We sincerely appreciate your patience as we update information.
Tuscaloosa Area Volunteer Registration*
PLEASE READ: Thank you for your interest in joining the official Tuscaloosa area recovery effort! To begin the volunteer process, please download and complete the forms below. EVERY volunteer wanting to enter the Recovery Zones will need to fill out the Individual Information Form ONCE. To make communication as efficient as possible, all designated leaders of a larger group must fill out the Team Leader Information Form. In addition to the individual form, all volunteers who are UNDER THE AGE OF 19 will have to fill out the Minor Release Form, to be signed by a parent or legal guardian. Please attach all completed forms in an email to or return them in person to the Tuscaloosa Area Volunteer Reception Center. To finalize the credentialing process, volunteers must receive their ID badges in person at the Tuscaloosa Area Volunteer Reception Center. Please contact us with any questions. We sincerely appreciate your efforts in rebuilding our community and we look forward to working with you!
*NOTE: Google Chrome has caused errors for the forms below, so please open these files with a different browser.
- Individual Information Form (All Volunteer)
- Team Leader Information Form (for pre-established groups)
- Minor Release Form (under 19)
The City of Tuscaloosa is asking everyone who volunteers with the disaster relief efforts to log their volunteer hours. This is critical for the recovery efforts because FEMA will subsidize the cost to the city based on the number of hours volunteered. Please do your part to ensure the sucess of our community.
Volunteers can log their hours in four ways:
- Signing a timesheet if available at the place they volunteer (e.g. Temporary Emergency Services),
- Reporting them as a part of their affiliated organization (e.g. The American Red Cross),
- Calling the VRC Call Center (), or
- Filling out these online forms:
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Becoming an “Affiliated Resource Provider”
As a critical part of the Tuscaloosa relief network, Affiliated Resource Providers (ARPs) are responsible for satisfying immediate needs for our credentialed volunteers. Those interested may apply with the Affiliated Resource Provider Information Form (below). After assessing both the local needs and your resources, we will assign ARPs various responsibilities (meals, water, storage, childcare, housing, etc) that will appropriately fit within the rebuilding process. While ARPs will be allowed to continue functioning independently, we require them to be “on-call” throughout the volunteer work day.
Requirements to apply:
- Permanent or semi-permanent local location
- Well-organized resources and infrastructure
- Commitment to timely, efficient communication
Form to be uploaded soon…
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The BRIC (Business Recovery Information Center) will open this week at The Chamber of Commerce building at 2200 Univerity Blvd. The center was developed to help businesses who have been impacted by the deadly tornados on April 27, 2011. Help will be provided by representatives from the Small Business Development Centers, SBA, FEMA, and your local Chamber and Economic Development organizations. Please call us to set up an appointment at . Our goal is to make sure you have the most current and relevant information to help get your business back up and running. Please take a look at the following forms.
SBA Read to Assist AL
SBA Ready to Assist
SBA Loan Info
Loan Fact Sheet (pdf)
SBA Info Meeting
Business Recovery Meeting (pdf)
Property Listing
Available Retail & Commercial Property Listing (pdf)
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With many out of work, we encourage any employers looking to hire individuals for storm recovery jobs to visit www.joblink.alabama.gov . This site connects potential employees with employers. Instructions for creating an Employer Joblink account are below.
Create a Joblink Account (pdf)
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We know that searching for a job after a disaster can be tough. Tuscaloosa Career Center is here to help all of those struggling to find work. Many jobs have been posted by employers on www.joblink.alabama.gov. If you would like to make your information available for employers please see the instructions below to find out how to create a Joblink account. If you do not have the resources to create an account, please print the Storm Recovery Effort Application form below and mail to Tuscaloosa Career Center.
FAQ Regarding Unemployment & Compensation (pdf)
Storm Recovery Effort Application (pdf)
Create a Joblink Account (EMPLOYEES) (pdf)
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Contact Your Representative
Contact Your Representative
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Getting a Business License
Business License
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Alabama SBDC Network Disaster Resource Guide for Small Businesses
ASBDC Disaster Resource Guide for Small Businesses
To whom this may concern,
Do you have any donation forms? We have people here in Colorado that want donation forms before they make donations. Please advise.
Thank you,
Billy Draper (Tuscaloosa Native)
Hey Billy, I will have someone contact you with that information.
Trying to e-mail the forms in, but I keep getting an e-mail back saying that it is undelieverable. Can you help me with this?
Sorry for the delayed response Andrew. Are you still having trouble?
the “send” button does not appear on MAC Safari or Firefox. Can you help?
Which form are you having problems with Clint?
I can get my form to send either
Can you clarify which form you are trying to send?
Looks like Tuscaloosa County has their act together. Thinking about you as you move through recovery
Can a representative from, say a church, pick up the all badges for those in the church who have registered?
Great Question Cyndi! The Volunteer Reception Center is making special accommodations for large groups. Please call the Volunteer Reception Center directly to get more informations .
I would like to know how St. Matthew Missionary Baptist Church can be of help.
we would like to do something, we would like to come up, but we would like to bring something.
what can we bring or donate??
please “E” Mail me or call me 1- or 1-
Yours Truly
Pastor Myles E. Bryant
Thank you so much for your support Pastor Bryant! We will have someone email you back with some specific community needs.
Pastor Bryant, Please call 211 to find out more information regarding the community’s needs.
We have a work crew coming up this weekend. I was just trying to get some idea of what is needed. I have all the typical tools, wheelbarrows, rakes, hammers, etc. but I also have chain saws and a diesel tractor with a front end loader. Is the tractor needed? If so, would you anticipate a problem with nails puncturing the tires? Are there any other particular tools that would be good to bring? Thanks
After we send in form via internet forms will we be notified and where we can pick up, or is it mailed?
Thanks c.p.
C. Pate, if you submit the forms online you will be able to pick up your badges and receive an assignment at the Volunteer Reception Center which is located at PARA’s McAbee Activity Center at 3801 Loop Road, Tuscaloosa, AL 35404. Hours of operation are Sunday: 1pm to 5pm and Monday – Saturday: 8am to 7pm. Let us know if you have any other questions!
A group from my church in MD will be coming there in July. Do you need household items like blankets, towels, dishes, sheets etc.?
Nicole – the best thing to see what is needed is give the volunteer center a call and they will let you know the items that are needed the most. The number is . Thank you!