(Photo Provided with Release Courtesy of the American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania, Caption and Credit for Photo: December 17, 2025. Monroe, Washington.
American Red Cross disaster mental health volunteer Erika Yourdan, from Ovalo, Texas, talking with Ashlie Coffin who was recently displaced by historic flooding that impacted western Washington. “The water told us we needed to leave,” Ashlie said, talking about her experience at the Three Rivers Mobile Home Park in Snohomish, Washington. Ashlie, her boyfriend, and her two young sons left behind their trailer with most of their belongings in it so that they could escape the rising water. They are all staying at the Red Cross shelter at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds. “Home is where you make it,” Ashlie said. “And the people you meet along the way – the people we’ve met – have really helped us.”
Photo by Scott Dalton/American Red Cross)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Pittsburgh, PA) The American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania is now looking for volunteers to help to step up and care for communities following disasters from hurricanes to local home fires. 90% of the Red Cross workforce is made up of volunteers. The Red Cross will also host a free virtual information session on Feb. 12, 2026 at noon via Zoom to discuss what it’s like to volunteer with them and to support people that are affected by disasters. According to a release today from the American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania, this introductory session will be hosted over Zoom andcwill allow potential volunteers to learn more about available positions and ask questions. You can go to redcross.org/GPAvolunteer to learn more and attend the session or you can attend it by clicking here. The meeting ID for the session is 859 4153 5855 and the meeting passcode for the session is 404502. The Red Cross works with partners to provide safe shelter, food, emergency relief supplies, emotional support, health services and financial assistance to those in need during a disaster.