We help people affected by disasters ranging from home fires to hurricanes by providing food, shelter, clothing, comfort and hope. Each year, volunteers respond to approx. 2,300 local disaster across the state of Michigan.
Disaster Action Team Member:
- Respond to disasters in their local area using Red Cross vehicles
- Provide clients with Red Cross issued stipend for housing, food, clothing etc.
- Work with clients to begin the recovery casework process
Training is provided and Local DAT members work a scheduled, on-call shift. Only local volunteers are eligible for national disaster response deployments.
