Each year, more than one million Americans work with the Red Cross as volunteers serving local community needs. Every day, Red Cross volunteers -- your neighbors -- provide a broad array of vital services to people in need in Franklin County Pennsylvania. Red Cross volunteers perform such critical services as helping victims of fires, floods, storms, and other disasters; staffing blood drives; providing lifesaving training in CPR and water safety; and educating young adults about HIV/AIDS risk and prevention. Others help the organization with office work, event planning, and much, much more. Volunteers are a part of everything we do, and there’s a volunteer opportunity for everyone.

Red Cross “everyday heroes” come from all walks of life. Young, old, and in-between, everyone has something special to offer…including you. Neighbor helping neighbor is the core of what the Red Cross is about.

Our volunteers tell us that volunteering makes them feel good about doing something that makes a difference. The Franklin County chapter can work with you to provide rewarding experiences and opportunities to utilize your talents, as well as training to help you serve your community.

Voluntary service is a fundamental principle of the Red Cross, and we are grateful for your interest in helping us to serve the people of Franklin County.

So What's next?

First, Go through the Online Orientation that will provide an overview of the work that our volunteers do.

Next, View the Introduction to Disaster Services video that shows you some of the work disaster volunteers perform on site and behind the scenes.

Finally,  If you are interested in volunteering, Choose one of the open opportunities in thefield to the right of this page, and complete the application, and someone will contact you soon.  Or, feel free to call us at (717) 264-6214 to discuss your interests, e-mail info@franklin-redcross.org, or complete the volunteer application below Thank you!