frequently asked questions

Hope Force has been doing disaster relief work since 2003.

Hope Force undergoes an outside financial audit and files a Form 990 with the IRS on an annual basis. You can find those documents on our About Us page.

A Reservist has successfully completed our training course and is eligible for rapid deployment within 24-48 hours after a disaster event. A volunteer has not yet taken the training but may be eligible for deployment weeks and/or months after the initial event, through our recovery/rebuild phases. For details, please email deployment@hopeforce.org.

Just email info@hopeforce.org and we will resend the training archive password to you.

If you wish to make changes for your online monthly donation, you can do that on our general donation page.

No. We are committed to protecting your information and do not share it with any other organization.

You can easily make a donation here and select any of our disaster relief projects from the drop-down menu to give to.

You don’t need any specialized skills to volunteer. Our volunteers come from diverse backgrounds and from all walks of life, with skills ranging from construction to administration. Age-wise, our volunteers consist of young people to seniors. Certain rebuild teams may require specialized skills (i.e., roofers, electricians, carpenters, plumbers). The nature of disaster response can be grueling and conditions can be challenging (i.e. sleeping on the floor, long days in hot and humid weather, etc).

For more information, please contact deployment@hopeforce.org.

We generally ask that children be at least 16 years old to participate with their parent(s) in a deployment, but there can be exceptions depending on the nature of the deployment. Please contact us at deployment@hopeforce.org for more details.

Yes, we require a current Field Form, a Spiritual Leader Reference and a background check from our screening company (renewable every 2 years). Please contact us at deployment@hopeforce.org for more details.

Please go to the “Get Involved” and “Disaster Response” page for more info or email us directly at deployment@hopeforce.org

To deploy in the immediate aftermath of a disaster (within 24-48 hours), we require that our volunteers successfully complete the online HFI Reservist training. Opportunities to serve as a non-trained volunteer are available on a case-by-case basis. This depends on the severity of the disaster and a number of other variables. For rebuild teams, we often accept volunteers who have not yet attended our training, depending on the specific deployment. Please contact our Deployment Department at deployment@hopeforce.org for more details.

No, not at all! You are not expected to join every deployment team. We realize that most people cannot immediately leave for a disaster event when the initial call goes out. It’s up to you to determine if it’s an appropriate time for you to deploy; it might even be later in the disaster event. Of course, it is our hope that you will look for opportunities to put your training into practice on a deployment if you are able to come with us.

Once you have successfully completed the training for responders, you will be part of the HFI Reservist team, which is truly a family! You will be eligible to deploy immediately (within 24-48 hours) after a disaster event, so when Hope Force responds to a disaster, we will send out communication asking all available Reservists to join us in rapid deployment.

You do not have to be a Christian to volunteer or take the training. We are a faith-based organization and as such we operate following Christian values. HFI stresses the importance of the relational, emotional and spiritual aspects of effectively meeting the needs of those who have suffered loss.