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The Service Tree lists all services in "branched" groups, starting with the very general and moving to the very specific. Click on the name of any group name to see the sub-groups available within it. Click on a service code to see its details and the providers who offer that service.
Family Services Related Volunteer Opportunities
Abuse Support Volunteer Opportunities
Community organizations that are actively seeking individuals with the requisite skills and experience who are willing to work on a voluntary basis without remuneration on projects that seek to ensure the safety and well-being of individuals who are vulnerable to abuse, neglect and/or exploitation.
Child Care Volunteer Opportunities
Child care centers and other similar organizations that are actively seeking individuals with the requisite skills who are willing to serve as aides to professional child care staff on a voluntary basis without remuneration. Also included are shelters and other community organizations that need volunteers to provide supervision for young children while their mothers or other caregivers are attending workshops, receiving counseling or participating in other agency programs.
Companionship Volunteer Opportunities
Organizations that are actively seeking individuals with the requisite skills who are willing, on a voluntary basis without remuneration, to provide friendship and shared activities and/or appropriate role models for individuals who suffer from lack of company, loneliness or social isolation; who need practice conversing in English; or who lack the companionship and guidance of an adult figure or model.
Errand Running/Shopping Volunteer Opportunities
Organizations that are actively seeking individuals with a valid driver license and current insurance who are willing, on a voluntary basis without remuneration, to make short trips to purchase groceries, pick up prescriptions, withdraw or deposit money in the bank, drop off or retrieve laundry and do other small tasks for people who have disabilities and frail elderly individuals who cannot leave their homes or are otherwise unable to perform these tasks for themselves. Also included are volunteer opportunities in markets or similar establishments for people who are willing to deliver groceries to homes of frail elderly individuals or people with disabilities who are unable to go out and shop on their own behalf, and volunteer positions in organizations who have a need for couriers or people to run other types of errands.
Foster Parenting Support Volunteer Opportunities
Organizations that are actively seeking individuals who are currently foster parents or who, as children, were in foster care, who are willing, on a volunteer basis without remuneration, to provide emotional support, encouragement and practical advice for individuals and families in a similar position.
Homeless Shelter Volunteer Opportunities
Organizations that are actively seeking individuals who are willing, on a voluntary basis without remuneration, to work in homeless centers and provide a wide range of services for individuals and families living in temporary or transitional shelter situations. Tasks may include handling registration, distributing supplies and commodities, arranging for snacks and meals, designating sleeping areas and providing support for people in the shelter.
Parenting Support Volunteer Opportunities
Organizations that are actively seeking individuals with the requisite skills and experience who are willing to work, on a voluntary basis without remuneration, with expectant or new mothers and fathers who need emotional support, encouragement and practical advice. Volunteers may be asked to help new mothers and/or fathers adjust to being parents or offer classes or workshops for parents who are having difficulty or want to be more effective in their parenting role.
Personal Finances/Tax Assistance Volunteer Opportunities
Organizations that are actively seeking individuals with the requisite skills and experience who are willing, on a voluntary basis without remuneration, to help people obtain and responsibly use credit, obtain or correct information in their credit reports, reduce their debt burden, manage their financial resources more effectively, complete their tax returns during tax season or pay their bills in an orderly way. Included are organizations with volunteer positions for individuals who can manage the financial affairs of older adults with conditions like Alzheimer's disease or individuals with disabilities who are unable to handle the responsibility themselves. Tasks include receiving and depositing benefits checks from Social Security or other federal programs, and/or writing checks and paying bills for people served by the program.
Refugee Resettlement Volunteer Opportunities
Immigrant mutual assistance associations, government-approved refugee resettlement programs and other similar organizations that are actively looking for individuals and families who are willing, on a voluntary basis without remuneration, to help newly arrived refugees or refugee families make an adjustment to their new home and community.
Sexual Assault Volunteer Opportunities
Organizations that are actively seeking individuals with the requisite skills and experience who are willing to work on a voluntary basis without remuneration on any of a variety of projects which attempt to prevent sexual assault or provide supportive services for sexual assault survivors.