AMERICAN RED CROSS
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As the start of the South Pacific cyclone season approaches, the American Samoa Chapter of the American Red Cross is stepping up its preparedness efforts through a Volunteer Recruitment Drive. The initiative is designed to bolster the organization's emergency response...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Top officials from the American Red Cross Pacific Islands Region recently visited the Territory to strengthen awareness and emphasize the vital importance of disaster preparedness across the local community, especially as we enter Cyclone Season, which spans from...
HONOLULU, AUGUST 19, 2025 — The Pacific Islands Region of the American Red Cross, which encompasses all islands in the State of Hawaiʻi, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa, has appointed Molly Schmidt as Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Islands Region. Her position is effective...
San Diego, CALIFORNIA — The American Red Cross recently held a Volunteer Appreciation Night at Petco Park in San Diego, CA. Over 150 volunteers attended and more than 20 regional volunteers were presented awards. Volunteers make up 90% of the American Red Cross workforce and "we truly could not...
![This Mar. 22, 2018 photo shows residents waiting to register for federal assistant at the Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) inside the DYWA Pago Pago Youth Center. [photo: FEMA]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/DRC1_0.jpg?itok=JJL0hq_S "This Mar. 22, 2018 photo shows residents waiting to register for federal assistant at the Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) inside the DYWA Pago Pago Youth Center. [photo: FEMA]")
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Red Cross personnel and volunteers deployed to American Samoa following last month’s Tropical Storm have returned to the US, with their disaster recovery work completed and turned over to the local Red Cross as registration for assistance at the Disaster...