FAQ
Can I volunteer to go and help?
Thank you for your interest in helping with this disaster.
The Red Cross is not seeking volunteers to travel to the affected areas. Due to the level of expertise required in a disaster of this scope, we can send only highly-trained and very experienced Red Cross disaster workers, also known as delegates. These individuals are being drawn and deployed from our existing pool of delegates.
As always, if you are interested in becoming an international delegate, you can apply to your local Red Cross office and follow the required interview and training processes.
Local volunteers may be needed in your area.
The incredible response to this tragedy has required a mobilization of volunteers to help their local Red Cross offices with a wide variety of tasks, from answering phones to helping with logistics to writing receipts.
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer with the Canadian Red Cross you can pick up an application at your local office. After you have completed and signed the Volunteer Application, please send it via mail or drop it off at your local branch.
Thanks again for your interest in offering volunteer support to the Canadian Red Cross!
Can the Red Cross help me adopt an orphan from the area?
The Red Cross does not help Canadian families to adopt children affected by disaster. All such requests should go through Immigration Canada or local agencies that deal in international adoptions.
As one of its roles internationally, the Red Cross strives to reunite loved ones separated by disaster or conflict. The Restoring Family Links program is very successful at bringing immediate and even distant family members together.
