The local Red Cross Personal Disaster Assistance team is looking for volunteers from the area.
“The program supports families or individuals that have been affected by house fires, mainly. So that team is able to [help], they are on call 24/7, they go out, they meet with people who have been impacted. And then they’re able to support with whatever those folks needs might have for up to 72 hours.”
Alison Everitt, the Provincial Manager of Emergency Management, says you don’t have to live in Dauphin to volunteer. The Dauphin team is looking for people from all over the Parkland.
“This program we have nine teams all around the province and what we constantly hear from all of our team members is that they are doing it to give back and to make a positive impact in their community. You meet a lot of really great people when you’re volunteering for the Red Cross. You make a lot of friends on your team. And you're able to build some different skill sets that you might not have already.”
You can go to redcross.ca to sign up.
