Volunteer

Pennsylvania VOAD members respond to disasters in Pennsylvania. Contact us to volunteer with a trusted Pennsylvania VOAD member.

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Attendees at the recent National VOAD Conference talk about the state of volunteering and how it may change moving forward. Watch!

The UNITED WAY Suggests Five Ways Volunteering Can Make You Happier

Doing good can make you feel good. Experts say volunteering improves mental health by reducing stress, lowering anxiety, increasing feelings of purpose, accomplishment, and happiness.

In Jacksonville, Florida, United Way of Northeast Florida mobilizes community volunteers to help underserved neighborhoods. That includes traditional service projects — like home repairs, community park and garden enhancements, and neighborhood building improvements, creating snack packs and senior care packs, food and diaper drive collections — and connecting people with United Way’s RealSense financial well-being initiative for free tax preparation. (Read More…)

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TIOGA COUNTY (Debbie Recovery)

Contact the Tioga County Partnership for Community Health or Develop Tioga.

LYCOMING COUNTY (Debby Recovery)

Contact Pastor Tammey at ☎️570-322-1110 or director@uclc.org

WESTERN PA VOAD – Spring 2025 STORMS

Contact Greg at uema@verizon.net or Michelle at michelle.ufner@teamrubiconusa.org.

For Somerset County contact Shar McCoy at ☎️814-485-3664.

THE SUMMER OF 2023 STORMS IN BERKS COUNTY

Volunteer workdays will be held on July 11, 12, 25, and 26 from 8:30 AM – 4 PM. To volunteer contact Sharon at berksrecoveryvolunteers@gmail.com.

SOUTHEAST PA (IDA RECOVERY)

There are many opportunities for rebuild work in the greater Philadelphia area. Contact Denise at projectrestoration@epaumc.org.

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Seeing images of disaster may compel you to head to the impacted area. Don?t underestimate the complexity of working in a disaster area. Until a need has been identified and the local community impacted has requested support, volunteers should not enter.

Be sure to contact us before coming to the disaster area.
Wait until it is safe to travel to volunteer sites and opportunities have been identified.
Once assigned a position, make sure you have been given an assignment and are wearing proper safety gear for the task.

Be patient. Recovery lasts a lot longer than the media attention. There will be volunteer needs for many months, often years, after the disaster – especially when the community enters the long-term recovery period.

How to Volunteer

Do Not Self-Deploy