Volunteer Fort Bend is looking for people who are interested in helping local civic and nonprofit organizations.
Here are some current needs:
Help staff free dental clinic
Professional dentists, dental hygienists, and registered dental assistants are needed to provide free dental clinic services for low-income residents of Fort Bend County. If you have the appropriate professional credentials, consider putting your professional skills to use in helping to reduce the waiting-list time many of these individuals face in having their dental needs attended to. Weekly or biweekly shifts are available at a social service organization’s Stafford location.
Make a difference
English language tutors are needed to help Fort Bend residents new to our country achieve literacy. Eager adult students from around the world are waiting to learn English from dedicated tutors who receive training from a Sugar Land educational agency. Volunteer’s ages 18 or older that are interested in becoming tutors are encouraged to register for the next fall tutor training session.
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.
Additional opportunities:
- Connect with a homebound senior through friendly phone calls.
- Distribute flyers to the Fort Bend community on behalf of an agency that serves Asian women victimized by domestic abuse.
- Groom, walk, and play with dogs and cats awaiting adoption at an animal shelter in Rosenberg.
- 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.
- Volunteer crews of 15-35 people can help repair the homes of frail elderly and disabled Fort Bend residents.
- Weekday, Saturday, and evening volunteer shifts are available at resale shops in Stafford that support local nonprofit agencies.
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.
