Keep Disaster Response Movin; Become a Disaster Feeding Responder at American Red Cross
This position supports the Regional Disaster Cycle Services department. The role of Feeding Service Associate is to serve as a member of a temporary work unit on a disaster relief operation to successfully complete their assigned areas of responsibility on a disaster relief operation. They ensure food safety and proper food service in a variety of work locations.
Be the Link That Moves Help Forward – Become a Government Operations Service Responder at American Red Cross
This position supports the Regional Disaster Cycle Services department. The Government Operations Service Associate acts as the direct daily (if appropriate) contact with government partners, generally in an Emergency Operations Center or other coordination center, during a disaster relief operation. GOs are responsible for ensuring Red Cross actions are aligned with, supportive of, and complementary to government. They effectively represent the Red Cross to external partners, manage internal and external expectations, establish and monitor situational awareness, and seek, collect, evaluate and communicate critical information.
Become a Visual Storyteller for the Red Cross
This position supports the Regional Communications department. This opportunity requires participation in in-person activities and/or performing work in a Red Cross facility. Assist the Red Cross in delivering its mission by taking and sharing photos and/or video to showcase the Red Cross at work, both in disaster and non-disaster times.
Connect People. Build Partnerships. Empower Communities. Become a Disaster Community Engagement Partnership Responder with the American Red Cross
This position supports the Regional Disaster Cycle Services department. The purpose of Community Engagement and Partnerships (CEP) is to work with external organizations to build capacity, coordinate activities, integrate expertise, and provide channels to reach all disaster affected communities, particularly traditionally underserved populations. The role of this worker is to assist with the implementation of the CEP plan.
Become a Disaster Spiritual Care Service Associate for the Red Cross
This position supports the Regional Disaster Cycle Services department. The role of the Disaster Spiritual Care (DSC) Service Associate is to serve as a member of a temporary work unit on a disaster relief operation to provide disaster spiritual care support to individuals and families who have been impacted by a disaster.
Become a Information & Planning Disaster Assessment Service Associate for the Red Cross
This position supports the Regional Disaster Cycle Services department. A Disaster Assessment Service Associate conducts field collection of damage assessment information and conducts damage assessment review and interpretation for Individual Assistance Providers (IAPs). This includes the collection and recording of impact and damage data and supporting Recovery Services with data interpretation.
Become a Information and Planning Chapter/Territory Coordinator for the Red Cross
This position supports the Regional Disaster Cycle Services department. The purpose of this position is to provide leadership to Disaster Cycle Services workers in performing Information Planning activities during preparedness, response, and recovery within a Chapter or Territory.
Become a Staff Planning and Support Supervisor for the Red Cross
This position supports the Regional Disaster Cycle Services department. The role of the Staff Planning and Support Supervisor is to supervise an activity on a disaster relief operation to successfully complete their assigned areas of responsibility on an operation's service delivery plan. The Staff Planning and Support Supervisor ensures their team provides support to traveling disaster responders to include: lodging, Mission Card support, in-processing and out-processing, updating the DR Information System and Volunteer Connection data management and Customer Service.
Become Disaster Client Recovery Team Member for the Red Cross
This position supports the Regional Disaster Cycle Services department. Provide Follow up and Recovery Planning Services, including referrals, for individuals and households following regional events - primarily home fires.
Become a Disaster Health Services Responder for the Red Cross
This position supports the Regional Disaster Cycle Services department. Disaster Health Services (DHS) Service Associate (SA) is a temporary position assigned to work in person before, during and/or after a disaster event this hurricane/wildfire season. Volunteers in this role provide assistance and healthcare to shelter residents as needed.
Become a Disaster Information and Planning Team Member for the Red Cross
This position supports the Regional Disaster Cycle Services department. The purpose of this position is to perform Information Planning readiness and capacity building activities needed to enable effective service delivery (in a disaster response).
Become a Disaster Mental Health Responder for the Red Cross
Disaster Mental Health Service Associate (DMH/SA) is an operational position assigned temporarily to work before, during, and/or after a disaster event. Responders in this position provide disaster mental health support to individuals and families who have been impacted by a disaster. This position supports the mission of the American Red Cross by providing quality mental health support to clients and workers in order to reduce the impact of trauma and support recovery.
From warehouse to care, your work powers relief, Become a Disaster Logistics Fulfillment Responder for the Red Cross
The Fulfillment Service Associate (LOG/FUL/SA) is an operational position and is assigned temporarily to support Disaster Cycle Services Logistics on a Disaster Relief Operation (DRO). This position supports congregate shelter sites by resourcing and delivering materials during daily site visits throughout the disaster operation. This position supports the mission of the American Red Cross by fulfilling requests from the shelter activity to support the needs of clients in alignment with the Service Delivery Plan.
Be Part of the Latino Engagement Team for Disaster Services for the Red Cross
This position supports the Regional Disaster Cycle Services department. A Latino Engagement Team Member is a member of the Latino Engagement Team (LET). They perform the core community engagement activities for the Red Cross. This role requires cultural competency, knowledge of the Red Cross, and a willingness to be the face of the Red Cross in the community.
Become a Recovery Client Care Program Service Associate for the Red Cross
This position supports the Regional Disaster Cycle Services department. The Recovery Services Client Care Program allows the Red Cross to rapidly meet disaster-caused needs by enabling clients to apply and receive financial assistance and/or community resources. The Client Care Program Service Associate supports the recovery of disaster affected individuals, households, and communities by providing referrals, advocacy, and financial assistance through RC Care (case management system).
Restore Comfort, One Family at a Time, Become a Disaster Shelter Resident Transition Responder for the Red Cross
The Shelter Resident Transition (SRT) Service Associate (SA) is an operational position and is assigned temporarily, typically on level 4 and above disaster relief operations (DROs). SRT Caseworkers work with shelter residents to understand their resources and transition roadblocks to help households create an individualized action plan so that they can transition from the shelter to a more sustainable living solution.
Support Resilience, One Step at a Time, Become a Disaster Sheltering Responder for the Red Cross
This position supports the Regional Disaster Cycle Services (DCS) department. The Sheltering (SH) Service Associate (SA) is a temporary position assigned to work in person in a Red Cross shelter before, during and/or after a disaster event. Sheltering Service Associates complete tasks necessary for shelter operations and interacts with clients to ensure their needs are met. Sheltering Service Associates support the day-to-day activities within a shelter, which can include working in reception, registration, feeding, dormitory, information or other areas within a shelter.
Your skills turn data into lifesaving decisions, become a Information & Planning Generalist Service Responder for the Red Cross
This position supports the Regional Disaster Cycle Services (DCS) department. An Information & Planning (IP) Generalist (GEN) Service Associate (SA) role is to assist in the collection, evaluation, analysis, and dissemination of operational information related to the incident.
Support Eco-Friendly Community Events with The ReDiscover Center
Help facilitate mobile crafting booths and pop-up maker spaces at regional community events, street festivals, and environmental fairs. Volunteers assist with transporting upcycled materials, setting up public crafting tables, greeting families, and inspiring attendees of all ages to create art using discarded or repurposed goods instead of throwing them away. Minors under 16 must be accompanied by an adult guardian.
Facilitate Open Studio Crafting Sessions with The ReDiscover Center
Help monitor and assist during public open studio weekend hours where community members drop in to build creative projects. Studio volunteers answer questions about available upcycled materials, help guests find appropriate fastening supplies (like glue guns or twine), maintain the overall tidiness of the workspace, and ensure all makers follow standard shop safety rules. Must be 16 years or older, or accompanied by an adult chaperone.
Featured Projects
Join Big Sunday for Relaxation and Community Care at Wellness Mondays
Big Sunday,
dom@bigsunday.org,
(323) 549-9944
If you're feeling like you could use a holiday – or a way to relax and recharge while meeting great, helpful folks -you're going to love Big Sunday's Wellness Mondays. Every Monday at 10 AM, we'll be hosting a different, fantastic sound bath here at Big Sunday HQ. Every Sound Bath is wonderful, designed to help you relax, recharge, and reconnect with yourself and others. They're all incredibly relaxing, totally free, and everyone is invited! We want everyone to be as comfortable as possible and suggest that you bring your own mat, cushion, pillow, blanket, eye cover, etc. – whatever you need to feel relaxed and cozy!
Create Mosaic Suns With Big Sunday at our Art Tuesdays
Big Sunday,
josh@bigsunday.org,
(323) 549-9944
Every Tuesday, volunteers join us at Big Sunday HQ to decorate mosaics in the shape of a sun. These beautiful works of art are then donated to schools, shelters, food banks – anywhere in need of a little more sunshine and warmth! This wonderful project is the brainchild of our old friend Cathy Weiss and led by Cathy and our own Big Sunday staff. You don’t need to be a brilliant artist to participate – just friendly and sincere. Just about everybody who’s worked on one tells us the mosaic suns are their favorite Big Sunday project!.
Join Big Sunday for our Accessible Wednesday at 10am Event
Big Sunday,
passion@bigsunday.org,
(323) 549-9944
A spin-off of our flagship weekly event TM@10, Accessible Wednesdays @ 10 (AW@10 for short) hosts volunteers every Wednesday to work on hands-on projects to help local nonprofits. The difference? The projects we do on Wednesdays are specially geared to be accessible to folks of all ability levels! Our guests of honor at each AW@10 are groups of volunteers with intellectual and developmental disabilities from some of our partner organizations like AbilityFirst, ETTA, PassAbility, Partners For Potential, and Arroyo Development Services. At Big Sunday, we firmly believe that everyone has something to give, and that everyone has fun helping others! Anyone and everyone is invited to join us for AW@10, whether it’s with a group or as an individual who wants to help out and hang out with some of the best volunteers in the business. From assembling goodie bags for unhoused people and their dogs to decorating pumpkins for underserved kids at Halloween, there’s always something fun going on at AW@10. This week we will be sorting cloths for donations.
Join Big Sunday for our Thursday Morning at 10am Events
Big Sunday,
nicolo@bigsunday.org,
(323) 549-9944
TM@10 (Thursday Morning @ 10) is not only one of our favorite programs, but it’s one of our most popular, too! Every Thursday morning from 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM, volunteers gather at Big Sunday HQ to work on hands-on projects that help local nonprofits. We’ve assembled birthday gifts for folks in shelters, written letters to soldiers stationed overseas, packed backpacks for ex-gang members starting college, made fleece blankets for shelter kittens, and done about a thousand other fun and meaningful things. In classic Big Sunday fashion, it’s a great way for people to meet new people, work together, and enjoy some laughs while helping someone else. It’s no wonder we have so many regulars who come every single week! We’re regularly joined by groups like AbilityFirst, Partners For Potential, and of course the famous TM Ladies! Projects we’ve worked on have benefited organizations like Covenant House, Carlos Santa Ana Academy, PATH, Exceptional Children’s Foundation, Angelus Plaza, and countless others.
Join Big Sunday for our Food Pantry and Food Fridays @ 10am
Big Sunday,
madison@bigsunday.org,
(323) 549-9944
Big Sunday has given away mountains of food over many years, but now we’re going to make it a weekly event. Our Food Pantry will be open year ‘round and will contain both perishable and non-perishable food. We’re also introducing Food Fridays. Every Friday morning we’ll be open from 10-11:30 to sort and pack food. We’ll also distribute to nonprofits and schools from all over town who will distribute the food to hungry and grateful people in their communities. All ages are welcome. Groups, too! We need volunteers, collectors, donors and sponsors.