Red Cross Volunteers   

     The American Red Cross depends on volunteers to accomplish the organization's mission: providing relief to victims of disasters and helping people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies. American Red Cross volunteers are professionally and thoroughly trained to help you with your disaster and health & safety needs.

Click here to view the American Red Cross of Wyoming Volunteer Brochure, made possible by the Spring 2009 Desktop Publishing Class at Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne, WY.

Volunteer Opportunities

• Visit VolunteerMatch's online database that lets you search thousands of one-time and on-going Red Cross opportunities by zip cde, category, and date. Visit the VolunteerMatch website at: http://redcross.volunteermatch.org/.

• Contact Spencer Pollock, at (307) 638-8906, or by email at PollockS@usa.redcross.org.

The Volunteer Process

• Fill out the disaster volunteer application  or non-disaster volunteer application and mail it to our headquarters office at PO Box 586, Cheyenne, WY 82003.

• Complete an official Red Cross background check at http://www.mybackgroundcheck.com/. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the Red Cross icon on the bottom right. Click on "Request a Background Check" and then click on Wyoming; follow the prompts and click on "Candidate for Volunteer" and submit your information. This site is secure, and used nationwide for all American Red Cross background checks. All volunteers must submit a background check in order to volunteer for the Red Cross.

• Review the online orientation for the Red Cross at www.redcross.org; click on Volunteer (on the left-hand side), and scroll down to click on Online Orientation link. Watch the Articulate Demo and Modules 1-4. You will need Flash Player to watch the orientation.

• Review the Introduction to Disaster Services video that shows some examples of the work Disaster workers do. Video can be found at www.redcross.org and then by clicking on Volunteer (on the left-hand side). You will need Flash Player to watch this video.