Give the Gift of Time This Year; Help People in Need as a Red Cross Volunteer

[JAN. 14, 2025] The American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania asks you to consider giving the gift of your time this year and resolving to help people in need as a volunteer in 2025.

"Our volunteers make up 90% of our workforce and are the beating heart and soul of the Red Cross," said Jorge Martinez, CEO of the American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania. "Their support is immeasurable. Their precious gift of time builds our capacity to help people in what can be their darkest hour."

Depending on your interests, the Red Cross offers a variety of volunteer opportunities from supporting a family after a fire in their home, helping a member of the military during an emergency, or helping us ensure blood is available for patients who need it. Below are some of the most-needed volunteer roles in Pennsylvania:

Disaster Action Team (DAT): Help families in your community after a home fire or other disaster. DAT team members provide emotional support, emergency financial assistance and information to help families begin to recover.
Hero Care Caseworker: Support members of the military, their families and our veterans. Become a casework volunteer and help provide emergency communications and critical services to military families all over the world.
Blood donor ambassadors: Engage with blood donors by greeting them at blood drives, helping them register, answering questions, providing information and assisting them at the refreshments table.
Blood transportation specialists: Volunteer transportation specialists support hospital patients by delivering blood from our facilities to local hospitals. If you have a little free time, love driving and enjoy meeting new people, the Red Cross has a great volunteer spot waiting for you.

In 2024, more than 3,400 volunteers supported the American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania. These volunteers provided care and comfort to families after more than 1,500 local disasters, including home fires and floods, while also deploying across the country to help after devastating hurricanes, wildfires and other emergencies. In addition, Red Cross volunteers supported more than 5,000 blood drives to ensure patients had access to lifesaving blood.

The need to help has never been greater. Join us to provide relief and hope when it matters most. Visit redcross.org/volunteer and get started today.

About the American Red Cross:

The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides comfort to victims of disasters; supplies about 40% of the nation's blood; teaches skills that save lives; distributes international humanitarian aid; and supports veterans, military members and their families. The Red Cross is a nonprofit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to deliver its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or CruzRojaAmericana.org, or follow us on social media.