American Red Cross Metro New York North

Serving Greenwich, CT, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan and Westchester Counties

Map of Disaster Responses in Metro NY North from FY2011 (July 2010 to June 2011)

Recent News in Metro NY North

	West Point Holds Successful Blood Drive January 19, 2012 West Point held it's yearly January blood drive at the Service Academy's Eisenhower Hall between Jan. 9 and 12, 2012. The drive was sponsored by West Point’s Armed Services Blood Program, which directly benefits military members and their families in every service branch. More than 75 American Red Cross volunteers assisted with registration, offered guidance and comfort at medical stations, and provided blood donors with food, as well as water/juice after blood was donated. This year's ... read more...
	Red Cross Assists Residents after MLK Day Explosion in West Haverstraw, NY January 17, 2012 A team of Red Cross relief workers responded to the scene of a gas explosion that destroyed a townhouse in West Haverstraw, N.Y. (Rockland County) the afternoon of Jan. 16. Because the explosion was caused by a gas leak, an estimated 90 households from neighboring homes were evacuated as a precaution.The Red Cross immediately set up a reception center at a nearby bowling alley, the Hi-Tor Lanes, to provide the evacuated residents as well as first responders with a warm, comfortable place to wait ... read more...
Looking Back: Greater NY Regional Assistance after 2010 Haiti Earthquake January 9, 2012 Immediately following the massive earthquake that devastated Haiti on January 12, 2010, the Greater New York Red Cross Region directly supported the Haiti relief effort in several vital ways.Assisted American citizens returning from HaitiThe region worked with government and non-government partners to accommodate the immediate humanitarian needs of American citizens returning from Haiti through our area. More than 300 families in NYC, Long Island, Westchester, Greenwich, CT, and the Lower Hudson ... read more...
	The Images of 2011 December 29, 2011 2011 has been quite a year for our region. Actually it was the year when our region truly came to be, with the Greater New York, Long Island, Westchester and Greenwich, CT, chapters joining forces to become the new Greater New York Region.Together we responded to more than 2,500 fires, building collapses, floods and other emergencies, providing care and compassion to nearly 15,000 people affected by these incidents. And that’s not counting the thousands of people across the region we helpe ... read more...
	Resolve to Help Someone Else with a Tax Deductible Donation December 28, 2011 The approaching new year is a time when many people make resolutions, and the American Red Cross is urging people to resolve to help someone else with a tax-deductible donation to the Red Cross before the clock strikes midnight on 2011.The Red Cross helped hundreds of thousands of people whose lives were forever changed by disasters in 2011, from tornadoes, floods, wildfires and hurricanes in the U.S. to earthquakes and other disasters around the world. In the U.S., the American Red Cross launch ... read more...
A displaced resident of Van Cortlandt Park Ave wraps her young child in a blanket. (photo credit: Caroline Sherwin)	Metro NY North Red Cross Responds to Yonkers Fire December 28, 2011 After a 3-alarm fire severely damaged a residential building this morning on Van Cortlandt Park Ave., the Red Cross was called to the scene by the Yonkers Office of Emergency Management (OEM) to support those affected by the blaze. Upon their arrival, to keep the residents warm, relief workers immediately distributed blankets and sweatsuits, and set up a reception center in a neighboring building. The Red Cross also provided the six displaced families at the scene with emergency funds for food, ... read more...