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Volunteer Fort Bend is looking for people who are interested in helping local civic and nonprofit organizations. 

Here are some current needs:

Prepare Tax Forms

Assist low and middle-income people needing help completing their federal tax returns. Participating in a program approved by the Internal Revenue Service, you’ll receive training that will equip you to staff one of the many tax assistance stations opening up at libraries and community centers throughout Fort Bend County during the tax season.  This assignment calls for computer-literate volunteers with good interpersonal skills.

Stock resale shops

Accept donations and sort merchandise for resale shops in Richmond and Stafford that benefit nonprofit agencies serving low-income persons and abused women.  Your organizational skills will help bring order to what can otherwise be a chaotic collection of clothing and household items.  You’ll be able to select a weekly shift between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. on weekdays or Saturdays that fits your schedule

Take the wheel

Living independently is a little easier for elderly persons in Fort Bend County thanks to an agency that uses volunteers to take them to medical appointments and grocery stores.  If you have a good driving record, consider using your car or van to help one or more of these seniors run essential errands.  The most pressing need is for volunteers willing to help out on occasional weekdays.

Additional opportunities:

        -         Lead arts and crafts activities for seniors at a health-care facility in Sugar Land.

-         Raise a puppy for an organization that assigns guide dogs to visually impaired persons.

-         Schedule and coordinate volunteers for a local housing program’s construction site in Rosenberg.

-         Set up and maintain displays of baby clothing, cribs, strollers, and car seats at a “Mommy Store” run by a women’s center in Richmond.

-         Serve as literacy tutor to foreign-born persons residing in Fort Bend County.

-         Sign up for training that will equip you to distribute preventive medication to Fort Bend County residents during a public health emergency.

For more information on volunteer opportunities, call Volunteer Fort Bend at 281-499-9102, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Information on additional opportunities is available at www.VolunteerFortBend.org