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Volunteers are the heart and soul of the
American Red Cross. Volunteers are
needed in all areas of service to the community. If you are interested in
volunteer opportunities , please call (562)
490-4014.
We have many different areas of service
and volunteer opportunities. The first step in becoming a volunteer for
the Greater Long Beach Chapter is setting up an appointment to attend a
Volunteer Orientation. The orientation is an hour and will discuss the
many areas of services and the training and requirements to start your
volunteering. At that time you will also be asked to sign a background
check waiver.
We Depend on
Volunteers
Volunteers constitute 96
percent of our total work force to carry on our humanitarian
work:
- Every year Red Cross volunteers respond 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.
- The Red Cross currently engages over
169,000 youth and young adults with meaningful opportunities for
education, training, and volunteer/community service so that they remain
a part of the Red Cross family throughout their
lives.
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