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The American Red Cross National Headquarters is located at 430 17th Street NW in Washington, D.C. Built between 1915 and 1917, it serves both as a memorial to women who served in the American Civil War and as the headquarters building for the American Red Cross. [2] It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965. [2] [3]
The American National Red Cross [5] is a nonprofit humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief, and disaster preparedness education in the United States. Clara Barton founded the organization in 1881 after initially learning of the Red Cross from the country of Switzerland.
Red Cross Aruba: Dutch: Rode Kruis Aruba Papiamento: Cruz Cora Aruba: 31 October 1957: Australian Red Cross: 28 June 1941: Austrian Red Cross: German: Österreichisches Rotes Kreuz: 14 March 1880: Azerbaijan Red Crescent Society: Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan Qızıl Aypara Cəmiyyət: 10 March 1920: Bahamas Red Cross 1939: Bahrain Red Crescent Society
The American Red Cross and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) together developed the National Shelter System (NSS).Under the National Response Plan, now called the National Response Framework, the American Red Cross is the Co-Primary Agency with FEMA responsible for the Mass Care portion of Emergency Support Function #6 - Mass Care, Temporary Housing and Human Services.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is a worldwide humanitarian aid organization that reaches 160 million people each year through its 191 member National Societies. [4] It acts before, during and after disasters and health emergencies to meet the needs and improve the lives of vulnerable people.
Restoring Family Links (RFL) is a program of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, more specifically the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies involving activities that aim to prevent separation and disappearance, look for missing persons, restore and maintain contact between family ...
National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies can be called upon to aid other National Societies during emergencies or longer-term developmental programs. This can involve: [21] Deploying relief workers, medical personnel, logistics experts etc. Providing material assistance like relief supplies, ambulances, transitional shelters etc.