Becoming a Red Cross Volunteer
Volunteers are recruited by the Red Cross on a pro-active basis, with the intent of broadening and expanding volunteer involvement to assist in mobilizing communities to help people prevent, prepare for and respond to disasters and other life-threatening emergencies. Volunteers are recruited without regard to gender, disability, age, race or other conditions. Volunteers are recruited based upon their skills, abilities and suitability to perform volunteer responsibilities. A prospective volunteer must:

• Review, complete and sign the American Red Cross adult volunteer application (or youth volunteer application) & Code of Conduct
• Participate in a screening interview
• Consent to a background check
• Provide appropriate references and/or sign a release for a background check
• Complete a volunteer orientation
  Note: You can now complete a volunteer orientation on-line

Grant Wood Area - Contact Missy Hall, Coordinator of Volunteers, at (319) 393-3500 for more information.