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Skills Requested: Our volunteer victim advocates are essential, front-line volunteers who provide victims with support, comfort, and resources in the aftermath of a crime.Are you a natural helper, eager to have a positive impact on your community? Volunteer victim advocates offer crucial support and comfort to victims of violent and sexual crimes. As part of our volunteer team, you will have the opportunity to: -Provide hope to victims of violent crime -Gain valuable training -Build upon your experiences -Strengthen your communication and people Read more...
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Requirements & Commitment: approximately 45 minutes per blanketMake no-sew tie blankets for the children, teens, and family the CAC serves! We provide every child that walks through our doors with a blanket as a comfort item to help them get through the tough time they are going though. We need your help to keep our shelves stocked and able to keep reaching our goal. Read more...
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Skills Requested: Able to use a computer. Follow step-by-step instructions.Requirements & Commitment: Volunteers usually assist once a week for 4 hours per week from February 1st through April 15th.Do you have a passion for helping others? Become a volunteer tax preparer through Community Partnership of the Ozarks. VITA volunteers help file taxes for hard working individuals and families. We help the community get all the credits they have earned and maximize the amount of their refunds! Things you need to know about volunteering for the VITA program: 1. Read more...
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Skills Requested: Compassion and patienceRequirements & Commitment: A national background check is required. Looking for long term volunteersWe are looking for volunteers to help in our kitchen, preparing and serving meals to our residents and other misc. kitchen tasks. We have many shifts available, 7 days a week. This is a great way to give back to your community and touch the lives of others. Read more...
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VerifiedEvery Thursday night, we serve a community dinner to our Grant Beach neighbors followed by our community-driven development program RISE. We need dedicated volunteers like you to help us make and serve dinner, prepare groceries, provide childcare, and general cleanup. Volunteers should arrive around 4:30-5:00 and expect to stay until 7:30. We are located at 1126 N Broadway Avenue Please Read more...
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Requirements & Commitment: We ask for a regular, weekly commitment of at least 2 hours.We’re looking for volunteers to assist our intake office with answering email inquiries, inputting voicemails into a spreadsheet, and returning phone calls. Our intake office is our greatest, most visible community resource- we need your help to keep up with the ever increasing demand! No experience is necessary- we’ll show you the ropes! Contact us for more information. Read more...
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VerifiedSkills Requested: Food service/serving, bartending, customer service, point of sale (POS) familiarity, animal handling, accounting, marketing, graphic design.Requirements & Commitment: We estimate a time commitment of about 10 hours each month leading up to the event.Lucky Paws is our organization’s annual gala ball- and we need your help! As Springfield’s third largest gala, the evening promises to be one of glamor, fun and uplifting community. Volunteers assist in running all aspects of the evening- food and drink, taking auction bids, door greeters and much more. We’re currently seeking volunteers to specifically assist with this event! Read more...
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Skills Requested: Calm demeanor, ability to support individuals in crisis, ability to show compassion without judgement, ability to believe victims of crime, ability to listen and allow victims to share their story without asking questions or probing.Requirements & Commitment: 21 years of age, completed application, interview, reference and criminal background check. Volunteers sign up for 2-4 call shifts a month.Support The Victim Center’s 24-hour crisis response line for victims of violent and sexual crime. The primary role of a volunteer victim advocate is to listen, validate, and support the victim through crisis intervention by phone. Volunteer victim advocates choose two to four call shifts per month and attend a monthly meeting for training and support. Read more...
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Requirements & Commitment: Must commit to a regular, weekly schedule.Our isolation building is a satellite building on site that houses dogs and cats who have contagious diseases that may make other animals sick. Our main goal is to make them well enough to move to our main building and find loving, forever homes. We need your help to make this happen! As an isolation building volunteer, we do ask Read more...
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Our companion volunteers have the best job of all- caring for and providing love to a furry friend! During your time in our shelter you may be walking dogs, socializing cats, spending quality time with an animal or any number of other related tasks. Read more...
