Our chapter has 3 full-time staff and 2 part-time staff and relies heavily upon local volunteers to help with the delivery of all Red Cross programs and services to the community. As such we work side by side with our partners in the community like AARP, DHS, SIUE, Lewis and Clark Community College, High Schools and others to provide volunteer opportunities for community service and internships for college credit.

Becoming involved with the American Red Cross and continuing in its rich history of volunteerism in support of its mission is vital to the success of each local chapter serving local communities, and is relieant upon people helping people in neighborhoods nationwide.

Opportunities for how you may get involved in the different lines of service we provide are shown below. Follow the link at the bottom of this page to get to individual job descriptions outlining key responsibilities.

Disaster Relief and Preparedness

Help chapter staff with making presentations to schools, businesses, and community organizations on various topics, respond to families displaced from their homes due to single-family disasters, help train disaster volunteers to respond to local disasters or at National Disaster Relief Operations nationwide.

 

Services To The Armed Forces

Learn how to bridge the gap of communication between local families and their loved one(s)seving in the U.S. Armed Forces, and stationed all over the world by becoming a volunteer trained to do Services To the Armed Forces Casework. Upon completing training this can be done at home or in our office. A computer and access to AFES Web is required.

Health & Safety

Opportunites in this line of service include teaching lifesaving programs such as CPR,.First Aid,Youth Programs, Water Safety, Babysitter's Training, and more. Additional opportunities are for inputing data on teaching activity as course records are entered into the records and reporting system.

Blood

Help promote local blood services to the community by assisting with marketing of area blood drives.

Office

Working with staff learn how to help with day to day office activities including basic clerical, accounting, and maintenance of the facility.

Link Yourself To Volunteer To The Job Descriptions In Your Area of Interest.