By Julia LugonAmerican Red CrossIt was a dark, stormy night when Deborah Abner arrived in Chapman, Kansas.  She was there with the Salvation Army to assist the survivors of an EF-3 tornado that left a path of destruction across the town, destroyed over 60 homes and left hundreds of families homeless. The violent storm took

The American Red Cross will host a “Military and Veterans Family Day” on Saturday, July 15. The free workshops will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the chapter’s offices at 211 W. Armour Blvd., Kansas City, Mo. Sessions for both adults and children will focus on reconnecting military members and veterans with

The American Red Cross is facing a critical blood shortage and is issuing an emergency call for eligible blood and platelet donors of all blood types to give now and help save lives. Blood donations have fallen short of expectations nationally for the past two months, resulting in about 61,000 fewer donations than needed and