Volunteer to work with a safe, experienced NC VOAD partner. There are opportunities for everyone from novices to professionals. You may volunteer as an individual, a family, or a group. You may volunteer as a day worker or to stay at the worksite. Housing is provided. Meals and tools are often provided.
You may view the opportunities below by county or volunteer agency. Read the details for each worksite and contact the worksite coordinator to register or get more information.
| Organization | North Carolina Baptist Men/Baptists on Mission |
| Hurricane Florence: Craven County Flooding-New Bern area | |
| Contact | Mark Pickett |
| Telephone | 252-514-8868 |
| Website | All volunteers wishing to work through our sites must register through our website at https://baptistsonmission.org/Florence |
| h.florence.newbern@ncmissions.org | |
| Skills | Construction and/or laborer |
| Preferred term | Daytime to one week, Monday-Saturday |
| Location | New Bern, NC |
| Housing | Provided |
| Meals | Provided |
| Tools | Simple hand tools can be provided but please bring your own if possible |
| Hurricane Florence: Duplin County-Rose Hill Flooding | |
| Contact | Richard Weeks |
| Telephone | 910-289-2805 |
| Website | All volunteers wishing to work through our sites must register through our website at https://baptistsonmission.org/Florence |
| h.florence.charity@ncmissions.org | |
| Skills | Construction and/or laborer, willingness to help |
| Preferred term | Daytime to one week, Monday-Saturday |
| Location | Rose Hill, NC |
| Housing | Provided |
| Meals | Provided |
| Tools | Simple hand tools can be provided but please bring your own if possible |
| Organization | North Carolina Baptist Men/Baptists on Mission |
| Tropical Storm Fred: Haywood County-Canton Flooding | |
| Contact | Bill Martin |
| Telephone | 336-408-8393 |
| Website | All volunteers wishing to work through our sites must register through our website at https://baptistsonmission.org/Mission-Projects/By-Mission-Type/Disaster-Relief/Tropical-Storm-Fred |
| ts.fred.canton@ncmissions.org | |
| Skills | Construction and/or laborer, willingness to help |
| Preferred term | Daytime to one week, Monday-Saturday |
| Location | Canton, NC |
| Housing | Provided |
| Meals | Provided |
| Tools | Simple hand tools can be provided but please bring your own if possible |
| Hurricane Florence: Robeson County-Lumberton Flooding | |
| Contact | Jay Baugham |
| Telephone | 910-740-0806 |
| Website | All volunteers wishing to work through our sites must register through our website at https://baptistsonmission.org/Florence |
| h.florence.lumberton@ncmissions.org | |
| Skills | Construction and/or laborer |
| Preferred term | Daytime to one week, Monday-Saturday |
| Location | Lumberton, NC |
| Housing | Provided |
| Meals | Provided |
| Tools | Simple hand tools can be provided but please bring your own if possible |
| Organization | Fuller Center Disaster Rebuilders |
| Hurricane Florence: Craven County Flooding | |
| Contact | Lyn Wilson |
| Telephone | 346-763-7499 |
| Website | Register as individuals or a team at https://fullercenter.org/disaster-rebuilders |
| disaster-rebuilders@fullercenter.org | |
| Skills | You don’t need special skills to volunteer. We’ll train you. Many volunteers have construction experience, but choose to work in unrelated fields. |
| Preferred Term | Sunday-Saturday |
| Location | New Bern and Craven County, NC |
| Housing | Yes, for weekly volunteer teams scheduled through website above |
| Meals | Provided for registered overnight volunteers; day volunteers should bring a sack lunch. |
| Tools | We provide tools but please bring your own personal tools if possible. |
| Organization | Habitat for Humanity of Craven County |
| Hurricane Florence: Craven County Flooding – New Bern | |
| Contact | Michelle Hooper |
| Telephone | 252-633-9599 |
| Website | http://www.cravencountyhabitat.org/ |
| mhooper@cravencountyhabitat.org | |
| Skills | Construction and/or laborer |
| Preferred Term | Daytime to one week, Monday-Saturday |
| Location | New Bern, NC |
| Housing | Provided as available on a case by case basis |
| Meals | Provided as available on a case by case basis |
| Tools | Simple hand tools will be provided. |
| Organization | Rebuilding Together Pitt County |
| Hurricane Matthew: Pitt County Flooding | |
| Contact | Timothy Andrews |
| Telephone | 252-814-0600 |
| commpartnercoordinator.rtpc@gmail.com | |
| Skills | Construction, landscaping *NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY, WILL TRAIN ON SITE* |
| Preferred term | Daytime |
| Location | Pitt County, NC |
| Meals | Provided |
| Tools | Basic hand tools, saws *Can bring own tools if desired (mark them appropriately)* |
| Organization | Wilmington Area Rebuilding Ministry (WARM) |
| Hurricane Florence: Bladen County Rebuilds | |
| Contact | Sadie Frye |
| Telephone | 910-399-7563 |
| Website | https://www.warmnc.org |
| sadiefrye@warmnc.org | |
| Skills | No skills required. Our construction staff will train and supervise. |
| Preferred Term | Monday-Saturday from 9am to 3pm |
| Location | Bladen County |
| Housing | Not provided |
| Meals | Not provided |
| Tools | WARM provides all tools and materials |
| Hurricanes Florence & Dorian: Brunswick County Rebuilds | |
| Contact | Sadie Frye |
| Telephone | 910-399-7563 |
| Website | https://www.warmnc.org |
| sadiefrye@warmnc.org | |
| Skills | No skills required. Our construction staff will train and supervise. |
| Preferred Term | Monday-Saturday from 9am to 3pm |
| Location | Brunswick County |
| Housing | Not provided |
| Meals | Not provided |
| Tools | WARM provides all tools and materials |
| Hurricanes Matthew & Florence: Columbus County Rebuilds | |
| Contact | Sadie Frye |
| Telephone | 910-399-7563 |
| Website | https://www.warmnc.org |
| sadiefrye@warmnc.org | |
| Skills | No skills required. Our construction staff will train and supervise. |
| Preferred Term | Monday-Saturday from 9am to 3pm |
| Location | Columbus County |
| Housing | Not provided |
| Meals | Not provided |
| Tools | WARM provides all tools and materials |
| Hurricanes Matthew & Florence: Duplin County Rebuilds | |
| Contact | Sadie Frye |
| Telephone | 910-399-7563 |
| Website | https://www.warmnc.org |
| sadiefrye@warmnc.org | |
| Skills | No skills required. Our construction staff will train and supervise. |
| Preferred Term | Monday-Saturday from 9am to 3pm |
| Location | |
| Housing | Not provided |
| Meals | Not provided |
| Tools | WARM provides all tools and materials |
| Hurricanes Florence & Dorian: New Hanover County Rebuilds | |
| Contact | Sadie Frye |
| Telephone | 910-399-7563 |
| Website | https://www.warmnc.org |
| sadiefrye@warmnc.org | |
| Skills | No skills required. Our construction staff will train and supervise. |
| Preferred Term | Monday-Saturday from 9am to 3pm |
| Location | New Hanover County |
| Housing | Not provided |
| Meals | Not provided |
| Tools | WARM provides all tools and materials |
| Hurricanes Matthew & Florence: Onslow County Rebuilds | |
| Contact | Sadie Frye |
| Telephone | 910-399-7563 |
| Website | https://www.warmnc.org |
| sadiefrye@warmnc.org | |
| Skills | No skills required. Our construction staff will train and supervise. |
| Preferred Term | Monday-Saturday from 9am to 3pm |
| Location | Onslow County |
| Housing | Not provided |
| Meals | Not provided |
| Tools | WARM provides all tools and materials |
| Hurricanes Florence & Dorian: Pender County Rebuilds | |
| Contact | Sadie Frye |
| Telephone | 910-399-7563 |
| Website | https://www.warmnc.org |
| sadiefrye@warmnc.org | |
| Skills | No skills required. Our construction staff will train and supervise. |
| Preferred Term | Monday-Saturday from 9am to 3pm |
| Location | Pender County |
| Housing | Not provided |
| Meals | Not provided |
| Tools | WARM provides all tools and materials |
| Organization | American Red Cross |
| Contact | Your local Red Cross chapter |
| Website | www.redcross.org |
| Skills | You don’t need special skills to be a volunteer. We’ll train you. Many volunteers bring skills from work or personal experience, but others choose to work in completely unrelated fields. We have volunteer openings for people of all skills and abilities. |
| Opportunities | Volunteer Management: Assist with volunteer recruitment, placement, record keeping and recognition. Disaster Services: Provide food, shelter, comfort and home for families affected by major disasters such as fire, hurricanes and tornadoes. Disaster Action Team: Volunteers need to respond to single-family fires with a disaster action team supervisor. Disaster Preparedness Presenter: Educate individuals and groups on how to be prepared before a disaster occurs. Public Affairs: During disasters, tell the Red Cross story to your community. |
| Other | The Red Cross responds to approximately 70,000 disasters in the United States every year, ranging from home fires that affect a single family to hurricanes that affect tens of thousands, to earthquakes that impact millions. In these events, the Red Cross provides shelter, food; health and mental health services to help families and entire communities get back on their feet. Although the Red Cross is not a government agency, it is an essential part of the response when disaster strikes. We work in partnership with other agencies and organizations that provide services to disaster victims. |
Hurricane Matthew made landfall in North Carolina on October 8, 2016 as a Category 1 storm, causing catastrophic damage and killing 28 people. Due to its inland storm track, Matthew caused extensive damage and ultimately 45 counties received a federal disaster declaration for Individual Assistance. 28 different volunteer organizations assisted during early response phase. Volunteer organizations estimated that repair and rebuilding homes with insufficient insurance, homeowner assets, and government loans and grants would take four years. Due to resource demands of subsequent hurricanes Florence, Dorian, and Isaias, the work remains uncompleted.
Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina on September 14, 2018 as a Category 1 storm, causing catastrophic damage and killing 28 people. Ultimately 31 counties received a federal disaster declaration for Individual Assistance. Due to its coastal storm track, Florence caused extensive storm surge flooding to coastal communities including record flooding in Wilmington.
Hurricane Dorian made landfall in North Carolina on September 6, 2019 as a Category 2 storm. Prior to landfall at Cape Hatteras (Dare County) the storm caused significant damage to Brunswick, New Hanover, and Pender counties.
Tropical Storm Fred passed across western North Carolina on August 17, 2021. The valleys in that mountainous area concentrated the heavy rainfall casuing substantial flooding.