The British Red Cross is a humanitarian charity providing aid, emergency support, and help to communities in need across the UK and the world. Learn more.

Learn how you can get involved with the Red Cross by donating, fundraising and volunteering. We can continue to run our services with your support.

The Israeli hostages in Gaza are one of The ICRC's utmost priorities. Understand how the Red Cross is helping and our role in facilitating their release.

See our events listing page and find a wide range of events, from sponsored runs to lectures and tea parties.

We’re looking for people who can provide calm and reassuring help to people in crisis. Be there for people when they need us most by volunteering to take calls on our support line.

Support people in your community when they need it most. 
Join the British Red Cross as a health and care volunteer today and make a real difference to someones life.

The British Red Cross 'Here for Humanity' garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025 will honour our volunteers and the communities they support through the beauty of nature.

At a public meeting held in London on 4 August 1870, a resolution was passed that “a national society be formed in this country for aiding sick and wounded soldiers in times of war and that the said ...

Amr Ali, his wife and children, 7-year-old Adam and 3-year-old Maria, have been displaced five times since hostilities ...

Advice for protecting your health from excessive heat for people travelling to Europe and other parts of the world at risk of excessive heat this summer.