Opportunity Details

The Annual Family Health and Fun Fair hosts over 40 community-based vendors giving families and individuals the opportunity to connect to local health and community resources. There will also be free giveaways including backpacks, produce, snow cones, health screenings and so much more!

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

This fundraising event is to raise money for the Loma Linda House. The entire event will be executed by amazing volunteers so we need all the help we can get! Our goal is 60-80 people!

Volunteers will assist with: parking, set up, breakdown, serving wine and appetizers, busing tables, greeting, and live auction

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	100	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

This is an annual benefit event that reaches women in Brevard, Indian River and surrounding counties of Florida. Our goal with this event is to encourage and empower women to live life to the fullest by breaking free from addictions and other negative emotions and actions.

Volunteers for this event should be those who love to serve and are compassionate for others. Volunteer opportunities are greeters, ushers, parking lot attendants, assistance with valet parking, set up and serving continental breakfast and lunch and clean up at the event at the end. The most important part of this day is being able to give women a day of pampering where they feel loved and special because many are lonely, depressed, overworked and never take time for themselves. When a volunteer says hello with a smile, serves a meal or has a kind word it may be worth more than anything in the world to that woman that day.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Morning/Midday	no limit	n/a	n/a
Midday/Afternoon	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Aging Matters in Brevard serves over 1500 meals a day to our Brevard Seniors through the Nationwide Meals on Wheels Program! Come to The Kitchen and help assemble meals that will be delivered by our volunteers to Seniors in Brevard who are in need. This is incredibly important as we currently have over 200 seniors on our Meals on Wheels waiting list alone! We need YOU to help get food and company to their doorstep... because no senior should go hungry!

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	5	n/a	n/a
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

Goal is to secure volunteers to assist with snack bar operations during home games.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Snack Bar	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

This is a fundraiser for United Way of Southwest Louisiana in Lake Charles, La. Funds are used in human services programs in a five parish area. Southwest Louisiana includes the parishes of Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and Jefferson Davis. 50% of the population live below the threshold where basic necessities are a daily struggle. Our helpline's top three calls are for utilities, shelter and food.

Before the direct hits from Hurricane Laura on August 27 and Hurricane Delta on October 9 devastated the community, United Way of Southwest Louisiana's pandemic response had served over 245,000 community members. Denise Durel, president and CEO, and her experienced team's quick response had allowed families to stay in their homes and keep food on their tables. Still, they all now shared in a new threat.

Fifty percent of Southwest Louisiana lives in a tenuous month-to-month financial situation that makes preparation for hurricane season and even evacuation difficult or impossible. Denise Durel and her team were busy filling buses with evacuees, answering calls and posting the latest news on social media. By August 28th, they had the first relief supply center running. They were distributing donated diesel to fuel vehicles and generators. Their photography was the first many evacuees were seeing online.

The Hurricane Relief Center, run by Durel's team under a tent in a church parking lot, served 378,114 hurricane victims before closing in November. United Way of Southwest Louisiana served Thanksgiving and Christmas meals by the thousands and gave out over 7,250 toys to children during the holiday season.

The new year brought hope, even without a federal supplemental disaster aid package for Southwest Louisiana. Denise Durel and her team supplied over 180 tons of brand new furniture donated by a major online retailer to working families sleeping on air mattresses. February brought winter storm Uri, and recent storms have exacerbated that damage until some residents are on the third round of gutting their home. Southwest Louisiana has now endured five federally declared natural disasters in ten months.
United Way of Southwest Louisiana is leading the charge to rebuild and recover with multiple avenues of attack. Community members needing assistance use the 211 information and referral line to request help with anything from debris removal, childcare or utility bills.

United Way of Southwest Louisiana, with Denise Durel at the helm, coordinates incoming volunteer groups, giving them access to case-worked residents needing aid. This professional division of efforts ensures communication between all agencies. The most significant need is gutting of sheetrock, removing flooring, debris from yards and hauling of large trees.

The other focus of Durel's team is assisting homeowners with FEMA Appeals. United Way volunteers help respond to an assortment of requests from the federal agency, easing many homeowners' anxiety, some without access to fax or email. Homeowners call 211 to request an appointment.

Mental health for local community members after all of the trauma is something United Way of Southwest Louisiana is pushing to the forefront of every discussion. The storms added a layer to the pandemic, and anxiety or depression has become common. United Way has many ways to offer free help between online Crisis Chat, Teen Texting, 211 call transfers or a funded partner agency.

As hurricane season kicks off this week, Denise Durel's United Way of Southwest Louisiana prepares once again by prepping the building damaged by hurricanes, winter storms and recent flooding. All equipment is secured and air mattresses have been ordered. The fear is not for themselves but the unrepaired homes local families are living in. Many families fear they have been forgotten.

Any individual, group, nonprofit or business with time, materials or a financial gift to offer can contact United Way of Southwest Louisiana. There is no gift too small. The collective impact from all of us will drive the rebuilding process and give hope to those struggling.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
Smoke & Barrel Event Volunteers	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

DESCRIPTION:
Guest Chefs prepare or provide a home-cooked meal for guests staying at the Ronald McDonald House of New Mexico.

QUALIFICATIONS:
• Guest Chef groups must fill out the Guest Chef Application.
• Guest Chef Volunteers must be 12 yrs. or older.
• Volunteers under 18 years must be accompanied by an adult.
• DUE TO COVID RESTRICTIONS: Up to 4 volunteers maximum, no minimum.
• In order to protect children at the House who may be immune suppressed, we ask that everyone participating is healthy and vaccinated against Covid19
• Serves as an ambassador for the RMHC-NM, appropriately communicating the mission and purpose of the organization.
• Respect the privacy and the confidentiality of all guests and agency information.
• Maintain positive and cooperative relationships with all staff, families, donors and stakeholders.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
Guest Chef volunteers bring the ingredients needed and prepare a home-cooked meal for up to 60 guests staying at the House.

ORIENTATION/TRAINING:
• At least two members of your group must attend a one-hour food safety training course, held at the Ronald McDonald House.

TIME AND PLACE:
Ronald McDonald House 1011 Yale Blvd NE Albuquerque NM 87106.
Monday-Sunday from 3:30-6pm

ON-THE-JOB SUPERVISION:
This position will be supervised by the Volunteer Coordinator.

Opportunity Details

Lift For Life Gym will be running two beverage booths at the Taste of St. Louis this September 13th - 15th. We are looking to recruit volunteers to help us run the beverage booths. We need 15 volunteers per shift, per booth to help us serve as cashiers, runners, beer pourers, and wine pourers. Volunteers need to be over 21 because we’re primarily serving alcohol.

Lift For Life Gym has provided supervised and safe activities for children 8 to 18 years old, five evenings a week, all free of charge. With over 400 children attending the Gym annually, we not only want to continue to provide positive options for our young men and women, but we also want to keep the Gym operating and up to date.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a
General	no limit	n/a	n/a
General	no limit	n/a	n/a
General	no limit	n/a	n/a
General	no limit	n/a	n/a
General	no limit	n/a	n/a

Opportunity Details

18 Reasons shares our culinary skills and creativity with low-income communities
through Cooking Matters, a program offering free, 6-week-long series
of cooking and nutrition classes throughout the Bay Area. Each Cooking Matters class is taught by a Cooking Educator, Nutrition Educator, and Class Assistant working together in a team led by an 18 Reasons staff member. You don’t have to be a professional chef or nutritionist to volunteer with us – if you are passionate about healthy food and eager to share your skills and knowledge, we welcome you as a volunteer. This program is evidence-based and proven to help participants eat healthier, gain cooking skills and confidence, and spend more time cooking together with their families. It also reduces food insecurity among low-income families by 12% in just 6 weeks. Join us in changing people's lives through healthy, delicious cooking!

CLASS VOLUNTEER POSITION DESCRIPTIONS:

Cooking Educator

You are a cooking enthusiast! During class, you will lead highly participatory cooking lessons featuring simple, healthy recipes. You will demonstrate and practice basic cooking techniques and terminology, proper knife handling, and food safety and sanitation measures. You will work with the 18 Reasons staff coordinator and class participants to select recipes for class each week. The coordinator brings the food and cooking equipment.


Nutrition Educator

You do not have to be a professional nutritionist or dietitian to succeed in this role; you just need a love of healthy eating and an eagerness to help others. Some of our nutritionist volunteers do have a background in nutrition, food science, dietetics, or a related field, but it is not required. Class topics include using MyPlate as a tool for healthy eating, planning balanced meals, eating healthier fats, food budgeting, serving sizes, reading nutrition labels, and physical activity. The classes are intended to be interactive, and the nutrition educator facilitates open-minded conversation in class including using activities and visual aids that are provided by 18 Reasons.


Class Assistant

Class assistants primarily help instructors and facilitators with classroom set-up, food preparation, activities and clean up. Other duties may include packing groceries for participants to take home, unloading and loading kitchen equipment, and washing dishes. Many people volunteer as a class assistant for their first series.

TIME COMMITMENT:

Classes meet once a week for six weeks.
 Classes are held anytime between 9:00am and 8:00pm, Tuesday-Friday.
 Each week, the classes require a time commitment of two hours plus 30 minutes of prep time and up to 30 minutes of clean-up each week.
 In addition, communication with the Cooking Matters coordinator regarding class scheduling and the curriculum is expected. 
Volunteers are encouraged to contribute to all aspects of the class, including set-up, clean-up, and food preparation.

Opportunity Details

Established in 1989, The Plain Local Schools Foundation and Alumni Association was formed to build and maintain a stewardship of community trust and to provide funding for superior, innovative, educational programs which exceed the financial resources of the Plain Local School District. Donated funds support Star Grants for teachers, scholarships for graduating seniors, the Eagle Pride program to welcome kindergartners to the district, and other district initiatives and programs.
We need volunteers to assist with overseeing donated food items and making sure all guests are able to select food and drink in a buffet type setting, during the fundraising event. Volunteers will be under a tent, or if it rains, the event will be in the Glenoak High School auxiliary gym.

Available Shifts

Shift Name	Signup Max	Start	End
General	no limit	n/a	n/a