Volunteer Fort Bend is looking for people who are interested in helping local civic and nonprofit organizations.
Here are some current needs:
Medical personnel needed
Family practitioners, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants are needed at a free medical clinic for low-income residents of Fort Bend County. Flexible volunteer shifts are available, Monday – Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at a social service organization’s Stafford headquarters.
Protect wildlife
A wildlife shelter in southwest Houston is recruiting volunteers for a variety of assignments. Depending on your preferences, you can help with shelter maintenance, answer an information hotline, assist with miscellaneous office functions, or work with trained staff to help care for animals housed at the shelter. Volunteers should be at least 16 years of age and willing to commit to twelve hours of service per month. The shelter is open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. seven days a week. The months of March –August, the shelter is also open Monday-Thursday, 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 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:
- A Fort Bend area hospice program needs volunteers to provide support to terminally ill persons and their families.
- Be a “Meals on Wheels” driver on your choice of weekdays for elderly shut-ins in the Fort Bend area.
- Perform interviews and provide helpful feedback to job seekers in a faith based job search program in Fort Bend County.
- 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 the Rosenberg and Richmond area.
- Stock shelves and sack groceries in Stafford or Richmond at a 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.
