Local Red Cross Awarded $100,000 through VIRE Grant

The American Red Cross of Massachusetts Bay was recently awarded $100,000 in grants from HandsOn Network and the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) as part of a new Volunteer Impact Retention and Expansion Initiative (VIRE). The grant will provide much needed resources to recruit, equip, train and mobilize volunteers. The ARC of Mass Bay was selected through a competitive grant process and comprehensive review to receive part of the findings. The acknowledged grant will allow the chapter to increase disaster volunteer capacity and expand volunteer leadership.