Help People Displaced by Disaster

• Shelter Staff – Help set up shelters for people displaced by disasters. Assist with greeting those coming into the shelter, registration, feeding, and other daily activities. Leadership and supervisory opportunities are available for those interested. 
• Health Services Staff – Licensed healthcare professionals are needed to help carry out a wide range of daily activities in disaster shelters. From replacing medications and durable medical equipment lost during disasters, to screening for COVID-19 symptoms, and assessing first-aid needs of people arriving at shelters. Healthcare professionals play a vital role in maintaining healthy disaster shelters.
   

Licensed professionals include:

• Registered Nurse (RN) | Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) | Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) | Paramedic | Medical Doctor (MD) | Doctor of Osteopathy (DO) | Physician Assistant (PA) | Nurse Practitioner (NP) | Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)
• Disaster Mental Health – Coping with disaster can be difficult and many people impacted by disasters need help overcoming feelings of stress and anxiety. Disaster Mental Health volunteers help provide mental health intervention where needed and help facilitate long term recovery.
  
  

Help Engage, Prepare and Organize the Volunteer Workforce

• Disaster Workforce Engagement - Help ensure volunteers are engaged in the Red Cross mission and have access and opportunities for training in their positions, so they are ready to help when disasters strikes.
• Staff Services – Ensure disaster operations are properly staffed by assigning volunteers to appropriate shifts and positions while providing excellent customer services to volunteers and staff on disaster operations.
   

Help People Recover from Disaster

• Recovery Planning Casework - Support long-term recovery of individuals, families, and communities affected by disasters by assisting with recovery planning problem-solving and advocacy.
  

The American Red Cross offers Academic Service Learning Programs (ASL) throughout the Central and South Texas Region. ASL is a teaching method that combines meaningful service to the community with curriculum-based learning. College and universities partner with the American Red Cross and the communities we serve to foster an environment where students learn about themselves and the community by taking action through service.

While providing volunteer service in their communities, students improve their academic skills by applying what they learn in school to the real world. They then reflect their experience to reinforce the link between their service and their learning.

Through training and mentorship, students:
• Are involved in projects critical to the day-to-day work of our non-profit organization, gaining an insider’s perspective on our mission.
• Gain professional experience and exposure to the non-profit sector.
• Receive networking, personal and professional development opportunities.

If you have any questions regarding ASL opportunities or want to learn more about our program, email CSTR@redcross.org