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Disaster
Action Team Volunteers respond
to local disasters -- fires, floods, tornados, terrorism-- and provide
emergency assistance to victims, including food, shelter and clothing.
Training and equipment is provided. Volunteers must be on call for a specified
period of time and have their own transportation.
Disaster
Services Human Resources Volunteers
travel anywhere in the US to help disaster victims. Assignments are for
three consecutive weeks. Food, lodging and maintenance expenses are covered.
Volunteer Philosophy
Our Volunteers
Volunteers are individuals who reach out
beyond the confines of their paid employment and of their normal responsibilities
to contribute time and service to a not-for-profit cause in the belief
that their activity is beneficial to others as well as satisfying to themselves.
Our
Mission
The
national Volunteers, Youth, and Nursing department strives to attract
and involve a diverse and multi-skilled volunteer work force. Our volunteers
insure that the American Red Cross continues to provide effective services
that are responsive to the changing needs of the American public. Special
emphasis is placed on the meaningful involvement of youth and young adults,
the development of strong volunteer leaders, the recruitment of nurses
especially student nurses, and the integration of our 1.2 million Red
Cross volunteers into planning at all levels of the organization. Red
Cross paid and volunteer staff work together to deliver on the American
Red Cross promise, "We'll be there!"
Our
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
disasters and help people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.
Volunteer
Roles and Responsibilities
As
the largest humanitarian organization in the United States, the Red Cross
depends on volunteers to accomplish the organization's mission: providing
relief to victims of disasters and helping people prevent, prepare for,
and respond to emergencies. To prepare volunteers to participate in this
vital mission, the Red Cross provides training for most volunteer positions;
the level of training varies according to the requirements of the position.
For example, Red Cross disaster volunteers work in a variety of positions,
with specific training courses for each job. Training for health and safety
instructors starts with a four- to six-hour course, with as many as 38
additional hours of training for special skills. Nurses bring specialized
skills and experience and are incorporated into all Red Cross lines of
service. Volunteers serve at all levels of the Red Cross.
That the American Red Cross is and ought to be an organization governed, supported, and primarily staffed by volunteers.
That paid staff are enablers of, and not substitutes for, volunteers.
That the principal management roles are filled by teams of volunteers and paid managers working together and sharing responsibility.