Philadelphia Area Red Cross Blood Drives Coming Up Soon

PHILADELPHIA, PA — The coronavirus pandemic has put a damper on Red Cross blood donations at a time when the country needs to significantly boost its blood supply.

The donation supply for certain blood types dwindled to less than a day's supply in recent weeks, according to the Red Cross.

Fall is typically a time when the Red Cross and other blood donation organizations replenish the country's blood supply.

Here are the Red Cross blood drives coming up in the Philadelphia area in the next few weeks. You can search for additional Red Cross blood drives from a wider area here.

• 10/21/2021: 11 a.m. - 6:15 p.m., Northeast Philadelphia Blood Donation Center, 1401 Rhawn Street (Philadelphia)
• 10/21/2021: 11 a.m. - 6:15 p.m., Philadelphia Blood Donation Center, 700 Spring Garden Street (Philadelphia)
• 10/21/2021: 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., Fellowship Bible Church, 13021 Worthington Road (Philadelphia)
• 10/22/2021: 8 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Philadelphia Blood Donation Center, 700 Spring Garden Street (Philadelphia)
• 10/22/2021: 8:15 a.m. - 3:15 p.m., Northeast Philadelphia Blood Donation Center, 1401 Rhawn Street (Philadelphia)
• 10/22/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, 8855 Germantown Avenue (Philadelphia)
• 10/23/2021: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., St. Philomena Roman Catholic Church, 24 N. Wycombe Avenue (Lansdowne)
• 10/23/2021: 8 a.m. - 3:15 p.m., Northeast Philadelphia Blood Donation Center, 1401 Rhawn Street (Philadelphia)
• 10/23/2021: 8:15 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Philadelphia Blood Donation Center, 700 Spring Garden Street (Philadelphia)
• 10/24/2021: 8:30 a.m. - 3:15 p.m., Philadelphia Blood Donation Center, 700 Spring Garden Street (Philadelphia)
• 10/24/2021: 8:30 a.m. - 3:15 p.m., Northeast Philadelphia Blood Donation Center, 1401 Rhawn Street (Philadelphia)
• 10/24/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Temple University Howard Gittis Student Center, 1755 N. 13th Street (Philadelphia)
• 10/25/2021: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Courtyard by Marriott Philadelphia South at The Navy Yard, 1001 Intrepid Avenue (Philadelphia)
• 10/25/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Philadelphia Blood Donation Center, 700 Spring Garden Street (Philadelphia)
• 10/25/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Northeast Philadelphia Blood Donation Center, 1401 Rhawn Street (Philadelphia)
• 10/26/2021: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Temple University Howard Gittis Student Center, 1755 N. 13th Street (Philadelphia)
• 10/26/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Northeast Philadelphia Blood Donation Center, 1401 Rhawn Street (Philadelphia)
• 10/26/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Philadelphia Blood Donation Center, 700 Spring Garden Street (Philadelphia)
• 10/27/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Philadelphia Blood Donation Center, 700 Spring Garden Street (Philadelphia)
• 10/27/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Northeast Philadelphia Blood Donation Center, 1401 Rhawn Street (Philadelphia)
• 10/28/2021: 11 a.m. - 6:15 p.m., Philadelphia Blood Donation Center, 700 Spring Garden Street (Philadelphia)
• 10/28/2021: 11 a.m. - 6:15 p.m., Northeast Philadelphia Blood Donation Center, 1401 Rhawn Street (Philadelphia)
• 10/29/2021: 8:15 a.m. - 3:15 p.m., Northeast Philadelphia Blood Donation Center, 1401 Rhawn Street (Philadelphia)
• 10/29/2021: 8:15 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Philadelphia Blood Donation Center, 700 Spring Garden Street (Philadelphia)
• 10/29/2021: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m., Holy Family University Campus Center, 9801 Frankford Avenue (Philadelphia)
• 10/30/2021: 8 a.m. - 3:15 p.m., Northeast Philadelphia Blood Donation Center, 1401 Rhawn Street (Philadelphia)
• 10/30/2021: 8:15 a.m. - 3:30 p.m., Philadelphia Blood Donation Center, 700 Spring Garden Street (Philadelphia)
• 10/30/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., American Red Cross Eastern PA, 2221 Chestnut Street (Philadelphia)
• 10/31/2021: 8:30 a.m. - 3:15 p.m., Philadelphia Blood Donation Center, 700 Spring Garden Street (Philadelphia)
• 10/31/2021: 8:30 a.m. - 3:15 p.m., Northeast Philadelphia Blood Donation Center, 1401 Rhawn Street (Philadelphia)
• 11/1/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Temple University Student Faculty Center, 3340 N. Broad Street (Philadelphia)
• 11/1/2021: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., American Red Cross Eastern PA, 2221 Chestnut Street (Philadelphia)
• 11/1/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Philadelphia Blood Donation Center, 700 Spring Garden Street (Philadelphia)
• 11/1/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Northeast Philadelphia Blood Donation Center, 1401 Rhawn Street (Philadelphia)
• 11/2/2021: 12:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m., Northeast Philadelphia Blood Donation Center, 1401 Rhawn Street (Philadelphia)

Click here to see more Red Cross blood drives in the Philadelphia area, or search for others nearby.

Editor's note: This list was automatically generated using data compiled by the American Red Cross. The local blood drives included in the list are limited to those at the time the Red Cross data was pulled. Please visit RedCrossBlood.org for the most current listing of drives. Please report any errors or other feedback to content@patch.com. Know of another blood drive coming up in your area? You can add it to the Patch calendar using this form.

In most states, donors need to be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in generally good health; some states allow 16-year-olds to donate with parental consent. Donors 18 years old and younger need to meet certain height and weight requirements.

Donors are asked to schedule an appointment prior to arriving at the drive. Appointments can be made via the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, online or by calling 1-800-RED CROSS.