Our partners at the American Red Cross want all Kansans to be “Red Cross Ready.” This means that we should all have an emergency kit filled with essential supplies to meet our family’s first aid and survival needs, have developed a plan in case an emergency occurs, and ways to stay informed before, during and after a disaster. Visit the Red Cross website to learn more about how you can be “Red Cross Ready.”

One way to stay informed about emergencies – no matter where you are in the United States – is to download the Red Cross Emergency App. Guest blogger, Jane Blocher, executive director of the Kansas Capital Area Chapter, shares more about this valuable, and free, resource. Continue reading “{Guest blog} Be Red Cross Ready!”