The Bills Foundation, Highmark, Lawley Insurance, and the Buffalo and Erie County Public libraries placed American Heart Association CPR Anytime Kits in every library in Erie County.

Use the link below to request CPR Kits from your local Buffalo & Erie County Public Library!

Find trainers close to where you live.

Recommendation: if individuals need certification for work purposes, we recommend the Heartsaver course (it is OSHA approved); if they just want to know how to properly provide CPR with rescue breaths, CPR Friends & Family Anytime is a non-certification that still covers the basics and AED usage.

Facts and statistics about why intervention is key.

Take these 3 simple steps to help save lives. Learn CPR. Give. Share.

Use My Life Check™, a free online tool to assess your own heart health and better understand your risk for heart disease and stroke, or learn more about Life's Essential 8™.

A Free 30 min training teaching hands-only technique for CPR. Participants learn how to check for consciousness, call 911 (or the local emergency number) and give continuous chest compressions. CPR training certification is not provided through this course.

To learn more or schedule a free 30-minute class for your organization, please contact: WNYregionprep@redcross.org

Read about how the National Football League and its long-time partners, the American Heart Association and the American Red Cross, will promote cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) education and work with coaches and others involved in youth sports to ensure they have the proper training and equipment to respond to medical emergencies.