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Help Your Community During a Disaster!

Join your neighbors to provide food, shelter, comfort and care for your community when a hurricane or other major disaster strikes. With a few hours of training, you can be the crucial lifeline for people in need amid increasing disasters.  

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Shelter heroes are part of a roster of American Red Cross volunteers in your community who are trained and prepared to help their neighbors when a major catastrophe strikes. Natural disasters like hurricanes and wildfires are occurring more frequently with greater intensity. Your community needs compassionate people like you to meet that growing challenge.

Be the calm in the storm. Join the Shelter Heroes.

Expectations
 

  • Available at least once a year for 3 consecutive days to volunteer to help others in your community after a major disaster like a hurricane.*
  • Participate in training for roles to help people with emergency sheltering, meal delivery and other essentials before, during and after a disaster.
  • A personal drive to make your community stronger and safer for everyone in need.

Resources
 

  • The Red Cross provides in-person and virtual training for various disaster relief roles as a shelter volunteer.
  • Various connections to other Red Cross preparedness resources and lifesaving training
  • Help your community engage in its ability to prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies

 

Be ready to help when your community needs you most.

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*During the application process a Red Cross representative will detail further expectations based on your volunteer position and be available to answer any questions you may have.  

 

For more information, contact your local Red Cross location:

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