New COVID-19: New Local Desert Aid Volunteer Form

Humanitarian Aid under COVID-19: Thank you for being interested in volunteering with No More Deaths during this world-wide pandemic. Humanitarian aid is essential work and we have managed to keep providing support along the borderlands without our Desert Aid Month-long program for over six months. We are in a place where we need your support and are inviting non-local volunteers to join us again! We want to be transparent about what practices we have in place to response to COVID-19 and what we can offer month-long volunteers during this time. Please, review the following FAQs before applying to our program.

About this Application: This application is a first step in getting to know you. Please note that this application involves several essay questions and will likely take some time to fill out. We receive many applications and can only accept three volunteers per program. We appreciate your time and effort in answering all of the questions thoroughly and thoughtfully. You may want to review the application and think through your answers before submitting. We look forward to reviewing your application!

Please, reach out to volunteer@nomoredeaths.org if you have any question. Thank you!

Application Deadlines:

April 2021 BIPOC Program - January 25th, 2021
May 2021 Program - March 1st, 2021
June 2021 Program - April 1st, 2021
July Program - May 1st, 2021

***Don't forget to get your recommendation letter in before the app deadline!***

Please indicate what month(s) you are applying for: *

April 2021 - BIPOC Program (Mandatory Training Dates 4/4 - 4/7) May 2021 (Mandatory Training Dates: 5/2 - 5/5) June 2021 (Mandatory Training Dates: 5/30 - 6/2) July 2021 (Mandatory Training Dates: 7/4 - 7/7)

Name *

Pronouns *

Age *

What is your racial or ethnic identity? *

Email *

example@example.com

Phone Number *

Do you have any of the following dietary restrictions? We will try our best to accommodate, but cannot guarantee our ability to meet all dietary needs. *

None Vegetarian Vegan Gluten-free Halal Kosher Other

Do you have any health conditions, including allergies, that we should know about? Please tell us about them, including any medications you are currently taking.

Which of the following describe your status in the US? This information is pertinent to legal protections for those volunteering in the desert. Please see our FAQ for more information. *

US Citizen Legal Permanent Resident / Visa recipient / Visa Waiver Program recipient / Temporary Protected Status recipient / Other

When are you available to start coming out to the desert and how many days a month are you available to come out? If you are a short term volunteer, do you have an end date? *

Do you speak Spanish? Please choose the percentage that best indicates how much you can understand and articulate in ordinary situations. *

None: 0% Basic: below 50% Intermediate: 60% Conversational: 80% Completely fluent: 95-100% Native speaker: 100%

Do you speak a language indigenous to Latinoamerica?

Do you have previous camping experience? Hiking experience? *

Desert Aid volunteers will spend time in remote areas with primitive camping conditions. We encourage volunteers to bring their own backpack and hiking supplies for daytrips, and sleeping bag and tent for overnights, if possible. If not, please contact our volunteer or logistics coordinators about our gear lending library.

Medical skills *

Have you attended a NMD New Volunteer Orientation training? If so, what month and year? *

Have you been to our aid station, Byrd Camp? If so, how much time have you spent at Byrd Camp. If you do not have experience at Byrd Camp, please write N/A. *

Have you previously bottom-lined and/or have experience supporting others with patient care? Are you comfortable bottom-lining patient care? If you do not have experience providing patient care, please indicate N/A. *

Please read the Bryd Camp Protocol.

Do you agree to follow these protocols? Do you have any questions or concerns regarding the Bryd Camp Protocols? (It's OK to have questions. We will have more in-depth training when you go to camp and can tailor training to address questions/ concerns.)

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Please read the NMD COVID-19 Risk assessment Document.

Please describe where you fall using the risk assessment above. If you have any yellows and reds, please expand and let us know if there are any ways you can adjust your practices to reduce your exposure. Let us know if there are any ways we could help you lower your risk (providing masks for you to wear to work, etc.)

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How did you find out about No More Deaths? Do you know anyone involved in the organization? If so, who? *

Do you have previous NMD experience, or experience with any other humanitarian aid work, grassroots organizations, social justice work, or social service work? If not, what draws you towards doing this kind of work? *

Why are you interested in getting involved with No More Deaths' desert aid work? *

What strengths do you have that you think could contribute to No More Deaths? (For example: experience working with maps and GPS, organizational skills, interpersonal skills/conflict resolution, translation skills, experience cooking for large groups, legal background, mechanical skills, carpentry, plumbing.) *

What is your experience working within traditionally marginalized communities? *

Volunteering with Desert Aid often means working long and unusual hours and can require a lot of emotional and physical energy. In what ways will you prepare for your experience volunteering with us? This might include intellectual, emotional, or physical preparation. *

Please let us know if you have concerns- physical, moral, legal, ideological, etc.- regarding our work. (Also please see the General FAQ on our website.)

Is there anything else about yourself or your background that you would like us to know?

Please provide the contact information of an individual who can serve as a character reference, preferably from someone in a grassroots organization with which you have worked or in which you have been involved. Examples include activist collectives, nonprofits, advocacy groups, volunteer organizations, and community-service organizations. If you do not have a reference from a grassroots organization, you can use a reference from a current/former employer, co-worker, or professor. The link to send to the person providing the recommendation letter can be found here.

Reference Name/ Relationship *

Phone Number *

Please enter a valid phone number.

Email *

example@example.com

COVID-19: New Local Desert Aid Volunteer Form

General Questions

Skills/ Abilities/ Experience

COVID-19 Questions

Essay Questions

Recommendation Letter