American Red Cross
2025 E Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006
1-800-448-3543
http://www.redcross.org
http://www.givelife.org
A leader in blood collection, safety and development. Organizes local blood donation drives throughout local communities. Visit http://www.givelife.org, or call the American Red Cross to learn where to donate blood.

America's Blood Centers
725 15th Street NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20005
1-888-872-5663
http://www.AmericasBlood.org
An international network of local, nonprofit, community blood centers. Call the toll-free phone number above or visit the ABC's Web site for information on local blood centers.

American Association of Blood Banks
8101 Glenbrook Road
Bethesda, MD 20814-2749
1-866-376-6968
http://www.aabb.org
The American Association of Blood Banks promotes the highest standard of care for patients and donors in all aspects of transfusion medicine by setting the standards for the collection, processing, testing and administration of blood components and somatic cells. Toll-free phone number and Web site provide information on where to donate blood.

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
NHLBI Information Center
PO Box 30105
Bethesda, MD 20824
301-592-8573
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov
Provides leadership for a national program in diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lung, and blood, blood resources and sleep disorders. Web site offers wide range of information.