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Volunteer Opportunities
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
MOUNTAIN VIEW YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES - Looking for volunteers to help in the office filing, typing and general office organization.
Qualifications Needed: Experience working with youth, teaching prevention courses.
Skills Needed: Computer, data tabulation and display design.
Hours and/or events that volunteers are needed: negotiable.
Other requirements: Able to work independently.
Contact: Jeanette Phillips
276-728-2641
GALAX COMMUNITY SERVICES - Looking for volunteers to help sort clothing donations, packing boxes and cleaning.
Qualifications Needed: Willingness to work and help others.
Hours volunteers are needed: Wednesdays 9:00am-12:00pm
Contact: Frances Chappell
276-236-5443
ONE-ON-ONE LITERACY PROGRAM - Looking for adults to tutor grade levels 1-4 in Carroll County, Grayson County and Galax City.
Qualifications Needed: High school diploma or GED, minimum age - 18(6 hour training session)
Skills Needed: Compassion and patience
Hours volunteers are needed: Tutors typically meet with students twice weekly for 1-2 hour sessions once or twice per week.Any time - any day. You pick your own schedule.
Other requirements: A one day (6 hour) training is required. Training is usually held on a Saturday.
Contact: Joan Bolduc
276-655-4523 or 276-228-5225
TWIN COUNTY HOSPICE - Looking for patient and family support, office help and food.
Qualifications Needed: 18 years old and high school graduate.
Skills Needed: People skills; drivers license.
Contact: Toni Fowler
276-236-0973 or 1-800-295-3342
IVANHOE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT - Looking for person to help with bingo every Friday night and help at auction every third Saturday. Also looking for person to help clean building and mowing lawn.
Hours volunteers are needed: Bingo 6:30pm - 10:30pm every Friday night. Auction 7:00pm -11:00pm/12:00am every third Saturday.
Contact: William Watts
276-620-1999 or 276-699-1999
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA LEGAL AID SOCIETY - Looking for attorneys who can volunteer or represent poor people in civil cases. In need of attorneys who will help domestic violence victims obtain protective orders.
Qualifications Needed: License in Virginia to practice law.
Skills Needed: Volunteers are assigned in law areas in which they have experience.
Contact: Buckey Boone
276-783-8300 ext.222
INDEPENDENCE VOLUNTEER RESCUE SQUAD - Looking for volunteers to help clean ambulances and maintain building and grounds.
Qualifications Needed: Willingness to work.
Contact: Melanie O. Boyer
276-773-2392 or 276-768-8558
BAYWOOD RESCUE SQUAD - Looking for volunteer to clean building, paint and maintain grounds. Help is needed with fall festival on the first Saturday in October.
Qualifications Needed: Willingness to work.
Contact: Beth Robinson
276-233-6317 or 276-238-0445
or Pat Rector
276-236-6888
GIRL SCOUTS OF VIRGINIA SKYLINE COUNCIL - Looking for volunteer trainer, troop leaders, troop assistants and camp assistants.
Qualifications Needed: Enthusiasic and willing to work with adults and girls.
Skills Needed: Organization skills.
Hours needed: trainers = 2-3 hours per quarter; troop leaders = 2 hours weekly or 2 times monthly; camp assistant = 2 weekends per year.
Other requirements: Girl Scouts requires application and training for most positions.
Contact: Sarah Martin and Denise Hayes
1-800-542-5905 ext. 110
Rooftop of Virginia, CAP -Looking for volunteers for the food bank, craft center and general clerical support.
Qualifications: high school diploma / GED - must pass criminal record check.
Skills Needed: Basic clerical skills
Hours Needed: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 4:45 pm
Contact: PR Manager / Planner
276-236-7131
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