Needs From: Volunteer Houston

Keegan Kitchen volunteers assist with meal prep and packaging of hot meals for daily distribution to community locations where children gather after school.

Assist clients with shopping for grocery items of their choosing in the Isle Market Food Pantry.

Food Pantry Assistants help clients with bagging food items as well as make sure clients are choosing items appropriate for their family size. Volunteer Assistants may also offer suggestions on how to cook food. 

Some Food Pantry Assistants may also assist clients in loading groceries into their cars.

We are specifically looking for volunteers with cheerful attitudes and a friendly demeanor when interacting with clients.

We are in need of volunteers on a regular basis.

Everyone is welcome to participate in Shamba Days. You’ll help with whatever the farm may need... mulching, weeding, planting, harvesting, and more!

Shamba Ya Amani, the Farm of Peace, is working for justice by feeding our community, both body and soul. We feed the body by growing vegetables and fruit, raising honeybees, and tending flowers. We feed the soul by building this farm together, forming a connection to each other and to the earth we are cultivating.

Bring a bottle of water and wear long pants and closed-toe shoes or boots!

Shamba Ya Amani (Farm of Peace) can be found at this address: 
8401 Dairy View Lane
Houston, TX 77072
There is parking along the street and a Metro bus station nearby at Beechnut and Dairy View Lane. Look for our white circle sign near the street and a sunflower mural as you approach the entrance of the farm.

Wesley's Food Pantry needs volunteers for our drive-up food pantry to help our Houston neighbors who are in desperate need of food. 

Duties include:

Skills Needed:

Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays 8:30am-12:30pm: packaging bags, loading bags into clients cars (may require limited outdoor time), restocking, set up and clean up

Tuesdays 8:30am-11:30am: Unloading trucks, stocking shelves, pre-packing grocery bags

Our address is 1235 Lorraine St. Please arrive 10 minutes before your shift. Parking is available on the street, being careful not to block driveways, and enter at the large gate on Gano St. If you are running late for your shift, please call 713-821-8950.

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Volunteer Sewing Instructor

We are looking for people to come out and hide for search dogs while they are training. These people need to be willing to come out for at least a few hours and be willing to run, walk, and hide from the dogs in all different types of scenarios. When found by the dog, they should also be willing to play with the dog per the handler's instructions or offer the dog it's treat reward. It is a lot of fun and a unique experience to help these dogs out!

You'll be provided with a location to walk to in order to "hide" from the canines. The canines will then come find the missing person. Of course, you will never actually be missing, but we always need new people to pretend to be missing. We will be enjoying nature, so dress appropriately with closed-toed shoes and comfortable pants. Be sure to bring water, sunscreen, bug spray and maybe a good book or electronic device to keep you busy during the down time. All high school students or older are welcome to participate. Feel free to view our website to see what we are about: www.AlphaSar.org.

A confirmation email will be sent after sign-up to confirm your volunteer slot. A waiver will be attached. Any participants under 16 years old will need to be accompanied by an adult during their volunteer time.

Bring the beat and inspire creativity! Creative Dreams Outreach Center is looking for a volunteer drum teacher to teach basic techniques and rhythms while mentoring youth. Your time and talent can help students express themselves and thrive.

Bring the energy and joy of Zumba to our youth! Creative Dreams Outreach Center needs a volunteer Zumba instructor to lead engaging sessions that promote fitness and fun. If you’re passionate about dance and wellness, we’d love to have you on our team.

Do you love to dance and teach others? We’re seeking a volunteer dance instructor to lead fun, energetic classes for teens in our after-school program. Help students build confidence, stay active, and express themselves through movement.

elp young musicians unlock their talent! We need a volunteer piano teacher to provide instruction and encouragement to students in our after-school program. If you have a passion for music and a heart for mentoring, join us in making a lasting impact.

Share your love for music and inspire at-risk youth! Creative Dreams Outreach Center seeks a volunteer guitar teacher to lead weekly lessons and mentor students in a supportive, creative environment. Your guidance will help students build confidence, develop skills, and discover their potential through music.

2025 The Holiday Project's Christmas Day Visit and Caroling at

The Gardens of Bellaire

4620 Bellaire Blvd 

Bellaire, 77401

713-665-3888 (facility) 

Meeting Location:

Cedric Branch - Activity Director

Jessica Maxwell - activity dept.

The Holiday Project team leader with instructions for room visits and caroling: 

They have approx 90 residents (making or buying cards is only if you want to be guaranteed a card to pass out) any amount of cards are appreciate. 

Bring the Spirit of a Holiday to Those Who Otherwise Might Not Have a Celebration! Make a Difference!! Brighten someone’s holiday and help them know they have not been forgotten.

Time spent at the facilities will vary, but generally the visits last from about 1 to 2 hours, depending on the size of the facility and other circumstances unique to the team and the facility. (Sometimes the staff on duty want us to visit in a communal area of the facility such as a recreation room or dining hall. Other times we are invited to do both a communal visit and then break into small clusters to visit room-to-room for those persons who don't get out of their rooms. Which of these approaches is used also affects the total length of time we spend at a particular facility.)

 Upon arrival: Meet in Lobby until volunteers all arrive, typically until about 10:10 am

 In the note section of this sign up, please add how many will be visiting.

Visit Policies:
1. Remember that you are in a medical facility. Be aware and be careful.
2. Do not assist a resident in moving from or to a wheelchair. Ask an employee to help.
3. Do not feed or offer food to residents unless directed by an employee.
4. When entering a resident’s room, always knock and introduce yourself as a volunteer. Ask permission before entering.
5. Stay with the group as you move through the facility.
6. Do not go into isolation rooms, those rooms will be marked with a sign to see staff before entering. If you are passing out cards please give staff cards for residents in isolation rooms.
7. Because of HIPAA Privacy Rules most facilities require a signed photo release for pictures of/with residents. Therefore no pictures of resident's faces are allowed on The Holiday Project visits. The best way to take a picture is taking the back of the resident and the faces of the volunteers. The experience can still be documented in a picture without the resident's face.
8. It is not required but volunteers can make handmade Christmas cards to pass out during the visit.
9. Have Fun! Together we CAN make a difference and REMEMBER...
"To the world you may be one person but to one person you may be the world!"

Participant Notes:
Please make sure you are in good health for the visit and have not recently had Covid or the Flu or anything contagious!! 

Merry Christmas! 

December 25, 2025
Time: 10:00 am - 12:00 noon

Lobby for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Residents

9505 Northpointe Blvd.

(281) 766-8148 (Facility) 

Pat Garner - Activity Director

Contact Person Christmas morning: Receptionist and The Holiday Project’s Team Leader Kevin Lam (with instructions for room visits and caroling).

They have approx 67 residents (making or buying cards is only if you want to be guaranteed a card to pass out) 

Assisted Living 

 Questions - email Danny Nguyen at: ssanceman@gmail.com

Volunteers always share that they are blessed through their visits.

Volunteers will visit as a team with the residents in community areas and room to room.

Goal: To brighten up the holiday by passing out Christmas cards, if cards are available, and visiting with the residents and rehab patients and singing Christmas Carols. 

 In the note section of this sign up, please add how many will be visiting.

Visit Policies:
1. Remember that you are in a medical facility. Be aware and be careful.
2. Do not assist a resident in moving from or to a wheelchair. Ask an employee to help.
3. Do not feed or offer food to residents unless directed by an employee.
4. When entering a resident’s room, always knock and introduce yourself as a volunteer. Ask permission before entering.
5. Stay with the group as you move through the facility.
6. Do not go into isolation rooms, those rooms will be marked with a sign to see staff before entering. If you are passing out cards please give staff cards for residents in isolation rooms.
7. Because of HIPAA Privacy Rules most facilities require a signed photo release for pictures of/with residents. Therefore no pictures of resident's faces are allowed on The Holiday Project visits. The best way to take a picture is taking the back of the resident and the faces of the volunteers. The experience can still be documented in a picture without the resident's face.
8. It is not required but volunteers can make handmade Christmas cards to pass out during the visit.
9. Have Fun! Together we CAN make a difference and REMEMBER...
"To the world you may be one person but to one person you may be the world!"

Participant Notes:
Please make sure you are in good health for the visit and have not recently had Covid or the Flu or anything contagious!! 

Merry Christmas! 

A Great and Wonderful opportunity to volunteer and assist Young Society of Houston Community Outreach Organization and other local organizations from the Great City of Houston and surrounding areas at the upcoming 2026 Martin Luther King Jr Unity Parade. The parade will be on Monday, January 19, 2026 and Volunteers are needed!

High school  and college students are welcome to earn volunteer credit hours for this great volunteer opportunity. Please Note: if you are under the age of 16 , a parent or guardian must be present during this important volunteer opportunity.  

Please Share This Important Volunteer Opportunity With Others Who May Be Interested. 

 Volunteers will assist with the following:

For more information, please contact Monique Mason  via email at ysohtx@gmail.com Parade will be televised on all local channels. See You There!

Additional Details 

16 and older

Parent or Guardian required for minors under the age of 16

Is Family Friendly

Register ASAP!

Is Outdoors

Is Wheelchair Accessible

Inclement Weather Plan:  Reschedule Notice Will Be Given  In Case Of Weather Implications

 This is an excellent event for families!

HOUSTON FOOD BANK Guideline Acknowledgement:

Your signature/sign in is acknowledgement that you were given (verbal or written) instructions concerning Bread Of Life, Inc. policies and guidelines of distributing HFB products. All volunteers are aware that they must go through the intake process before receiving any food, cannot receive food until all clients have been served, and that the same eligibility criteria apply to them as well.  This includes, but not limited to, Code of Ethics and Guidelines, Confidentiality, and Civil Rights.  

Click this link to view guidelines for distributing Houston Food Bank products.

Thank You,

 This is an excellent event for families!

HOUSTON FOOD BANK Guideline Acknowledgement:

You will be given (verbal or written) instructions concerning Bread Of Life, Inc. policies and guidelines of distributing HFB products prior to the start of the event. All volunteers are aware that they must go through the intake process before receiving any food, cannot receive food until all clients have been served, and that the same eligibility criteria apply to them as well.  This includes, but not limited to, Code of Ethics and Guidelines, Confidentiality, and Civil Rights.  

Click this link to view guidelines for distributing Houston Food Bank products.

Thank You,

 This is an excellent event for families!

HOUSTON FOOD BANK Guideline Acknowledgement:

You will be given (verbal or written) instructions concerning Bread Of Life, Inc. policies and guidelines of distributing HFB products prior to the start of the event. All volunteers are aware that they must go through the intake process before receiving any food, cannot receive food until all clients have been served, and that the same eligibility criteria apply to them as well.  This includes, but not limited to, Code of Ethics and Guidelines, Confidentiality, and Civil Rights.  

Click this link to view guidelines for distributing Houston Food Bank products.

Thank You,

2025 The Holiday Project's Christmas Day Visit and Caroling at

Park Manor of the Woodlands

1014 Windsor Lakes Blvd.

The Woodlands, 77384

(936) 273-9424 (facility)

Meeting Location:

Yessika Drayton - Activity Director

Mayra - Activity Assistant

They have approx 94 residents (making or buying cards is only if you want to be guaranteed a card to pass out) 

Bring the Spirit of a Holiday to Those Who Otherwise Might Not Have a Celebration! Make a Difference!! Brighten someone’s holiday and help them know they have not been forgotten.

Time spent at the facilities will vary, but generally the visits last from about 1 to 2 hours, depending on the size of the facility and other circumstances unique to the team and the facility. (Sometimes the staff on duty want us to visit in a communal area of the facility such as a recreation room or dining hall. Other times we are invited to do both a communal visit and then break into small clusters to visit room-to-room for those persons who don't get out of their rooms. Which of these approaches is used also affects the total length of time we spend at a particular facility.)

 Upon arrival: Meet in Lobby at Park Manor of the Woodlands until volunteers all arrive, typically until about 10:10 am

 In the note section of this sign up, please add how many will be visiting.

Visit Policies:
1. Remember that you are in a medical facility. Be aware and be careful.
2. Do not assist a resident in moving from or to a wheelchair. Ask an employee to help.
3. Do not feed or offer food to residents unless directed by an employee.
4. When entering a resident’s room, always knock and introduce yourself as a volunteer. Ask permission before entering.
5. Stay with the group as you move through the facility.
6. Do not go into isolation rooms, those rooms will be marked with a sign to see staff before entering. If you are passing out cards please give staff cards for residents in isolation rooms.
7. Because of HIPAA Privacy Rules most facilities require a signed photo release for pictures of/with residents. Therefore no pictures of resident's faces are allowed on The Holiday Project visits. The best way to take a picture is taking the back of the resident and the faces of the volunteers. The experience can still be documented in a picture without the resident's face.
8. It is not required but volunteers can make handmade Christmas cards to pass out during the visit.
9. Have Fun! Together we CAN make a difference and REMEMBER...
"To the world you may be one person but to one person you may be the world!"

Participant Notes:
Please make sure you are in good health for the visit and have not recently had Covid or the Flu or anything contagious!! 

Merry Christmas! 

Help Close Out Trash Bash®

Trash Bash® is the largest single-day waterway cleanup in Texas, and GBF proudly hosts the Bay Area Park site. With nearly 500 participants joining us from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM, Event Support Volunteers play a key role in getting the day off to a smooth start.

As a Wrap-Up Volunteer, you will help GBF staff clean the event area, organize and pack materials, and ensure the site is left better than we found it.

By ensuring a smooth and organized start to the event, you directly expand our ability to clean up more waste and increase the impact Trash Bash® has on the health of Galveston Bay.

No experience is necessary. Bring your family and friends! All volunteers will receive a t-shirt and are welcome to join us for lunch at 11:30. 

Helping as a support volunteer doesn't stop you from being a part of the action! Register on h-gac.com to cleanup before your shift either by land or by water; just be ready to help with lunch by the start of your shift.

Help Fuel the Cleanup Crew

Trash Bash® is the largest single-day waterway cleanup in Texas, and GBF proudly hosts the Bay Area Park site. With nearly 500 participants joining us from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM, Event Support Volunteers play a key role in getting the day off to a smooth start.

As a Lunch Support Volunteer, you will work alongside the GBF staff in several ways to help make the lunch at our event a success! You will help with setting up the lunch area, food prep, serving food to participants, and tearing down the lunch area at the end.

By ensuring a smooth and organized start to the event, you directly expand our ability to clean up more waste and increase the impact Trash Bash® has on the health of Galveston Bay.

No experience is necessary. Bring your family and friends! All volunteers will receive a t-shirt and are welcome to join us for lunch at 11:30. 

Helping as a support volunteer doesn't stop you from being a part of the action! Register on h-gac.com to cleanup before your shift either by land or by water; just be ready to help with lunch by the start of your shift.

Start the Day Strong for Trash Bash®

Trash Bash® is the largest single-day waterway cleanup in Texas, and GBF proudly hosts the Bay Area Park site. With nearly 500 participants joining us from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM, Event Support Volunteers play a key role in getting the day off to a smooth start.

As an Event Support Volunteer, you will help with setting up registration, passing out event supplies and t-shirts, and tearing down registration.

By ensuring a smooth and organized start to the event, you directly expand our ability to clean up more waste and increase the impact Trash Bash® has on the health of Galveston Bay.

No experience is necessary. Bring your family and friends! All volunteers will receive a t-shirt and are welcome to join us for lunch at 11:30. 

Helping as a support volunteer doesn't stop you from being a part of the action! Register on h-gac.com to cleanup after your shift either by land or by water.

Help Native Plants Find New Homes

Every spring, Galveston Bay Foundation hosts a community native plant sale to help residents bring more habitat into their own backyards and neighborhoods. This year we will be concurrently hosting a Rain Barrel Workshop for those interested in learning about water conservation for the Bay.

As an Event Support Volunteer, you’ll help maintain plant organization, restock inventory as needed, and provide support to staff and customers throughout the event.

By helping us prepare plants for sale, you make it easier for residents to choose native species that benefit pollinators, birds, and the greater Galveston Bay watershed.

This is a physically active volunteer role involving light lifting and organizing. Restrooms are available onsite. Refreshments and snacks will be provided.

Please check in with GBF staff inside the BBQ shed upon arrival. You will receive a quick orientation and task overview before setup begins.

Parking & Where to Meet
We will meet at Walter Hall Park at the BBQ Shed adjacent to the Community Center. When entering the park, continue to go straight and park in the first parking lot. You will see a GBF truck and trailer in the next lot over. Give yourself enough time to park and use the restroom so you are ready to help at the start of your shift.

Join us as a Celebration Champion and make a lasting impact in just 30 minutes! This role allows you to support and encourage our JSA class clients during their live graduation ceremony. Many of our clients may not have a cheering section, and your presence will bring joy, motivation, and recognition to their incredible achievement.

Your role includes applauding their success, listening to their inspiring stories, and sharing words of encouragement or scripture to uplift them as they step into their next chapter. Together, we’ll create a meaningful experience that fills them with hope and confidence.

Virtual Participation Only: Join via our LIVE Zoom Classroom session to celebrate remotely.

Impact: By volunteering as a Celebration Champion, you’ll inspire and affirm our clients as they take bold steps toward their goals, reminding them they are supported by a caring community.

Register now and help make their graduation unforgettable!

Organization: Partnership for the Advancement & Immersion of Refugees (PAIR)
Location: Houston, TX (various sites)
Time Commitment: 2.5 hours/week | Spring Semester 2026

⭐Opportunity Overview⭐

Help change a student's story this spring. 

PAIR is looking for caring, consistent volunteers to mentor and tutor refugee and immigrant middle school and high school students as they adjust to life in a new country. You'll support students with homework, English practice, confidence building and navigating school - all while forming meaningful connections across cultures.

No experience required - only kindness, patience and a willingness to show up every week. PAIR provides training, curriculum resources and on-site support.

What You'll Do:

Requirements:

Ready to make a difference? Apply here:
Volunteer Application

If you have any encyclopedias, math, science, sports, health books or Spanish books you’re no longer using, please consider donating them to our organization.

Thank you for your support!

WHAM Homeless Walk-Up Distribution volunteers work at our Walk-up tent every Monday from 7:30am - 10:30am

Tasks include:

Registration & Welcome Packing – Your task will be to work alongside a team to fill conference registration swag bags before the conference registration tables open. Conference bag items may include pamphlets, maps, pens, notebooks, and other promo items. You may also be tasked with packaging name badges/lanyards. Training and support will be provided.

Serving the registration area requires business casual attire, and HBCU paraphernalia is welcomed.

NAC Workshop Facilitator – Your task will be to welcome our registered guests to our workshop, take an accurate count of participants, and answer any questions that our guest speaker may have. Our staff will be on standby if you need any help. You may be required to utilize your personal cellular device to aid with accurately counting the participants.

Please be sure to bring any phone chargers needed. Business casual attire strongly suggested, HBCU paraphernalia encouraged.

NAC/NPAC Workshop Facilitator – Your task will be to welcome our registered guests to our workshop, take an accurate count of participants, and answer any questions that our guest speaker(s) may have. Our staff will be on standby if you need any help. You will also provide each student attendee with a color-coded sticker upon completion of the station. The color-coded stickers will serve as entry into a drawing for a chance to receive a gift card.

Serving this need requires business casual attire, and HBCU paraphernalia is welcomed.

Your task will be to welcome guests into the dining area and accurately count each attendee. This may require the use of your personal, cellular device.

Please be sure to bring any phone chargers needed. Business casual attire required, HBCU paraphernalia strongly encouraged.

Family Day Out provides respite care on Saturdays to families of children with disabilities and their siblings. Volunteers provide the children with one-on-one attention and assist with activities.

Location at main office.

Contact: Adriana Rico ARico@eastersealshouston.org 713-838-9050 for more info.

Background check required through Program & PRIOR to volunteering (UNVETTED VOLUNTEERS WHO SHOW UP WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED)

Allow at least 3 days for background check and sign up is not guaranteed until you have been confirmed via Adriana Rico

Sign up is not guaranteed until you have been confirmed via Adriana Rico.

We are in need of VOLUNTEER MENTORS for youth and young persons ages 14-24, including those are who part of the foster care and/or juvenile justice systems. Mentor applicants must be at least 21 years of age or older.

BOTH INDIVIDUAL MENTORS - AND - COUPLE/FAMILY MENTORS ARE NEEDED THROUGHOUT THE GREATER HOUSTON & SURROUNDING AREA.

Please contact us for details on how YOU can become a MENTOR.

Your talent and skills, along with a minimal monthly time commitment, are needed to help support youth and young adults. Two contacts per month required: one in-person (face-to-face) and another can be via phone call, text, virtual, etc.

Our YOUTH need YOU!!

CALL or EMAIL TODAY!

#832.800.7989

info@familyrootsforlife.org

CLICK BELOW LINK TO SUBMIT MENTOR APPLICATION

https://form.jotform.com/230861447659163

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/monthly-virtual-roots-and-wings-safe-mentor-training-tickets-1001639058387?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl

 **Should you send an inquiry, please check your SPAM or JUNK e-mail account for our response. Thanks!**

Register here to sign a waiver for unscheduled events at Woodland Park. 

To find scheduled clean ups and workdays or other specific volunteer opportunities at Woodland Park, please visit our Agency Page at Volunteer Houston and scroll down to the Needs section.

We look forward to seeing you in the park soon!

Hello Houston,

We are actively recruiting committee members to assist the American Lung Association in Texas.  The American Lung Association is hosting a number of events throughout the state and currently has a need for members in Houston that can help us with our event planning for 2025.  If you are interested, please let me know, we are continually searching for motivated individuals with lots of creative ideas that can develop into top fundraising opportunities.

Are you passionate about building a healthier, stronger community? The Houston Health Department (HHD) is calling on dedicated individuals like YOU to join our volunteer team!

Whether you're a student, retiree, professional, or simply someone who wants to give back, your time and talents can help improve lives across our city.

Why Volunteer with HHD?

Volunteer Opportunities Include:

Who Can Apply?

Anyone 16 and older with a heart for service! No healthcare background required—just a commitment to helping others.

Be a part of our impactful community outreach as we promote Black Men's Wellness Day! Please help us spread awareness and engage others in prioritizing health and wellness. Your voice matters- let's make a difference together!

Sort donations, hang clothes, organize books, test electronics, help load purchases, etc.

This opportunity is great for groups and individuals.

Volunteers sort, assemble, and distribute grocery items for walk-up or drive thru clients. Volunteers may also help by registering clients using Houston Food Bank qualifications.

This opportunity is available every Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., and on specific Saturdays, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. (Please see available shifts below.)

When arriving, please park in the parking lot across the street from the Guadalupe Basic Needs Center. Also, dress comfortably. This opportunity takes place outdoors. Close toe shoes are required. For a map, please download this parking guide.

NOTE: We cannot accept court mandated community service hours for any of our volunteer opportunities.

Each volunteer aged 14+ must sign up under their own account. Parents please do not sign up on behalf of your teenage children. For children 13 and younger, please sign up as a team and bring a paper youth waiver.

Our mentoring program is designed to support the growth of our students on the fields, in school, and in life. Mentors are matched with a SpringSpirit participant in grades 3-12 and commit to meet in person at least once a month.  Mentors must submit to a background check and go through an orientation process before being matched with a mentee.  2 locations in Northern Spring Branch.  

Help a child who is reading below grade level. Volunteers needed to work with elementary-age children once or twice a week on Zoom.  Program moderator creates virtual breakout rooms.  Volunteers work with small groups (2-4 students) from 4:30 to 5:30 one day a week. Simple lesson and materials provided for you.  

Groups meet twice a week on Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday. Volunteers would need to commit to only once a week visits with their group of children for at least one semester. One hour training provided before you start as well as a background check. Program has proven results in improving student reading levels.  

Are you looking for a rewarding volunteer experience? Join us today as a Harris Health Volunteer.

We have a place for you in key hospital areas, patient areas and/or community health centers. We also offer virtual volunteer program opportunities as well.

We take great care to match your interests and skills to a specific assignment.

You’ll have the opportunity to:
• Contribute to a tradition of caring
• Serve alongside world-class healthcare providers
• Gain a sense of satisfaction from helping others
• Make a difference in the lives of our patients and their families

Hospital opportunities are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Clinic opportunities are available from Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm

Purpose:  Serves as a volunteer for Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center mobile drives and community events.

Responsibilities:

For additional information about our volunteer program, please click here. Or, contact our volunteer coordinators at volunteering@giveblood.org

Orientation is mandatory before beginning to volunteer

Purpose:  Serves as a volunteer for Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center mobile drives and community events.

Responsibilities:

For additional information about our volunteer program, please click here. Or, contact our volunteer coordinators at volunteering@giveblood.org.

Orientation is mandatory before beginning to volunteer

Purpose:  Serves as a volunteer for Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center mobile drives and community events.

Responsibilities:

For additional information about our volunteer program, please click here. Or, contact our volunteer coordinators at volunteering@giveblood.org.

Orientation is mandatory before beginning to volunteer

Purpose:  Serves as a volunteer for Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center mobile drives and community events.

Responsibilities:

For additional information about our volunteer program, please click here. Or, contact our volunteer coordinators at volunteering@giveblood.org.

Orientation is mandatory before beginning to volunteer

Purpose:  Serves as a volunteer for Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center mobile drives and community events.

Responsibilities:

For additional information about our volunteer program, please click here. Or, contact our volunteer coordinators at volunteering@giveblood.org.

Orientation is mandatory before beginning to volunteer

Purpose:  Serves as a volunteer for Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center mobile drives and community events.

Responsibilities:

For additional information about our volunteer program, please click here. Or, contact our volunteer coordinators at volunteering@giveblood.org.

Orientation is mandatory before beginning to volunteer

All gardeners and amateur gardeners welcome! Wesley Community Center is home to the Lorraine Street Gardening Club. The land surrounding our Food Pantry is equipment with 14 garden beds and is also home to a hive of bees to help with pollination. 

We take a central planning approach and garden all plots together, maximizing the plots for the gardeners' benefit and the clients of the pantry. Because of this, we ask that you meet with our lead garden volunteer before beginning planting.

The garden is unique in that half of what we harvest goes to the food pantry to fill the grocery carts of those less fortunate in our community. The other half is split among the gardeners. The garden is open anytime the food pantry is open (9-3 T - S) and maintains a socially distanced garden get together on Saturdays. 

Non-profit group in need of an Information Technology person on an occasional basis to address technical issues as they arise and provide appropriate solutions for staff members.

Past IT experience with Windows 10 and QuickBooks is preferred

If interested in volunteering please contact me at 281-272-5305.
Lela Ousley

Friends of Down Syndrome is a non-profit whose mission is to provide lifelong learning for our students with Down Syndrome through education, socialization and community outreach.

Our school is moving, we need volunteers to help pack, load and unpack.   April 25, 26 and 27 from 9AM-4PM.  If you have a truck or van please bring it. Thank you for your help.

If interested in volunteering please call 832-667-8003.

Lela Ousley

 Friends of Down Syndrome is a non-profit whose mission is to provide lifelong learning for young adults with Down Syndrome through education, socialization and community outreach.

The Czech Center Museum offers internship programs in a variety of fields encompassing business and public administration, history, and art. Gain invaluable experience learning the in and outs of helping run a non-profit organization. Some of our current interns help run our social media channels, translate history and art materials, catalog and help preserve art.

 Submit your application here.

Help with general office duties including copying, data-entry and brochure distribution; compile press kits and press clippings; assist in listing Museum information on websites. 

We have a wonderful team which works harmoniously together.

We look forward to join us!

Assist with special projects in six categories: research, digital collections, archives, transcription, administrative, and library. Computer proficiency and organizational skills needed. 

We have a wonderful team which works harmoniously together.

We are happy you wish to join us!

Purpose: Serves as a volunteer for Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center mobile drives and community events.

Responsibilities:

We have locations throughout the Houston Metro Area. For additional information about our volunteer program, please visit our website: http://www.giveblood.org/commit-for-life/as-a-volunteer/

Orientation is mandatory before beginning to volunteer

The single largest need for volunteers. 

A home visitor is a volunteer who is matched with an adult who is blind or visually impaired and 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.

FEMALE volunteer only.

Do you have experience in Marketing new businesses?

Do you have a passion for the youth to help them prepare for a bright and bold future?

Are you bursting through with new and witty ideas and you're looking for somewhere to express them?

Help us create a digital marketing strategy, and attract donors and volunteers!!

We really would love for help with our social media presence, keeping it updated and exciting! 

Friends of Down Syndrome Academy is a nonprofit facility where teens and adults with Down syndrome come to continue learning after they have "aged out" of public school.

We need a volunteer at our front desk Monday - Friday 9AM - 3PM.  If you can volunteer on a regular basics but can't do all 5 days, just let us know what works for you.

Check out our website for additional info  www.friendsofdownsyndrome.org.

Please contact me at 281-272-5305.

 Lela Ousley

Volunteer Coordinator

The single largest need for volunteers. 

A home visitor is a volunteer who is matched with an adult who is blind or visually impaired and 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 and 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.

FEMALE volunteer only.

The single largest need for volunteers. 

A home visitor is a volunteer who is matched with an adult who is blind or visually impaired and 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.

FEMALE volunteer only.

The single largest need for volunteers. 

A home visitor is a volunteer who is matched with an adult who is blind or visually impaired and 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.

FEMALE volunteer only.

The single largest need for volunteers. 

A home visitor is a volunteer who is matched with an adult who is blind or visually impaired and 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.

One of our goals at Jones Park is to support native wildlife by returning the forest to its native state. Historically, this area was a mix of prairies and woodlands with a more open understory. This ecosystem is dependent on disturbance, which at one time would have been provided by bison grazing and fires caused by either lightning, indigenous people, or settlers. The exclusion of these disturbances has created unregulated growth of invasive plant species that choke out native trees and grasses.

By manually removing the overgrown and non-native plants, we can recreate the effect of natural disturbances like grazing and fire. This allows for regeneration of the historical understory and mid-story vegetation, which can then be supported by planting of additional native trees. Increasing native plant diversity leads to an increase in the diversity of insect species, which then results in an increase in the diversity of birds and small mammals, too.

Join the Jesse Jones Park Eradicators to remove invasive plant species and restore native habitats of Jones Park. Invasives Beware! meets in the Nature Center at 9 a.m. on the third Saturday of every month.

Each year, more than 1,000 people contribute to the cultural vibrancy of this great city by donating their time to the MFAH. Men and women of different backgrounds, from high school students to retirees, help the Museum to meet its goal of bringing art into the lives of people throughout Houston’s communities. At the MFAH, volunteer opportunities encompass a broad range of abilities and interests. Options include leading tours of the Museum galleries, helping in the gift shop, assisting with clerical duties, greeting guests, and facilitating children’s art projects.

To become an MFAH volunteer, first complete and submit an online application. Next, you will be invited to attend an orientation session. This important step is required for all prospective volunteers so that you can learn about the available opportunities, tour volunteer areas of the Museum, and meet the Volunteer Services Department staff. 

Need volunteers who have expertise and knowledge as it relates to increasing social media traffic and promoting program awareness.

Do you have a desire to make a difference in your community? Comfort Hospice is currently seeking Volunteers in the Greater Houston area.  We offer clerical work as well as opportunities to work alongside our patients and their families. We are also seeking individuals with special skills such as those that can play musical instruments or can provide animal therapy for our patients.

The single largest need for volunteers. 

A home visitor is a volunteer who is matched with an adult who is blind or visually impaired and 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.

Our museum is closed, but we still wish to engage with our community and create virtual museum tours and educational videos. Help us write a script and present your video tour.

No worries, you don't need to know anything about this topic. This opportunity gives you the ability to prepare and learn while shooting videos for our online followers. You don't need to worry about mistakes, lacking knowledge, etc...since you will be able to record your videos and edit them.

Just bring some passion for history and curiosity to learn new things.

Concerning Covid-19:
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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsAgcavoAuI&t=5s

The Czech Center Museum offers internship programs in a variety of fields encompassing business and public administration, history, and art. Gain invaluable experience learning the in and outs of helping run a non-profit organization. Some of our current interns help run our social media channels, translate history and art materials, catalog and help preserve art.

Submit your application here.

https://www.czechcenter.org/internship-opportunities

Historian:

This role is highly important because the Historian imprints our staple in the world and
reminds participants of their growth and impact. This role is entrusted with preserving the
legacy of TWST4Girls.

Description
Photographs TWST's events

 Collect items such as pictures, videos, television appearances and news
clippings about TWST4Girls and keeps an electronic record of TWST’s accomplishments and activities.
 Maintains TWST4Girls social media accounts
 Compiles a scrapbook of all significant information involving the organization
should be included in the scrapbook, including TWST advertisements,
newsletters, newspaper articles, event programs, ticket stubs and photos
 Reminds team members of upcoming milestones and other important dates,
such as birthdays and anniversaries
 Creating and maintaining a blog of TWST4Girls outreach and impact is desired
 Posts about upcoming events on social media and web sites
 Photographs and/or video records events, meetings, etc.
 Shares successes, photographs/videos and organization highlights with team members, parents and
participants
 Collects the nominations for the TWST’s awards, such as Volunteer of the Year,
TWST Kid of the Year etc…

The best suited:
 Must have thorough knowledge and understanding of TWST4Girls mission and
programs
 Takes initiative
 Detail-oriented
 Imaginative
 Possess excellent communication, written and verbal skills
 Photography background and skill
 Resourceful
 Proficient in Word, PowerPoint and storage software or hardware tools
 Is technically inclined
 Knowledgeable about leveraging tools on social media platforms

****Official Fund-Raiser application****

Make a  difference in children’s lives by joining TWST4Girls fundraising committee!

Throughout the year, TWST4Girls offers underserved youth the opportunity to experience life in which they may have never dreamed. We provide life skills development, career exploration, cultural exposure, educational tours and travel all at no cost to the children or their families that we serve.

No cost to the family, however our services and programs are not always free to the organization. That is why we created a fundraising committee! Join the fundraising committee of like-minded individuals who make an impact in children’s lives by fundraising for their programming.

Fundraising Committee Team

The Fundraising Committee's job is not simply to raise money. Instead, the Fundraising Committee is responsible for working together with TWST leadership to achieve organizational goals by fostering and maintaining relationships with donors, mentors, parents and community members. 

To accomplish this, its team members should include: 

Fundraising committee duties will include:

Develop corporate fundraising programs, such as employer gift-matching.

Monitor progress of fundraising drives.

Compile or develop materials to submit to granting or other funding organizations.

Develop and maintain media contact lists.

Develop strategies to encourage new or increased contributions.

Recruit sponsors, participants, or volunteers for fundraising events.

Secure commitments of participation or donation from individuals or corporate donors.

Secure speakers for charitable events, community meetings, or conferences to increase awareness of TWST4Girls’ causes. 

Write and send letters of thanks to donors.
 

 GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Performs routine (journey-level) data entry work.
Work involves entering data and maintaining files and documentation.
Works under moderate supervision, with limited latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

EXAMPLES OF WORK PERFORMED

GENERAL QUALIFICATION GUIDELINES

Experience and Education

Experience in data entry work. Graduation from a standard senior high school or equivalent. Experience and education may be substituted for one another.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
Knowledge of data entry equipment and office practices and procedures. Ability to detect and resolve error conditions, to select and transcribe data, and to communicate effectively.

Be part of a journey by mentoring a child! Our Program entails helping a student with Homework or/and helping them improve their reading skills! We are in need of volunteers whether you want to volunteer once or twice a week.

We are seeking self-motivated individuals who are in need of office experience to assist with the technical side of helping Hurricane Harvey survivors during their recovery process. Volunteers will perform a variety of task such as:

Requirements:

We are seeking self-motivated Movers, Packers & Unpackers to assist Hurricane Harvey survivors move, pack or unpack during their recovery process. Volunteers will perform a variety of task such as:

Requirements:

Interfaith Ministries' Meals on Wheels program needs volunteers to help stick labels to boxes of emergency meals during the month of October. Individuals or groups welcome.

We are looking for individuals with experience in research trends and needs for the population we serve. We are wanting to be able to gather information to deliver a Concise picture of the needs of our population. 

Looking for volunteers in the Beamont area. If you are interested, please contact Jennifer Casey (jenn@houstonresponds.org) or Pastor James Reed (james@houstonresponds.org)

We need someone who would like to help us with our art historical research and collection management.

Concerning Covid-19:
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.

The single largest need for volunteers. 

A home visitor is a volunteer who is matched with an adult who is blind or visually impaired and 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.

Comfort Hospice is seeking caring individuals who would love to spare a few hours of their time helping hospice patients and their families during this difficult time. If you feel this is your calling, please give us a call at 832-786-4216. Thanks 

Are you a warm, caring individual with a couple hours to spare? If so Comfort Hospice is looking for individuals to join our team of volunteers. Your time may be spent at the bedside Reading to a patient, reminiscing, playing music or maybe just holding ones hand, etc. This is an opportunity to make a significant difference in someone’s life. All volunteers will receive hospice orientation, drug screening, tuberculosis skin test, and have a criminal background check completed prior to spending time with our patients. We have several opportunities available in and around the Houston area. If interested, please call 832-786-4216 between the hours of 8:00am-5:00pm Monday-Friday.

YMCA International Services is  looking for volunteers that speak Dari/Farsi and Pashto to help with outreach and various projects/roles here at YMCA International Services. There is always a need for caring people who want to help their community as interpreters. If you feel passionate about helping refugees and immigrants here in Houston this could be a great opportunity for you.

Must complete a background check and read over a PowerPoint on child abuse prevention with a questionnaire at the end. 

Contact Darlean.Lewis@ymcahouston.org

3110 Hayes Road suite 300

Houston, Texas 77082

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:

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. 

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

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.

***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.