American Red Cross of Northwest Indiana

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.

Biomedical Services

American Red Cross Biomedical Services plays a critical role in our nation’s health care system. It is the largest single supplier of blood and blood products in the United States, collecting and processing nearly 40 percent of the blood supply and distributing it to some 3,000 hospitals and transfusion centers nationwide. The Red Cross also plays a leading role in protecting the safety of donors and patients and increasing the availability of blood. It has been among the first to help develop and implement testing for infectious diseases and is frequently the single major contributor to clinical trials to improve blood safety. Providing life-saving blood and blood products to patients is a key component of the Red Cross mission to help people in times of emergency and disasters. 

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.

We care!