Hands On Network

Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

You can help HandsOn Network respond to the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. In these first few days since the earthquake, we are working with our HandsOn Tokyo affiliate in Japan and we are communicating with our international partners to determine support needed on the local level. We have set-up an account with MissionFish/Ebay and Paypalto collect donations to assist HandsOn Tokyo with relief efforts. Over the next few days we’ll continue to update you on current activities and ways you can help.

Until then, here’s what you can do right now:

* Volunteer: Our HandsOn Tokyo affiliate is continuing to monitor the situation and will be identifying volunteer appropriate activities. For now, you can register your INTEREST to volunteer for potential upcoming volunteer opportunities related to the relief and recovery of earthquake and tsunami impacted communities by registering with HandsOn Tokyo

*If you are local to Tokyo volunteer opportunities may become available more quickly.

*If you live outside of Japan, volunteer opportunities may take longer due to need to find proper accommodations and support for international volunteers.

*If you register your interest to volunteer, as soon as volunteer opportunities become available HandsOn Tokyo will send you an email updating you on those opportunities. Until then please do not call as HandsOn Tokyo’s offices as they are temporarily closed.

* Donate: Right now, monetary support is needed more than anything else. To donate resources to support recovery efforts Visit the HandsOn Tokyo homepage on eBay (Please do not send goods, monetary resources are most useful until needs are fully assessed)

* Teach: Resources at generationOn can help children and young adults better understand what their role in disaster relief, even when the disaster is far away, through lessons of philanthropy. Click here for lessons and other resources.

* Follow: Up to date information related to the disaster will be posted on twitter (this will only be updated when new information is available)

PLEASE BE REMINDED AS WITH ALL DISASTERS PLEASE DO NOT SELF DEPLOY TO THE REGION IMPACTED BY THE DISASTER. PLEASE WAIT UNTIL VOLUNTEER ASSISTANCE IS REQUESTED.



Australia Floods

HandsOn Network is actively reaching out to our partners in Australia including Volunteering Victoria, The Smith Family and Volunteer Queensland. At this time the below information is the best way to stay informed on upcoming engagement opportunities for this disaster.

Over the past few weeks, Volunteer Queensland has had an overwhelming response to the recent floods with an outpour of over 60,000 people expressing interest in volunteering.

For more information please visit the Volunteer Queensland website, which will be updated with details of a few practical ways you can help the flood-effected state, or visit Volunteering Victoria.

Where to Give/Donate for Flood Relief:

Queensland floods: Donate to the Premier's Flood Relief Appeal





Gulf Oil Spill Update

"The best thing people can do right now for the region is to support tourism — travel to the Gulf or shop remotely from Gulf-area vendors."

Diana Brinson, Executive Director, HandsOn South Alabama

A request line has been set up for individuals who want to volunteer. Please call to register: 1-866-448-5816.

“Since the Deepwater Horizon explosion the night of April 20, federal authorities, both military and civilian, have been working onsite and around the clock to respond to and mitigate the impact of the resulting BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The National Response Team (NRT) has been activated and Unified and Area Commands (National Incident Center- NIC and Joint Information Center-JIC) have been established near New Orleans to coordinate search and rescue operations and oil spill response efforts. For more information from the White House: http://www.whitehouse.gov.”

BP has hired a training company to design four levels of training in oil spill clean-up. It is hiring paid temporary contractors, called Qualified Community Responders, to handle all clean-up activity. Volunteers have mainly been engaged in beach clean-up activities, which is mostly done. Volunteers will not be able to assist with clean-up efforts post impact, and any potential volunteers that want to assist oil clean-up efforts will have to become a Qualified Community Responder and get paid for their work.

For latest information about the response effort, visit the Deepwater Horizon Incident, Joint Information Center (JIC).



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