Volunteer Fort Bend is looking for people who are interested in helping local civic and nonprofit organizations.
Here are some current needs:
Advocate for victims of abuse
Be an advocate for women victimized by domestic abuse. Volunteering with an organization that works to prevent violence against Asian women, you’ll help heal the hurt of past abuse and foster healthier interaction among family members in the future. A comprehensive 40-hour training program will equip you to handle calls from your home, providing peer counseling when appropriate and referring women on to other needed services. Knowledge of an Asian language is helpful but not required.
Innovative Arts Program
Volunteer instructors are needed to help disadvantaged children in Missouri City explore their individual creative dreams. If you are skilled in music, dance, or graphic art, consider coming by on the weekday of your choice to help nurture these youngsters’ potential. Your time commitment can involve as little as 30 to 60 minutes once a week on your choice of weekdays between 3:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
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
Additional opportunities:
- Be a “Meals on Wheels” driver on your choice of weekdays for elderly shut-ins in the Fort Bend area.
- Help seniors maintain their independence by becoming a casework aide with a new initiative launched by a local United Way agency
- Housekeeping specialists are needed to help maintain a clean and tidy environment at a women’s resource center in Rosenberg.
- 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.
- Stock shelves and sack groceries at a Stafford social service agency’s food pantry for the needy.
For more information on volunteer opportunities, call Volunteer Fort Bend at 281-340-1919, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Information on additional opportunities is available at www.VolunteerFortBend.org.
