Serving Communities Through Disaster Spiritual Care

As a member of the Disaster Spiritual Care team, you may:

• • Listen and provide support to disaster-affected individuals and Red Cross staff who request emotional, spiritual, or religious care.
  • Help people draw upon their own resources, values, beliefs, faith, and spiritual traditions as they navigate the challenges of disaster.
  • Respect individual preferences by providing care that is culturally sensitive and aligned with each person's identified faith, religious tradition, or spirituality.
  • Connect individuals with community resources by serving as a bridge to an appropriate local faith, religious, or spiritual care provider when requested or appropriate.
  • Offer a compassionate presence during some of the most difficult and uncertain moments in people's lives.

Must be either a board certified chaplain, a professional chaplain (paid or volunteer), a leader of a local faith community or faith-based organization or endorsed by that community or organization.