Hello! This week I will be writing about a local organizations that health professional volunteers can seek if a natural disaster were to occur.
In my search I found two local organizations that are ready to help during a natural disaster. The Sacramento County website also featured these organizations. Even though, the second organization is not exclusively for health professionals I think that they are a well-rounded organization with a great cause.
Sacramento Medical Reserve Corps engages medical professionals who want to donate their time and expertise to prepare for and respond to emergencies. This organization also trains, deploys, and retains volunteer health professionals. If you are interested in joining the Sacramento Medical Reserve Corps you can do so by going to www.SacMRCfoundation.org and filling out an application.
The Regional Center for Volunteerism Hands on Sacramento is an all-inclusive coalition of faith and community based organization. The coalition consists of Salvation Army, American Red Cross, FEMA, food banks, 2-1-1, state/city/county Office of Emergency Services, and many more. Hands on Sacramento is part of a national network of Voluntary Organizations in Active Disaster (VOAD). The mission of Hands on Sacramento is bring together organizations active in disaster to foster an effective response to people in times of disaster. This organization is open to all volunteers.
If you are in the Sacramento area and would like to volunteer I strongly suggest reaching out to these organizations.
-Iliana
In my search I found two local organizations that are ready to help during a natural disaster. The Sacramento County website also featured these organizations. Even though, the second organization is not exclusively for health professionals I think that they are a well-rounded organization with a great cause.
Sacramento Medical Reserve Corps engages medical professionals who want to donate their time and expertise to prepare for and respond to emergencies. This organization also trains, deploys, and retains volunteer health professionals. If you are interested in joining the Sacramento Medical Reserve Corps you can do so by going to www.SacMRCfoundation.org and filling out an application.
The Regional Center for Volunteerism Hands on Sacramento is an all-inclusive coalition of faith and community based organization. The coalition consists of Salvation Army, American Red Cross, FEMA, food banks, 2-1-1, state/city/county Office of Emergency Services, and many more. Hands on Sacramento is part of a national network of Voluntary Organizations in Active Disaster (VOAD). The mission of Hands on Sacramento is bring together organizations active in disaster to foster an effective response to people in times of disaster. This organization is open to all volunteers.
If you are in the Sacramento area and would like to volunteer I strongly suggest reaching out to these organizations.
-Iliana
Hi Iliana,
ReplyDeleteThanks for this information! As a future RN, I would be super interested in joining the Sacramento Medical Reserve Corps to hep respond to emergency situations! I'm excited to read about this and hope there is a similar organization in the South Bay where I hope to live permanently. I think being prepared, educated, and ready for action at all times (even when we least expect it) is so important, and it's important to be a part of an organization that knows exactly what it is doing so that it can use its resources as efficiently as possible. Thanks for the info!
Aveena
Hi Iliana,
ReplyDeleteI was most interested in learning about the Hands on Sacramento which consists of multiple organizations that work together during a disaster. Like we have seen in recent disaster situations, like the Butte county fire, residents need more then just medical care after the disaster, the need help obtaining temporary shelter, help with obtaining food and clothing and other essentials for living. Preparation for a disaster needs multi disciplinary approach; the best thing about Hands on, is that all the necessary organizations that are needed for assistance are working together to get an individuals entire life back on solid ground. Thank you for your post.
Navdeep