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Volunteer: Community Resilience Responder (CERT Member)

Be the Calm in the Chaos – Help Your Neighborhood Bounce Back Faster - 

Are you ready to be a trusted leader when your neighbors need it most? As a Community Resilience Responder, you’ll help your community prepare for, respond to, and recover from local disasters. Whether it’s guiding people during evacuations, organizing supplies, or supporting first responders, your calm presence will make a real difference. This is more than volunteering—it’s becoming a pillar of strength when it counts most.

Organization: Eastern VA CERT

Be the Calm in the Chaos – Help Your Neighborhood Bounce Back Faster - 

Are you ready to be a trusted leader when your neighbors need it most? As a Community Resilience Responder, you’ll help your community prepare for, respond to, and recover from local disasters. Whether it’s guiding people during evacuations, organizing supplies, or supporting first responders, your calm presence will make a real difference. This is more than volunteering—it’s becoming a pillar of strength when it counts most.

Organization: Eastern VA CERT

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 22578

Allow Groups: Yes

Volunteer: Disaster Logistics Transport – Truck & Trailer Operator

We are seeking a dedicated CERT volunteer with access to a truck and trailer to assist with transporting essential disaster response items—such as cots, blankets, medical supplies, and shelter equipment—to emergency shelters or staging areas during activations.

Key Responsibilities:

Transport shelter and emergency support items to designated sites across Eastern Virginia. Assist with loading and unloading equipment (may require lifting or coordinating with additional volunteers). Maintain communication with the CERT Logistics Lead or Shelter Manager for instructions and updates. Ensure safe and secure handling of all transported materials.

Why This Role Matters:
Getting critical supplies to where they’re needed—quickly and safely—can make a life-saving difference during disasters. This role plays a key part in ensuring our shelters are ready to serve the community.

Organization: Eastern VA CERT

We are seeking a dedicated CERT volunteer with access to a truck and trailer to assist with transporting essential disaster response items—such as cots, blankets, medical supplies, and shelter equipment—to emergency shelters or staging areas during activations.

Key Responsibilities:

Transport shelter and emergency support items to designated sites across Eastern Virginia. Assist with loading and unloading equipment (may require lifting or coordinating with additional volunteers). Maintain communication with the CERT Logistics Lead or Shelter Manager for instructions and updates. Ensure safe and secure handling of all transported materials.

Why This Role Matters:
Getting critical supplies to where they’re needed—quickly and safely—can make a life-saving difference during disasters. This role plays a key part in ensuring our shelters are ready to serve the community.

Organization: Eastern VA CERT

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 22483

Allow Groups: Yes

Volunteer: CERT Human Sheltering Volunteer

Role Overview:
Human Sheltering Volunteers assist with the setup, operation, and support of emergency shelters during disasters or large-scale evacuations. These volunteers play a vital role in ensuring displaced individuals and families have a safe, clean, and supportive environment during times of crisis.

Key Responsibilities:

Set up shelter facilities, including cots, signage, registration areas, and supply stations. Assist with shelter registration and track resident intake and outflow. Provide general support to shelter residents, including distributing supplies, answering questions, and directing them to services. Maintain a safe, clean, and welcoming environment in sleeping, eating, and common areas. Work in coordination with shelter leads, health officials, and other emergency partners. Help with emotional support and referrals to professional services when appropriate.

Why This Role Matters:
Providing shelter is more than offering a roof—it’s offering safety, dignity, and hope in the face of uncertainty. Human Sheltering Volunteers help ensure that our community members feel supported when they need it most.

Organization: Eastern VA CERT

Role Overview:
Human Sheltering Volunteers assist with the setup, operation, and support of emergency shelters during disasters or large-scale evacuations. These volunteers play a vital role in ensuring displaced individuals and families have a safe, clean, and supportive environment during times of crisis.

Key Responsibilities:

Set up shelter facilities, including cots, signage, registration areas, and supply stations. Assist with shelter registration and track resident intake and outflow. Provide general support to shelter residents, including distributing supplies, answering questions, and directing them to services. Maintain a safe, clean, and welcoming environment in sleeping, eating, and common areas. Work in coordination with shelter leads, health officials, and other emergency partners. Help with emotional support and referrals to professional services when appropriate.

Why This Role Matters:
Providing shelter is more than offering a roof—it’s offering safety, dignity, and hope in the face of uncertainty. Human Sheltering Volunteers help ensure that our community members feel supported when they need it most.

Organization: Eastern VA CERT

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 22503

Allow Groups: Yes

Volunteer: CERT Pet Sheltering Volunteer

Role Overview:
Pet Sheltering Volunteers assist in the setup and operation of emergency pet shelters during disasters. These shelters often operate alongside human shelters, allowing evacuees to keep their pets safe and nearby. Volunteers ensure animals are cared for, secure, and comfortable, while also helping their owners during stressful times.

Key Responsibilities:

Help set up pet shelter areas, including cages, food stations, signage, and intake areas. Register and intake pets, documenting owner information and any medical or dietary needs. Provide basic animal care/ monitoring general health. Owners will be responsible for feeding, watering, cleaning enclosures and walking dogs/ Maintain a clean and safe environment for animals and people alike. Support communication with pet owners and ensure appropriate protocols are followed for visits and reunification. Work with animal control, veterinarians, or sheltering partners as needed.

Why This Role Matters:
For many families, pets are family too. Pet Sheltering Volunteers ensure that during a crisis, people don’t have to choose between personal safety and their animals. By providing a safe haven for pets, we support the emotional well-being of both animals and their owners.

Organization: Eastern VA CERT

Role Overview:
Pet Sheltering Volunteers assist in the setup and operation of emergency pet shelters during disasters. These shelters often operate alongside human shelters, allowing evacuees to keep their pets safe and nearby. Volunteers ensure animals are cared for, secure, and comfortable, while also helping their owners during stressful times.

Key Responsibilities:

Help set up pet shelter areas, including cages, food stations, signage, and intake areas. Register and intake pets, documenting owner information and any medical or dietary needs. Provide basic animal care/ monitoring general health. Owners will be responsible for feeding, watering, cleaning enclosures and walking dogs/ Maintain a clean and safe environment for animals and people alike. Support communication with pet owners and ensure appropriate protocols are followed for visits and reunification. Work with animal control, veterinarians, or sheltering partners as needed.

Why This Role Matters:
For many families, pets are family too. Pet Sheltering Volunteers ensure that during a crisis, people don’t have to choose between personal safety and their animals. By providing a safe haven for pets, we support the emotional well-being of both animals and their owners.

Organization: Eastern VA CERT

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 22503

Allow Groups: Yes

Volunteer: CERT Trailer Inventory Check

We’re looking for a few dependable volunteers to work with our CERT Logistical volunteer to help us inventory the contents of our disaster response trailers. This is a critical task that ensures our sheltering and response supplies are ready to deploy at a moment’s notice.

What You’ll Do:

Open and inspect trailer compartments Check and count cots, blankets, medical supplies, pet shelter items, and other gear Note damaged, expired, or missing items Help reorganize and restock as needed Work in teams for efficiency and safety

Why It Matters:
When disaster strikes, our trailer needs to be fully stocked and ready to roll. Your help ensures we can respond fast—and effectively—when our community needs us most.

Organization: Eastern VA CERT

We’re looking for a few dependable volunteers to work with our CERT Logistical volunteer to help us inventory the contents of our disaster response trailers. This is a critical task that ensures our sheltering and response supplies are ready to deploy at a moment’s notice.

What You’ll Do:

Open and inspect trailer compartments Check and count cots, blankets, medical supplies, pet shelter items, and other gear Note damaged, expired, or missing items Help reorganize and restock as needed Work in teams for efficiency and safety

Why It Matters:
When disaster strikes, our trailer needs to be fully stocked and ready to roll. Your help ensures we can respond fast—and effectively—when our community needs us most.

Organization: Eastern VA CERT

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 22503

Allow Groups: Yes

Volunteer: CERT Marketing Team Members

About the Role:

We're seeking creative, proactive volunteers to join our CERT Marketing Team. You'll collaborate with existing volunteers to help raise awareness about CERT activities and preparedness programs through marketing efforts including social media, video creation, and community outreach materials.

What You’ll Do:

Support and implement marketing strategies for CERT initiatives Create content for social media (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, Twitter) Assist with filming and editing short promotional or educational videos Help design flyers, graphics, and other outreach materials Participate in team meetings to brainstorm and plan upcoming campaigns Take on additional tasks related to promotion and outreach as needed

Why It Matters:

CERT’s mission is to empower community members with the knowledge and tools to respond effectively in times of disaster. By joining the Marketing Team, you’ll help spread critical preparedness information, recruit new volunteers, and ensure that your community is safer and better informed.

Organization: Eastern VA CERT

About the Role:

We're seeking creative, proactive volunteers to join our CERT Marketing Team. You'll collaborate with existing volunteers to help raise awareness about CERT activities and preparedness programs through marketing efforts including social media, video creation, and community outreach materials.

What You’ll Do:

Support and implement marketing strategies for CERT initiatives Create content for social media (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, Twitter) Assist with filming and editing short promotional or educational videos Help design flyers, graphics, and other outreach materials Participate in team meetings to brainstorm and plan upcoming campaigns Take on additional tasks related to promotion and outreach as needed

Why It Matters:

CERT’s mission is to empower community members with the knowledge and tools to respond effectively in times of disaster. By joining the Marketing Team, you’ll help spread critical preparedness information, recruit new volunteers, and ensure that your community is safer and better informed.

Organization: Eastern VA CERT

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 22503

Allow Groups: Yes