Community Grandparents exists to connect younger parents with older mentors to help parents meet life’s challenges. The goal of the program is to foster a new positive relationship with families while providing mentors with an opportunity to build meaningful and lasting relationships with our community. Grandparents are paired one-on-one with a mentee to form a…
Community Disaster Educations Presenters are trained Volunteers of the Red Cross, whose role is to educate the public about emergency and disaster preparedness. These presentations usually take place in schools, community events, and other public venues.
St. Joseph Home welcomes hundreds of volunteers each year. There are various volunteer opportunities available that align with each individual’s gifts, talents, experience, passion, and availability. We want the volunteer experience to be rewarding and enjoyable for you and for our SJH residents, respite guests, and Day Program participants. One-on-one volunteers spend time with our…
Exhibit Interpreters engage guests with educational information and experiences that go beyond the aquarium glass.This is ideal for individuals with strong communication skills, who love to learn and want to interact with a diverse group of people. Exhibit interpreters receive training to engage our guests and answer questions about everything within the aquarium, interpret exhibits…
The Discovery Station Interpreter serves as an educator who is instrumental in the delivery of educational and conservation material utilizing the Discovery Station artifacts. This interpretive position for is perfect for people who enjoy interacting with guests! We have three Discovery Stations based around Saving Animals from Extinction (SAFE). We focus our carts on African…
EDGE Impact Groups are offered when adult volunteers step up to make them a reality. Impact Groups bring small groups of students together weekly to learn and expand on shared areas of interest. Previous groups included: Creative Writing, Self Defense, Leadership, and a group for Girls. Other “wish list” groups include: Art, Music, Audio-Visual Tech,…
Do you enjoy speaking in front of a crowd and sharing healthy skin practices? If so, join us as a School and Youth Programs Educator. Melanoma Know More’s School & Youth Educational Awareness Program is designed to promote MKM’s organizational mission to reduce the impact of melanoma through awareness and educational efforts. The program features…
Becoming a Support Group Facilitator with Fernside makes a huge difference in the lives of children who are going through an incredibly difficult time in their lives. You co-lead a support group in our evening program, and are responsible for helping to create a caring environment in which group members share their stories, feelings and…
The greatest need for volunteers is to help with the residents during the weekday evening hours (6-8 p.m.) and Saturday and Sunday for planned outings. The ranges of activities/services volunteers can provide for the residential area are: being a friendly visitor (reading, talking, etc.), lending assistance with outings (volunteer pays their way but most always at…
Are you interested in learning about birds of prey and sharing that knowledge with the community? RAPTOR Inc.’s mission includes cultivating respect for nature in our community and educating the public about the importance of raptors in the environment. We are seeking volunteers who have experience or expertise in teaching or public speaking (such as…