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Celebrating our 15th year of operation, Financial Beginnings Oregon’s mission is to empower youth and adults to take control of their financial futures. To accomplish this, we partner with schools and community-based organizations across the state to provide free financial education to the communities they serve, preparing participants of all ages to make healthy, proactive financial decisions. Since our founding, we have provided free financial education to more than 170,000 Oregonians, including more than 13,000 last year.All of our financial education programs are taught by trained volunteers, and we are looking for new volunteers to help us create even more financial education opportunities across the state!
New volunteers at Financial Beginnings Oregon receive a thorough introduction to our work before getting into the classroom. This includes an orientation and training session, and the opportunity to shadow an experienced volunteer to get a feel for our programs. Once you are ready to get out and teach, we will provide you with all the necessary materials to make your lesson a success: pre-made powerpoint presentations that include presenter's notes, guides for the students to help them follow along, hands-on activities for the classroom, and more. To help protect everyone's health and safety during the pandemic, all of our programs are being taught virtually, so you can teach from the comfort of your own home!
Our volunteers come from all walks of life. We don't require you to be financial professionals, or to come from any specific background. All we ask is that you, like us, believe that our community can benefit from simple personal finance lessons!
If you're interested in volunteering, please send an email to info@finbegor.org, and we will be happy to provide more information. Thanks for your interest in Financial Beginnings Oregon!
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Help us wrap presents for kids receiving treatment at the hematology/oncology unit of Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego.Available Shifts
| Shift Name | Signup Max | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | no limit | n/a | n/a |
| Wednesday | no limit | n/a | n/a |
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Through our Pediatric Massage Volunteer Program, Buds to Blossoms brings international teams of volunteers to Kathmandu, Nepal each year.We are currently looking for volunteers to provide gentle massage to AIDS orphans, other children affected by HIV/AIDS, orphans with disabilities and other disadvantaged children.
During this volunteer program you will:
* live in Kathmandu, Nepal for 1-3 weeks
* receive basic instruction in massage for children
* learn to provide massage in ways that not only deliver important health benefits but also communicate to children they are safe, loved, and respected
* get a tremendous amount of hands-on experience providing massage to children with HIV/AIDS and disabilities
* experience the joy of offering nurturing, therapeutic touch to children who have a great need for the care you can provide
Most of our work is not highly technical. Instead, it flows naturally from our capacity to reach out to others with warmth. While experience with children and massage may be helpful, it is not required for participation in this program.
Some of the children live in orphanages where there are relatively few adult caregivers and volunteer help is crucial to meeting their needs.
Massage is of particular value to the children we work with because its immune system-strengthening effect may improve their compromised health. The massages we provide to orphans with disabilities improve their mobility and lessen the discomfort of perpetually-contracted muscles. Massage also promotes the children's well-being by bringing relief from pain and anxiety and helping meet their emotional and developmental needs for one-on-one nurturing attention and touch.
Visit www.budstoblossoms.org to select program dates from the calendar and send in your application form. If you want more information before applying, please contact us via the “Contact” form on our website.
We look forward to sharing this incredibly rewarding, therapeutic and fun experience with you and the children.
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Champion one of One World's grassroots Member Organizations and help them secure more funding. As a volunteer Champion, you help raise funds on behalf of that organization. Perhaps you'll throw a happy hour, host a house party, launch an email campaign or build a GoFundMe campaign. Do whatever you can to help raise more money for the organization and the children it support. Contact One World to talk about how you can help.
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POETIC provides therapy and trauma informed services to youth (ages 12-24) who have been victimized by sex trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation in Dallas. Through evidence-based therapeutic interventions, art therapy and court advocacy, POETIC equips youth to find their voices, reclaim their narratives and persist forward.POETIC was launched in August 2017 under the leadership of experienced professionals in the anti-trafficking field. As a newly formed nonprofit, POETIC is seeking a skill-based volunteer to assist with:
- Reviewing current accounting system and accounting codes
- Tax Prep
- Audit Prep
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Gather your corporate group to provide a home-cooked meal for the 55 guest families at the Ronald McDonald House of Cleveland. This program provides a much-needed service to our families who are supporting their children and often do not have the time, energy, or funds to prepare a healthy, home-cooked meal while they stay here.See more Group Volunteer Opportunities and our registration form at the link below.
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Help us celebrate the holidays with our amazing foster families. We need volunteers for set up and clean up as well as during the party to run activities.Available Shifts
| Shift Name | Signup Max | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | 25 | n/a | n/a |
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Opportunity DetailsInvite a United Way guest speaker to join your next town hall, team meeting, lunch and learn, or conference call! You'll all learn how your United Way donations are used, and you'll get inspired to join United Way’s efforts across the region.
There are a variety of speakers bringing different stories, experiences and expertise, including:
AGENCY STAFF: Front-line service providers who share stories and personal experiences.
SERVICE RECIPIENTS: Individuals sharing their stories of the impact that United Way has had on them personally.
COMMUNITY IMPACT STAFF: Subject matter experts in social services, community impact and poverty who share context on the issues that United Way is working to tackle.
COMMUNITY & BUSINESS LEADERS: High-profile business and community leaders who share bring perspectives on the importance of United Way's work, and the impact of giving major and leadership gifts to our community.
ONLINE OPTIONS: Speakers Bureau and campaign videos can be accessed and downloaded from United Way’s website and used as a tool to support workplace campaign events and communication. (See links: https://www.unitedwaygt.org/speakers-bureau AND https://www.unitedwaygt.org/2018-campaign-videos.)
CONSIDERATIONS:
• TIMING: Speakers are volunteers or United Way staff and will be booked based on selected topic, location and speaker’s availability.
• GROUP SIZE: Speakers require a minimum audience size of 20 people.
• LOCATION: There are volunteer speakers available to speak across Peel, Toronto and York Region, with the majority in the downtown core. In some cases, transportation and/or travel support may be requested, depending on the location of the event and/or time of day.
• CAUTION: We cannot guarantee a speaker if requests are sent with less than 10 business days’ notice.
BOOK A SPEAKER:
1. Email speakersbureau@uwgt.org for a Speakers Bureau request form
2. Fill out the form and email it to speakersbureau@uwgt.org (note: a minimum of 10 business days is required)
QUESTIONS?
Contact United Way Greater Toronto’s Donor Engagement team at speakersbureau@uwgt.org or 416.777.1444 x 647.
THANK YOU for supporting United Way's efforts in the community! We look forward to working with you.
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Care about fighting local poverty, giving youth opportunities and building strong communities? If your answer is YES, then put together a team and do a DAY OF CARING®. United Way Greater Toronto’s (UWGT) DAY OF CARING provides community-minded individuals like you the opportunity to team up with your co-workers to complete volunteer projects, contributing to the amazing work happening across the region—vital work that is strengthening communities and changing people’s lives.DAY OF CARING projects focus on moving people from poverty to possibility, helping kids and youth be successful and building strong neighbourhoods across Peel, Toronto and York Region.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES MAY INCLUDE:
• Serving meals to isolated seniors or the homeless
• Reading to preschoolers
• Cleaning and tidying up a shelter or food-storage area
• Helping to maintain a youth facility or community garden
• Organizing a collection of items (e.g., hygiene products, school supplies)
CONSIDERATIONS:
• TIMING: Projects are available year-round and can be done in half-day sessions (9:00am - 12:00pm or 1:00pm - 4:00pm) or full-day sessions (9:00am - 4:00pm).
• GROUP SIZE: Average group size is 5-7 volunteers; however, there are some projects available for smaller groups (2-4) or larger groups (10-20).
• LOCATION: The volunteer projects happen mostly outside the office, at agencies in communities (across Peel, Toronto and York Region) where the need is greatest. There are also options for those who cannot leave the office.
• CAUTION: We cannot guarantee a project, if requests are sent with less than 20 business days’ notice. Projects are booked on a first-come, first-served basis.
BOOK A DAY OF CARING®:
1. Email dayofcaring@uwgt.org for a Day of Caring request form
2. Fill out the form and email it to dayofcaring@uwgt.org (note: a minimum of 20 business days is required)
QUESTIONS?
Contact United Way Greater Toronto’s Donor Engagement team at dayofcaring@uwgt.org or 416.777.1444 x 647.
THANK YOU for helping to support United Way's efforts in the community! We look forward to working with you.
