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A little bit about volunteering for your Red Cross Chapter
Whether it is helping at the local chapter office, responding to provide emergency assistance in your area, or wanting to help around the nation during disasters, the fact of the matter is that around 97% of American Red Cross services are provided by folks that the Red Cross doesn't pay. Maybe it's a way that you can make a difference.
Here's the process in a nutshell. The first step in the process is to complete a volunteer application. Once you complete it we'll set up a time for an interview, which will most likely be done by a volunteer. He or she will, among other things, find your interests and make initial recommendations. After that you will be asked to complete a background check, discuss your interest with the career staff person for that specialty, and be scheduled for an orientation.
First off, if you are interested in volunteering at blood drives or at our Portland blood collection facility on Forest Avenue, that's a tad different as they process and train volunteers apart from our other services. You can reach them at 775-2367.
As a general rule, our volunteers are required to provide for their own transportation to and from their assignment. You can elect to be a task-specific volunteer (e.g. help paint the classroom) rather than a continuing volunteer.
Unfortunately, we are generally not able to accept folks for court-ordered community service; we can accept school related service. Minors can be accepted to perform work in a group when accompanied by an adult representative of the group or can work as an individual limited to our Portland or Lewiston office from 9am-4pm weekdays.
For information on volunteer opportunities, please call or email us.
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