Hurricane Harvey presented the American Red Cross a chance at redemption. : For the American Red Cross, Hurricane Harvey presented a perfect chance at redemption, an opportunity to make up for concerns the organization was not rising to the occasion when people most needed them.But that wouldn’t be the story for everyone. Rachel Denny Clow/Corpus Christi Caller-Times Hurricane volunteers are briefed at the George Brown Convention Center in Houston, which turned into an American Red Cross shelter after Hurricane Harvey tore through the Texas Gulf Coast in late August.