Team Rubicon Canada is a Veteran-led humanitarian organization and registered charity that provides purpose and community for many Veterans who give their time to help communities nationally and internationally during disasters and humanitarian crises. Team Rubicon’s RIVER program, a resilience initiative specifically designed for Veterans and First responders, has helped empower countless participants. Providing guidance, support, and a sense of mission has enabled Team Rubicon to create a network that helps those who served direct their skills to another meaningful shared purpose.
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Team Rubicon is a volunteer-based organization mainly made up of Veterans, first responders, and some civilians. I believe approximately 4000 volunteers, and they span from coast to coast to coast.
Team Rubicon, it helps people after a natural disaster. After a flood, a fire, Team Rubicon goes in and does what it does good, and that is help people who are in need. The effect on - especially the Veterans - it gives them a way to give back to Canadians in a volunteer base.
I had the opportunity to deploy with Team Rubicon in Nova Scotia after the fires that impacted so many people there. The stories and the feedback I got from that community was phenomenal. It changed me in a way that I just can't describe. They have really changed my life and all I can say is thank you Team Rubicon. I know they're going to help a lot more Veterans down the road.