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Current Volunteer Opportunities
Austin Travis County Mental Health Mental Retardation
Job Title: Texas African American Family Support Conference Volunteer
Job Description: Your help is needed with volunteer check-in, assisting
presenters as needed, by ushering and collecting evaluation forms,
collecting lunch tickets and providing general overall help as needed.
All volunteers are welcome to attend any of the educational sessions
and lunch for free. The keynote speaker on February 15 is Jennifer
Holliday, one of the original Dream Girls.
Time Commitment: February 15-16
Location: Omni Hotel at Southpark, South Austin
Agency’s Mission: Improving the lives of people who experience
mental, emotional or substance use disorders and intellectual and
developmental disabilities and delays.
Website: www.atcmhmr.com
Center for Child Protection
Job Title: Child & Family Specialist
Job Description: Child & Family Greeters are the smiling faces the
children see upon entering the Center for Child Protection. Our
Specialists interact and engage the children in play and art activities
before and after the forensic interview is conducted. Our Child
and Family Specialists are essential at the Center, as they are the
ones
who help our children feel safe and comfortable, ready to tell their
story of abuse. Training for this position will be provided in February
2008.
Time Commitment: Four hours per week.
Location: Central Austin
Agency’s Mission: To reduce the trauma for children during the investigation and prosecution of child abuse cases.
Website: centerforchildprotection.org
Story Circle Network
Job Title: Heart IV Conference Volunteer
Job Description: Volunteers are needed to help with registration;
relief volunteers are needed to give vendors who are selling at the
conference a break; and a volunteer photographer is needed to take
pictures of the keynote speaker and various workshops. Photographer
needs to bring a camera but organization will supply the film or disk
depending on the camera. All shifts last 2 to 4 hours.
Time Commitment: February 1st-3rd
Location: South Austin
Agencies Mission: Story Circle Network is an international nonprofit organization that encourages women to write their stories.
Website: www.storycircle.org
SafePlace
Job Title: Meal Prep Volunteer
Job Description: Prepare an evening meal for SafePlace’s Life
Skills clients. These formerly homeless clients attend a weekly class
(Tuesday or Wednesday) with their children to learn skills that prepare
them for independent living. Meals for approximately 25 people need to
be dropped off at SafePlace at 5:30PM. This is an excellent volunteer
opportunity for groups.
Time Commitment: One time commitment or you may sign up for more nights.
Location: Central Austin
Agency’s Mission: SafePlace exists to end sexual and domestic
violence through safety, healing, prevention and social change.
Website: austin-safeplace.org
AMBIS – The Austin Memorial and Burial Information Society
Job Title: Office Representative
Job Description: Provide office support in both clerical capacity
and answer calls from the public regarding burial information.
For those volunteers interested in giving AMBIS informative
presentations – training will be provided.
Time Commitment: Four hours per month.
Location: North Central Austin Agency Mission: To help consumers
find dignified and affordable funerals and assist individuals with
Advance Planning documents.
Website: not available
Partners in Caregiving – Faith in Action
Job Title: Transportation Provider
Job Description: Provide reliable transportation for individuals who
need help living independently. Take a client to a doctor’s
appointment, therapy, drug store or shopping on an as-needed basis.
Time Commitment: As little as two hours monthly or as much as you
are willing and able to give. Scheduling is flexible according to
your availability.
Location: Your choice; there are Faith in Action agencies
throughout the Austin area: North Central, Northeast, Northwest,
Pflugerville, South Austin and West Austin.
Agencies’ Missions: To enhance the independence and well-being of older adults.
Website: not available
Seniors & Volunteers for Childhood Immunization
Job Title: Hospital Program Representative
Job Description: Meet and greet mothers of newborns as they
enroll in a free reminder postcard program to let them know when their
babies’ shots are due. Provide critical information about
the importance of fully immunizing babies before two.
Time Commitment: Two hours a week – scheduling determined
by your availability day or night, during the week or weekends.
Location: St. David’s Medical Center.
Agency Mission: To increase the number of children born in Travis
County who are fully protected from serious childhood diseases.
Website: not available
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