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Volunteer Opportunities with the American Red Cross

We would like to thank you for expressing an interest in volunteering for the American Red Cross. The Red Cross is a humanitarian organization, led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and the fundamental principles of the International Red Cross movement, which provides relief to victims of disaster, and helps people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.  Volunteers constitute 96% of the Red Cross workforce.  There are numerous ways you can volunteer with the Capital Area Chapter: 

Health & Safety Services volunteers help with first aid stations at local events such as 4th of July Celebrations, county fairs and many other events.  The also represent the American Red Cross and the Chapter at health fairs, along with giving first aid presentations to community and business groups.  Volunteer Instructors teach First Aid & CPR/AED classes along with babysitting, AIDS/HIV education, and many more health and/or safety related trainings.  There are also opportunities to assist within the office with everyday tasks related to Health & Safety, such as filing, mail outs, and data entry, and talking with individuals over the phone or in person about various training opportunities the American Red Cross has to offer.

Service to the Armed Forces (SAF) volunteers work closely with military families in times of emergencies and other life events.  SAF caseworkers relay emergency messages between military families and servicemen and women serving in the Armed Forces.    These communications are delivered around-the-clock, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.  Both active duty and community-based military can count on the Red Cross to provide emergency communications that link them with their families back home, access to financial assistance, counseling and assistance to veterans. Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces personnel work in nearly 800 chapters in the United States, on 62 military installations around the world and with our troops in Kuwait, Afghanistan and Iraq.  "Around the clock and around the globe the American Red Cross keeps the American People in contact with their loved ones serving in the United States Military." 

Disaster Services volunteers respond to emergencies, nearly 70,000 emergencies a year in the United States.  As a Disaster volunteer, you could respond to local or national level disasters, from working a single-family fire to a 3-week deployment in a hurricane affected region.  You may serve on the local Disaster Action Team (DAT) which prepares and responds to local disasters.     

Local Office Volunteers are always welcome at the Chapter's office.  Are you looking for volunteer work in an office setting?  Are you available sometime during the week, Monday thru Friday, 8:30 am-4:30 pm?  Office volunteers complete various tasks such as organizing, filing, answering the phone, mailings, typing, etc. 

If you are interested in receiving more information about volunteering  with the Capital Area Chapter of the American Red Cross, please fill out the form below, submit it, and we will get back to you.

All Red Cross assistance is free and made possible by donations from the American people.

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