Difference between revisions of "American Red Cross"
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[[File:Headquarters_building_of_the_American_Red_Cross,_Washington,_D.C_LCCN2011632232.tif|thumb|Headquarters of the American Red Cross, Washington DC.]] |
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| − | The [[American Red Cross]] (ARC), also known as the American National Red Cross, |
+ | The [[American Red Cross]] (ARC), also known as the American National Red Cross, is a nonprofit humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief, and disaster preparedness education in the United States. It is the designated US affiliate of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the United States movement to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. |
| − | The organization offers services and development programs. |
+ | The organization offers services and development programs. |
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| + | Like the [[World Food Programme]] the American Red Cross does not distribute food to men following disaster. |
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Revision as of 16:21, 27 October 2023
The American Red Cross (ARC), also known as the American National Red Cross, is a nonprofit humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief, and disaster preparedness education in the United States. It is the designated US affiliate of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and the United States movement to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
The organization offers services and development programs.
Like the World Food Programme the American Red Cross does not distribute food to men following disaster.
