Volunteer Opportunities

Current Volunteer Opportunities

  • Food servers to pick up and deliver meals to homebound seniors
  • Kitchen help to serve meals, clean tables
  • Advocates to represent “at-risk” children in court proceedings
  • Office assistant to answer telephones, typing, filing, etc.
  • Museum aids to give tours, data research, typing, general duties
  • Crisis line support (36 hours of special training required)
  • Classroom assistants needed to help teachers with classroom activities
  • Persons to read select books to children and build caring relationships with them
  • Thrift store needs help to sort and hang clothes
  • Disaster Action Team volunteers needed for immediate assistance to victims
  • Instructors to teach health/safety courses to adults and children
  • Respite care volunteers to do errands for persons who care for dying family members
  • Driver & escorts needed to transport clients to and from appointments
  • Person to take blood pressure of seniors one day (two hours) per month
  • Assistant volunteer coordinators needed to help recruit/organize volunteer activities
  • Maintenance/handyman to do odd jobs such as painting, waxing floors, washing walls, pull weeds, other duties
  • Gift store clerk to answer telephone, handle cash/make change, etc.
  • Tutors needed to help students with reading and math skills
  • Blood mobile clerical support needed
  • After school recreation site needs adult mentors to supervise activities
  • Laundry and sewing assistant to wash and iron clothing, curtains, blankets, etc.
  • Caring people need to make “buddy” phone calls to shut-in seniors

How to Volunteer

To volunteer or to just find out more about the current volunteer opportunities, contact the Volunteer Center at 541-882-5558 orĀ CLICK HERE to register on-line.