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 Organization: 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 Organization: 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 Organization: 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 Organization: American Red Cross of the Central Valley Opportunity Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Zip Code: 93291 Allow Groups: No |
Volunteer: Help your neighbor in their greatest time of need! 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. Specific responsibilities include: • Conducting damage assessments of affected dwellings and determining habitability • Initiating casework to ensure that people have shelter, food and clothing to meet immediate needs after a disaster • Supporting the “Mass Care” function, including assisting with feeding and shelter operations for larger scale disaster responses 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. Organization: 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. Specific responsibilities include: • Conducting damage assessments of affected dwellings and determining habitability • Initiating casework to ensure that people have shelter, food and clothing to meet immediate needs after a disaster • Supporting the “Mass Care” function, including assisting with feeding and shelter operations for larger scale disaster responses 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. Organization: American Red Cross of the Central Valley Opportunity Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Zip Code: 93291 Allow Groups: No |
Volunteer: Use your Leadership Skills and Become a Red Cross Community Volunteer Leader!An American Red Cross Community Volunteer Leader (CVL) is serves as an ambassador for a community, with the primary goal of developing, building and expanding the presence of the Red Cross in a given area. A CVL serves as the face of the Red Cross to local communities with a dedicated focus on recruiting volunteers, managing relationships, fulfilling region-wide objectives and supporting delivery of the Red Cross mission. What is this role? This is accomplished through: Serving as an advocate, representing the Red Cross volunteer needs within your specific community. Sharing volunteer needs within social networks and other circles of influence. Meeting with community groups and schools to share about volunteer opportunities. Helping build, regain, and enhance presence in the local community. Providing Red Cross updates to local service clubs (Rotary, Kiwanis, etc.). Participating in local community events as an extension of Executive Director. Assisting with cultivating, managing and stewarding external partner relationships. Supporting routine meetings with key stakeholders (fire chiefs, mayors, veteran organizations, local media partners).REQUIREMENTS: Passion for the Red Cross mission and the community Demonstrated interest in promoting volunteerism A natural 'connector’; able to connect the community needs with American Red Cross. Able to be sensitive to others and personally work well in stressful situations with a wide variety of people Be a creative self-starter who is able to successfully manage multiple tasks and priorities Embraces diversity and inclusion and demonstrates understanding of the mission, vision, and seven fundamental principles Leads by example and demonstrates Red Cross values Ability to work in a variety of roles, including those of consultant, collaborator, and administratorTRAINING: All training required is provided by Red CrossTIME REQUIREMENT: 10 hours per monthReady 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.Organization: American Red Cross of the Central Valley An American Red Cross Community Volunteer Leader (CVL) is serves as an ambassador for a community, with the primary goal of developing, building and expanding the presence of the Red Cross in a given area. A CVL serves as the face of the Red Cross to local communities with a dedicated focus on recruiting volunteers, managing relationships, fulfilling region-wide objectives and supporting delivery of the Red Cross mission. What is this role? This is accomplished through: Serving as an advocate, representing the Red Cross volunteer needs within your specific community. Sharing volunteer needs within social networks and other circles of influence. Meeting with community groups and schools to share about volunteer opportunities. Helping build, regain, and enhance presence in the local community. Providing Red Cross updates to local service clubs (Rotary, Kiwanis, etc.). Participating in local community events as an extension of Executive Director. Assisting with cultivating, managing and stewarding external partner relationships. Supporting routine meetings with key stakeholders (fire chiefs, mayors, veteran organizations, local media partners).REQUIREMENTS: Passion for the Red Cross mission and the community Demonstrated interest in promoting volunteerism A natural 'connector’; able to connect the community needs with American Red Cross. Able to be sensitive to others and personally work well in stressful situations with a wide variety of people Be a creative self-starter who is able to successfully manage multiple tasks and priorities Embraces diversity and inclusion and demonstrates understanding of the mission, vision, and seven fundamental principles Leads by example and demonstrates Red Cross values Ability to work in a variety of roles, including those of consultant, collaborator, and administratorTRAINING: All training required is provided by Red CrossTIME REQUIREMENT: 10 hours per monthReady 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.Organization: American Red Cross of the Central Valley Opportunity Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Zip Code: 93291 Allow Groups: No |