The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization led by volunteers to provide relief to victims of disasters and help people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.

The Salem County Chapter American Red Cross located in Carney's Point, NJ is a small part of this great movement. We ardently strive to follow the principles of the American Red Cross and to serve our neighbors and fellow residents of Salem County. Believing strongly in our mission to protect life and health and to ensure respect for the human being, we offer several services and programs in our community including:

• Educational Programs - We educate the public how to prevent, prepare for and respond to any type of emergency. Training programs range from treating minor cuts and burns to cardiac arrest; surviving a thunderstorm, hurricane or tornado; handling stress at work or surviving a devasting loss.  These and many other courses are aimed at helping raise a awareness in our community.
  
  
• Disaster Response - Not only do we train our neighbors to be prepared for a disaster, but when one does occur, we respond immediately. Whether it is a fire, flood, hurricane or tornado, we are prepared to provide temporary housing to one person or to open a shelter for 100 people. We are ready with food, water and shelter when disaster strikes for any member of our community regardless of sex, race, religion, orientation or political affiliation.
  
  
• Day-to-Day Assistance - The Salem County Chapter also assists residents with their day-to-day struggles, such as providing rides, free of charge, to those who need transportation to doctors' offices, hospitals, clinics or other medical treatment facilities. A medical loan closet is also available to all county residents if they are ever in need of equipment.

These are just a few of the many services that we provide to our community. The Salem County Chapter of the American Red Cross is run entirely on donations and 98% of the work is done by volunteers! We need your help to continue helping those in need throughout our county.

Check out the Salem County Red Cross Chapter's calendar for a listing of blood drives in Salem County. For more information or to make a blood donation appointment visit PleaseGiveBlood.org.