Volunteer
Welcome to the Savannah Chapter of the American Red Cross!

Ever thought about volunteering in your community? We’d like to give you the perfect opportunity! Join the Savannah Chapter of the American Red Cross.

Volunteering is what we’re all about. The volunteer spirit is the backbone of the American Red Cross. Our organization was founded by volunteers, and, currently, our local chapter has a ratio of volunteers to paid staff of 54 to 1!

Each of our volunteers is important, and each volunteer gets the chance to truly make a difference...right here at home.

Don’t know how to find the time? We will make it easy. On this site you’ll find a brief overview of our major programs here in Savannah. If you see something that interests you, let us know. Volunteer when you can…we’ll provide plenty of opportunities!

We get our strength from our volunteers. Stop by or give us a call and learn how rewarding it is to do something good for your neighbors. Remember, when you help the American Red Cross, you help America.

Disaster Services Volunteer
Disasters can strike at any time, and we need your help to get our neighbors back on their feet. From house fires to hurricanes, Savannah Chapter Red Cross volunteers step in when circumstances are at their worst. Almost every day our volunteers reach out to those who have been affected by disaster here in our area and beyond.

We can’t do it alone.

As part of the disaster action team, you will learn to care for others during tragedy. From mass care and feeding to driving an Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) we will teach you everything you need to know. The best part...you get the rewarding feeling of making a lasting impact on those in need.

Come test yourself. Learn new skills and be a helping hand. Join the Disaster Action Team!

Effingham Tornado 2008

Disaster Action Team
In conducting relief operations, the Red Cross always avails itself of the services of volunteers, and mobilizing and utilizing local resources to the fullest extent possible. Disaster Action Teams (DAT teams) are organized to place trained Red Cross volunteers at the scene of a disaster within an hour of notification of its occurrence to provide immediate emergency services to disaster clients and emergency workers. The DAT Teams are an integral part of the Chapter’s disaster preparedness and serve as the first on-the-scene contact with disaster clients. In the past year alone our DAT teams have responded to home fires, tornadoes, forest fires, flooding and the explosion at the sugar factory.

Dixie Crystal Factory 2008

National Disaster Response
In addition to our local disasters, many of our volunteers have deployed to other areas of the country that have been affected by natural disasters such as hurricanes, flooding, tornadoes and forest fires. You don’t need to be a DAT team member to be a national volunteer. The Red Cross will train you so that when the need arises, you will be prepared to deploy and assist in the disaster response.

Hurricane Ike Disaster Volunteers 2008

Disaster Volunteer Positions
The Red Cross provides extensive training to all of our volunteers. The following is a list of many of the positions available for disaster volunteers:

Service to the Armed Forces (SAF)
The Savannah area is home to Hunter AAF and Fort Stewart, GA. Each day SAF volunteers work with military families to keep in contact during emergencies, offer emergency financial assistance through a special restricted fund, hold special events on base and provide general health and safety information for on-post families.

In addition to these activities, SAF volunteers also assist during military deployments and homecomings. Each time a military unit deploys or returns to our area, SAF volunteers greet them with a handshake, “thank you” and refreshments. It’s a long-standing rewarding division of the Red Cross.

Joining the SAF team is easy! No extensive training is required. Just like the other departments, you volunteer when you can. Your SAF director will let you know when your help is needed and you come when you can...it’s that simple!

Health & Safety
Want to be a CPR Instructor...a Lifeguard… or a First Aid Instructor? The Red Cross can teach you those skills to do all of those things and so much more!

Your Savannah Red Cross will train you in CPR, First Aid and other areas of safety. Then you can help spread the education and help to train others.

We take our important education to schools, civic groups, military installations and community events. Don’t worry if you have never worked in these areas before...we’ll teach you! Best of all, you learn this valuable information for FREE just by being a Red Cross volunteer!

Learn and teach when you have the time. The Red Cross is based on volunteers offering what they can, when they can. Catch the feeling of helping others in our community. Join the Health and Safety Team!

Administrative Assistance
Helping our friends, neighbors, community and fellow citizens is what Red Cross volunteerism is all about! But that help does not happen by accident.

Training classes have to be scheduled and implemented. Certificates have to be prepared. Phones have to be answered. Envelopes have to be stuffed. Packets have to be assembled. Mailings have to go out and so much more! All done by Red Cross office/clerical Volunteers.

We really couldn’t do all that we do without the help of faithful, caring volunteers who give their time, talent and support to the American Red Cross

Last year 755 Red Cross volunteers and 14 employees touched the lives of more than 36,000 people in the Coastal Empire and surrounding communities

To volunteer, please email Alison Maruca at or call 912-651-5321.