Resolve to Give before 2017 Ends

August 26, 2017. Victoria , Texas.
Stephanie and Claudette are grandma and aunt to Mikayla, Jaydon, Larissa and Key-seion.
As caregivers to four children under the age of 10, grandmother, Stephanie, and aunt, Claudette, knew they needed to make the safest decision possible for family and that decision was coming to a Red Cross shelter. They are life-long Texas residents, but weren’t leaving anything to chance with Hurricane Harvey. “I’m glad we came here… to keep the kids safe.” shared Claudette
Photo by Daniel Cima for The American Red Cross

December 26, 2017

As the year comes to a close, many people are thinking about their New Year’s resolutions. Thousands of people needed help this year and you can give something that means something by making a tax-deductible donation to the American Red Cross before the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve.

The Red Cross depends on everyone’s support during the holiday season to enable us to help people in need throughout the year. Many people make their charitable donations during the last days of December, and now is a great time to remember the Red Cross and the thousands of people we help each day of the year.

More than 32,000 Red Cross disaster volunteers from all over the country provided the following this year (as of December 4):

More than 200,000 overnight stays in more than 600 shelters

Served more than 4.1 million meals and snacks with the help of partners

Distributed more than 2.1 million relief items to people affected by these disasters

In addition to responding to large and small disasters every year, the American Red Cross provides:

Almost 7 million blood products to meet the needs of patients in as many as 2,600 hospitals across the country.

More than 352,000 services to members of the military, veterans and civilians

Training for more than 6.25 million people a year in first aid, water safety and other skills that help save lives.

Help for more than 140 million people outside the country every year through disaster management and prevention activities

Making charitable contributions at the end of the year is part of many holiday traditions. The Red Cross depends on these end-of-year donations to provide support, strength and hope to people in need and urges everyone to visit here to see how they can support the Red Cross mission.

A donation to the American Red Cross helps where it’s needed most—please give something that means something before the clock strikes midnight on December 31.

About the American Red Cross:

The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides comfort to victims of disasters; supplies about 40% of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; distributes international humanitarian aid; and supports veterans, military members and their families. The Red Cross is a nonprofit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to deliver its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or CruzRojaAmericana.org, or follow us on social media.