All Red Cross assistance is made possible by the generous donations of time and money by people in our community.

How can your gift change lives?

$2000

One family of four receives emergency shelter, groceries, clothing, and comfort items to help them through their disaster.

150 people eat for one day in an evacuation shelter.

$1000

One town is trained and equipped to open an emergency shelter.

One class of 20 low-income applicants learn CPR and First Aid on scholarship.

$500

One couple receives a change of clothes, a place to stay, and restaurant meals when flooding forces them from their apartment for the night.

One weekend of advanced courses in disaster mental health and disaster health services are taught in Northern Maine.

$150

One child, who would not have been able to afford summer camp, graduates from Camp Red Cross.

One week of any-hour callers are connected to a real person who can help.

One person is trained as an Armed Forces Emergency Services Caseworker.

$75

150 cups of coffee are served to search and rescue crews in mid-winter.

One K-5 elementary school receives interactive curriculum to teach emergency preparedness to their classes.

$20

One tank of gas brings Red Cross assistance to the client wherever they need us.

One disaster volunteer, who has completed their training, receives their Red Cross ID and uniform.

15 military families receive information on Red Cross assistance available to them in an emergency.

$5

One child receives a teddy bear after a fire.

One load of laundry cleans cloth items salvaged from a smoke-damaged room so that they may be used again.

One rural family can call us toll-free whenever they need advise from their caseworker.