Nonprofit
VolunTEEN Summer Program: Fort Belvoir, VA
Details
Description
Spend your summer with the American Red Cross!
The American Red Cross VolunTEEN program is a unique service learning experience for local teenagers between the ages of 14 and 17. Every summer, a cohort of VolunTEENs joins the American Red Cross Service to the Armed Forces team to support at military clinics and hospitals across the region.
Participants gain valuable hands-on experience in a healthcare setting, strengthen leadership and teamwork skills, meet other local teens and – most importantly – have a direct impact in supporting local service members and military families.
Last year, the Red Cross VolunTEENs logged more than 5,000 volunteer hours! Applications are now open.
Location
Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center on Fort Belvoir
How to Volunteer for This Opportunity
Applications due: March 27, 2026 and selected participants will be notified by mid-April
Other important details:
- Participants must be between 14 and 17 years old for the duration of the program (through Aug. 7).
- Participants must attend a mandatory orientation:
- June 20 for the Fort Belvoir and DiLorenzo programs
- June 22 for Quantico
- Participants must work a minimum of two half-day volunteer shifts at the clinic each week, either 8 am to noon, or noon to 4 pm (to be assigned); plus a workshop every Wednesday.
- Participants who miss more than one week of the program will not be given a certificate of completion. Applicants who have schedule conflicts for more than one week of the program will not be accepted.
- All participants must provide proof of flu vaccination.
- Students who fail to meet on-boarding requirements after being accepted into the program forfeit their place in the program to the next student on the waitlist.
- Hospital policy mandates that all participants must be U.S. citizens.
Questions: Call 571-231-4160 or email NCGCRVolunteen@redcross.org
