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Humanitarian Aid
Humanitarian Aid volunteers are people who feel called to respond when someone in the 1/9 community is facing a serious need.
Is this you?
You don't need all of this. If a few of these sound like you, we'd like to hear from you.
General attributes
- Compassionate
- Calm under pressure
- Discreet with sensitive information
- Dependable with follow-up
- Respectful of people's dignity
Specific skills
- Coordinating emergency assistance
- Reaching out to members and families in need
- Assessing a situation and identifying options
- Coordinating with relief organizations
- Keeping careful, confidential records
Knowledge of
- Social services or crisis support
- Disaster relief and emergency response
- Veteran service organizations
- Local community resources
Tools and software
- Shared spreadsheets and forms
- monday.com, or willingness to learn it
- Basic tech literacy, like using email, shared documents, and video calls
Ways to help
Find where you fit
- Identify members or families who may need assistance
- Help coordinate resources
- Lend professional expertise
- Connect us with veteran service organizations and community resources
- Help with discreet follow-up and support
- Build local resource lists
- Take on a defined humanitarian support project
Get started
Sign up to volunteer
Questions? Contact Hugh Hopson, Membership Committee Chairman: hhopson@19walkingdead.org · 202-796-4946