Community

Volunteer Organizations

Emergency management runs on volunteers. Explore the major organizations that train, deploy, and coordinate volunteer responders across the country.

Auxcomm / ARES / RACES

Amateur radio operators keeping communications alive when infrastructure fails.

Community Emergency Response Teams — trained neighbors ready to help before first responders arrive.

Medical and public health volunteers who strengthen community resilience.

Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster — coordinating the whole voluntary sector.

Non-governmental organizations that fill critical gaps in disaster response and recovery.

The volunteer landscape is broad. If there's an organization that should be here, let us know in the forums.