Volunteers constitute about 90 percent of the American Red Cross workforce. Volunteers make it possible to respond to an average of more than 62,000 disasters every year, most of them home and apartment fires. Find out about the needs in your area by searching for current volunteer opportunities.
Assist with volunteer recruitment, placement, record keeping and recognition.
Provide food, shelter, comfort and care for families affected by major disasters such as fire, hurricanes and tornadoes.
Volunteers need to respond to single-family fires with a disaster action team supervisor.
Learn more about volunteering with a Disaster Action Team
Educate individuals and groups on how to be prepared before a disaster occurs
During disasters, tell the Red Cross story to your community.
Support all the urgent humanitarian needs of the American Red Cross.
