Red Cross

JACKSON CO., Ore.– Months after the devastating Almeda Fire destroyed thousands of homes in Jackson County, the American Red Cross is still giving money to fire victims. The Red Cross said over 500 people are still receiving assistance, during what they call …

MEDFORD, Ore. — “This is not a happy day to ask some people to leave, but what it allows us to do is really focus our resources on those folks who have a destroyed home,” said Dale Kunce, regional chief executive officer …

MEDFORD, Ore. — “You don’t realize how precious a bed is until you don’t have your own,” said Andrea Cruz, an Almeda Fire victim. Everything Andrea Cruz owns is in a Medford hotel room after her family lost everything in the Almeda …

YREKA, Cali. – Happy Camp, Cali. evacuees are working with the Red Cross in Siskiyou Co. Red Cross tells NBC5 it wants to keep lines of communication open between the agency and fire survivors. The way the organization is doing so is …

JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — One month since the Almeda Fire, over 2,000 people are still without homes. According to Jackson County, the Red Cross has over 300 people staying in motels across the Rogue Valley. “We got a roof over our head,” …

JACKSON CO., Or.- The Red Cross is working to transition people out of the Jackson County Expo Center into safer sheltering options. Evacuees from the Almeda and South Obenchain fires gathered at the Expo for shelter and resources when the fires started …

ROGUE VALLEY, Ore. — A local organization is helping fire victims stay full with a ‘community-driven’ meal prep and delivery program, that also keeps some of the valley’s restaurants and farmers busy. I spoke with one of the program’s collaborators who says …

ASHLAND, Ore. — The YMCA of Ashland is looking for people to sign up for an upcoming blood drive for the Red Cross. The YMCA has two upcoming blood drives. Spots at the drive this Wednesday are already filled up with 41 …

GRANTS PASS, Ore.– The Red Cross says it will be closing one of its two shelters as power returns to residents in Josephine County this weekend. It says it will be closing its shelter at the Josephine County Fairgrounds as of Sunday …

JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. — Thousands remain without power as crews work to clear the roads of downed trees. “Knocked out power to a lot of folks and then in the city we had a few of them, but these heavy, wet storms, …