Volunteer Fort Bend is looking for people who are interested in helping local civic and nonprofit organizations.
Here are some current needs:
Children First
Protect and defend the rights and well being of child abuse victims. An agency based in Fort Bend County that works directly with the courts has many key volunteer assignments available. Some volunteers research placements for children who have been removed from their homes; others review foster care cases and make recommendations for permanent placement; still others work with families in which abuse has occurred.
Give a lift
Provide transportation for ambulatory patients and their caregivers who arrive at Sugar Land Airport in need of rides to their hotels or to medical facilities for treatment. If you are at least 18 years of age, with a driver’s license, good driving record, and car insurance, your assistance would be invaluable to persons who have traveled long distances for medical care in the greater Houston area. Assignments typically take about two hours and can be tailored to fit your personal schedule
Innovative Arts Program
Volunteer instructors are needed to help disadvantaged children in Stafford 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.
Additional opportunities:
- Apply now to participate this summer in the Junior Volunteer Program for young people, ages 14 to 17, at a local Fort Bend hospital.
- Help a new community center in Richmond open its doors and meet the needs of low income residents by answering phones, scheduling volunteers or assisting with the set-up of a corner market.
- Peer counselors are needed to assist those experiencing an unplanned pregnancy by an agency that affirms life.
- 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.
- 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 281-340-1919, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Information on additional opportunities is available at www.VolunteerFortBend.org.
