The Kansas City Star is hosting a blood drive in partnership with the Community Blood Center on Jan. 24, and we need readers like you to sign up to donate. Kansas City has been in a blood shortage for around three years, ever since the start of the pandemic, according to the Community Blood Center. That means the Blood Center isn’t collecting enough blood to support those in need at hospitals in the area. Right now, the kccommunityblood only has one to two days’ worth of each blood type stocked and available on its shelves, when they need seven to 10 days’ worth. The blood drive is from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Jan. 24 in the conference room at 2460 E. Pershing Road near Crown Center and across from Spokes. Head to the link in our bio to sign up. #KansasCity #Local #BloodDrive #KCCommunity #Health