Seeks volunteers to assist with services provided to individuals and families who have been affected by disasters.

Volunteer opportunities include: - Disaster action team members: Would assist with client case work, work with fire families. - Install smoke alarms. - Office work: Receptionist. put newsletter together, data entry. - Events: Power of the Purse in May - selling raffle tickets, set up the night before and tear down after, help with tables at the event.

As volunteer opportunities arise, send your name, name of your group, number of people who can come, cell phone, skill set, and any tools or equipment you could bring to Melody Couchman at United Way at [email protected] or Julli Griesheimer at 567-204-5647.

Volunteer opportunities include: Disaster response- in county and out; Fundraising; Staff blood drives; drive blood to Columbus; Receptionist or office work, put newsletter together, data entry.

Provides assistance for victims of local disasters including financial and mental health counseling. Also provides preparedness and response training for major disasters and community disaster education.

Offers free volunteer training sessions on basic disaster relief. Actively seeks volunteers to serve as Drivers, Instructors, Disaster Action Team members, Emergency Response Vehicle Drivers, and Blood Services assistants.

The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.

Provides Emergency services to the residents of Clark County.

The Red Cross has a criritcal need for new volunteers in the Newark area to help with both disaster response efforts during the 2020 hurricane and wildfire season as well as local blood drive volunteer help (volunteer ambassador workers). Learn more about volunteering at www.redcross.org/volunteer/become-a-volunteer/urgent-need-for-volunteers.html.

The Clark County Combined Health District has a Public Information Officer who distributes information to the media and community in times of disaster. They house the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) that provides trained medical volunteers when a disaster occurs. Provides information on disaster preparedness.

Program under Ohio Citizen Corps umbrella. Offers a community-based, civilian, volunteer program. Uses volunteers to help strengthen local public health infrastructure and respond to disasters across the state or nation.

The Washington County Health Department accepts volunteers for emergency preparedness activities and a various health promotion activities.

This agency provides coordination of emergency response, homeland security, crisis response team, citizen corp, medical reserve corp and (CERT) Community Emergency Response Team.

Provides volunteer opportunities for those who wish to help with relief efforts during disasters.

The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is a national network of volunteers, organized locally to improve the health and safety of their communities. In Licking County, more than 150 volunteers from communities in the county who work in and around the health care field are members of the MRC, and are willing and able to assist local first responders and healthcare professionals should a natural or manmade emergency occur. The Licking County MRC is led by a coordinator at the Health Department and a Planning Committee. The Planning Committee is a group of MRC members who are responsible for steering the actions and policies of the group.

Day volunteers for the TORNADO disaster should report to Samaritan's Purse (and NOT at the municipal building), through April 6, 2024.

Offers search and rescue volunteer opportunities.

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program educates volunteers about disaster preparedness for the hazards that may occur where they live. CERT trains volunteers in basic disaster response skills, such as: fire safety, light search and rescue , team organization , and disaster medical operations.

Volunteer opportunities include: - Disaster action team members: Would assist with client case work, work with fire families. - Install smoke alarms. - Office work: Receptionist. put newsletter together, data entry. - Events: Power of the Purse in May - selling raffle tickets, set up the night before and tear down after, help with tables at the event.

Provides a wide range volunteer opportunities including: blood donor ambassadors, disaster assistance, contacting military personnel and their families, blood delivery to hospitals, smoke alarm installations, and more.