Mission

The American Red Cross of the Mohawk Valley is a humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement. The organization provides relief to victims of disaster and helps people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.


     Fundamental Principals of the Interational Red Cross Movement

                                         Humanity
The International Red Cross Movement, born of desire to bring assistance without descrimination to the wounded on the battlefield, endevours, in ints international and national capacity, to prevent and alleviate human suffering, wherever it may be found. Its purpose is to protect life and health and to ensure respect for the human being. It promotes mutual understanding, friendship, co-operation and lasting peace amongst all people.

                                                   Impartiality
It makes no descrimination as to nationality, race, religious beliefs, class or political opinions. It endevlours to relieve the suffering if individuals, being guided solely by the needs, and to give priority to the most urgent cases of distress.

                                            Neutrality
In order to continue to enjoy the confidence of all, the movement may not take sides in hostilities of engage at any time in controversies of a political, racial, religous, or ideoligical nature.

                                        Independence
The movement is independent. The national societies, while auxiliarie sin the humanitarian services of the givernments and subject to the laws of their respective countires, must always maintain their autonomy so that they may be able at all times to act in accordance with the principles of the movement.

                                                 Voluntary Service

It is a voluntary relief movement not prompted in any manner by desire for gain.

                                                            Unity
There can be only one Red Cross society in any one country. It must be open to all. It must carry on its humanitarian work throughout its territory.

                                               Universality
The International Red Cross Movement, in which all societoes have equal status and share equal responsibilites and duties in elping each other, is worldwide.