American Red Cross.
Depending on your interests, the Red Cross offers a variety of volunteer opportunities.
The American Red Cross asks you to consider giving the gift of your time this year and resolving to help people in need as a volunteer in Southeastern Pennsylvania.
“Our volunteers make up 90% of our work force and are the beating heart and soul of the Red Cross,” said Jennifer Graham, CEO, Red Cross Southeastern Pennsylvania Region. “Their support is immeasurable. Their precious gift of time builds our capacity to help people in what can be their darkest hour.”
Depending on your interests, the Red Cross offers a variety of volunteer opportunities. Below are some of the most needed volunteer roles in Southeastern PA:
DISASTER VOLUNTEERS
Disaster Action Team: Most of the 60,000 emergencies that the Red Cross responds to each year are smaller disasters like home fires, and these are no less devastating to the families affected. As a Disaster Action Team volunteer, you can help comfort and support people in your community by meeting any immediate needs such as food, shelter, clothing or supplies and connecting them to long term recovery services. We supply all the training you need.
Disaster Response Duty Officers: Duty Officers volunteer from home to dispatch Disaster Action Team volunteers to meet with families impacted by home fires and other disasters so they can provide temporary relief such as a safe place to stay, food and clothing.
Disaster Recovery Care: Casework volunteers provide support to people after disasters to help them get back on their feet. This can include providing referrals to other organizations, serving as an advocate and issuing financial assistance through a special online system. Volunteers are needed to help both virtually and onsite after disasters.
Disaster Health and Mental Health: Disaster Health and Disaster Mental Health volunteers use their professional skills as licensed healthcare providers to deliver hands-on care and emotional support to people recovering from disasters.
BIOMEDICAL VOLUNTEERS
Blood Donor Ambassador: Volunteer Blood Donor Ambassadors ensure that blood donors have a pleasant and fulfilling experience, from the moment they arrive to the moment they leave. They greet donors, answer questions and thank them for their donation.
Blood Transportation Specialist: Volunteer Blood Transportation Specialists help deliver blood from our collection sites throughout Southeastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey to our lab in Philadelphia for testing and processing and/or deliver blood products from our lab to hospitals in the area using a Red Cross-owned vehicle.
The need to help has never been greater. Join us to provide relief and hope when it matters most. Visit redcross.org/volunteer and get started today.
About the American Red Cross:
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides comfort to victims of disasters; supplies about 40% of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; distributes international humanitarian aid; and supports veterans, military members and their families. The Red Cross is a nonprofit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to deliver its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or CruzRojaAmericana.org, or follow us on social media.
