The American Red Cross is made up of volunteers just like you.
Every person who volunteers has a unique background, set of skills, talents, and passions. Whether you’re excited to get out in the field, ready to utilize your administrative or communication skills, or just ready to help out wherever you’re needed, everyone contributes to our mission a little bit differently.
Find where you fit in and apply to volunteer today.
You can save lives through various opportunities by working directly with the Red Cross Blood Team as a public health volunteer.
When disaster strikes, be ready to provide the support communities need as a disaster relief volunteer.
You can help your neighbors be prepared and more resilient by leading classes, workshops, and presentations, without any prior knowledge or experience yourself.
Fundraising is crucial for the Red Cross, from small independent donations to large-scale sponsorships, and volunteers can work to facilitate and support those relationships.
Volunteers can honor those who’ve served through a variety of hands-on opportunities to work directly with veterans and their families.
For those who are proficient in different types of communication, there are both on-the-ground and online volunteer opportunities where you can use your skills to make a difference.
Looking for a larger way to get involved? Join your local Red Cross chapter and become a “face of the Red Cross,” focusing on recruitment and fundraising.
You can help the Red Cross mission from behind the scenes.
Volunteering with the Red Cross in high school empowers students to lead local projects that address issues they actually care about. As a high school student, you’re able to volunteer as:
A Red Cross Club is the perfect opportunity for elementary, middle, and high school students serve the community with your friends. Members receive training and leadership development opportunities, choose the mission-related activities that best serve their community, and even get to plan and implement projects that save lives.
The American Red Cross National Youth Council (NYC) is a group of 15 youth members who represent youth volunteers of the Red Cross across the country. They serve as advocates for their fellow young volunteers, advise national leadership on policies concerning youth volunteers, run the YouthWire newsletter, plan national events, and work to increase youth involvement across the country.
Gain hands-on experience in working for a non-profit through an internship with the Red Cross. This opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students is a meaningful experience that combines career exploration with service, allowing interns to enrich their future opportunities while also making a real-world impact.
Network with other socially-conscious professionals while planning social fundraising events and participating in community service projects. The groups also offer leadership development and mentoring opportunities.
Organize your team and utilize your business to save lives, from helping out in times of need to arranging a blood drive in your community.
If you can’t volunteer in person, there are plenty of ways you can make a difference remotely.
There are several roles available that can be performed from home or remotely. This includes support representatives, dispatchers, specialized positions, and more.
Share Red Cross content and calls to action through social media.
Create a personal fundraising page, rallying support through challenges, live streams, and other engaging activities.
You can make an impact both in your community and internationally by working with the Red Cross, without having to leave the country.
While many international disasters are managed and staffed by people who live in the affected communities, volunteers with exceptional technical skills, Red Cross knowledge, and disaster relief experience can apply to become part of our international disaster response roster.
The Red Cross works to reconnect families who have been separated by war or disaster. Your local Red Cross chapter may have opportunities for you to help overseas disaster victims find family members in your community.
Humanitarian principles are at the core of the Red Cross mission, and continuing this work requires inspiring and engaging the next generation. We offer engaging and challenging resources for students, teachers, and law and policy professionals.
Work with the International Humanitarian Law Youth Action Campaign to inform youth and young adults about the rules of war and educate communities.
The American Red Cross is an official Programming Partner for America250. To learn more, visit America250.org
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