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Skills Requested: Peer Specialists must become certified through the Missouri Peer Specialist TrainingRequirements & Commitment: All volunteers are required to have lived experience with mental illness as it is a peer led networkBecome MO Peer Specialist Certified and work one-on-one with members of the community in setting goals in their recovery, providing support services, and directing members to proper resources when appropriate. Read more...
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Skills Requested: Warm Line Responders must be able to provide support and empathy towards callers and maintain patience and composure in crisis intervention.Requirements & Commitment: All volunteers are required to have lived experience with mental illness as it is a peer led network . A 4-hour Warm Line training is required and is provided by NAMI SWMO. Volunteers needed for daytime hours - 9:30am-5:00pm.Provide non-judgmental support and recovery based service to callers who use the Warm Line, provide resources and referrals to the best of your ability, and direct suicide/crisis calls to the appropriate crisis hotline or 911. Read more...
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Skills Requested: Front Desk workers are an integral part of The NAMI Hope Center and the position requires organization and communication skills.Requirements & Commitment: All volunteers are required to have lived experience with mental illness as it is a peer led networkWelcome members to NAMI SWMO and encourage them to check in, introduce new members to the facility and services available, process incoming calls and file information. Must maintain confidentiality at all times. Read more...
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Skills Requested: Facilitators must be familiar with the organization's mission and functions of the Drop-In Center. Practice excellent communication skills, empathy, and have relevant experience or knowledge related to group topics.Requirements & Commitment: All volunteers are required to have lived experience with mental illness as it is a peer led networkLead group discussions that promote recovery, in addition to providing support and education with group topics. Read more...
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Skills Requested: People skills, organizational skills.Requirements & Commitment: We ask for a 4 hour committment per shift.The Martin Center provides outpatient diagnostic imaging, including MRIs, ultrasounds, CT scans and routine X-rays, in a convenient location. We are looking for volunteers that like to interact with others. The volunteers will interact with patients, family members, and staff. It’s a busy place, and it would be a great way to make a huge impact in the lives of Read more...
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Skills Requested: Customer service, phone callsRequirements & Commitment: Volunteers will be calling our past CMN Hospitals donors; this is not considered cold calling as we promote the miracle week and also send post cards to our donors, leading up to the event; also, by the time we call them, most of them have had a chance tCMN Hospitals ‘Miracle Week’ starts Nov. 26 through Dec. 2. Volunteers are needed to assist with making outbound calls from KY3, on the following dates: • Monday, Nov. 26, from 6:15 – 9:00 p.m. • Tuesday, Nov. 27, from 6:15 – 9:00 p.m. • Wednesday, Nov. 28, from 6:15 – 9:00 p.m. • Thursday, Nov. 29, from 6:15 – 9:00 Read more...
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Skills Requested: CASA volunteers come from every walk of life and share a commitment to improving children's lives, a willingness to learn, and an open mind towards life experiences different from their own. Volunteers complete an interview, background checks and a 30-hoRequirements & Commitment: After being sworn-in by a judge, volunteers are appointed to a child or family of children and spend an average of 5-10 hours a month advocating for these children for up to two years. They get to know the child while also gathering information from theA Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteer is a specially-trained citizen appointed by the Juvenile Court judge to represent a child victim in cases of abuse and neglect. Read more...
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Skills Requested: Must be able to lift 20 pounds and bend to set traps, feed, etc. Must also have reliable transportation - preferably an SUV to haul the kitties in traps to the vet and back.Requirements & Commitment: Would learn from our TNR coordinator how to assess a colony and do the actual trapping and transport to the vet office working with us for that colony.We are seeking TNR (Trap Neuter Return) volunteers willing to help care for and trap feline colonies in the Southwest Missouri area one colony at a time. Read more...
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Skills Requested: Preferably have some experience with felines but if not we can train as well on techniques if anything special is needed. We work with many great vets in the area!Requirements & Commitment: Your animals must be fixed and current on vaccines - kitties must be inside only and tested for FeLV/FIV. We ask that you designate a room in your home for the foster kitties to reside - there may be time for integration and such as time goes by into thWatching Over Whiskers is a 501(c)3 no kill feline rescue that supports routine vetting to help place kitties in loving homes, as well as Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) assistance and emergency vet assistance for kitties on a case by case basis. We NEED fosters, event volunteers and TNR volunteers! We are seeking loving, inside only foster homes! We often need bottle feeders Read more...
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Skills Requested: organizational, public speaking, time managementRequirements & Commitment: Depending on the program, time commitments range from 5-7 sessions at 30-45 minutes each. It is recommended that volunteers spend at least 30 minutes going over each session prior to teaching it. Total time commitment : 5-9 hours scheduled between you anJunior Achievement in Southwest Missouri is looking for volunteers to teach our quality hands-on programming in SW MO classrooms. Programs serve students in grades K-12 and focus on financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship. Volunteers are encouraged to share their own experiences with students. You will be trained and supported by JA in SW MO’s district manager and receive all Read more...
