This program is suitable for students in grades kindergarten through third.

Clara Barton lived in her Glen Echo home from 1897 - 1912. Miss Barton's home also served as National Headquarters for the American Red Cross, a supply warehouse for disaster relief supplies and as a residence for American Red Cross staff members and volunteers.

The Clara Barton Needs You program focuses on Miss Barton's accomplishments and the important role volunteers played in the operations of the early American Red Cross. Students visiting Clara Barton National Historic Site learn how American Red Cross volunteers helped victims of natural disasters, and what it would have been like to have lived and worked in Miss Barton's home.

Call 301-492-6245 for more information or to schedule a program.

fourth through sixth grade program information

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