Volunteer: Red Cross: Disaster Shelter Response Team Members NEEDED!What is this role? Every day, the American Red Cross assists people who face disasters. Shelter response team members support local response activities to provide care and comfort to communities impacted by a natural disaster. Activities within a shelter may include working in reception, registration, feeding, dormitory, information, or other areas within a shelter. Why is the role important? Our disaster shelter response teams are there to provide care and comfort to our communities while displaced during disasters. Natural disasters can strike at any moment, and we are working to prepare our communities in case that happens. Requirements: 18+ years old Online training - 4 hours Attend one shelter team update/virtual meeting per month Flexible availability Shelter shifts can be 4-, 6- or 12-hours in our region. Opportunity to deploy outside of our area to help would require a 2-week commitment. Contact Reyna Pearce at reyna.pearce@redcross.org Agency: American Red Cross of the Central Valley What is this role? Every day, the American Red Cross assists people who face disasters. Shelter response team members support local response activities to provide care and comfort to communities impacted by a natural disaster. Activities within a shelter may include working in reception, registration, feeding, dormitory, information, or other areas within a shelter. Why is the role important? Our disaster shelter response teams are there to provide care and comfort to our communities while displaced during disasters. Natural disasters can strike at any moment, and we are working to prepare our communities in case that happens. Requirements: 18+ years old Online training - 4 hours Attend one shelter team update/virtual meeting per month Flexible availability Shelter shifts can be 4-, 6- or 12-hours in our region. Opportunity to deploy outside of our area to help would require a 2-week commitment. Contact Reyna Pearce at reyna.pearce@redcross.org Agency: American Red Cross of the Central Valley Opportunity Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Zip Code: 93291 Allow Groups: No |
Volunteer: Join the Red Cross Disaster Action Team!In the Central Valley, the Red Cross responds to nearly three home fires A DAY. That’s three families a day that have nowhere to go. You can be the person they turn to when they have lost everything. We need people like you to join our team! Join us to answer the call when your neighbors need helpMost of the 60,000 emergencies that the Red Cross responds to each year are local, personal disasters like home fires. They may not make the news, but we know they are just as devastating to the families affected. Trained and available, Disaster Action Team volunteers are ready to respond to these emergencies, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. From offering a shoulder to cry on, to meeting any immediate needs for shelter or supplies, to connecting people with long term recovery services, our volunteers ensure that families don’t have to face tough times alone. Disaster Action Team volunteers help local families cope with emergencies.The Disaster Action Team (DAT) serves as the first, on-the-scene, Red Cross contact at the site of a disaster. While not considered first responders in the technical sense, DAT members are typically the first people at a disaster scene who provide comfort and direct assistance to help those who have been affected as they begin the recovery process. When disaster strikes, DAT members are generally dispatched in teams of two to three people: an experienced DAT Responder and one or more DAT members in training. Ready to Make a Difference? Here's How to Get Started! Go to redcross.org/volunteer to complete our online application. It takes less than 10 minutes! A member of our team will get in touch. Taking the time for a personal conversation enables us to match you with a role that will be both meaningful and enjoyable. We’ll provide all necessary training to ensure you can be successful in your volunteer role. Agency: American Red Cross of the Central Valley In the Central Valley, the Red Cross responds to nearly three home fires A DAY. That’s three families a day that have nowhere to go. You can be the person they turn to when they have lost everything. We need people like you to join our team! Join us to answer the call when your neighbors need helpMost of the 60,000 emergencies that the Red Cross responds to each year are local, personal disasters like home fires. They may not make the news, but we know they are just as devastating to the families affected. Trained and available, Disaster Action Team volunteers are ready to respond to these emergencies, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. From offering a shoulder to cry on, to meeting any immediate needs for shelter or supplies, to connecting people with long term recovery services, our volunteers ensure that families don’t have to face tough times alone. Disaster Action Team volunteers help local families cope with emergencies.The Disaster Action Team (DAT) serves as the first, on-the-scene, Red Cross contact at the site of a disaster. While not considered first responders in the technical sense, DAT members are typically the first people at a disaster scene who provide comfort and direct assistance to help those who have been affected as they begin the recovery process. When disaster strikes, DAT members are generally dispatched in teams of two to three people: an experienced DAT Responder and one or more DAT members in training. Ready to Make a Difference? Here's How to Get Started! Go to redcross.org/volunteer to complete our online application. It takes less than 10 minutes! A member of our team will get in touch. Taking the time for a personal conversation enables us to match you with a role that will be both meaningful and enjoyable. We’ll provide all necessary training to ensure you can be successful in your volunteer role. Agency: American Red Cross of the Central Valley Opportunity Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Zip Code: 93291 Allow Groups: No |
Volunteer: Love working with youth? Become a Red Cross Club Coordinator!The American Red Cross is looking for supportive volunteers to help guide and empower teen Red Cross Club members as they plan and carry out their service activities. The Red Cross Club Coordinator is an adult volunteer who serves as a liaison between the Red Cross and Club student leadership. They help to create and maintain an environment where youth (high school & college aged students) feel empowered to lead and mobilize peers in community service projects addressing local and global issues. Club Coordinators support school year start up, help document activities and hours, and attend monthly Club meetings and events throughout the school year. Events may include hosting a blood drive or personal care item drive for veterans, fundraising, and disaster preparedness campaigns. This is currently an all-virtual opportunity. Commitment: Volunteers are asked to commit to 2-3 hours each week, 4-5 hours per week may be required during peak time, working remotely. Available during weekdays and/or evenings to best accommodate youth and young adult volunteer schedules. 1+ year commitment highly preferred * Experience working with and leading youth and young adults Agency: American Red Cross of the Central Valley The American Red Cross is looking for supportive volunteers to help guide and empower teen Red Cross Club members as they plan and carry out their service activities. The Red Cross Club Coordinator is an adult volunteer who serves as a liaison between the Red Cross and Club student leadership. They help to create and maintain an environment where youth (high school & college aged students) feel empowered to lead and mobilize peers in community service projects addressing local and global issues. Club Coordinators support school year start up, help document activities and hours, and attend monthly Club meetings and events throughout the school year. Events may include hosting a blood drive or personal care item drive for veterans, fundraising, and disaster preparedness campaigns. This is currently an all-virtual opportunity. Commitment: Volunteers are asked to commit to 2-3 hours each week, 4-5 hours per week may be required during peak time, working remotely. Available during weekdays and/or evenings to best accommodate youth and young adult volunteer schedules. 1+ year commitment highly preferred * Experience working with and leading youth and young adults Agency: American Red Cross of the Central Valley Opportunity Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Zip Code: 93291 Allow Groups: No |