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.
If you would like your worksite entered on this page, visit our worksite page.
Hurricane Helene Opportunities now available! You don’t have to wait for a spot in western North Carolina. You can olunteer to work at other spots now.
| Organization | Baptists on Mission |
| Hurricane Helene-Western NC | |
| Contact | Register at https://baptistsonmission.org/Mission-Projects/By-Mission-Type/Disaster-Relief/Hurricane-Helene/Get-Involved |
| Telephone | TBD |
| 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/Hurricane-Helene/ |
| tford@ncbaptist.org | |
| Skills | Construction and/or laborer |
| Preferred term | Daytime to one week, Monday-Saturday |
| Locations | Boone (Watauga County), Spruce Pine (Mitchell County), Hendersonville (Henderson County) and Marion (McDowell County) |
| Housing | Provided |
| Meals | Provided |
| Tools | Simple hand tools can be provided but please bring your own if possible |
| No-Name Storm/Flooding Leland-Southport area | |
| Contact | Register at https://baptistsonmission.org/Mission-Projects/By-Mission-Type/Disaster-Relief/NC-Coastal-Flooding-Response/Get-Involved |
| Telephone | TBD |
| 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/NC-Coastal-Flooding-Response/Get-Involved/Florence |
| tford@ncbaptist.org | |
| Skills | Construction and/or laborer |
| Preferred term | Daytime to one week, Monday-Saturday |
| Location | Leland, NC |
| Housing | Provided |
| Meals | Provided |
| Tools | Simple hand tools can be provided but please bring your own if possible |
| 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 | 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 | RISE Disaster Relief and Recovery Inc. |
| Hurricane Helene: Mitchell County | |
| Contact Name | Wanda Hill | Telephone | 980-825-Rise (7473) |
| wanda.hill@riseteam.org | |
| Website | https://riseteam.org/ |
| Skills | Chainsaw work and property cleanup teams, skidsteer equipment and operators |
| Preferred term | Prefer long weekends or longer 3-7 day periods |
| Location | Mitchell County (Spruce Pine and Bakersville) |
| Housing | Housing will be covered at local motel in Spruce Pine |
| Meals | Meals will be covered, daily per diem |
| Tools | Chain saws can be provided, PPE and safety items provided. |
| Organization | Hearts With Hands |
| Hurricane Helene: Buncombe County | |
| Contact Name | Alyce Sharpton | Telephone | 828-505-5306 |
| alyce@heartswithhands.org | |
| Website | Volunteers may sign up at https://www.heartswithhands.org/volunteer-opportunities/ or via telephone or email. |
| Skills | Warehouse Support – Sorting and Organizing Donated Goods |
| Preferred term | Day volunteers accepted |
| Location | Buncombe County (Swannanoa) |
| Housing | Not provided |
| Meals | Not provided |
| Organization | Lost Province Center for Cultural Arts/Old Lansing School |
| Hurricane Helene: Ashe County | |
| Contact Name | KC Buchanan | Telephone | 828-406-9405 |
| lansingrecoverync@gmail.com | |
| Website | https://lansingrecovery.com/ |
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| Location | 9710 NC-194 Lansing, NC 28643 |
| Housing | Camping sites available in the ball field across from the site. For other housing options, please contact Lansing Town Hall. |
| Meals | Lunch and Dinner available daily |
| Organization | Resilient Recovery NC |
| Hurricane Helene: Western NC | |
| Contact Name | James Artman | Telephone | 828-812-8881 |
| james@extremeresilience.net | |
| Website | https://extremeresilience.net/relief/ |
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| Location | McDowell, Mitchell, Avery, Buncombe, Rutherford, Yancey, and Watauga Counties |
| Housing | Provided but limited |
| Meals | Some provided |
| Tools | PPE provided, bring own tools. |
| Organization | NECHAMA Jewish Response to Disaster |
| Hurricane Helene: Buncombe/McDowell counties | |
| Contact | Max Manasevit | Telephone | 507-222-9010 |
| max@nechama.org | |
| Website | https://nechama.org/ |
| Skills | No skills needed. Be aware we are doing manual labor outside and possibly without a restroom. |
| Preferred term | We work Sunday-Friday although we cannot guarantee a spot. Please fill out our waiver. |
| Location | Henderson County, Buncombe County |
| Housing | Limited |
| Meals | Not provided (except if you are lodging) |
| Tools | We provide all needed tools. |
| Organization | Fuller Center Disaster ReBuilders |
| Hurricane Helene: Buncombe/McDowell counties | |
| Contact | Register at https://disaster-rebuilders.org/ | Telephone | 346-763-7499 |
| Volunteers: disaster-rebuilders@fullercenter.org | |
| Skills | Construction, laborer, and any loving hearts that want to serve |
| Preferred term | Monday-Friday (arrivals on Sunday) |
| Location | Base-Black Mountain; Serving Black Mountain, Swannanoa, Old Fort and surrounding areas |
| Housing | Provided-See website for more info |
| Meals | Provided-See website for more info |
| Tools | Tools are provided, but feel free to bring your own if possible |
| Organization | North Carolina Conference United Methodist Church |
| Tropical Storm Debby: Columbus County | |
| Contact | Ann Huffman | Telephone | 888-440-9167 |
| Website | https://nccumc.org/disaster/ |
| disaster@nccumc.org | |
| Skills | Tarp roofs; Clean out homes with mold. Some have not been touched since Hurricane Florence (2018) |
| Preferred term | Daytime up to one week |
| Location | Bolton, NC |
| Housing | Provided |
| Meals | Provide your own meals in the volunteer housing kitchen |
| Tools | Simple hand tools and protective equipment can be provided but please bring your own if possible |
| 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 | Coastal Carolinas Disaster Resiliency Agency (CCDRA) |
| Hurricanes Matthew and Florence: Craven County | |
| Contact | Kristy Kulberg – Executive Director |
| Telephone | 252-571-5663 |
| Website | https://ccdranc.org |
| info@ccdranc.org | |
| Skills | Construction, Warehouse, Office, Client Services; Internships available No skills needed for any opportunity; we will train. |
| Preferred term | Work week: Monday-Friday. Saturday or Sunday arrival, Friday or Saturday departure preferred. We can be flexible./ |
| Location | New Bern, NC |
| Housing | New Hope Volunteer Village $25 per person per night. |
| Meals | Not provided. Two kitchens are available in the lodging site. |
| Tools | Large supply of tools on hand, but teams are welcome to bring their own tools, especially preferred specialty tools. |
| Organization | WARM NC |
| Hurricane Florence: Bladen County Rebuilds | |
| Contact | Avery Wilson |
| Telephone | 910-399-7563 x117 |
| Website | https://www.warmnc.org |
| averywilson@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 | Avery Wilson |
| Telephone | 910-399-7563 x117 |
| Website | https://www.warmnc.org |
| averywilson@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 | Avery Wilson |
| Telephone | 910-399-7563 x117 |
| Website | https://www.warmnc.org |
| averywilson@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 | Avery Wilson |
| Telephone | 910-399-7563 x117 |
| Website | https://www.warmnc.org |
| averywilson@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 | Avery Wilson |
| Telephone | 910-399-7563 x117 |
| Website | https://www.warmnc.org |
| averywilson@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 | Avery Wilson |
| Telephone | 910-399-7563 x117 |
| Website | https://www.warmnc.org |
| averywilson@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 | Avery Wilson |
| Telephone | 910-399-7563 x117 |
| Website | https://www.warmnc.org |
| averywilson@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 causing substantial flooding.
Tropical Storm Helene entered North Carolina on September 27, 2024. Although windspeeds were reduced below hurricane force, the amount of rainfall was unprecedented. Again the mountain valleys concentrated the rainfall onto the populated valleys. Twenty-nine counties in the western portion of the state were included in the federal declaration.