About Us

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The American Red Cross - Together, We Can Save a Life

Governed by volunteers and supported by community donations, your American Red Cross of Alaska is part of a nationwide network of nearly 800 locally supported chapters dedicated to saving lives and helping people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies.

Led by one million volunteers and 35,000 employees, this national network is the American Red Cross, which annually:

• Mobilizes relief to families affected by nearly 70,000 disasters
• Keeps U.S. military families connected worldwide
• Trains more than 15 million people in the skills they need to prepare for and respond to emergencies in their homes, communities and world
• Is the largest provider of blood and blood products, supplying more than 3,000 of the nation’s hospitals andWorks with Red Cross partners around the globe to restore hope and dignity to the world’s most vulnerable people

Though chartered by the U.S. Congress, the American Red Cross is not a government agency and receives little or no government funding. Donations of time, money, and blood from the American people make our humanitarian work possible.

The Red Cross works closely with federal, state, and local agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security, FEMA, and the CDC to accomplish our life-saving mission. Related Links

As part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, a global network of 181 national societies, the American Red Cross is guided by the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.