Keep your family safe during severe weather

Red Cross Safety Tips for Severe Weather
Be Red Cross Ready
Mecklenburg County Emergency Management
Iredell County Emergency Management
How You Can Help
Do you really have to worry about lightning?
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Need help now?

If you need emergency help, call (704) 378-4620.

The Red Cross is ready to respond to disasters such as flooding and home fires 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

Red Cross Disaster Services

Come volunteer with us!

Red Cross volunteers work directly with people, serve on boards of directors, serve as managers and provide behind the scenes support.

Helping others feels good and helps you feel good about yourself. Your local Red Cross can work with you to provide rewarding experiences, opportunities to utilize your talents or provide training to help you serve your community.

Volunteer Now

Take a class

American Red Cross training programs are designed to give you the confidence to respond in an emergency situation with skills that can save a life. The Greater Carolinas Chapter offers training opportunities for all ages.

View our courses
Online Training
Course Schedule for July-December

You can save lives.

To schedule an appointment to donate blood, call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE.

The lifesaving blood you donate helps patients in our local and regional hospitals every day, making it possible for people to have surgeries, cancer treatments and other medical therapies they need to survive.

Click here to learn more about the Carolina Blood Services Region.