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The volunteer opportunities listed below come to us through area nonprofits with which we are familiar; however, they are not Greater DC Cares’ projects. Greater DC Cares assumes no responsibility for these events. You do not need to be an oriented Greater DC Cares to participate in these projects.
Adoption Coordinators and Assistants: Fancy Cats Rescue Team (FCRT) holds adoptions on weekends at several PetsMart stores and we need a variety of volunteers to help them run smoothly. Adoption Assistants help set-up /clean up at fairs, keep an eye on cats and answer questions. They also talk with potential adopters, do some pre-screening and educating on our adoption conditions. Experienced Assistants are strongly encouraged to become trained as a Coordinator. Adoption Coordinators are authorized by Fancy Cats to release cats to their new families. They approve/deny applications, work with potential adopters to help find the right cat for their situation, answer questions, and sign all Fancy Cats paperwork. Our Adoption Schedule is as follows: Foster Homes Cat Care at Adoption Centers Fancy Cats Rescue Team (FCRT) needs volunteers to care for cats at the Fair Lakes, Springfield, Gainesville, and Chantilly, PetsMart Adoption Centers, especially during morning shifts, and in foster homes that are caring for many of our rescued cats. Care includes: cleaning cages, providing fresh food and water as needed and, most importantly, some much needed love and attention! Our Adoption Schedule is as follows: Youth Volunteers Guiding Eyes for the Blind is a nonprofit organization that provides well trained dogs to the visually impaired. Our puppy raisers open their hearts and homes to future guide dogs to socialize and prepare them for special guide dog training. The organization is looking for volunteers to donate time to be a part of a wonderful journey to help someone travel with dignity and safety. Visit our website for more information: www.cdc.guidingeyes.org or contact Laura Waters at (410) 798-6859 or ljwaters@comcast.net for local details. Updated 1/28/08. Wendt Center for Loss and Healing is currently preparing for its tenth season of providing a bereavement camp opportunity to children and teens, aged 6-16 years old who have experienced a death related loss. Camp Forget Me Not 2008 will be held August 1-3, 2008. Wendt Center is currently accepting applications for Volunteers who will attend the entire weekend of camp. Information and Applications are available on our website, www.wendtcenter.org. Please do not hesitate to contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Sarah Berry, with any questions. sberry@wendtcenter.org or 202-204-5009. Added 4/15/08. The Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital (GSCNC) is looking for adult volunteers in the Montgomery County area to provide ongoing support and leadership for Girl Scout troops. This position is very flexible and allows you to tailor it so that it fits into your life. Without our adult volunteers, Girl Scouting couldn't happen. GSCNC is dedicated to helping girls develop qualities that will serve them all their lives, like leadership, strong values, social conscience, and conviction about their own potential and self-worth. For more information, please contact Lisa Bahr at lbahr@gscnc.org or fill out a volunteer application at www.gscnc.org/avd/apply_now.html. Added 3/24/2008. Safe Shores - The DC Children’s Advocacy Center is provides a coordinated and child-friendly approach to the investigation and prosecution of civil and criminal child abuse cases in the District of Columbia. The DCCAC facility is designed to provide a warm and welcoming place where children and adolescents can feel safe and supported while waiting for and under-going forensic interviews, therapy, court appearances, or placement resolutions. The Center’s staff ensures that children receive supervision, meals, clean clothes, crisis intervention and other emergency victim services during the joint investigative process. Safe Shores seeks volunteers to assist with the Youth Activity Program and Clothes Closet. Please note that all volunteers must be over the age of 18, attend a screening interview, agree to background & reference checks and attend at a Volunteer Training prior to beginning service. For more information on becoming a volunteer, visit Safe Shores’ website at http://www.safeshores.org/get_involved.htm or call our Victim Services Coordinator at (202) 638-2575 ext 112. Updated 1/28/08. Asian American LEAD, a non-profit organization helping low-income Asian American youth is seeking adults (21 or over) in the DC Metro Area to provide stable and trusting relationships with our students. Modeled on Big Brothers, Big Sisters, mentors are to support the youth one-on-one in their effort to develop the academic and life skills necessary to succeed. AALEAD provides mentor training and continuous support throughout the course of your mentoring relationship. For more information, please visit www.aalead.org. Contact Giao Dang, Mentoring Program Coordinator, at gdang@aalead.org or call 202-884-0322 ext. 105. Updated 1/28/08. Kids Enjoy Exercise Now (KEEN) is looking for new volunteers to team with veteran volunteers as program coordinators for several of its programs. KEEN provides recreational opportunities for children and young adults with disabilities by pairing them with trained volunteers for fun, noncompetitive activities. All general sports programs sports are held on Sundays in Maryland typically twice a month. The program coordinators are responsible for supervising activities during a session, helping new volunteer coaches work with their athletes, and helping set up and store equipment before and after a session. Other members of the coaches committee help the program coordinators with these tasks at the sessions. Northern Virginia AIDS Ministry is looking for caring and loving volunteers to mentor children, age 6-12, that are affected/infected by HIV/AIDS. Mentors are asked to make a year long commitment, and will visit with their mentees twice a month. Activities include but are not limited to museum visits, movies, and picnics. Volunteers must be 18 or older. Contact Jane Beddoe at 703-533-5505 or jbeddoe@novam.org. Updated 1/28/08. Special Foster and Therapeutic Respite Care Program of Northern Virginia Family Service is looking for caring singles and couples to give local families a break by providing occasional respite care to kids with special needs. A typical stay is for a weekend. Volunteers must be 21 or older, attend training, and have a background check. If interested, please contact Ginny Snaider at 703.219.2184 or gsnaider@NVFS.org. Updated 2/4/08. Little Sisters of the Poor seek kind and caring people to occasionally drive nursing home residents to and from appointments within the DC metro area. Call now to find out more about this and other volunteer opportunities at the Jeanne Jugan Residence at 202-425-9163. Updated 1/28/08. Experience Corps is an award-winning national program that engages people over 55 in meeting their communities’ greatest challenges. Today 2,000 Experience Corps members tutor and mentor elementary students in 21 areas across the country, demonstrating that the aging of America can be a benefit, not a burden to society. Experience Corps brings caring older adults into well-run school programs, benefiting the children, the schools and the volunteers. Stop Child Abuse Now (SCAN) of Northern Virginia is in need of volunteers to serve as advocates for children in the Alexandria and Arlington Juvenile Courts. Ten (10) to twenty (20) volunteer hours per month and a one-year commitment are desired. Minority and bilingual (Spanish/English) volunteers are greatly needed. Training provided. Volunteers must be 21 or older. Contact Dana Taylor at 703-820-9001 or dtaylor@scanva.org. For more information, visit www.scanva.org Updated 2/4/08. Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment provides environmental education and volunteer opportunities to Arlington County residents. ACE needs volunteers for stream cleanups, neighborhood (litter) cleanups, invasive plant removal, storm drain marking, water stewardship teams, and also uses volunteers in the office and to help with periodic newsletter mailings. For more information please contact Margaret Kertess at 703-228-6406 or volunteer@arlingtonenvironment.org. Updated 1/28/08. The American Kidney Fund’s is seeking energetic and committed individuals to assist in the planning of the 2008 Steps That Count Walk, which helps to provide funds to kidney patients in need. Committee members will help plan and implement various aspects of the walk, including: sponsorship recruitment, team recruitment, food and entertainment, prize procurement, volunteer recruitment, public relations, logistics and more. This commitment is about 4 hours a month plus monthly meetings and/or conference calls leading up to the walk. Our 4.0 mile walk, scheduled for Sunday, September 28th along the Georgetown Harbor, is approaching fast and we need YOU!!! For additional information please contact Rhonda Watson by phone at 301-984-6654 or via email at rwatson@kidneyfund.org Added 5/13/08. The American Kidney Fund is seeking energetic and committed individuals to assist in the planning The Wines of Maryland, a wine tasting event on Wednesday, November 5th in Baltimore at the Engineer’s Club. Guests who attend will also be treated to a unique live and silent auction. Committee members will help with: securing sponsorship through personal and business contacts; soliciting auction items for both the silent and live auctions; recruiting other committee members and volunteers and selling tickets for the event. This commitment is about 4 hours a month plus monthly meetings and/or conference calls leading up to the walk. For additional information please contact Rhonda Watson by phone at 301-984-6654 or via email at rwatson@kidneyfund.org Added 5/13/08. The Mautner Project for Lesbians with Cancer, which improves the health of lesbians and their families, seeks a daytime drive to assist clients to and from their hospital appointments. The driver would pick up the client from their house and transport to Georgetown Hospital at 9:30am for a 10am appointment. Drivers are also needed to pick up clients from the Hospital and transport back to house at usually 1pm. Usually the process takes no longer than an hour and a driver’s license is required. A one month time commitment is preferred. For more information or to volunteer, contact Crystal Foley at cfoley@mautnerproject.org or 202-332-5536. Visit their website at www.mautnerproject.org. Added 4/10/08. Unity Health Care, Inc. seeks volunteers to participate in any of our volunteer programs including serving as a patient greeter or our reading to children patients. For more information, please contact Jeffrey A. Suiter at jsuiter@unityhealthcare.org or visit www.unityhealthcare.org. Added 2/22/08. The American Kidney Fund is looking for members of their Mid-Atlantic Advisory Council. In an effort to increase the number of people the American Kidney Fund reaches, volunteer networks are being established in strategic areas of the country. The Mid-Atlantic Advisory Council member will act as ambassador in supporting and advocating the American Kidney Fund’s mission. The council will consists of dedicated volunteers such as you, who can assist us in directing, organizing, and implementing the large fundraising campaign that we must undertake soon. We hope you look at this opportunity as an opportunity to participate on a regional council and network with other community leaders who are interested in the health of your neighbors. If you are interested in finding out about this opportunity, please contact Rhonda Watson at 301-984-6654 or by email at rwatson@kidneyfund.org. Updated 1/28/08. The National Heart Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health is looking for a bilingual volunteer! The Pulmonary and Vascular Medicine Branch is providing clinical outreach to the community served by the Upper Cardozo Health Center in Northwest Washington by screening patients with an interest in participating in one of our pulmonary protocols. Sixty percent of the clients served by the clinic are Spanish-speaking. We are looking for bilingual volunteers, preferably with medical office experience, to assist with translations and basic duties associated with the smooth operations of a medical clinic. The Upper Cardozo Health Center is located at 3020 14th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009 from 12:00-4:00 p.m. on alternating Thursdays beginning in January 2008 and expanding to every Thursday. Interested volunteers should contact Darlene Allen at NHLBI Pulmonary and Vascular Medicine Branch at (301) 435-2345 or darlene@nhlbi.nih.gov during regular business hours. Updated 1/28/08. The American Cancer Society is seeking volunteer drivers who are able to transport cancer patients to and from treatment in the District of Columbia. Volunteers should be willing to travel into Maryland or Virginia to serve cancer patients receiving treatment in DC hospitals. By volunteering a few hours a week, you have the opportunity to make a difference in the fight against cancer. To receive an application packet, call (202) 483-2600 x101 or email sarah.ness@cancer.org. Updated 1/28/08. Providence Hospital in Southeast Washington needs 5-6 greeters as soon as possible who can work greeting people at the front of the hospital. The hours are from 8:00 am – 6:00 pm 7 days a week. Greeters will give directions, assist in finding places for the elderly, push someone in a wheelchair if needed and generally just greet and help patients and visitors as they arrive. For more information please contact Roxanne N. Crooks-Phillips at (202) 269-7759 or rcrooks@provhosp.org. Updated 1/28/08. Building Futures, an organization dedicated to increasing access to affordable quality housing for people living with HIV/AIDS, seeks multiple volunteers, or possibly a group of volunteers, to fill two types of volunteer positions. Our late/afternoon/early evening Child Enrichment Program seeks Volunteer Tutors for kids ages 4-14. Experience working with kids in recreational or academic settings is preferred by not required. Currently, we are seeking to expand the program to every other Tuesday evening or late afternoon, depending on volunteer schedules. The Emergency Preparedness Plan Coordinator will develop an emergency preparedness plan for our organization and residents of our housing. Experience creating emergency preparedness plans of any type is preferred. Experience with organizations serving families with special medical needs would be ideal. For more information contact Steve Seuser at (202) 639-0361 or sseuser@buildingfutures.org. Updated 1/29/08. The Harvest for Health (H4H) program seeks volunteers to assist grow their urban garden. H4H provides access to high quality, fresh produce and educates about the relationship between our food system, the environment and social justice. This project will educate about nutrition and the social environmental benefits of growing fresh produce through a hands-on urban gardening experience in Anacostia. Volunteer duties would include weeding, watering, and cultivating the garden. H4H requests a flexible volunteer commitment of 2 hours at a time. For more information or to volunteer, contact volunteer@cfoodbank.org. Added 4/10/08. DC Central Kitchen is proud to announce our new Co-Op Volunteer Shift in the evenings! Beginning April 7th, 2008, we invite you to come to the Kitchen and help prepare thousands of pounds of fresh local produce to serve people in need in our community. Give a couple of hours to combat hunger and create opportunity. Volunteers are needed Mondays, Thursdays, & Fridays from 5-8pm. Interested individuals or groups of up to 30, please contact: Carolyn Parham, cparham @dccentralkitchen.org or call 202-234-0707 x108. For more information, visit www.dccentralkitchen.org. Added 3/24/2008. Capital Area Food Bank is looking for Volunteer Team Leaders who are willing to make at least a once a month commitment to the food bank. The Volunteer Team Leaders would work one shift on Saturdays, either 9am to noon or 1pm to 4pm. The team leaders would help the volunteer staff manage the large number of volunteers who come to help out at the food bank on Saturdays. We ask that the team leaders attend a comprehensive training about the different volunteer projects, they arrive 15 minutes before the shift to meet with the volunteer staff and that they make a long term commitment, such as six months to a year. During the Saturday shifts, the Volunteer Team Leader would help supervise the volunteers, answer questions, distribute supplies and help the staff create a positive experience for all volunteers. Please contact volunteer@cfoodbank.org RE: volunteer team leader to sign up. Added 3/3/2008. Friends of the World Food Program (WFP) seeks 2-4 volunteers in Washington to organize volunteer activities supporting the UN World Food Program. As a state-based Committee Coordinator, you would work with other leaders to recruit volunteers to participate in WFP campaigns and help implement one community-based activity per month (examples include letter writing activities, candlelight vigils, educational programs and advocacy meetings with lawmakers). The ideal applicant will be a well-spoken, dynamic, natural-born organizer. Friends of the WFP would work with WFP Committee Coordinators to provide needed resources and trainings. For more information, visit www.friendsofwfp.org. Interested applicants should send an email of inquiry and resume to outreach@friendsofwfp.org , with “WFP Committee Coordinator D.C.” in the subject line, or fax to Devan Colley, at (202) 530-1698. Added 2/22/2008. Capital Area Food Bank has several volunteer needs:
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Location Street Sense needs someone to help with bookkeeping on a weekly basis. We need someone to enter receipts and transactions, and also print out certificates and thank you’s to donors. Contact Laura Osuri at 202-347-2006 or laura@streetsense.org to get involved! Updated 1/28/08. Charlie's Place provides a nutritious meal to those in need every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 6:30-8:30 am. Coupled with other social service presentations and general support, Charlie's Place is doing its part to help bring an end to homelessness in the Washington DC metropolitan area. Now in it's 17th year Charlie's Place is seeking volunteers to help with our breakfast program. Volunteers should be willing to arrive at 6 am to help with the preparations for the day. For more information contact Tom Goss at (202) 232-3066 x17 or tgoss@stmargaretsdc.org. Updated 1/29/08. Community Council for the Homeless at Friendship Place provides assistance to the homeless in NW Washington, DC. We need volunteers for a variety of opportunities including mentoring formerly homeless men and women who are getting their lives back together, general office assistance, help planning and organizing the fall Walkathon, plan and organize activities for group home residents, help with shelter coverage, and more. For additional information, contact Bill Long at (202) 364-1419 Ext 23 or blong@cchfp.org or visit www.cchfp.org. Updated 1/28/08. Food & Friends provides freshly prepared meals, nutrition support, and friendship to people living with AIDS, cancer, and other life challenging illnesses. We currently need volunteers to assist in two aspects of our program: *Deliver Meals and Friendship *Slice & Dice St. Paul’s Grate Patrol is in need of volunteers to prepare and distribute breakfasts to persons sleeping on the streets in downtown DC. Preparation is every Friday 4pm-6:30pm. Delivery is every Saturday and Sunday 5:30-8:45am. Located at St. Paul’s Parish, 2430 K St., NW. Children aged 6-15 can participate if accompanied by a parent, teacher or guardian. Unaccompanied children must be at least 16 years old. Groups of volunteers may be accommodated. Contact Tina Mallett 202-965-9324 or tmallett@si.edu or admin@gratepatrol.org. Updated 1/28/08 Community Preservation and Development Corporation, an affordable housing nonprofit, needs a Resource Development Aide responsible for creating donor files, copying, research and record keeping. Necessary skills include commitment to maintaining confidentiality, good organizational skills, excellent attention to detail and ability to work independently and as part of a team. For more information contact Marilyn Aklin at (202) 885-9574 or maklin@cpdc.org. Updated 1/28/08. People Living with Disabilities The Superior Court of the District of Columbia is actively recruiting and providing training for qualified individuals who desire to lend of their time, skill and most importantly, their voices for our Be a Voice, Be an Advocate, Be a Volunteer Campaign. Be a part of a fulfilling program that strives in preserving the Constitutional Rights of the District’s mentally and developmentally disabled. Volunteer responsibilities include being a court liaison, interacting with attorneys, scheduling monthly visits with appointed clients, and submitting status reports. For additional information please contact Kisha L. Morris, MR Volunteer Coordinator at (202) 879– 0201 or email: morrisk@dcsc.gov Updated 5/22/08 Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind has several volunteer needs. Readers and Friendly Visitors are adult volunteers who are matched one-on-one with blind or visually impaired adults and senior citizens. Volunteers arrange weekly meetings with clients at their homes or another mutually convenient location to assist with daily activities, such as reading mail, grocery shopping or running errands. Lighthouse Camp Counselors are student volunteers who are matched one-on-one with blind or visually impaired children during Camp Lighthouse Summer Programs. Student volunteers assist campers with a variety of recreational and sports activities, including arts and crafts, computer labs, swimming and field trips. Student volunteers must have completed at least one year of high school, be 16 years of age and are required to attend a full-day camp orientation and training session. Adult and student volunteers are needed throughout the year to assist with special events. CLB also offers opportunities for community groups to sponsor special events that benefit children who are blind or visually impaired. Sometimes there is nothing more powerful than a friendly voice on the other end of the phone line. Volunteers engage in weekly social telephone conversation with clients to discuss national and local events and various topics. Volunteer support is periodically needed to assist CLB staff with assembly and distribution of event and donor information. For more information please contact Jocelyn Hunter at 202-454-6422 or jhunter@clb.org. Updated 1/28/08. Metropolitan Washington Ear, Inc. seeks volunteers to record newspapers and magazines for free radio and telephone access by visually and physically impaired people. Volunteers are asked to read at least two hours, once a week or two hours every other weekend. An audition is required. Please call Donna at 301-681-6636, email volunteers@washear.org, or visit our website at www.washear.org. Updated 1/28/08. Academy of Hope is currently recruiting new volunteers. Volunteer opportunities include tutoring an adult one-on-one or teaching in a small classroom setting of 5-15 students. Classes are offered during the morning (9am-10:30am; 10:45am-12:15pm), afternoon (1:45pm-3:45pm), and evening (6:30pm-8:30pm) Monday through Thursday. The first of a two-part training for new volunteers will occur on May 31st from 9am-1pm. For more information, please contact Elizabeth Bowman at volunteer@aohdc.org or 202-269-6623. Added 5/12/ 2008. Adult Literacy Tutors Needed The Literacy Council of Montgomery County has over 200 adult students on its waiting list for tutors. Become a volunteer literacy tutor and teach an adult to read, write, or speak English. No foreign language skills are necessary. Tutors work one-on-one or with small groups, and typically meet with students in libraries or community centers at mutually convenient times. Tutor orientations are held on a regular basis. For more information, contact 301-610-0030 or info@literacycouncilmcmd.org. Added 2/22/08. Volunteer Tutor Contacts Wanted The Literacy Council of Montgomery County, MD is seeking volunteers to spend 2-3 hours at the end of each month contacting 8-15 tutors. Tutor contacts (1) collect monthly activity reports from each volunteer tutor and (2) offer a lifeline between the tutors and the LCMC program office. Tutors are dispersed throughout the entire county and many have little or no direct contact with the organization or office staff. Tutor contacts identify issues or concerns tutors may have and refer them to the appropriate individual within the LCMC. Tutor contacts collect data at the end of each month from the tutors via telephone or email, complete progress reports and forward them to the Literacy Council via mail or email. This work may be done at the volunteer's convenience. The only requirement is that tutor contacts submit their completed information on or before the 5th of the month. For more information, contact 301-610-0030 or info@literacycouncilmcmd.org. Added 2/22/08. The Carlos Rosario International Career Center and Public Charter School is the largest Adult Education Center serving Latinos and other immigrants in Washington DC. The Center’s Computer Support Specialist 100 (A+ Certification) Course, Computer Support Specialist 200 (MCP Certification) Course and Culinary Arts Course are in need of guest speakers for the Employability Skills training and workshops that are part of their curriculum. Classes are three hours long and are offered in the morning and evening. Volunteer guest speakers may be asked to volunteer for one full three hour class, or may be asked to only volunteer for a fraction of the class time. Guest Speaker Topics include:
For more information contact Cristian Argueta at (202) 797-4700 Ext 117 or cargueta@carlosrosario.org. CentroNía's tutoring program has served over 500 children and has helped children move from below average in reading to meeting or exceeding their grade level requirements. Students from 20 DCPS, and local area Charter Schools in grades K through 12 receive one-on-one tutoring, using a highly structured reading and math curriculum at a pace comfortable and appropriate for that student. Did you know that in 2007, 75 percent of all District of Columbia Public Schools DCPS and public charter school students were below their grade level in reading and math? Our goal is to raise the reading and math scores of our students so that they perform at or above grade level. With your help, our organization seeks to provide the children in our program with the tools and motivation necessary to achieve and escape the cycle of unemployment and poverty that has afflicted so many in their parents’ generation. The ability to read well, to excel in school, and the desire to learn are prerequisites to breaking this cycle. This school year we are seeking volunteers to tutor on Saturdays from 10am-12pm, Wednesdays from 5-7pm and Monday-Thursday from 3:30-5:30pm. No experience necessary. Free training provided. For an application packet please contact Irma Rivera at tutoringvolunteers@centronia.org. Updated 2/4/08. Homestretch, the largest transitional housing program in Northern Virginia, is in need of volunteers to assist with our English as a Second Language classes. Classes are held Monday–Friday at 9:30am–12:30pm and Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30pm–9:00pm. Please contact Sadira at sdaher@homestretch-inc.org or 703-237-2035 x101 for more information. Updated 1/28/08. Homestretch, the largest transitional housing program in Northern Virginia, is in need of volunteers to assist in our daycare center between the hours of 6:30-9:00pm Mon., Tues., and Thurs. For client confidentiality and security, all volunteers must be over 18 years of age, out of high school and able to pass a criminal background check. Please contact Sadira at sdaher@homestretch-inc.org or 703-237-2035x101 for more information. Updated 1/28/08. So Others Might Eat Center for Employment Training needs volunteers to work one-on-one with adult trainees on Basic Education skills. Tutoring sessions focus on basic Math and English with an emphasis on job-readiness and highly personalized curriculum. Opportunities to tutor are available from 8:30-3:30, Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. A weekly commitment of at least one hour is strongly preferred. Orientation and training are provided. For more information, contact Sarah Lesser at slesser@some.org or (202) 583-4655 ext. 114. Updated 1/28/08. Friends of Choice in Urban Schools (FOCUS) StreetWise Partners DC is recruiting volunteer mentors for its spring 2008 cycle beginning in early February. The 13 week program will match two volunteer mentors with a low-income client. Volunteers will guide the client through a structured curriculum teaching the job-readiness and computer skills necessary for the client to find and sustain employment. Sessions are from 11am – 2pm on Saturdays (excluding holidays and long weekends) or 6pm – 9:30pm on Wednesdays. No experience is necessary. SWP is a great way to give back to the community, meet inspiring clients, and get to know other professionals from the area. To learn more about the program or to become a mentor, email the Volunteer Relations team at DCvolunteers@streetwisepartners.org for an application. To learn more about the program please visit www.streetwisepartners.org. Updated 2/4/08. Marketing professionals — Use your talents for good! Offender Aid and Restoration, an established nonprofit helping offenders return to society in Arlington and Alexandria, needs help marketing its subsidiary florist shop, Sage Flowers. Time commitment: one evening meeting per month plus assignments in between. Contact Elizabeth Jones at ejones@oaronline.org or 703-228-7441 for more information. Added 6/13/08.Fund Raising The Coalition for Economic Empowerment, a nonprofit that empowers people to achieve personal and economic success, seeks volunteers to upgrade its computer systems. Volunteers must be at least 21 or older. To volunteer or for more information, contact Cady McClurg at ceeinformation@aol.com or (202) 635-8040. Added 4/7/2008. Miriam’s House, a community for women living with HIV that empowers recovery from homelessness, disease, and addiction in an environment of compassion, integrity, and accountability, seeks volunteers to teach yoga classes for residents. Miriam’s House was also fortunate enough to receive two sewing machines and seeks a volunteer to teach residents how to use these machines and sew. For more information or to volunteer, please contact Christiana Huff at I3am6m35@yahoo.com or by calling 202-667-1758 x116. Added 3/24/2008. The Lesbian Service Program of Whitman-Walker Clinic is seeking an ASL interpreter to volunteer with our free peer support group services. The volunteer does not need to be ASL interpretation certified, but does need to have a significant enough understanding of ASL to feel comfortable and confident interpreting. The group meets weekly for 1.5hours in the evening at 14th and S Street NW. We are looking for someone to commit to at least two sessions over a 10-week period between February and May. Volunteer needs to be comfortable with the LGBT community and have a great respect for confidentiality. Two references are requested. For more information and to express interest in the position, please contact Dawn Boutelle at dboutelle@wwc.org. Updated 1/18/08. Street Sense is looking for a number of volunteers in their editorial department. They are looking for:
Contact Laura Thompson Osuri at 202-347-2006 or laura@streetsense.org for more information! Updated 1/28/08. Arlington Refugee Services has several volunteer needs: English Tutor – Meets one-on-one with refugees to work on basic language skills or conversation practice. Materials are provided and creativity is highly encouraged. Tutors meet with client in client’s home or a neutral location such as a local library. Sessions should be once or twice a week for approximately 1-2 hours each time. Volunteers must attend initial orientation training and are encouraged to attend social events with their students. Activity Buddy – Meets one-on-one with refugees to help orient them to the area. This can involve anything from visits to the farmer’s market, trips to the Smithsonian museums, or casual dinners out. These volunteers help refugees learn about the public transportation system and acclimate to life in the city. Resume Helpers – Meet with clients once a week for about an hour to interview them about their experience and help them create a resume. Be part of a rotating schedule of volunteers or pick one day a week to work with clients in our office. Orientation – Needed to assist newly arrived families with public transportation, appointments, banking, survival English, etc. Should be able to commit at least 3 hours a week and be willing/able to provide transportation with a car. Transportation – Helps clients get around town, especially in the first weeks after their arrivals. May also be needed to help move furniture on occasion. These volunteers are often needed in the afternoons and on weekends. Youth Mentor – Meets with 1-3 young refugees to practice English through social activities and events. Volunteers must attend initial orientation training. Mentors should meet with clients at least 3 times a month, more if possible to do fun activities that encourage socialization and introduce youth to American culture in a positive, non-threatening way. Creativity is encouraged. Monthly social events with all mentors and teens are facilitated. Special Events Helpers – Volunteers needed to help with monthly special events. Drivers, event researchers and helpers needed to help with taking clients on special outings as well as planning and looking for donations for special projects. Examples include: Ice skating day, Art projects, baseball tickets, etc. CHIME (Community Help in Music Education), works tomobilize community resources to promote, provide, and build connections through music education for all District of Columbia public schoolchildren during and outside of school. CHIME is currently looking for volunteer assistance in the following areas: 1. CPA for 990 and audit 2. Graphic designer for marketing materials and help with website content design. It would be good to have a volunteer who could do short projects as needed. In November we would like help with designing a funding appeal, and with website. In the new year we will have to get out materials for a benefit, flyers for programs, and other needs. 3. Marketing professional with media experience in DC to help us get organizational and mission exposure in newspapers and on the air. 4. Videographer to make a 5-10 minute video about CHIME from tapes and DVDs of our performances plus additional interviews that can be used for informational and fundraising purposes. 5. Development professional, to help with grant writing and other Herndon-Reston FISH Inc. (Friendly Instant Sympathetic Help) seeks someone experienced in retail management to review operations at The Bargain Loft, our thrift shop in Northern Virginia. We would like to know how our shop compares with similar retail shops regarding revenues, expenses, and marketing, and what steps should be taken to improve profitability. Increased thrift shop profits would provide more funds to help the needy. FISH is an all-volunteer, non-sectarian, non-profit organization that has been helping residents of Herndon and Reston, Virginia meet emergencies and short-term needs since 1969. For more information, visit our web site (www.herndonrestonfish.org) or contact us at hrfish@gmail.com. Updated 1/28/08. Vehicles for Change repairs and provides donated cars to low income families. We are looking for a public relations professional to assist us in gaining added exposure for the program and the tax advantages provided to car donors in local newpapers and other media outlets. This type of exposure will help increase car donations. Vehicles for Change is interested in finding a volunteer with the experience and energy necessary to gain the exposure noted above. Visit our website at www.vehiclesforchange.org and www.freedomwheels.org. If interested contact Martin Schwartz at 410-242-9674. Updated 1/28/08. Boat People SOS, Inc. (BPSOS) is a national community-based organization with 28 years of service to the Vietnamese-American community. With 15 branch offices across the country, its mission is to assist Vietnamese refugees and immigrants in their search for freedom and a dignified life. Volunteers and interns are needed to work on various programs, such as supporting victims of human trafficking, mentoring to youth, assisting senior citizens, and developing media outreach. Vietnamese language ability is not required. For more information please contact Kimberly Riddle at kimberly.riddle@bpsos.org or (703) 538-2190 or visit www.bpsos.org. Updated 1/28/08. Media Volunteer Center helps hundreds of nonprofits nationwide get their stories covered in the media. This volunteer system is designed to help groups by asking volunteers working together all around the country to verify bits of media contact information by using the Internet and a phone. You don’t have to have a lot of time or even leave the comfort of your own home or office. With Media Volunteer you can make a difference in less than twelve minutes! Visit www.mediavolunteer.org or contact Rebecca Peacock at peacock@mediavolunteer.org to get started today! Updated 2/4/08. The National Sexual Assault Online Hotline, operated by RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network), provides live, secure, anonymous, instant message-style crisis support to the growing number of people who prefer communicating via the Internet --- giving those affected by sexual assault a safe place to turn when they can't find their voice. Volunteers give support, information and referrals to survivors of sexual violence from a home computer. The time commitment is 6 hours per month and a mandatory training session. For more information or to register for the next DC training, visit http://www.rainn.org/ohlvolunteer/process. Updated 2/4/08. The Phillips Collection is seeking Art Information Volunteers for morning and afternoon shifts on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. To participate or for more information, please contact Lisa Leinberger, volunteer coordinator, at (202) 387-2151 x222 or lleinberger@phillipscollection.org. Updated 1/28/08. The Center for a New American Dream is looking for an Administrative Volunteer to help in our Development Department. The volunteer will have the opportunity to work closely with a team of fundraising professionals at a national environmental non-profit. Key duties will include helping to thank our funders and managing our donor files. Other tasks will be assigned depending on the volunteer's interests and expertise. The Center for a New American Dream is dedicated to helping Americans consume responsibly to protect the environment, enhance quality of life, and promote social justice. We were named as one of Washingtonian Magazine's "Great Places to Work" in 2007. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Kacey Thompson at 301-891-3683, ext 120 or kacey@newdream.org. Updated 2/4/08. CrisisLink needs your help to save lives and prevent tragedies.Volunteer with CrisisLink to become a Hotline Listener and a hero for your community. CrisisLink serves the entire Washington Metro region and is looking for empathetic, non-judgmental, and dedicated individuals who want to make a difference. Volunteers receive accredited training in active listening skills, crisis de-escalation and call management. The Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless works to end the unnecessary suffereing caused by poverty and advocates for justice for people who are homeless or at-risk of becoming homeless in Washington, DC. We are looking for volunteer pro-bono attorneys and paralegals needed at our intake sites on a continuous basis . Volunteers have to be DC Bar certified, or if volunteeringas a paralegal, have to go to intake with a DC Bar certified attorney. Once interested in volunteering, volunteers go through an orientation provided by the Legal Clinic. For more information, email Eryca Kasse at eryca@legalclinic.org or visit www.legalclinic.org. Updated 2/7/08.
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