- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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22 people are interested
Shelter Workers for Disaster Relief - Alachua County
ORGANIZATION: North Central Florida Chapter (American Red Cross)
Please visit the new page to apply.
- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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22 people are interested
Do you like to meet people? Do you like participating in recreational activities? Are you organized and like working on computers? Help provide compassionate, supportive care to families displaced from their homes during disasters. Help your county.
You will help set up shelters and provide comfort care to families in shelters in your county. Workers will support registering families into shelters, distributing snacks, drinks and shelter supplies, developing/conducting recreational activities and providing compassionate emotional support.
- Ongoing opportunity
- Prepare NOW. Train NOW, ready for any emergency
Your community needs YOU!
More opportunities with North Central Florida Chapter (American Red Cross)
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About North Central Florida Chapter (American Red Cross)
Location:
1425 NW 6th Street, Gainesville, FL 32601, US
Mission Statement
The American Red Cross, a humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement, will provide relief to victims of disaster and help people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.
Description
The American Red Cross organization assists on international disasters, conflict victims in locations around the globe and provides emergency communication centers in support of U.S. military families to process urgent messages.
The North Central Florida Chapter of the American Red Cross annually mobilizes relief to support community clients of single/multi-family disasters in Alachua, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy and Suwannee Counties. Also, on larger community disasters and nationwide disasters we deploy many volunteers in response to disaster needs.
The North Central Florida Chapter has many ongoing volunteer opportunities in disaster relief and health & safety. Check them out!
It takes time to develop and prepare members to feel confident in their activity organized to work together as a united team. Stressful times of a disaster are not the time to learn on the fly. North Central Florida Chapter goals are to recruit quality, committed, AVAILABLE volunteers for our chapter. We need your help to make it a success.
- Ongoing opportunity
- Prepare NOW. Train NOW, ready for any emergency.
We train our eight (8) counties to prepare, respond and cope with disasters through school based programs and community education. The North Central Florida Chapter trains our communities in vital lifesaving skills such as CPR and First Aid.
Disaster training is provided free to all to develop new skills and gain experience. We match your personal life skills and interests with your new disaster skills to be Red Cross ready for disaster assignments to help others in need.
Along your North Central Florida Chapter journey, you will gain great new friends and most importantly help others in your community and nationwide.
- Free future training and disaster volunteer opportunities are available with the North Central Florida Chapter in your counties.
Volunteers will always be an essential team life-line partner to the American Red Cross.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1425 NW 6th Street (chapter office)Gainesville, FL 32601Alachua County cities, FL 32608
DATE POSTED
March 31, 2014
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18