French Red Cross

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French Red Cross

Croix-Rouge française
Logo of the French Red Cross
Formation	May 25, 1864; 160 years ago (1864-05-25)
Founder	Henri Dunant
Purpose	Humanitarian Aid
Headquarters	Paris, France
Region	France
President	Philippe Da Costa
Website	www.croix-rouge.fr

The French Red Cross (French: Croix-Rouge française), or the CRF, is the national Red Cross Society in France founded in 1864 and originally known as the Société française de secours aux blessés militaires (SSBM). Recognized as a public utility since 1945, the French Red Cross is one of the 191 national societies of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. It has more than 62,000 volunteers and 17,000 employees.^[1] Its network consists of 1,062 local offices, 108 departmental and territorial delegations and 634 social, medico-social and health establishments throughout France, including the overseas departments and territories.^[2]