Some chapters provide additional services.
Contact your local chapter for details. The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization, led by volunteers, that provides relief to victims of disasters and helps people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergenices. It does this through services that are consistent with its Congressional charter and the fundamental principals of the Internation Red Cross movement. These are Humanity, Impartiality, Neutrality, Independence, Voluntary Service, Unity, and Universality.