American Red Cross
Address: 1835 East Chestnut Expressway, Springfield, MO 65802
Telephone: 417.832.9500
FAX: 417.866.3649
Website: http://www.redcross.ozarks.org/
Email: info@redcross-ozarks.org
About
The American Red Cross was organized by Clara Barton in Washington, D.C. This organization was inspired by The International Red Cross founded by Henry Dunant who focused on providing unprejudiced care to the wounded and sick in times of war in 1863. This is a humanitarian organization that works to provide relief of victims of disaster and help people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies. The American Red Cross has a disaster relief team open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This organization is led by volunteers and guided by its congressional charter and the fundamental principles of the American Red Cross movement. Many health and safety services are offered. These services are made accessible to all. Become a volunteer, so that in times of an emergency you will be able to help.
Health Services
Adult, infant, and child CPR; First Aid; Preventing Disease Transmission; Lifeguard Training; Recertification in adult, infant, child CPR, and First Aid; and AED certification.
Disaster Services
Disaster Safety Tips; Disaster Volunteer Training; Volunteer Career Development Guide; and How You Can Be a Red Cross Disaster Action Volunteer.
Other Services
American Red Cross also provides instruction classes where individuals can become certified to teach others how to perform CPR and first aid.
Population Served
Founded in 1917 the Greater Ozarks Chapter serves the counties of Barry, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Douglas, Greene, Howell, Laclede, Lawrence, McDonald, Ozark, Polk, Stone, Taney, Webster and Wright.
As of 8/06