| Volunteer & Youth Services
The American Red Cross Depends on Volunteers
The very foundation of the American Red Cross is based on a voluntary work force. Volunteers constitute 96 percent of our total work force to carry on our humanitarian work. Today nearly 1.2 million people volunteer with the Red Cross nationwide with the ratio of Red Cross volunteers to paid staff approximately 41 to 1. The American Red Cross tries to attract, involve and develop a volunteer work force with diverse skills, interests and abilities so that the American Red Cross continues to provide effective services that are responsive to the changing need of the American public.
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