Volunteer Fort Bend is looking for people who are interested in helping local civic and nonprofit organizations.
Here are some current needs:
Brighten the lives of seniors
Delight homebound senior citizens with hot lunchtime meals and some friendly conversation. As a meal delivery volunteer for a United Way agency in Fort Bend County, you’ll be helping low-income seniors remain independent while providing them with much-needed human contact. You’ll pick up the lunches at a designated site near you on your choice of weekdays and deliver them to shut-in seniors in the general area.
Help one student to succeed
Work one-on-one with a Richmond area elementary school student who is struggling with reading or writing. The individualized attention you provide can dramatically improve his or her skills in these areas. Each tutorial session will take up only thirty minutes of your time, and staff will provide you with lesson plans and any other needed materials. No teaching experience is necessary. Tutors are asked to attend an orientation/training session and undergo a background check.
In case of emergency
Sign up today for a training that will equip you to distribute preventive medication to the population of Fort Bend County during the first 48 hours of a public health emergency. The two-hour training includes a Medical Reserve Corps program overview, provides basic information on “The Big 6” diseases which could be become pandemic during such an emergency, and discusses topics such as dispensing-center operations, volunteer activation and assignment, and safety issues. The minimum age to attend MRC training is normally 18; however, 16 and 17 year-olds can also attend if accompanied by a parent.
Additional opportunities:
- Be a bingo caller and bring cheer and good fellowship to residents of a healthcare center in Missouri City.
- Help answer the hotline for an area women’s center.
- Peer counselors are needed to assist those experiencing an unplanned pregnancy by an agency that affirms life.
- 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.
- Visit various Fort Bend high schools to speak with students about teen dating violence and creating healthy relationships.
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.
