Needs From: Volunteer Houston

Work from your place! Work the days and hours of your choice! 

I need three staff volunteers to help with the administrative needs of our organization. Volunteer hours will range from six to 10 hours a month.  This is a one year commitment.  Serious inquiries only. My need is serious.

click here for the application  https://www.byceministries.org/staff-application

The staff person will choose their area of interest from the list above. 

 Thank you,

 Dr. Lynda

Executive Director, Babies Youth Children Empowerment, Inc. 

TWST4GIRLS is interviewing event volunteers. You will be working TWST4Girls events, helping with set up, running of, and takedown of events. Events occur monthly, on the weekends, and last 4 to 6 hours. This is a great way to be involved in an awesome organization without committing to weekly hours.

ORGANIZATION:

We offer life skills development, skillfully matched female mentors, career exploration, as well as intellectual and cultural exposure at no cost to the youth that we serve!

Youth graduate TWST’s Core Program as well-rounded young women who are purposeful, self-sufficient, and equipped with the tools needed to excel in life.

WHO WE NEED:

We are looking for volunteers who possess all or most of these qualities:

This is an ongoing need as TWST4Girls is a growing organization and is always looking for dedicated volunteers who are willing to serve in different ways. 

The best suited:

The best suited:

While clients are in meetings or at class they are allowed to leave their children in our child watch program. The child watch program is from 8:30AM-1pm Monday through Friday. The child watch volunteer supervises and plays with the children. We are looking for a child watch volunteer to fill the spot from December 26th to January 8th. 

As conditions are slowly improving we are excited to announce that the MS Society’s first in-person event will be a one-day version of our Bike MS: Texas MS 150 event which will be taking place on May 1st. If you are comfortable with it, we would love for your support as we start to transition back to in-person events.

Historically, thousands of riders and hundreds of volunteers come together to make our Bike MS: Texas MS 150 event a possibility. While things will look very different this year, we are dedicated towards having a great event that makes a tremendous impact in our fight against MS. The event previously featured a route that started in downtown Houston and finished in downtown Austin. However, this year we are riding on a brand new route! We will have joint starts in both La Grange and Houston which will lead all riders to finish on Kyle Field in College Station!

 With the event only a few months away, we would love for your help potentially volunteering and in engaging the community as a whole. We will have a variety of volunteer opportunities at our Houston-area start locations and in the weeks leading up to the event. Responsibilities can include anything from site set-up to serving food to organizing the groups of our riders and shifts can be as short as four hours. This event would be a great  opportunity to help us launch into our new normal of in-person events while helping those living with MS.

If you or anyone you know would be interested in serving with us, feel free to explore our volunteer registration home page. You can use the tabs and/or links found on this page to navigate through the volunteer opportunities and find shift times, role descriptions, the number of volunteers needed, and our COVID-19 protocols.

Out-of-this-world opportunities to make a real difference await you at Space Center Houston! Whether it’s on the museum floor or behind the scenes, we have a position to fit your interests.

As a volunteer, you’ll have a positive impact not only on Space Center Houston, but also on the local and global communities we serve. Volunteer in our education programs inspiring the astronauts and engineers of tomorrow, help our staff welcoming guests from around the globe, or play a vital role in both daytime and evening special events.

Learn about the space program and share your knowledge with our guests as they explore our attractions. Volunteer in amazing areas such as Starship Gallery and Astronaut Gallery where hundreds of unique space and science artifacts are housed and Independence Plaza where the high-fidelity space shuttle replica is mounted on top of the historic shuttle carrier aircraft NASA 905.

We are currently seeking volunteers interested in assisting in the following areas:

Adult volunteers must:

To apply, go to www.spacecenter.org/volunteer

We wish to give you a voice and offer every student and expressive individual to participate in our Creative Activism Project. Through videos and images with #HTXCreativeActivism, share your thoughts, concerns, and wishes creatively about Social Justice. We invite everyone to contribute through Social Media and submit your pictures/videos/art to our museum. The created artifacts would then be exhibited at our museum. 

We, the CCMH, join other Museums in the District to say: We support "Black lives matter." so they can be part of "All lives matter."

As a society, we were witnesses of intolerance and are still witnessing injustice against different communities; this concerns religious, gender, class, or race-based groups.

We firmly believe that injustice should not be just recognized but be addressed and systematically stopped. But how can it be done constructively? If it concerns the rights of diverse religious, cultural, racial, or LGBTQ communities, it is essential to have a dialog and find ways to address such critical issues. We can't give just a statement because the time requires it but should be able to openly discuss difficult issues such as Social Justice and serve as a platform to provide healthy ways to address our community's and societies' issues. 

As part of a beautiful and diverse community, we wish to allow everyone to voice their feelings of structural injustice. Today's technological development and possibilities of communication should be used to build a healthy public. We wish to help our growing community with creative methods to process these difficult subjects that are finally openly addressed.

Join us in our mission to give others a voice, create, and address issues to improve our community!

https://youtu.be/HReeKmL-jwU

There is an ongoing need for bilingual (Spanish and English speaking) volunteers to facilitate our adolescent health 10-week curriculum-based program. 

Our What About Me? Program focuses on building resiliency skills. This health education program teaches young women the life skills that are essential to establishing good personal health habits and developing into strong, healthy women.

All interested volunteers must be 18 years or older and complete a background check.

Our What About Me? and Women’s Health Advocacy Program classes are facilitated by female volunteers due to the sensitive nature of their content. 

Please go to www.thewomensfund.org/get-involved/volunteers/ and fill out our Volunteer Interest Form 

The best suited:

The single largest need for volunteers. 

A home visitor is a volunteer who is matched with an adult who is blind or visually impaired. The volunteer assists the person with everyday tasks that allow the person to maintain their independence (ex. grocery shopping, mail reading, bill paying, running errands). 

The blind adult lives in the specified area.

Commitment: 1 or 2 times a month.

Volunteer must have their own vehicle.

The single largest need for volunteers. 

A home visitor is a volunteer who is matched with an adult who is blind or visually impaired. The volunteer assists the person with everyday tasks that allow the person to maintain their independence (ex. grocery shopping, mail reading, bill paying, running errands). 

The blind adult lives in the specified area.

Commitment: 1 or 2 times a month.

Volunteer must have their own vehicle.

The single largest need for volunteers. 

A home visitor is a volunteer who is matched with an adult who is blind or visually impaired. The volunteer assists the person with everyday tasks that allow the person to maintain their independence (ex. grocery shopping, mail reading, bill paying, running errands). 

The blind adult lives in the specified area.

Commitment: 1 or 2 times a month.

Volunteer must have their own vehicle.

The single largest need for volunteers. 

A home visitor is a volunteer who is matched with an adult who is blind or visually impaired. The volunteer assists the person with everyday tasks that allow the person to maintain their independence (ex. grocery shopping, mail reading, bill paying, running errands). 

The blind adult lives in the specified area.

Commitment: 1 or 2 times a month.

Volunteer must have their own vehicle.

The single largest need for volunteers. 

A home visitor is a volunteer who is matched with an adult who is blind or visually impaired. The volunteer assists the person with everyday tasks that allow the person to maintain their independence (ex. grocery shopping, mail reading, bill paying, running errands). 

The blind adult lives in the specified area.

Commitment: 1 or 2 times a month.

Volunteer must have their own vehicle.

Teacher’s Assistant

Job Summary

Volunteer teacher’s assistants for YMCA International Services will work with teaching staff to facilitate classroom activities and participation. A teacher’s aid will work one-on-one with students to help them understand complex topics. The volunteer will help the teacher with any classroom needs not limited to grading, copying, conducting classroom activities, etc. Civics and Literacy Teachers assistants help prepare clients with reading comprehension and the citizenship exam. 

Current Schedule:

Mondays:  (Civics 1) 8:30AM-11:30AM            

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Tuesdays:  (Civics 1)  8:30AM-11:30AM

                  (Civics 2) 10:00AM-1:00PM

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Wednesdays:  (Civics 1)  8:30AM-11:30AM

                       (Civics 2) 10:00AM-1:00PM                

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Thursdays: (Civics 1)  8:30AM-11:30AM

                   (Civics 2) 4:00PM-7:00PM

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Saturdays: (Civics 2) 10AM-1:00PM

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Qualifications:

Responsibilities

Teacher’s Assistant

Job Summary

Volunteer teacher’s assistants for YMCA International Services will work with teaching staff to facilitate classroom activities and participation. A teacher’s aid will work one-on-one with students to help them understand complex topics. The volunteer will help the teacher with any classroom needs not limited to grading, copying, conducting classroom activities, etc. ESL teachers assistants will be helping students improve their English skills. This includes, reading, writing and speaking English. 

Classes are currently being held on Zoom.    

Qualifications:

Responsibilities

***Email a resume and letter of interest to Sydney@TWST4Girls.org***

Duties of TWST4Girls' Chief Operating Officer

Planning

Nonprofit COO is part of the executive management team and participates in long-term strategic planning meetings. While the Executive Director and board of directors develop broad mission-oriented goals and objectives, the executive management team helps develop the operating strategies to attain those goals. In these meetings, the COO will provide detailed information to team members regarding the performance capabilities of each department, which she has learned through regular meetings with department heads. 

Monitoring

A nonprofit COO works with individual department heads to monitor their work, not only ensuring each function stays on track to meet its goals, but also making sure each department understands its role in relation to the other departments and the nonprofit’s mission. For example, if the marketing, development and human resources all needed the IT department’s help on projects, the COO would make the call as to which department IT would help first. 

Financial Responsibilities 

The COO would work with each department head and the ED to understand needs and look for solutions during a budget crunch, but would make the final determination regarding issues such as which department gets a new computer and which gets an additional staff member. 

Human Resources 

Works with human resources or ED to ensure the organization meets it staffing needs, including developing plans to maximize volunteer help. Knowing the organization’s personnel capabilities, the COO can determine which projects the organization can pursue, making more effective decisions regarding the operations of different departments. The COO, rather than the ED, might make the final call on hiring, disciplining or terminating certain Directors.

***Complete the appropriate application on TWST4Girls.Org/Volunteer***

Director of Communications: Highly important role and considered the foundation of TWST4Girls. The Director of Communications is considered one of the faces of TWST4Girls and may serve as the key Spokesperson and media contact. 

Description: 

The best suited: 

Help around the ALS Association Texas Chapter Houston office with post event organization.

 We are looking for someone that is experienced and passionate about keeping things in "tax top shape".  The person to support in this area should be well versed on tax law for nonprofit organizations. Time commitment is about 5-10 hours monthly. Some months it may be less. 

We are looking for energetic and passionate tutors with a sense of humor and warmth, and love working with children, their families as well as connecting easily with students, teachers, and parents. 

Potential tutors would work with students 1st-12th grade. The role would consist of:

1. supporting students to make informed academic (Reading, Math, Science, and Social Studies) and life decisions (communication, relationship building, problem-solving and more);

2. guiding students through the steps of building service learning projects and business plan ideas; 

3. meet with students once a week to check progress;

4. report to administrator with progress reports;

5. adhere to the safety and professional guidelines of the organization and

6. dedicate 8-12 hours monthly ( at least 4 hours weekly) Monday-Thursday 

7. commit to the time frame of the programs: Summer (June - August) Fall (September - December) Spring (January - May) We know life happens, so flexibility is key to being successful in this role. 

How do you sign up for this wonderful journey?

We are looking for volunteers that are engraved in the community to join us in setting a new standard of youth leadership. The potential volunteer will be able to support us in building relationships in the community, assist with gaining partnerships, and help with fundraising. 

You have unique gifts and talents and there are many great organizations that are in need of people like you. We are happy and humbled you have landed here to explore ways to give your time & talents in service to others.

We are looking for a talented Social Media Manager to oversee and administer our social media accounts. This is a volunteer position. You will be responsible for creating original text and video content, managing posts, and responding to followers. You will manage our company image in a cohesive way to achieve our marketing goals. As a Social Media Manager, we expect you to be up-to-date with the latest digital technologies and social media trends. You should have excellent communication skills and be able to express our rescue’s views and animals creatively. Ultimately, you should be able to handle our social media presence ensuring high levels of web traffic and customer engagement, building out a team as the need arises. We are seeking a Volunteer Social Media Manager who can work from the comfort of their home that will be responsible for:

Responsibilities

Qualities to Ensure Success:

Join Team Rubicon to assist in responding to help communities affected by future natural disasters.

Signing up is free and you get to choose when and where you want to help.

There is free training to help you become a skilled operator in several different ways and a number of trainings are available virtually if that is more convenient for your schedule. 

To join, go to https://teamrubiconusa.org. Follow the instructions to get signed up.

Comfort Hospcie is currently seeking Volunteers in the MAnvel, Texas Area.  The presence and service of hospice volunteers is targeted towards ultimately providing patients, caregivers, and families with the most comfortable and compassionate end-of-life experience possible. If you feel that you're a fit for this opportinity, please give me a call at 832-786-4216. Thanks

Would you like to give back to your community? 

Become a mentor at Fort Bend Hope and help kids from grades 1st-5th with homework and reading. There is no experience necessary, just your desired to work with children.

Remote Position***

Please apply: Click here for the official application

TWST4Girls is looking for a volunteer grant writer to support the development of 3 of our major and impactful programs:

Experience is preferred, entry-level experience is appreciated as well. 

Thank you!

TWST4Girls Team

Responsibilities include:

Qualifications:

As an intern with Refugee Services of Texas, you will gain incredible experience working with some of the most vulnerable population groups in Houston. You will also have the opportunity to work alongside a diverse staff within a growing organization.

This is an unpaid internship. For consideration please submit a resume and cover letter with the subject line Case Management Internship to Houston@rstx.org

Children 4 Tomorrow is needing needing snacks and coffee for parenting classes and  snacks for Youth Group Therapy Classes.  

This can be in either in a form of a gift card to a grocery store or Sam's Wholesale or Costco OR the snacks and coffee themselves.  The organization has 2 Keurig Coffee Makers so the coffee needs to be the coffee pods.  

The 53rd WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival now has just one opening for a few full-time office Intern for 2020!
This is a full-time staff intern position, Executive Assistant to the Program Director!
Mon-Fri 10am to 6pm... A key staff position in the great WorldFest offices on Bissonnet & the SW Freeway..
Helping produce the 53rd WorldFest together... opening is from now until May 15th. Lots of Social Media work, too!!
Long Hours, Very Hard Work, No Pay! A demanding, intense and complex job! But the best possible assignment you might ever have!
We need Microsoft Office skills, great organizational skills, good team player! Nice Staff Bonus $$$ after the fest!
We now have 7 Vice Presidents in LA that were WorldFest Interns, and they all got their jobs via WorldFest!
(6 of them are women! WorldFest provided the intro, their abilities got them the VP Positions... they all started out in the mailrooms!)
They are at Disney, CAA, Paramount... truly amazing.
You will help put the feature film premiere film program and the program book together, you will be in the 53rd Staff picture... see last years book here -
https://worldfest.org/images/WORLDFEST-52.pdf)
You will get to see film entries at lunch, you get to vote on the Remi winners. You receive VIP Gold WorldFest passes.
Festival Staff Luncheon Treat every Friday, free easy safe parking. Great offices and equipment, meet the award-winning Directors & Filmmakers attending!
Just 1 staff Intern job remains! Send your interest and resume to - info@worldfest.org - and our thanks!

Do you have a passion for crochet or knitting? Come share the joy of the fiber arts with women in recovery at The Women's Home. We are seeking a volunteer teacher to lead a crochet/knit class on a weekly, bi-weekly or monthly basis.

To apply, email jjackson@thewomenshome.org.

The Women's Home's Cottage Shop needs your help! We are in great need of volunteers help us sift, sort and stock our clothing and general donations into our Cottage Shop. As a volunteer, you have the opportunity to give back while working in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. Our volunteers tell us working at our Shop is meaningful and rewarding, because they know with each item sold, all proceeds go into directly helping the women of our Home. We are open Monday through Saturday from 10am until 4pm. Volunteer hours can be flexible, but we do ask that you make an on-going commitment.

The single largest need for volunteers. 

A home visitor is a volunteer who is matched with an adult who is blind or visually impaired. The volunteer assists the person with everyday tasks that allow the person to maintain their independence (ex. grocery shopping, mail reading, bill paying, running errands). 

The blind adult lives in the specified area.

Commitment: 1 or 2 times a month.

Female Volunteer Only.

Volunteer must have their own vehicle.

The need at Wesley's Food Pantry has dramatically increased since the COVID-19 pandemic. Volunteers are needed to help with our drive up food pantry to help our Houston neighbors who are in desperate need of food. We will limit the number of volunteers to keep in line with social distancing recommendations and volunteers must wear face masks.

Please see available shifts, updated in needs each month.

Duties include:

Skills Needed:

Hours: Tuesdays and Thursday 10:00am - 2:00pm, unloading deliveries, repackaging produce, pre-packing grocery bags for clients

            Wednesdays and Fridays 9:00am-1:00pm: loading bags into clients cars (may require limited outdoor time), restocking, set up and clean up

Healthy people must regularly donate to minimize disruptions to the blood supply and to ensure blood is available for patients. Since it is the blood already on the shelves that saves lives, maintaining a sufficient blood supply is essential to ensure patients in need to receive treatment. If you are feeling healthy, and well we strongly encourage you to schedule and keep blood donations regularly to help patients in our local hospitals

To schedule your appointment, click here!

Handwritten letters are the most cherished items in our Care Packages. Encourage your employees, family, and friends to take a break and write a note of encouragement. This is also an activity that children love to participate in. Sign up and receive more details here. 

We welcome you to join our Gratitude in Action Facebook Page where volunteers from all around the country are getting together daily to share fun photos and stories of #VirtualVolunteerism in action

Team Rubicon normally provides disaster recovery services. During this COVID-19 pandemic we are also helping in other ways. Please join us as a non-member volunteer.  Perhaps you will decide to join Team Rubicon after working with us for a while.

One operation we are on is as follows, but there are others:

We need help each week day beginning Monday 4/13 loading medical equipment into boxes for transport from the Medical Bridges facility. The address is 2706 Magnet St., Houston, TX 77054. The operation and need for volunteers will end when the facility no longer needs help from Team Rubicon and its volunteers.

If you can help, please arrive at the facility and park in the designated area before 8:00 am. Go inside, tell them you are a Team Rubicon Spontaneous Volunteer, and ask for the Team Rubicon liaison person. Discuss with the Team Rubicon liaison person your availability to work there. Plan to work until 5:00 pm if you can. Water, snacks and meals, as well as personal protective equipment as needed will be provided. 

If you have questions, or if you are informed that the facility cannot use any more Team Rubicon Spontaneous Volunteers that day, please contact Bob Stevenson (Robert.Stevenson@teamrubiconusa.org 832-570-3663).

Every day, we hear more worrisome news about the COVID-19 pandemic. Target Hunger is proud to assist our registered families and seniors during this trying time. Volunteers are requested to arrive on site before 9am. They will be assigned to a task such as packing produce in individual distribution bags and/or placing food in car trunks.

Please help us continue providing the necessary food for our fellow Houstonian's.

Click Here to Volunteer

Donate

Due to the recent COVID 19 pandemic our patients and families need us now more than ever. Our population is being largely affected by this deadly virus due to the fact of our older age demographics and preexisting diagnosis. By being apart of the donation delivery team, you will help distribute tissue and water by leaving them on our families doorsteps to retrieve. Come join our team and make a huge impact on the lives of many as our nation faces this huge transition. MUST BE 18 years old, undergo background check, and have a valid drivers license.

Volunteers are needed during this crisis with COVID-19. Many of our patients whether in their Personal Homes are in Nursing Homes are in need of companionship. Volunteers are need to call and check in on the elderly patients. We like to call just to see how things are going? Just to see if they have any needs are concerns for the Nurse or the CNA's.

We would like to reach out just to let them know that we are here for them. Its nice to have someone to talk to and to know that they are not alone. If you are available for Phone Companionship/Tuck In calls. These call can be made from the comfort of your own home.

Effective Immediately - Background Checks and Drug Screenings are still a Mandatory Process for All Volunteers for Harbor Hospice. Please contact me if you have any questions.

We include handcrafted paracord bracelets in every one of our Care Packages, because they’re both functional and meaningful. You can purchase the cord in bundles of 5 by visiting Operation Gratitude’s eBay site.

We welcome you to join our Gratitude in Action Facebook Page where volunteers from all around the country are getting together daily to share fun photos and stories of #VirtualVolunteerism in action.

Help Team Rubicon as we respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in a constantly changing variety of ways to address community needs across the Greater Houston area. Appropriate Personal Protective Equipment is provided to all volunteers, as are meals during work periods. To learn what we are currently doing and preparing for, where those events are occurring, and to find out about becoming a member, contact Bob Stevenson by email to Robert.Stevenson@teamrubiconusa.org. To meet our need for numerous COVID-related volunteers, we have temporarily dropped some of the normal training that new members take.

Help the Galveston County Food Bank prepare food for distribution to the needy. Team Rubicon volunteer members will supervise other spontaneous volunteers. Please arrive before 8:00 am and ask for the Team Rubicon Point of Contact. Discuss with him or her your availability. Work will be done standing at a social distance. The organization will provide PPE. Meals and drinks will be provided.

Team Rubicon provides a variety of support for individuals, organizations and communities when they need help. This help may be requested at any time during the year - even during hurricane season. In some cases, like earlier in 2020 and probably again soon, the help needed is for food banks in Houston and Texas City to help with distribution of food for the needy. 

Currently, during this COVID-19 pandemic, Team Rubicon is not accepting offers to help from spontaneous volunteers. We are only using members of Team Rubicon to provide help. Joining is free!

So, if you think you might want to help, please join Team Rubicon. Go to https://teamrubiconusa.org and sign up. Everyone in Team Rubicon requires a cleared background check and they must have health insurance. Once signed-up watch for opportunities to help that get announced via email and text, and they are always put on Team Rubicon's internal website called Roll Call first.

The shelter in place mandate has had a significant impact on the residents of Goldberg Towers. The activities with which they have become accustomed have been discontinued due to the social distancing requirements. Please assist me in my efforts to ensure their socialization needs are satisfied virtually or by supplying activities that will occupy their time.

In additional to the social activities, I have enclosed a few essentials that will also be beneficial for this vulnerable population.

Desired Activities:

A 74 year old veteran with diabetes and only one leg uses a wheelchair. He needs someone who lives in the Gulfgate area to help him by pushing the cart in the grocery store while he selects what he wants to buy. Then the helper is needed to get the bags into the vehicle and then into the vet's home. This is a recurring need with frequency TBD.

Anyone interested in helping this vet should contact Bob Stevenson at Robert.Stevenson@teamrubiconusa.org for the vet's contact information.

The role of the Mercer Ambassador is to represent Mercer to the community.  Ambassadors are friendly, welcoming individuals who like to engage with visitors of all ages, share their knowledge of Mercer and invite visitors back for future visits, events or even to volunteer.  The Ambassador program provides opportunities for students and adults to engage with garden visitors, to grow their interest to become new supporters of Mercer Botanic Gardens.

If you would like to be a Mercer Ambassador or hear more about the program, please contact Mercer's volunteer coordinator at 713-274-4160 or jhartwell@hcp4.net  Thank you!

This is an opportunity to assist an individual or family with either purchasing groceries or delivering pre-purchased groceries to a client. We have a specific list of items that can be purchased at Walmart.

If you would be interested in purchasing the basic staples or having groceries delivered to a client's home, please contact the Community Engagement Coordinator at houston@rstx.org.

Mercer Botanical Center Volunteers

Seeking volunteers with a strong interest in plants, who are detail-oriented, possess a working knowledge of Microsoft Office for online research, are self-starters, and can collaborate in teams. Volunteer positions include: herbarium database, herbarium restoration, sign engraver, seed preservation, garden inventory, endangered species gardener, Prairie Dawn Preserve volunteer, and conservation nursery assistant.

Assist horticulturists with planting, grooming, pruning, weeding, and mulching. Join a plant committee and grow plants year-round for events and sales. Help with projects including plant propagation, construction, painting and more.  Please contact Colleen at 713-274-4160 for more information or Colleen.Powell@pct3.hctx.net. Thank you.

Introduce visitors to the beauty and wonder of Mercer’s flora and fauna. Lead groups with a maximum of 30 guests. Includes opportunities for field trips, socialization, and personal development. On-site training required. Criminal background check is required for docents leading children’s tours

Assist the Mercer Society during specialty plant sales (usually on a Saturday) as a cashier, plant sale ticket writer, or hospitality volunteer.

The Mercer Society's pre-Father's Day online plant sale will take place on Saturday and Sunday, June 13 and 14th. Volunteers will be needed June 15 - 19th to help put plant orders together for pick-up.  Contact Jamie at jhartwell@hcp4.net for more information.

The Mercer Society will host the "Amazing Plants for a Stunning Dry Garden" plant sale on Saturday, July 18th from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. (or sold out). Volunteer opportunities will include cashier (training required), plant sales (need to be knowledgeable about plants being sold), plant ticket writers and customer service.  Contact Jamie at jhartwell@hcp4.net for more information.

Our website needs to be changed over to Wordpress so it can be a portable website.  

As an Essay reader, you will be shared high school students' college and scholarship essays via google docs to review and provide feedback. We will ask you to focus on vocabulary, grammar, and syntax of the essay. The time committment is 30 minutes/month. 

As a resume reader, you will be shared high school students' resumes via google docs to review and provide feedback. We will ask you to focus on style, content, grammar, and syntax of the resume. The time commitment is 30 minutes per month. This will be doable virtually via Google Docs. 

As a Career Conversation Leader, you would lead career conversations on Zoom to help high school and post-secondary students learn about your career. This would be a one-time commitment of maximum 1 hour. 

Our hospice patients at the facility are very isolated these days due to COVID.

We would like to invite dancers to volunteer to perform for the patients (it will be done in a safe way, I promise).

If you would like to dance for hospice patients and make a difference please contact me.

Peggy.Burgett@encompasshealth.com

Volunteer Coordinator

713-476-0270

We would like to offer a great experience for Social Workers and behavioral science students. If you need documented hours for your select course work, we can help!

Our two offices (Clear Lake and the Woodlands)  need help with sending out support letters to families that lost their loved ones. 

We provide training and the letters; Just to name one of the areas you can help with our Hospice patients. 

If you need experience in working with patients on a one on one basis, we can help there too!

If you would like to help please let me know.

713-476-0270

We are in need of someone to use their Salesforce knowledge to lay the foundation for our NPSP integration. 

Children 4 Tomorrow has transition to virtual therapy for youth due to the pandemic.  We are in need of computers (laptops) for these youth in order  to participate in the therapy. 

The needs for our nonprofit organization are tremendous.  Our underserved communities are struggling to cope with the anxiety, depression, trauma and hopelessness that cause mental and physical illnesses. Its effect has been amplified due to the long duration of the pandemic quarantine in which none of us expected or planned for, and has caused havoc on the entire world.  Statistics now show that the issue of PTSD and trauma are on the rise in communities similar to ours due to the pandemic.

The program provides a virtual evidence-based protocol that provides mental health services in disaster aftermath crisis (such as trauma) and has fulfilled the mental health population’s needs since 2007.  

For some of these kids to participate in the program they need a laptop computer for the 2 week 6 session duration.  We will be able to loan out computer before the sessions and pick them up when the sessions are completed and move to another group of youth.

We are looking for a reception that is able to answer the phones and direct calls to their various departments. This position is available Monday-Friday and we just ask that you committed to one shift per week. We are looking for someone who is organized and self sufficient in which they pay great attention to details. You must be at least 18 years or older for this position.

Tony's Place is actively seeking a non-profit QBO (QuickBooks Online) full-charge bookkeeper with grant, classes, project and services experience to work with our current finance team to maintain the organization's accounting system. The bookkeeper will be responsible for and/or share the responsibilities for maintaining the financial records by "accurately and precisely" recording the day-to-day financial transactions of the organization. The bookkeeper plays an integral role in the operations of the organization and can work independently.

Help us to organize our exhibits and museum!
Help us to bring a new order into our collection while we are closed to the public.
You will learn how to handle artifacts, document them, and even create exhibits.

You will be working in safe conditions with little interaction with others. We practice social-distancing and make sure that you stay safe. Our museum is closed to the public, and we keep all our volunteers safely spaced out throughout the museum.

If you prefer to work outside and enjoy the sun, instead of handling art and documents, you are welcome to help us with our garden. 

MEN Inc is searching for men in and around Houston to engage with our students as professional volunteer mentors. The M.E.N. Incorporated Mentoring Program of Houston helps to empower young men in our community to make positive life choices that enable them to maximize their potential. The mentoring program uses adult volunteers to commit to supporting, guiding, and being a friend to a young man for a period of at least one year. By becoming part of the social network of adults and community members who care about the youth, the mentor can help youth develop and reach positive academic, career, and personal goals.

Participation Requirements

THESE DAYS HOSPICE PATIENTS ARE COMPLETELY LOCKED OUT.

THEY ARE SUFFERING FROM LONELENESS.

YOU CAN HELP THEM BY BUILDING BIRD FEEDERS SO THEY CAN WATCH THE BIRDS THROUGH THE WINDOW.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE CONTACT

Peggy.Burgett@encompasshealth.com

Volunteer Coordinator

713-476-0270

Right now, millions of Americans face the devastation of Alzheimer’s. The impact of COVID-19 on our most vulnerable communities exacerbates the need for education and support nationwide. At the Alzheimer’s Association, our network of more than 75 chapters is working relentlessly to advance world-class research, ensure access to gold-standard care and support, and engage mission-driven volunteers who make it happen.

Program Tech Support volunteers assist Alzheimer's Association staff and volunteers to provide support groups and education programs through virtual platforms and expand the reach of Alzheimer's Association programs in the community.  Program Tech Support volunteers help teach webinar technology to other volunteers and troubleshoot webinar access issues with constituents.

Dads!

Please help us to maintain bird feeders at the facilities.

Once a week bring your kid and fill up the bird feeder with seeds and clean them a little.

Our hospice patients will really appreciate you for doing that for them.

For more information, please contact 

Peggy.Burgett@encompasshealth.com, Volunteer Coordinator

713-476-0270

PLEASE SEND IN OFFICIAL APPLICATION ON SUPPORT TEAM APPLICATION

Director of Marketing

A highly important role as marketing is our presentation to the world. With effective marketing TWST4Girls can appeal to participants/sponsors/volunteers/donors/partner etc…, achieve recognition and fundraising, which ultimately leads us to the ability to help more youth.

Description:
 Heads up marketing aspects of TWST4Girls.
 Develops press releases
 Establishes media relations and conducts outreach on behalf of TWST4Girls
 Identify interview & marketing opportunities on all media sources
(Newspaper, magazine, online publications, television)
 Work closely with TWST4Girls spokesperson or serve as spokesperson
 Create cost-effective events that promote TWST4Girls
 Prepares and implements a communications and marketing plan that
incorporate social media, owned, paid and earned media
 Direct mail and advertising to increase public awareness and name
recognition of TWST4Girls,
 Maintain a visually appealing and user-friendly website, Facebook and
Instagram accounts and monthly e-newsletters that promote TWST4Girls
programs and events.
 Identify and implement effective marketing opportunities

The best suited:
 Must have thorough knowledge and understanding of TWST4Girls mission and
programs
 Self-starter and independent
 Takes initiative
 Social, personable, presentable and resourceful
 Exemplifies follow through on tasks and goals
 Possesses excellent communication skills written and verbal
 Knowledgeable of role, duties, goals, and expectations
 Works well independently and in teams

Volunteers to assist with: Revitalizing garden beds - weeding, turning dirt, planting, mulching, watering; Landscaping – mowing, trimming, etc., HHFH provides all tools and materials for volunteers, as well as skilled on-site leaders who host a safety orientation, give clear instructions on all tasks, and work to ensure that every volunteer has an outstanding experience. Volunteers will follow safety guidelines and report directly to the HHFH staff or garden coordinator at the site.  Come prepared to work hard, get dirty, and make a lasting impact for a family and a community!  Please note the minimum age is 16 years old.  

Please go to Houston Habitat Volunteer Hub to register. 

Click Adopt A Site  to get started! 

We care about out patients and their family. When the patient is not with us anymore we still care about the family and supporting them in their grief.

If you would like to help and support our families, please contact me.

Bike MS is the fundraising cycling series of the National MS Society and raises more money than any other cycling event for any other cause. Even though we are unable to meet in-person this year, our Bike MS team is still determined to make an impact. To date, Bike MS cyclists, volunteers, and donors have raised more than $1.3 billion to stop MS in its tracks, restore what's been lost, and end MS forever. By virtually volunteering, you can be a part of this growing movement!

We anticipate having a variety of different needs/projects arise in the coming months. They can include anything from data entry, to making phone calls, to creating videos, to assisting with one of our virtual events!

Thank you for your consideration in volunteering! Together, we are stronger. Together, we will end MS forever.

Description: Share your interest in nature and plants by leading public and private tours of the Garden’s living collections for visitors, school groups, and other organizations. Greet tour groups and conduct walks for diverse audiences.

Special Skills: Passionate about and willing to interact with the public about the Garden and knowledgeable about horticulture. Comfortable speaking to small and large groups of people of all ages. Being multilingual is a plus.

Description: Help with donor visits, including administrative work and set up in preparation for the visit. Volunteers may also help during visits with greeting, providing comfort materials (i.e.: umbrella, blankets, hand sanitizer, etc.), maintaining crowd flow, and facilitating clean-up/wrap-up tasks.

Special Skills: Organized, able to follow directions/instructions. Experience driving golf carts/club cars a plus. May include lifting or carrying from time-to-time.

Description: Assist throughout the year with event tasks and responsibilities, including administrative work and event logistics/coordination. Volunteers may also work the day of events, helping with set up, staffing check-in booth, cleaning up, etc. Willing to help with all general administrative tasks to produce a successful, well-run, well-attended event.

Special Skills: Detail-oriented, accurate, organized, able to follow directions/instructions for event processes. Also, let us know if you are have experience with crafts, education, videography, photography, or all things AV/technology.

Description: Assist with member relations, with tasks such as general administrative work in the office or on-site, changing out temporary signage/posters/fliers with marketing membership announcements, greeting members on-site, helping hand out giveaways for members at various times, usually at the Welcome Pavilion/Café/Garden Shop, and fielding member issues and/or questions.

Special Skills: Detail-oriented, organized, friendly/personable, good communicator, quick learner.

Summary
WINGS Ministries is looking for volunteers who have a heart to serve women-at-risk by facilitating WINGS Curriculum in one of several class locations.  Our immediate need includes Classroom Facilitators, Leads, and Co-Lead volunteers. 

 You will join a team of volunteers to teach a weekly faith-based program that provides life skills and job preparedness to women in weekly 90-minute classes. The women we serve may be incarcerated, in a transitional home, in a residential recovery center for drug and alcohol addiction, and/or may have been victims of sex trafficking, domestic violence or homelessness. The women we meet in each of these locations are grateful and receptive to our services. Our mission is to help them discover and embrace their identity in Christ while learning essential skills necessary to meet life's challenges. 

Required Attributes

Primary Areas of Responsibility

The Women's Home's Cottage Shop needs your help! We are in great need of volunteers help us sift, sort and stock our clothing and general donations into our Cottage Shop. As a volunteer, you have the opportunity to give back while working in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. Our volunteers tell us working at our Shop is meaningful and rewarding, because they know with each item sold, all proceeds go into directly helping the women of our Home. We are open Monday through Saturday from 10am until 4pm. Volunteer hours can be flexible, but we do ask that you make an on-going commitment.

2 Shifts available: 8-11am and 10-1pm

Help us monitor children while they are in their online classes! Choose your own days and from two shifts.

For the safety of volunteers,Lord of the Street will provide all necessary PPE. Including gloves, masks, hand sanitizer. (LOTS) adheres to all local, state, national  health protocols during Covid crisis, including social distancing.

The area where volunteers work is a secluded area on the second floor away from pedestrian traffic. (LOTS) is in need of volunteers with personal transportation i.e Pick up Trucks, Vans, SUV. 

In general volunteers are needed to sort, package and deliver clothing to the Good Will (on Westheimer located 2.3 miles from the facility). (LOTS) has received an abundance of clothes that were donated to this organization.

More specifically the volunteers task will include sorting clothes according to size, gender, place them in a bags, deliver to (GW). Four volunteers are needed, (2) per shift,the shifts are (2) hours long.

 Volunteers will alternate work days, Monday - Friday( 12:30 noon - 2:30 pm ). (LOTS) will accommodate or arrange parking, proof of insurance and valid drivers license is required. As (LOTS) will not assume any liability due to any injury or damage cause by traffic accident.   

Contact : Kevin Williams 313 300 5797

Everyone is invited to attend the JJPV monthly program and meeting at 7 p.m. on the last Monday of every month (except July, August, and December or if the day falls on a holiday). Come enjoy a presentation by a guest speaker and learn about all the upcoming programs and volunteer opportunities at Jesse Jones Park.

Families are welcome. Individuals under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult parent or guardian.

For more information and to RSVP, please contact Volunteer Coordinator Brent Wilkins at 281-446-8588 or bwilkins@hcp4.net.

If you play instrument our hospice patients would love to hear you.

We have several facilities in different areas of Houston that will allow musicians to come and play for hospice patients.

Please make someone's day brighter!

For more information please contact me.

 713-476-0270 

VOLUNTEER WITH A HOUSTON RESPONDS COALITION

Choose a region of Greater Houston to serve and follow the link to volunteer.   

For more information about Houston Responds visit: https://www.houstonresponds.org

Best Practices for Volunteers During COVID-19

https://www.houstonresponds.org/c19serve

The following are best practices that volunteers can utilize while engaging and participating in community events during the Coronavirus pandemic.  

Wash your hands for at least 20 seconds with soap and warm water or use hand sanitizer that has at least 60% alcohol. 

Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth, especially when out in public. 

Avoid contact with people who are sick and stay home if you are sick. 

Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces using a regular household cleaning spray or wipe. 

Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue away. 

Stagger your volunteering shifts.

Volunteers most at risk of contracting Covid-19 should not volunteer until further notice.

Provide administrative or support functions for older volunteers who want to be part of the response.

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society is a national non-profit that exists because there are people with MS. Our vision is a world free of MS. Everything we do is focused so that people affected by MS can live their best lives as we stop MS in its tracks, restore what has been lost and end MS forever.

We are more than an organization. We are a movement. United in our collective power to do something about MS now and end this disease forever. At the National MS Society you have the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of those living with MS and their families.

As a member of the Society team, you'll work in an environment that values collaboration, innovation, diverse perspectives, and most of all a relentless resolve so people with MS can live their best lives.

The National MS Society is offering an exciting internship within the Volunteer Engagement department. This unpaid internship can provide school credit and offers valuable experience in the non-profit, engagement, relationship management, and event planning industries. Candidates must have excellent customer service skills, be self-motivated, a team player, results-oriented, and dedicated to making a difference in the lives of people living with and affected by MS.

Intern(s) will assist with the execution of all Volunteer Engagement functions. These tasks will include volunteer outreach, recruitment, communications, cultivation, and recognition for the 2021 Texas MS 150 and local Walk MS events. Will also include some administrative, database management, and event production activities.

Director of Development

Description:

The best suited:

Internship Description: This position is open to students who are wanting to
learn about the non-profit world, volunteer management and working cross-
culturally.

Responsibilities:
 Assist the Volunteer Coordinator with volunteer management and donation
tracking
 Research and develop new volunteer opportunities
 Establish and promote a proactive culture that emphasizes building
relationships, continuous improvement, and ongoing learning
 Give presentations about volunteer opportunities and assist in volunteer
orientation
 Aide in volunteer events and activities such as apartment set up, resume
workshops or mentor meetings

Qualifications:
 Professionalism, and willingness to work with diverse populations
 Familiarity with refugee issues
 Computer competency
 Excellent organizational skills
 Ability to meet deadlines
 Effective verbal and written communication skills

Application Instructions: For consideration, please submit a resume, cover
letter and availability to Houston@rstx.org with subject line Volunteer Internship.
Please inquire about details if academic credit is desired.

Girls are looking for meaningful ways to connect now more than ever, and that’s where you come in! For girls in grades 3-12, we want to include an inspiring element of connection in our Spark Kits - Relatable Role Model Letters.

So what are Relatable Role Model Letters? These page-long letters written by Girls Empowerment Network volunteers aim to inspire, encourage, uplift, and celebrate girls throughout our community. During the last several months, many of us have felt disconnected, distant, or isolated from others. Relatable Role Model Letters provide volunteers and girls a unique way of communicating and feeling connected.

Be sure to check out our Volunteer FAQs (see links below)! This document is full of tips, guidelines, and an example Relatable Role Model Letter.

To register as a Relatable Role Model Letters volunteer, visit: Relatable Role Model Letters (jotform.com)

What should be included in my letters?

What are some creative elements that you could you include in your letter?

And be sure to share your letter on social media using #GirlSpark!

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Register as a Relatable Role Model Letters volunteer at:
Relatable Role Model Letters (jotform.com)

View our volunteer FAQs here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/15jBXpb1KL-bDiMl8CZYbPBe2Wz6NxvMmMJ6YNtYCnfs/edit

Learn about our Six C's of Self-Efficacy: https://www.girlsempowermentnetwork.org/self-efficacy

As an Essay reader, you will be shared high school students' college and scholarship essays via google docs to review and provide feedback. We will ask you to focus on vocabulary, grammar, and syntax of the essay. The time committment is 30 minutes/month. 

Interfaith Ministries' Meals on Wheels Program needs your help to provide a cloth, reusable mask to each of our Meals on Wheels seniors. A standard, adult-sized mask, with soft ear loops, is recommended. We will need to have them in small bags, to ease distribution. If you prefer to bring them to us, ready to be sent out, please include bagging them, individually, in a bag that lays flat during transport (a sandwich sized baggie – either paper or plastic – should be perfect. Target sells some paper ones that are biodegradable). Feel free to get creative with cute designs, so long as we steer clear of any religious or political messaging. We serve a broad audience, so we recommend keeping it to inclusive and happy things. If you’re unsure, solid colors or striped/paisley/gingham patters are always a safe bet.

The Details:

OR

Email Lauren at llewis@imgh.org with any questions or to arrange drop-off of your donation. We encourage you to get your networks involved and work together to create or gather these needed items! Social distancing doesn't mean we can't work together!

Items can be dropped off to our Meals on Wheels Distribution Facility at 3202 San Jacinto, 77004. Ideal drop-off times are between 11 AM and 1 PM on weekdays. Our building is least crowded during these times. Please email llewis@imgh.org to schedule your drop-off.

Thank you for helping us continue to offer our seniors the things that they need to keep them safe and well!

General Description of needs

Volunteers Needed For:

-Coaching teams of male and female 

-working with youth from ages 7-15 

-holding practices on Saturdays that games aren't played 

-from the hrs of 7am for set up to 12pm for taking down equipment or longer 

-refs are also needed to keep score and make sure a fair game is being held 

-must be willing to undergo a background check 

Christmas Card Connections Update as of 12/17/2020

If you still want to make cards or if you have made cards and I have not made a connection for you yet, please see the information below....

I apologize but because of very serious complications of Covid with a family member, I am unable to continue making Holiday Project Christmas card connections.

We are working on an art project that will center maternal mental health and are looking for a student who is looking to expand their artistry and complete a mural project.

We are also looking for someone who is interesting in expanding their Interior Design skills to help us design our current space.