We’ve all seen Red Cross clothing pickup areas. You may have seen them set up outside of shopping malls, public events, or near their own stores and facilities. They’re everywhere! The Red Cross, short for The American National Red Cross, is the 13th largest charity in the United States, as ranked by the amount of private donations made. In 2014 alone, they received $687 million in private donations. That’s quite a lot of people who decided to donate clothes!
Their role in society and the amount of aid they provide has not gone unnoticed or unappreciated — a study conducted in January of 2015 revealed that on any given night in the United States, there are over a half million homeless people on our streets. Continue reading