2116 Grand Ave
Des Moines, IA 50312
Phone: 1-800-733-2767
Website: www.redcross.org/ia
Leslie Schaffer, Executive Director
The American Red Cross of Central Iowa provides relief to victims of disaster and helps people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies. More than 200 area residents volunteer responding to disasters and teaching children and families how to stay safe.
Service areas include:
- Disaster Services
- Training Services – Adult and Pediatric CPR/First Aid/AED
- Emergency Communications to the Armed Forces and their families
- Blood Drives: redcrossblood.org to schedule blood donation
- Water Safety, Life Guarding and Summer Swim Programs through local swimming pools
To make your family safer:
- Call 1-800-RedCross or access redcross.org (take a class - enter zip code) to enroll in Red Cross CPR, First Aid or Automated External Defibrillator Training.
- Check out the Red Cross water safety, life guarding and summer swim programs.
- Secure disaster preparedness info (fires, floods, tornadoes, snowstorms etc.) by accessing redcross.org (preparing and getting trained).
Volunteer:
- Volunteer to help your community by completing application at RedCross.org/Volunteer
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds, and provides emotional support to victims in disasters; supplies about 40 percent of the nations' blood; teaches skills that save lives; provides international humanitarian aid; and supports military members and their families. The Red Cross is a not-for-profit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to perform its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or visit us on X (Formally known as Twitter) at @RedCross