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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...
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Events volunteers help to represent our organization in the community by working events and assisting with all aspects of setup and take down. Some of our more popular events include Bark in the Park (located at Phelps Grove Park), Petsmart adoption events and Lucky Paws, our fundraising gala. Not a ton of free time? Still consider joining us! We’ll reach Read more...
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Skills Requested: willingness to work and learn the needs of our current projectsLandscaping, garden work, manual labor, outdoor work, trash removal, occasional indoor cleaning, occasional carpentry work etc Read more...
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Skills Requested: Fundraising and event planning preferred, but not required.Requirements & Commitment: Committee will meet once a month except for the 5 months leading up to the tournament when touch points will be more regular to ensure everything is in place for the event.The On Course For A Cause Golf Tournament directly benefits families in the Springfield community by providing funding to the Y’s School Age Services department’s Financial Assistance Program which lowers childcare fees for those in need. We are seeking dedicated individuals who are willing to solicit sponsorships, teams, and donated auction items. These positions would within a special committee on Read more...
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Skills Requested: Light cooking. Ability to lift at least 5 lbs.Requirements & Commitment: We are looking for people to commit to a few hours at a time, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:oo p.m.1. Prepare light meal to hand out to residents 2. Sort clothing, toys, and household items 3. Help assemble furniture and move small furnishings into rooms Read more...
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Skills Requested: Able to communicate well with people on possibly one of the worst times in their lives. Kindness, empathy, great listening skills, ability to follow through and be responsible.Requirements & Commitment: You must finish all the assigned classes in a timely fashion, be comfortable working on the computer, using a smart phone to do many of the tasks and be able to volunteer when needed. You may be responding to one disaster a month or several, it truly depHowell County and surrounding counties apply at redcross.org/volunteer Or for any questions contact: Maggie Raynolds, Volunteer Recruitment Specialist Call/Text: 816-826-8392 | [email protected] Schedule time to talk: calendy.com/mraynolds What Our Volunteers Are Saying Read more...
