Haiti-Volunteer-Packet.pdf

Haiti Volunteer Information Packet Updated June 1, 2010 Dear Potential ACTS World Relief Volunteer, We are truly thankful for your willingness to sacrifice your time to volunteer with our organization. ACTS (Active Community Teams Serving) is unique in our means of providing humanitarian services. We specialize in community training of high school and college age young adults in the United States as well as abroad to empower others in “Growing Through the Gospel of Serving.” We add to that a healthy balance of adult “First Response Teams” and local community volunteers as a way to unite our communities in Help, Hope Healing! The information in this packet reviews the requirements to be met BEFORE travel arrangements are made. It also serves to prepare you and your associated team during your time in Haiti. We are accepting volunteers who are a senior in high school (with parent/guardian accompanying) or be 18 years old and over. Any potential college/ university teams must review their specific institution?s risk management guidelines prior to forming a potential group. In addition to this packet, please read any associated updates found on our ACTS website and/or Facebook. We also are in the process of creating an online basecamp for ACTS World Relief – Haiti Project for medical/dental/mental health and general volunteers to further improve project communication and continuity amongst all volunteers. Specific Haiti-related projects will be added as new projects continued to formulate. You will receive and email invite to this site upon registration. Our Dedication to Haiti Continues… Our presence in Haiti has ventured and continues to evolve through three different phases. We continue to be blessed by so many talented and dedicated volunteers and have surely grown as an organization. ? Phase I II: Initial deployment offering overall disaster relief at the Hopitale Adventiste in Diquini and implemented feeding program for pati