Updated: March 18, 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.
Description: Hurricane Laura struck Louisiana on August 26, 2020 as a Category 4 hurricane. This hurricane was the tenth-strongest U.S. hurricane landfall by wind speed on record, with peak winds of 150 mph. On October 9, 2020 Hurricane Delta struck Louisiana in the same areas that were significantly affected by Hurricane Laura. Many homeowners had not returned home yet from evacuating from Hurricane Laura, and many homes still had tarps on their roofs from Laura. This area was also impacted by the Freeze of 2021 where many exposed pipes were frozen and then in May of 2021 received over 15 inches of rain.
Mar 16 - 30 | Crew Leader |
Description: Hurricane Ian struck Florida on September 27, 2022, as a Category 4 hurricane. With the wind speed of just short of a Category 5 storm, Hurricane Ian was the fifth most powerful storm to ever hit the country. This hurricane was the deadliest hurricane to strike the state of Florida since the 1935 Labor Day hurricane. Hurricane Ian caused catastrophic damage. Damage was mostly from flooding from rain and storm surge. Of course, a lot of damage was caused by the intense wind. Millions were left without power.
Mar 30 - Apr 6 | 2 Crew Leaders |
Mar 30 - May 4 | Head Cook |
Mar 30 - May 4 | Assistant Cook |
May 4 - Jun 1 | Head Cook |
May 11 - 18 | 2 Crew Leaders |
May 11 - Jun 1 | Crew Leader |
Jun 12 - Jul 27 | 3 Crew Leaders |
Jun 12 - Jul 27 | Office Manager |
Jun 15 - Jul 27 | Head Cook |
Jun 15 - Jul 27 | Assistant Cook |
Description: A tornado struck the community of Red Lake on Monday, July 26, 2021. This included the Red Lake and Redby areas on the Red Lake Indian Reservation, causing thousands of dollars in damages to buildings, motor vehicles and other structures and property. They experienced golf-ball sized hail and damaging winds that destroyed homes and vehicles. 78 homes were heavily damaged. There was no disaster declaration from FEMA, leaving the community on their own to secure funds for repairs and volunteers to make repairs.
Apr 28 - May 11 | Crew Leader |
Apr 28 - May 18 | Crew Leader |
May 29 - Jul 6 | Office Manager |
Jun 1 - Jul 6 | Assistant Cook |
Jul 6 - 20 | Crew Leader |
Jul 6 - Aug 3 | Assistant Cook |
Jul 20 - Aug 3 | 2 Crew Leaders |
Aug 3 - 24 | Head Cook |
Aug 3 - 24 | Assistant Cook |
Aug 3 - 24 | 3 Crew Leaders |
Description: Catastrophic flash flooding and river flooding occurred across much of Vermont in early to mid-July 2023. The most widespread and significant property damage occurred as a result of prolonged heavy rainfall on July 10th and 11th, when rainfall amounts of 3 to 9 inches were observed across the state over 48 hours. The runoff of excessive and widespread heavy rain caused rivers to swell, inundating many communities after rainfall ended, especially along the Lamoille and Winooski rivers.
May 29 - Jun 29 | Office Manager |
May 29 - Jun 29 | Head Cook |
Jun 29 - Jul 27 | 2 Crew Leaders |
Jul 13 - 27 | Crew Leader |
Jun 29 - Jul 20 | Assistant Cook |
Jul 27 - Aug 31 | 3 Crew Leaders |
Jul 27 - Aug 31 | Head Cook |
Jul 27 - Aug 31 | Assistant Cook |
Description: Several flood events in the spring of 2015 damaged over 300 private stream crossings (bridges) in southwest West Virginia. Homeowners who cross streams to get to their homes are either driving through the stream bed, using a neighbor’s bridge if they can, or parking on the other side of the stream and walking across a temporary walkway or a neighboring bridge. Because these are private structures, the government cannot help directly, so the only potential assistance is voluntary organizations like MDS.
Contact Joyce Burkholder at 717-945-4136 or click the button below for more information about opportunities in West Virginia.
Sign UpFor more information or to serve, please contact:
Canadian residents: Rose Klassen at 866-261-1274 or through this form.
U.S. residents: Josh Carson at 800-241-8111 or through this form.
Updated: February 2, 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.
Description: Hurricane Ida struck Louisiana on August 29, 2021, as a Category 4 hurricane. This hurricane hit with 140+ sustained winds and significant storm surge damage. It was reported that 100 percent of Grand Isle’s structures were damaged, and around 40-50 percent of structures were completely destroyed.
This project is currently full for the winter 2024 season. Contact your Volunteer Coordinator to get on the waitlist in case of a cancellation.
Description: Hurricane Laura struck Louisiana on August 26, 2020 as a Category 4 hurricane. This hurricane was the tenth-strongest U.S. hurricane landfall by wind speed on record, with peak winds of 150 mph. On October 9, 2020 Hurricane Delta struck Louisiana in the same areas that were significantly affected by Hurricane Laura. Many homeowners had not returned home yet from evacuating from Hurricane Laura, and many homes still had tarps on their roofs from Laura.
This project is currently full for the winter 2024 season. Contact your Volunteer Coordinator to get on the waitlist in case of a cancellation.
Description: Hurricane Ian struck Florida on September 27, 2022, as a Category 4 hurricane. With the wind speed of just short of a Category 5 storm, Hurricane Ian was the fifth most powerful storm to ever hit the country. This hurricane was the deadliest hurricane to strike the state of Florida since the 1935 Labor Day hurricane. Hurricane Ian caused catastrophic damage. Damage was mostly from flooding from rain and storm surge. Of course, a lot of damage was caused by the intense wind. Millions were left without power.
This project is currently full for the fall 2023 and winter 2024 seasons. Contact your Volunteer Coordinator to get on the cancellation waitlist for the winter 2024 season.
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 at 800-241-8111 or through this form.