People know they can rely on the American Red Cross to be there for them when disaster strikes.

We meet their immediate emergency needs for food, clothing, shelter, emotional support and medical services with the help of trained volunteers -people like you- who fill a variety of specific roles. New volunteers are always needed. Specialized opportunities exist for licensed mental health professionals, nurses and other health professionals. Volunteer hours are flexible.

Training is available in shelter management, feeding operations, client casework, driving emergency vehicles, working with other emergency response agencies to coordinate relief efforts, keeping records, recruiting staff and setting up technological equipment for relief operations.

Learn how you can become a local disaster volunteer and register for disaster training (please note that you must become a registered Red Cross volunteer before you can take any Disaster Training classes).

New volunteers

Call to attend a volunteer orientation.
In Miami-Dade and Monroe: 305-644-1200
In Broward: 954-797-3823

Current volunteers

Once you've received information for your specialty track (Mass Care, Logistics, Public Affairs), click the link below to browse our training schedule and to register online.

FEMA Training

For additional Disaster Relief Training opportunities such as Incident Command Structure (ICS) or National Incident Management System (NIMS) please visit the National Preparedness Directorate National Training and Education at the FEMA website:  http://www.training.fema.gov/