Disaster
& Emergency
Services
Volunteer
Red Cross
Disaster
Relief
focuses on
meeting the
emergency,
disaster-caused
needs of
individuals
and
families. Assistance
may include
a safe, dry
place to
sleep, warm
meals,
health and
mental
health
services,
referrals to
other
locally
available
assistance,
and help
with
recovery
planning.
We may also
feed
emergency
workers, and
handle
inquiries
from
concerned
immediate
family
members. All
assistance
is based on
verified,
disaster-caused
needs and
all
assistance
is free—a
gift made
possible by
generous
donations
from people
like you.
BELOW ARE
JUST A FEW
OF THE MANY
OPPORTUNITIES
(Training
and
Background
Check
required and
provided for
all
Volunteer
Positions)
Disaster
Action Team: Local
volunteers
can provide
important
services to
victims and
first
responders
as part of
the Red
Cross
Disaster
Action Team.
Learn what
you can do
to support
your Red
Cross and
how to
support the
victims of a
disaster.
Once you
have
received all
the Disaster
training you
can be part
of a team on
a one week
rotation
that
responds
to house
fires and
other local
disasters.
Responsibilities
would
include
being
on-call 24
hours a day,
for a week
at a time,
approximately
once every
three
months,
and responding
to disasters
when
contacted by
a Team
Leader. At
the disaster
site you
will fill
out
appropriate
paperwork to
aid the
victims and
provide them
with
emergency
food,
clothing and
shelter. You
also will
provide fire
fighters and
other
emergency
responders
with food
and
refreshments.
Disaster
Office Aide: Volunteers
needed to
assemble
class
packets,
perform
general
office
duties,
stamp
brochures,
and assemble
disaster
safety
information
to
distribute
in the
community as
necessary.
Disaster
Logistics
Volunteers: Volunteers
needed to
help
organize the
warehouse,
educational
materials
and maintain
supplies to
enable our
Chapter to
prepare for
and respond
disasters.
Shelter
Workers: Volunteers
needed to
train to
respond in
times of
disaster.
Once
trained, the
volunteers
will assist
and interact
with a
diverse
group of
people that
come to the
shelter
in times of
disaster.
Community
Disaster
Education
Outreach:
Help your
community by
helping them
become
prepared.
Volunteer to
teach others
about
preparedness.
Volunteers
will
participate
in
activities
such as
presentations,
community
events, and
the
dissemination
of written
literature
to the local
community.
This
proactive
volunteer
educator
assists in
improving
the safety
and
self-reliance
of
individuals,
families,
and
communities
potentially
or actually
impacted by
disasters.
Armed
Forces
Emergency
Services
Armed Forces
Caseworker: Volunteers
work with
members of
the military
and their
families
ensuring the
delivery of
emergency
communications.
We Depend on
Volunteers
Volunteers
constitute
96 percent
of our total
work force
to carry on
our
humanitarian
work:
-
Every
year the
Red
Cross
responds
to more
than
70,000
disasters—including
approximately
150 home
fires
every
day.
-
About 11
million
Americans
turn to
us to
learn
first
aid,
CPR,
swimming,
and
other
health
and
safety
skills.
Last
year,
more
than
158,000
people
volunteered
to teach
those
courses.
-
Half the
nation's
blood
supply—
six
million
pints
annually—is
collected
by more
than
155,000
Red
Cross
volunteers
.
-
Among
our
emergency
services
for the
men and
women of
the
armed
forces
is the
delivery
of
urgent
family
messages—around
the
clock
and
around
the
globe.
-
More
than
30,900
volunteers
serve as
chairs,
members
of
boards
of
directors,
or on
advisory
boards
for
local
Red
Cross
units -
chapters,
Blood
Services
regions,
and
military
stations.
-
As part
of the
International
Red
Cross
and Red
Crescent
Movement,
Red
Cross
reconnects
more
than
8,000
families
separated
by
conflicts
and
disasters
around
the
world
through
international
tracking
services
and Red
Cross
messages.
Don't wait
another day!
Let us
help match
your talents
and interest
with
community
needs.
For
information
on Volunteer
Opportunities,
contact us
at:
(256)
536-0084
ext. 210
or
E-mail
Volunteer
Services
***All
Volunteers
are required
to take
training
(provided)
and pass a background
check if
over 18
years of
age.***
