Emergency Volunteer Center

The Volunteer Center manages the Emergency Volunteer Center (EVC), which coordinates individuals who come forward to help with community needs resulting from the disaster.

Our trained EVC Volunteers:

• Coordinate the large influx of volunteers who respond to a disaster
  
• Register and interview volunteers to assess skills and abilities
• Match volunteers to meet community needs
• Conduct safety briefings
• Track volunteer hours and impact
• Serve one-year "on call" commitment with option of extending

Trained EVC Volunteers would be notified when the EVC is activated and then sign up for times they are available to staff the EVC. EVC Volunteers are free to volunteer in the field when they are not assisting at the EVC. Please note that being an EVC Volunteer does not involve strenuous physical activity.

Help get the right volunteers to the right place at the right time during a disaster! 

Join our EVC Team! Contact us now to be notified of our next training: vols@unitedwayjc.org or 319-337-VOLS (8657).

Help us Prepare: Don't Wait to Register to be a Disaster Volunteer--do it now!
Complete a 5-10 minute registration process to let us know you are willing to help in the event of an emergency or disaster (sandbag, clean up, etc). When registering, in the Preferences section, please select YES for the first two questions ("Would you consider volunteering in the event of an emergency or disaster?" and "Want to receive...news by email?"). This will enable us to contact you about disaster-related volunteer opportunities in a prompt and efficient way. Note that you would still need to go through the EVC process to be matched to a volunteer task. Register here!