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Requirements & Commitment: To be a volunteer with the Ozark Action, Inc Head Start/Early Head Start Program are required to complete and pass background screenings. Please contact your local HS/EHS for further information on requirements.Head Start programs welcome volunteers! You can help in the classroom and on field trips, assist in center maintenance or yardwork, to just name a few ways to volunteer. Your volunteer experience may qualify as training for employment in the childcare field. For information about volunteering, please contact your local Head Start program. Read more...
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VerifiedSkills Requested: Communication, patience, and teamworkRequirements & Commitment: Volunteer Pack signatures and TB risk assessmentThe ongoing volunteer opportunity in the DCO Child Care building covers multiple opportunities to play and care for children with and without disabilities. Read more...
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Skills Requested: Energetic, people person with knowledge of the Springfield area.Welcoming visitors to Springfield, answering questions about the area, giving directions, etc. Read more...
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As a Board member for United Community Change, you will play a vital role in advancing our mission of promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion while empowering underserved and marginalized communities, particularly African Americans and of African diaspora descent. Your role will be to provide guidance, support, and oversight to ensure that our organization is fulfilling its purpose and serving its Read more...
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Skills Requested: Customer service, positive attitude, computer skills,Requirements & Commitment: 10 hours per month are requiredWe are always looking to grow our museum family with more docents! Docents/volunteers help with tours, gift shop sales, daily cleaning, projects, and more! Read more...
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VerifiedSkills Requested: Interest in helping others learn, dedication and patienceRequirements & Commitment: Attend initial 3 hour training, one year commitment (or until the student reaches their goal) one hour a week to tutor.Help a child or adult improve their reading skills. Tutoring usually takes place for one hour a week at one of the public libraries, always in a public place. We train, do background checks, and provide all the needed materials. Read more...
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VerifiedSkills Requested: customer service, janitorial, point of sale, basic science knowledge (natural science preferred, but all accepted)Requirements & Commitment: 10 hours of volunteering per monthMultiple volunteer opportunities are available at the Missouri Institute of Natural Science. We are looking for retired folk who enjoy talking to the public about science or college students the need to fill service hours and have a passion for the natural sciences! Read more...
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Skills Requested: General LaborRequirements & Commitment: We'll work with your schedule!We always have new things happening at Camp and could use your help! Whether its digging a trench or building bunk beds, we could use your help! Camp Arrowhead is Missouri’s longest running Boy Scout Camp! We have a variety of activities to keep Scouts busy. These include Shooting Sports, Fishing, Lakefront activities, COPE and Climbing, ATVs and much more! Read more...
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Watershed Committee of the Ozarks is dedicated to providing hands on, place-based learning opportunities for those of all ages. Annually we host nearly 10,000 field trip participants at Valley Water Mill Park, a 100-acre nature park located just north of Springfield. From guided hiking tours to student field trips focused on water chemistry and ecology, as an Education Volunteer you’ll Read more...
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As a Watershed Natives Volunteer with the Watershed Committee of the Ozarks, you’ll have the opportunity to help us grow native plants at Valley Water Mill Park, a 100-acre nature park located just north of Springfield. You can be a part of each step in the process- harvesting seeds from wildflowers at our park, sowing and propagating seeds from all Read more...
