Event: Gang Intervention and Community Outreach (GICOP)
- Description:
GICOP runs a highly innovative after school program that combines a
championship level basketball program, a “no-pass-no-play”
educational philosophy, and a cadre of volunteer tutors to help
participating children achieve and maintain requisite academic
standards.
- Date:
Monday-Thursday (During school year)
- Time: 3-5 PM
- Group or
Individual: Both
- Location:
Park South YMCA 2500 Romine Ave. Dallas, TX 75215
- Contact:
John Kacinski at john.j.kacinski@smithbarney.com
or 214-696-7090
Event: Second Saturday Shoreline spruce-up – For the Love of the
Lake
- Description:
The objective is to clean and pick up litter at White Rock Lake
- Contact
Information: Steve
Tompkins or Daleen Maxwell at info@Whiterocklake.org
or 972-622-SAVE
- Time:
Second Saturday of each month
- Location:
381 Casa Linda Plaza
Event: Hope
For Children Foundation
- Activities:
Office work, contact
corporations on behalf of the organization via telephone, fax, email,
or mail, work on grant requests and large mail projects. Also build
web site for organization with special access to Video educational
training trapes
- Contact information: Patricia L. Hope
Kirby, 214 3824673 or hope4hfcf@aol.com.
Event: Bethphage, Landscapalooza
- Description:
Beautification/clean up projects for the yards of residential group
homes for adults with developmental disabilities, Work Outdoors
- Date:
Open Ended
- Time:
Flexible
- Group
or Individual: group size from 5 – 15
- Location:
Carrollton and Richardson
- Contact
Information: Beth Sabella at 972-866-9989, or email her at ESabella@Bethphage.org
Event: Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance Helping Hands
- Description:
Help produce informational
pocket guides for homeless people
- Date:
Open ended
- Ongoing
project, indoor work
- Volunteers
needed: 4
- Location:
1822 Young Street,
Dallas
·
Contact Information:
James Waghorne,
214-560-2511 x407 trumpetcall@mail.com
Event: Volunteer Fowler, Juliette Fowler homes Inc.
·
Description:
Gardening, elderly resident interaction: Bingo, Bowing, manicures, etc.
·
Date: open-ended
·
Time: not available
·
Group or Individual:
2 to 15
- Time:
Flexible
- Group
or Individual: group size from 5 – 15
·
Location: Fowler’s
campus- 1234 Abrams Road Dallas
·
Contact Information:
Cindy Wabner at 214-827-0813, ext.7106 or email her at cwabner@yahoo.com
Event: Food Pantry, Catholic Charities Family Assistance Center
·
Description: To
serve clients in Food Pantry; help restock pantries, work indoors, client
contact
·
Date: orientation
arranged conveniently, open-ended
·
Time: weekday am or
pm
·
Group or Individual:
1 per shift
·
Location: 1924 W.
Jefferson Blvd #102 Dallas, TX 75208
·
Contact Information:
Sister JT Dwyer at 214-941-8596 or email her at djtdwyer@juno.com
Event: Crisis Line
Volunteer, Suicide and Crisis Center
- Description:
Volunteers are needed to staff the crisis line around the clock.
Extensive training is provided.
- Date:
Open Ended
- Time:
Various shifts available
- Group
or Individual: Individual
- Location:
2808 Swiss Ave., Dallas TX
- Contact
Information: Jenyce Gush 214-824-7020 or email at jenyceg@sccenter.org
Event: VITAS Innovative Hospice Care
- Description:
Provides support to terminally ill patients and their family via
friendly visitation
- Date:
varies; scheduled as needed; on going project
- Group
or Individual: no limit
- Location:
Nursing homes and patient’s private home
- Contact
Information: Rebecca Stroud at 972-661-2004 or email her at Rebecca.Stroud@vitas.com
Event: After School Tutor to At Risk Children
- Description:
To help young children improve
their academic skills and build their self-esteem
- Date:
ongoing, flexible, Mon.-Fri.
- Time:
flexible
- Group
or Individual: 20
- Location:
CIS at Vickery Meadows
Elementary
- Contact
Information: Leigh Anne Hope
at 214-827-0955 ext.229 or email at lahope@cisdallas.org
Event: Camp Summit, Office
help
·
Description: Assist
with filing, data entry, mailings, etc.
·
Group or Individual: Regular Volunteer, Possible Internship, Occasional Volunteer, One Time
Volunteer
·
Location: 2915 LBJ
Freeway, Suite 185, Dallas, TX 75234
·
Contact Information: Brad Saxman at 972-484-8900 ext. 103 or email at b.saxman@campsummittx.org
Event:
Refugee Services of North Texas
-
Description: People needed
to help type case notes for files, translating, delivering donated
items, tutoring in a client in English, watching client's children
during appointments, visiting or transporting clients, mentoring a
client, etc
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Contact information:
214-821-4883
