American Red Cross Lines of Service

The American Red Cross serves the country in many ways.

In addition to Blood Services, here are the other major lines of service:

	Armed Forces Emergency Services The Red Cross Movement began on the battlefield. Today, that same spirit is present wherever United States military troops are located. The American Red Cross provides reporting and communication services through a network which links members of the military any place in the world with their loved ones back home.		Disaster Services Each year, the American Red Cross responds to more than 70,000 disasters, including house or apartment fires, hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, hazardous material spills, transportation accidents, explosions, and other natural and man-made disasters. The Red Cross provides information about disaster preparedness that reaches millions of Americans.

	Health and Safety Services The American Red Cross is the recognized premier provider of first aid, CPR, aquatics, water safety and HIV/AIDS prevention education. For more than 90 years, the American Red Cross has helped people learn how to keep themselves and their families safer as part of the organization’s mission of emergency prevention and preparedness.		International Services American Red Cross International Services works as part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, the world’s largest humanitarian network, to restore hope and dignity to the world’s vulnerable people bringing emergency relief to disaster victims, and improving the basic living conditions of those in chronically-deprived areas of the world.