Under the Volunteer Now Menu Bar you will find 3 links important to you as you begin your volunteer experience with our chapter. This Getting Started link will provide you with an overview of the volunteer process, the Volunteer Opportunities link focuses on different areas of interest and job descriptions that clarify expectations and key responsibilities, and the Background Check link connects you to a separate secure web site to complete this required check before you begin volunteering.

The first step however is to communicate with our chapter staff that you are interested in becoming a volunteer. We will send you a volunteer application. Upon receiving your completed application we will call you to set up an interview and brief orientation that will include information on training that may be required.

Without this communication, names of individuals showing up in the background check processing que that we do not recognize will not be processed.

Thank you for choosing to give back to your local community through the American Red Cross.

We look forward to hearing from you and giving you the opportunity to get started as an American Red Cross volunteer with the Southwestern Illinois Chapter.