Leadership Volunteer Needs
Updated: November 15, 2024
Learn more about Leadership Volunteers, what they do, and how to become one.
Canadians wishing to serve in the U.S. must book at least 3 weeks prior to their service term to allow time for border entry paperwork to be completed. Unfortunately, at this time Canadian border-crossing restrictions prohibit U.S. volunteers from serving with MDS in Canada.
Description: Thursday September 26, 2024 Hurricane Helene made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane in the Big Bend area of Florida. The storm pushed inland into Georgia, South and North Carolina and southern Virginia. Western North Carolina appears to be especially hard hit. At least 200 people have died and many more are still missing in Buncombe County, NC. Rescue crews are battling mudslides, flood waters, washed out roadways and limited mobile service making search and rescue extremely difficult.
Available Date Ranges
| Nov 27 - Dec 21 | Office Manager |
| Nov 30 - Dec 21 | Two Investigators |
| Dec 10 - 21 | Head Cook |
| Dec 14 - 21 | Assistant Cook |
Description: Hurricane Maria made landfall on Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017 as a high-end Category 4 storm, bringing a large storm surge, very heavy rains, and wind gusts well above 100 mph (160 km/h). It flattened neighborhoods, crippled the island's power grid, and caused an estimated 2,982 fatalities and US$90 billion in damage.
Available Date Ranges
| Jan 29 - Mar 1 | Project Director |
Description: In September 2022, Hurricane Ian caused record-breaking flooding in the Myakka River Basin, which includes Charlotte Harbor.
Available Date Ranges
| Feb 1 - Mar 1 | Crew Leader |
Description: Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes. March 24, 2023, when a devastating tornado tore through Amory, Mississippi, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. Over 1,500 homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed, and countless lives were shattered.
Available Date Ranges
| Feb 15 - Mar 8 | Crew Leader |
| Feb 15 - Mar 8 | Crew Leader |
| Feb 26 - Mar 29 | Construction Supervisor |
| Mar 8 - 29 | Crew Leader |
Description: The 2023 Wynne–Parkin tornado was a large, deadly, and destructive rain-wrapped wedge tornado that struck the cities and communities of Wynne, Parkin, Earle, Turrell, and Drummonds in Arkansas and Tennessee on the afternoon of March 31, 2023. The tornado caused considerable damage to Wynne and significant to severe damage to areas around northeastern Arkansas and western Tennessee.
Available Date Ranges
| Feb 15 - Mar 29 | Crew Leader |
| Mar 1 - 29 | Crew Leader |
Description: Straight line winds damaged and destroyed many homes in the Penitas, TX area. Many of these homes are in colonias, which are vulnerable neighborhoods in the rural Rio Grande Valley, Tx.
Available Date Ranges
| Feb 26 - Apr 5 | Construction Supervisor |
| Mar 1 - Apr 5 | 2 Crew Leaders |
Description: January 8, 2023 Severe winter storms, flooding and mudslides caused catastrophic flooding to 80% of Planada, CA homes.
Available Date Ranges
| Feb 1 - Mar 1 | Crew Leader |
| Mar 1 - 29 | Crew Leader |
Description: A weather system brought 15 tornadoes to Alabama, including one that killed seven people and another that tracked right through the heart of Selma. Both tornadoes — and several others — were produced by one supercell storm, which traveled more than 82 miles through Alabama and is one of the longest-track tornadoes in state history.
Available Date Ranges
| Feb 1 - Mar 8 | Crew Leader |
More Information
For more information or to serve, please contact:
Canadian residents: Rose Klassen at 866-261-1274 or through this form.
U.S. residents: Josh Carson (800-241-8111) or Karla Friesen (717-500-4220) via phone or through this form.
RV Volunteer Needs
Updated: November 15, 2024
Learn more about RV Volunteers, what they do, and how to become one.
Canadians wishing to serve in the U.S. must book at least 3 weeks prior to their service term to allow time for border entry paperwork to be completed. Unfortunately, at this time Canadian border-crossing restrictions prohibit U.S. volunteers from serving with MDS in Canada.
Description: Severe storms and flooding that began on April 26, 2024, and included heavy rainfall, flash flooding, river flooding, large hail, and hazardous wind gusts caused widespread and severe property damage, injury, or loss of life.
Available Date Ranges
| Jan 4 - 31 | 2 spaces (couple/individual) |
| Feb 1 - 28 | 1 space (couple/individual) |
Description: Heavy Spring 2024 rainfall led to severe, widespread flooding. While the county is used to flooding, this flooding event was extreme by local standards. Some homes on six-foot-tall stilts even flooded, and these homes are generally safe during heavy rains.
Available Date Ranges
| Jan 11 - 31 | 2 spaces (couple/individual) |
| Feb 1 - Mar 1 | 1 space (couple/individual) |
Description: August 27, 2023- September 4, 2023. Hurricane Idalia was a powerful and destructive Category 4 hurricane that caused significant damage across parts of the southeastern United States, especially in North Florida, in late August 2023. September 2024 Hurricane Helene brought more damage to the area.
Available Date Ranges
| Jan 11 - 31 | 2 spaces (couple/individual) |
| Mar 1 - 28 | 1 space (couple/individual) |
More Information
For more information or to serve, please contact:
Canadian residents: Rose Klassen at 866-261-1274 or through this form.
U.S. residents: Josh Carson (800-241-8111) or Karla Friesen (717-500-4220) via phone or through this form.