South Central Kentucky Chapter
We Depend on Volunteers
If you like to help people you have come to the right place. The South Central Kentucky Chapter of the Red Cross is recruiting volunteers to be trained and ready to respond to disasters, serve as instructors, volunteer at blood drives and much, much more.
If you are interested in becoming a Red Cross volunteer, you can begin by going through the Online Orientation that will provide an overview of the work that our volunteers do here. You can also view the Introduction to Disaster Services video that shows you some of the work disaster volunteers perform on site and behind the scenes here.
The American Red Cross is one of several community organizations working together to respond to disasters. The Red Cross involves annually matching knowledge, skills, interests and experience of individual's with opportunities to serve their community.
The American Red Cross helps people in emergencies every day. Whether its half a million disaster victims or one sick child who needs blood. Our vital work is made possible by people like you, who learn how good it can feel to lend a helping hand.
Volunteers constitute 96 percent of our total work force to carry on our humanitarian work:
Every year the Red Cross responds to more than 70,000 disasters—including approximately 150 home fires every day.
About 11 million Americans turn to us to learn first aid, CPR, swimming, and other health and safety skills. Last year, more than 158,000 people volunteered to teach those courses.
Half the nation's blood supply— six million pints annually—is collected by more than 155,000 Red Cross volunteers .
Among our emergency services for the men and women of the armed forces is the delivery of urgent family messages—around the clock and around the globe.
More than 30,900 volunteers serve as chairs, members of boards of directors, or on advisory boards for local Red Cross units - chapters, Blood Services regions, and military stations.
As part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Red Cross reconnects more than 8,000 families separated by conflicts and disasters around the world through international tracking services and Red Cross messages.
Don't wait another day! The following is a list of Red Cross volunteer opportunities for your consideration:
South Central Kentucky Chapter of the American Red CrossBoard Member: Volunteers are needed to serve on the South Central Kentucky Chapter's board of directors to help to establish policy and direction.
- Disaster Services: Volunteers are needed to respond to state and national disasters.
Disaster Action Team: Volunteers are needed to respond to single-family fires with a disaster action team supervisor.
Disaster Clerical: Volunteers are needed to assemble class packets, stamp brochures, and distribute disaster safety information in the neighborhood as necessary.
Youth Team Leader: Adults are needed to help coordinate and supervise activities and service projects. Adult leaders act as positive role models for youth and encourage leadership and personal development.
Youth Volunteers/Programs: Students are encouraged to volunteer answering phones, doing office work, help with mailings, preparing materials for classes and computer data entry.
HIV/AIDS Mentoring: Young people are needed to serve as role models and speak to groups of students using Red Cross HIV/AIDS awareness materials.
Health and Safety Instructor: Volunteers are needed to teach community classes in CPR, First Aid, water safety, and other safety presentations.
Babysitting Course Instructor: Volunteers become certified to teach American Red Cross BabySitting courses to teenagers.
Lifeguard Instructor: Volunteers needed to teach American Red Cross lifesaving course.
Water Safety Instructor: Volunteers are needed to teach American Red Cross swimming and water safety courses.
First Aid Team: Volunteers are needed to help staff special events throughout the year. Advanced medical training is helpful but not required. Advanced Red Cross First Aid and CPR skills are necessary. Training is available.
- Blood Drive Worker: Volunteers are needed to greet and register blood donors.
Publicity aide: Volunteers are needed for computer data entry.
Pinch-Hitter Volunteer: Volunteers are needed to help with unanticipated or irregular tasks as they arrive.
Clerical: Volunteers are needed to assist with bulk mailing, filing, and inventory etc.
- Special Projects: Volunteers are needed to assist with various duties for fundraising and special events.
If you are interested in volunteering with the South Central Kentucky Chapter of the American Red Cross, call (270) 781-7377.