.org/3onT0Nj.

Who knew you could have so much fun hanging out with a bunch of dummies? The U of O Red Cross Club, that's who. They completed our Red Cross First Aid and CPR training and had a great time doing it. Did you know CPR can double or triple someone’s chance of surviving when bystanders take action? These women do. They are now part of an incredible group of 8,000 people who receive Red Cross first aid, CPR and AED Training every day. Way to go!

Ten homes and 26 people are safer in Southwest Washington today. This past weekend, we installed 42 FREE smoke alarms, 2 bed shakers and 3 strobes as part of our home fire campaign. Home fires are the most common disaster we respond to. We know that working smoke detectors and an escape plan are the difference between life and death in a home fire. Want to learn how we can make your home safer? Go to RedCross.Org/HomeFire 🔥

Is it daylight savings time already? Yes! So, when you spring your clocks forward one hour this weekend, make sure you check your smoke alarm batteries too. Smoke alarms can cut your risk of death from a home fire in half. Lean more here: rdcrss.org/3OPyS9a

We have opened a shelter to support the people displaced by an apartment fire in Beaverton that destroyed several units. Shelter location: 📍 Cedar Hills Recreation Center, 11640 SW Park Way, Beaverton 97225 If you have been affected by this fire, please visit our shelter. Everyone is welcome! For updated information, call 1-800-RedCross or download the free Red Cross Emergency App. ------------------------------ Hemos abierto un refugio en: 📍 Cedar Hills Recreation Center, 11640 SW Park Way, Beaverton 97225 Le invitamos a visitar nuestro refugio. ¡Todas las personas son bienvenidas! Para obtener información reciente, llame al 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) o descargue la aplicación «Emergencia» de la Cruz Roja gratuita.

Our Red Cross volunteers are on the scene of an apartment fire that has damaged several units on NW Cornell Road in Beaverton. If you've been affected by this fire, call 1-800-RED-CROSS and see how we can assist you. More information on the fire from TVFR: rdcrss.org/4s5DgPZ

Weekly Disaster Response Update This week, the Red Cross responded 12 times, helping 24 adults, 9 children, and 22 household animals after local disasters. March is Red Cross Month, a national tradition recognizing the volunteers and supporters who power the Red Cross mission and help communities recover from crises. Want to make a real difference in your community? Join the team that shows up when it matters most. Volunteer today: redcross.org/volunteer

Red Cross volunteer, Jens Haetty, is a disaster movie aficionado and there's a recurring scene that stands out to him. "One thing that happens in 80% of those movies is the mob storms the supermarkets for the last can of soup. I don't want to be that person. I want to be somebody already prepared for that." Jens is passionate about teaching others how to avoid mobbing the stores when disaster hits by being prepared with a go bag, a plan and to stay informed. Jens, along with other Red Crossers, showed up at the Elks Lodge in Hillsboro to teach the community about all the services we provide while a successful blood drive ran in the room next door. Thank you to everyone who attended our one One Red Cross event! If you missed out, you can check out our website RedCross.Org/Cascades and follow us to hear about upcoming events!

¿Por qué el puente Morrison está iluminado de rojo? 🚨 Aunque parezca el comienzo de una adivinanza, no lo es: del 3 al 5 de marzo, el puente Morrison se iluminará de rojo para celebrar el Mes de la Cruz Roja. ¡Tómate una selfi frente al puente y etiquétanos! ¿Y qué es el Mes de la Cruz Roja? Esta conmemoración inició durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, cuando el presidente Franklin D. Roosevelt hizo un llamado nacional para responder a las crecientes necesidades humanitarias. Lo que comenzó como una movilización urgente se ha convertido en una tradición que reafirma el poder de la solidaridad y el impacto que podemos lograr cuando trabajamos juntos. Tu apoyo hace posible esta labor. Ya sea donando sangre, realizando una contribución económica, ofreciendo tu tiempo como voluntario o aprendiendo habilidades que pueden salvar vidas, existen muchas formas de participar y marcar la diferencia. ¡Visita CruzRojaAmericana.org para obtener más información!