Disaster Response Team

As storms continue to grow in Florida and natural disasters place a burden on our communities, we are building awareness on disaster relief by training and fundraising in order to meet the needs of our communities during a crisis.

Volunteers will provide all types of disaster relief that include structure repairs, rebuilding, clean up, beacons of hope, and more.

• We will be hosting a Training for Call Center Volunteers will be virtually on Thursday, April 24 (7pm-9pm)
• We will be hosting a Disaster Training for the Emergency Response Team on Saturday April 26 (9am-4pm).

Volunteers can be involved with:

• Emergency Response Teams- be trained to be part of the Early Response Team to assist with local disasters.  Join a work team to provide a caring presence and assistance for survivors, helping to prevent further damage to a family’s property.
• Call Center Volunteers – be part of a local team to assist the community and answer calls for assistance.
• Donation Collections-Help organize efforts to gather and distribute essential supplies.
  Sign up below to become of part of the Disaster Emergency Response Team.

Call Center Volunteers:  Sign up to attend the Call Center Volunteer Training Virtually on Thursday, April 24 7pm-9pm.

Emergency Response Team:  Sign up to  be certified with the Emergency Response Team on Saturday, April 26 – 9am-4pm at St. Luke’s.  Please note, this training is provided by the Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church Disaster Recovery Ministry and there is a $15 charge to signup for t-shirt and background check to be certified..  Lunch will be provided at the training.

For more information about how you can be involved with Disaster Response, contact Amy Simon at asimon@st.lukes.org.