This morning I was recertified with Sam. What a great, easy, and painless experience! I need to be…read moreCPR certified for work and I always dread the 4 hours long class about something Ive been trained in for almost 10 years. Save Life offers a certification through American Red Cross in a blended class format: online portion in the comfort of your own home and then hands-on on location. I got to say, the online portion was actually kind of fun :) Way better than sitting in a room for hours dozing of. Sam is wonderful. Thorough in his instruction but does it in a fun manner. He offers 1 on 1 (which is what I did), group, business, or in home training. I feel confident that if I needed to, I could safely and effectively perform CPR/AED and first aid. I recommend his services to anyone looking to get certified for the first time or recertified.

From the owner: Save Life Boston provides certification training in Adult & Child CPR / AED / First Aid for…read moreindividuals and organizations. Our primary form of training is at our location in Charlestown with some limited on site offerings. For on site training, contact us for more details.

Kayla is an exceptional CPR instructor - warm, engaging, and deeply knowledgeable, with a teaching…read morestyle that is clear and hands-on. This class was a supportive space that honored both the practical skills and the weight of emergency response. I signed up just wanting to be a more prepared citizen - someone who could be of service if needed - and left feeling genuinely empowered. I'd recommend Breathe to the Beat CPR without hesitation to any individual, parent, educator, or organization seeking CPR or first aid training. The professionalism, empathy, and ability to connect with all learners made this training truly stand out. Kayla makes every participant feel capable and confident - and honestly, if I ever needed emergency medical care, I'd hope Kayla was nearby!

I heard about the CPR program through a post on FB and always wanted to learn how to provide first…read moreaid and decided to register for the same. The class size was small which is great since you get individual attention and there were a lot of dummies on which you could practice. Kayla was very patient and answered every question I had about the training as well other legal rights as well some insane things I saw on medical dramas. It was also a very fun class where I got to learn from other attendees as well. Highly recommend to spend 2 hours of your time doing this.

The instructor was over an hour late. She was very unorganized and rude. Waste of my timeread more

HORRIBLE!!!! I was at the class site and got a text that class was canceled! Customer service…read morecould not give me a refund OR any explanation OR a managers name! Look elsewhere

I wanted to update my 9/10/24 review. Just to be fair i finally got refund i asked for. I think…read morenegative review is what caused the CPR Boston to do it though. Would be better for the business not to come to this.

Awesome ACLS class, and great value…read more I had to do ACLS training for work, and my medical school quoted me $310 for a single-day session. For around half the price of this, I registered for the CPR Boston class at Carney Hospital held over two sessions. The instructors were engaging and knowledgeable, and made the class enjoyable and fun. If it's your first time it's helpful to study beforehand and know all the algorithms, and then enjoy the high-yield lectures and the hands-on practice. The sessions were on-point and very efficient. If I'm in the Boston area and doing re-certification I would come here again. Do this course!

This is an excellent place to donate blood. The staff are friendly, the snacks are top-notch, and…read morethose doing longer donations have a TV screen at their seat. It is conveniently located near many workplaces as well.

I've had positive experiences donating blood here. The staff are fast and friendly and they're…read morenever had a problem getting an IV in. I donate whole blood and the whole process takes an hour from checking in to finish. I recommend completing the Rapidpass online to save some time. Once you check in you wait in the waiting area for your name to be called. Then they take you into a back room and ask some of the same questions as the Rapidpass. Next, they do a fingerstick to check your hemoglobin and get a full set of vitals (pulse, blood pressure, temperature). After donating blood, they offer you snacks and sometimes a free shirt. The only downside is that parking can be tough to find. I recommend coming on a Sunday when it's less busy and to get the free meter parking.

If you're looking to work hard as a volunteer, the American Red Cross Food Pantry is the place…read more Especially on days when they're distributing food to clients. I was here on a Wednesday morning. Including the other group of volunteers (that my group didn't know) I'd say there were about 25 of us. So if you're looking for a big group activity, distribution day is your ticket. And for the the 4ish hours that we were there, I think we were busy about 98% of the time.. which for those frequent volunteers out there.. isn't always the case on site. Just a little background, the food pantry is in Roxbury. Easily reachable by T or tons of buses. From their website, it says their clients include "senior citizen immigrants, single parents, families in transition, low-income families, homeless individuals, and those living with HIV." Those that qualify can come in for groceries once a month if they meet the USDA guidelines. They must present an ID for each member of the household. Being curious, I checked the USDA website and interestingly enough, post college and pre - full time job I could have qualified for food assistance. Hmm.. We arrived around 8 AM and the day started off with packing "wet bags". Those coming in for food get a wet bag (veggies/salad/etc.), a dry bag (cereal/pasta/Slim Jims/etc), a can bag (more veggies/tomato sauce/etc), and a protein (that day it was beef and whole turkeys for families of 2 or more). Families with babies may also qualify for baby food but everyone pretty much gets the same thing. Later on, I was in the distributing line. Clients check in to the computer and then they come over with a laminated card stating how many family members they have. So of course, the more family members.. the more bags. It can get a bit hectic and it takes some coordination but you get the hang of it. After 12PM, is lock down. Things get put away and the place gets a good sweeping. It was a very interesting experience. The people walking in didn't seem like they needed "assistance". It was generally a diverse population with mostly minorities but they weren't dressed in a certain way, a few had cars, and one guy was listening to an iPod. One of the coordinators said that people would come in and say that they just lost their job earlier that week or this little bit of groceries is what gets them by. Many come every month without fail. In these difficult times, I can definitely see how a few days of groceries can make all the difference. Especially for a family. The coordinators said they saw a record number of people this Thanksgiving. We actually served 400 people that day (and that doesn't include the 1-9+ family members they were picking up food for). So as you can see, every hour of your time can make a world of difference. You can volunteer by yourself or with a group. OR you can run a food drive at your school or job. See the website for details and contacts.

Wow! I had a GREAT volunteer experience here. I went on a Wednesday morning from 8:30a-12 with…read moreBoston Cares. It's (the Red Cross Food Pantry) one of the most efficiently run, friendly, "helping" organizations I've seen. They get the people in and out QUICKLY, and with bags of NICE, QUALITY foods, not just some old beat up cans and a bag of beans. The Red Cross Staff is wonderful, and they will have something for you to do- be it helping to distribute bags of groceries, assisting with line control, packing bags, etc. They begin ON TIME, and end ON TIME If you need assistance, this is also a GREAT place to come. Not a lot of hassle, just basic stuff to be sure you need services, you're treated with friendliness and dignity, and as mentioned, you don't get crapola, you get GOOD, healthy food. In order to feed as many people as possible, you can only come once a month. 5 STARS! BRAVO, Red Cross!

I feel confident with the skills she taught me. she was very informative and made sure everyone…read moreunderstood what they was doing. she had great energy. I would recommend and will take the class again.

From the owner: Rerun CPR provides high quality CPR and First Aid training. We travel to homes and office for…read morebetter service and can do large groups or individuals. We strive to make our classes fun and informative all at a reasonable cost. Contact us for more details. We look forward to serving you.

This small training center in an office park in Waltham is used by the American Red Cross for…read morecertification classes in adult and pediatric CPR and first aid. They do a good job with the training, the location is not hard to find, there's parking. Note that there are not a lot of amenities in the area so if you have an all-day class it's a good idea to bring a lunch with you.

When, they call ,,, does their caller ID say American Red Cross?…read more Their marketing blanket,,, kept me warm in the cold... They should send you a text message and say we don't know who's calling us all those robocalls are driving us crazy... I would recommend that they send you a text message first to identify themselves because most of the people who contacted me from the American Red Cross which WERE blank number... No ID info... If I do not know U... I do not answer.