Company Profile
Company Overview
A local, nonprofit organization, the American Red Cross Bay Area helps people recover from disasters and prepare for them before they strike. Last year the American Red Cross responded to over 500 disasters in the Bay Area. That means that, almost twice a day, people like you and your neighbors went to someone’s damaged home to help a family in need. But we don’t just wait for disasters to strike. Red Cross volunteers work to prevent and prepare for emergencies by providing education and training for their neighbors and friends, by teaching youth to lead and teach safety skills, and by donating life-saving blood. For over 130 years Red Cross volunteers have been guided by a single principle: to help people in need, regardless of race, religion, gender, or national origin. The Red Cross has been there, and will continue to be there first, best and always – for disaster victims in need of food, clothing, and shelter.
Company History
In what is now known as the "Great Earthquake of 1906," San Francisco was shaken to pieces. More than 250,000 individuals were made homeless, 500 people died, and hundreds were injured. At this time, the Red Cross had no staff, no organization, a few thousand dollars and not one person trained in disaster relief, but President Theodore Roosevelt ordered the organization to assist. Overnight, the struggling little non-profit was faced with the large scale challenge of sheltering 35,000 homeless people, feeding 200,000 persons at the peak of the emergency, and restoring one of the country’s largest cities. All this, while helping to raise $8.5 million.
This initial success laid the groundwork for more than 100 years of service through more than 800 chapters around the nation. All guided by a single principle: to help people in need, regardless of race, religion, gender, or national origin. The Red Cross has been there, and will continue to be there—first, best and always—for disaster victims in need of food, clothing and shelter