The American Red Cross relies on volunteers to the help prevent and alleviate human suffering in the face of emergencies. Volunteers make up over 90 percent of the Disaster workforce and make it possible to respond to nearly 70, disasters every year, most of them home and apartment fires.
Disaster volunteers also provide preparedness services and information before disaster strikes and assist those who have experienced a disaster with their recovery. Find out how you can serve in your community by searching for current volunteer opportunities.
Trainings are both online and in-person depending on the course. To find out more about these training opportunities please contact your local Red Cross office. This course is the first in the Disaster Cycle Services course curriculum. It provides an overview of how DCS fulfills the Red Cross mission and describes the whole cycle process of helping individuals, families and communities to prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters. The course also reviews the role of community and government partners and describes opportunities for volunteers in Disaster Cycle Services.
Example: A home in your neighborhood has just caught on fire. The team works with those affected to ensure they have a safe place to stay and a plan for moving forward after the fire. The Pillowcase Project Presenter Fundamentals course is designed to prepare and certify volunteers and employees to present The Pillowcase Project to 3rd through 5th grade students ages Module 1 consists of a careful review of The Pillowcase Project classroom presentation, including the tools and resources used in the presentation and ideas for presenting to children.
In Module 2, participants will enhance the instructional techniques learned in the Basic Instructor Fundamentals course through a practice teaching session with other participants and will receive feedback and coaching provided by the instructor and their peers. Help us prevent injury and saves lives by leading or participating on a team to help us ensure install smoke alarms in homes across America. Working with local community partners and fire departments, Red Cross volunteer teams canvass at-risk neighborhoods and install life-saving smoke alarms.
Provide food, shelter, comfort and home for families affected by major disasters such as fire, hurricanes, floods and tornadoes. Example: After a local flood, Red Cross volunteers open a shelter at a nearby school to provide their neighbors with a safe place to stay and resources to help them plan for their next steps.
Shelter Fundamentals is a basic level course that introduces the guidelines and procedures for setting up, running and closing a shelter during a disaster. Referencing shelter checklists, participants will work on a case study that takes them through four of the six phases of the Sheltering Cycle: Opening, Organizing, Operating and Closing.
Shelter Fundamentals is available in two delivery formats, instructor-led and online. Both formats cover the same content. Download this guide […]. Keep updated with National Red Cross youth initiatives! Sign up for YouthWire.
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Due to the time commitment and technical tools involved in this role, there are a few requirements that you must meet before you can get trained to be a Digital Volunteer. Digital volunteers sign up to monitor, engage, and report in 3-hour shifts. What is a National Digital Volunteer? This role is a good fit for you if: Your online presence reflects our Fundamental Principles Your friends would describe you as empathetic, patient and adaptable You have good judgment You are willing to use your personal social accounts to act as an official volunteer of the American Red Cross.
You regularly check emails and have reliable internet access. You are capable of handling many details at once You have knowledge in social media monitoring and developing care responses during a crisis.
You must have: An active Facebook, Twitter and Instagram account Intermediate to advanced proficiency in using social media sites The ability to commit to at least one 3-hour shift a month, in order to stay active in the program.
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