VOLUNTEER NOW OPPORTUNITIES

East High School: Public Achievement Coach

Work at a diverse inner city high school to empower students in an AVID class to meet community challenges and solve community problems! Inspire them to redefine the meaning of citizenship and democracy through action and dialogue. Coaches will attend class at East High School on alternating Mondays, 8:25am-9:15am, plus a planning session prior to each class. Contact Wendy Paddock at wpaddock@regis.edu or 303.458.4192.

Colorado Anti-Violence Program

The Colorado Anti-Violence Program (CAVP)

The Colorado Anti-Violence Program (CAVP) is looking for new volunteers to become a valuable part of the organization. There are many ways you can get involved, including completing administrative tasks, community outreach, building referral databases, and staffing the 24-hour crisis hotline. We are especially looking for more volunteers to be trained to be hotline advocates.
If you are interested in either of these trainings, please RSVP to 303-839-5204 or kelly@coavp.org ASAP.

General Volunteer Orientation

The general orientation will provide you with all of the tools you'll need to be an amazing volunteer with CAVP. This is also a great way to see if the CAVP crisis hotline is right for you. The next general orientation will take place on October 3 from 8:30am-5pm.

Crisis Hotline Training

Because the crisis hotline training is about 30 hours long, you will be making a considerable time-commitment to both the training and the hotline itself. Hotline shifts are a half week long, where you will carry a pager for 24-hours a day. When people call the hotline, they will leave a message and the pager will then go off. You must have access to returning that phone call within 20 minutes of the call. If you have any questions about how the hotline can fit into your schedule, please let us know.

The next crisis hotline training will take place:
• Saturday, October 3, 8:30am-5pm
• Thursday, October 8, 6-9pm
• Saturday, October 10, 8:30am-5pm
• Sunday, October 11, 8:30am-5pm
• Thursday, October 15, 6-9pm
• Thursday, October 22, 6-9pm

Updated: 09/28/09

People Helping People Association Volunteer Opportunity

People Helping People Association is a non-profit whose mission is to help people help themselves to become and remain healthy emotionally, mentally, physically and financially. The Director needs assistance now in the areas of publicity, fund raising, and marketing, especially. This volunteer position presents an opportunity for those interested in non-profits to experience different aspects of the operation of this kind of organization. Hours are negotiable. DON’T EMAIL, but call Juanita Bergeron, Director, 303-364-2944.

SAVE THE ANIMALS!

In Thailand!
Teach-to-travel needs you to save the animals.

Pick an animal, any animal. Really. Save the elephants, tigers, and other mammals in the jungle. Save the sea turtles and giant clams by the sea Or save both with the surf and turf option!

Seriously, Teach-to-travel really does have opportunities for you to help protect animals and sea life in Thailand. We have partnered with Thai organizations throughout Thailand that need your help in their ongoing efforts to improve the lives and habitats of special creatures.

VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS

THAI ELEPHANT VILLAGE

Ever been camping? With elephants? Now is your chance. Live with the mahout, Thai elephant trainers, and learn how to care for and control some of the largest mammals on the earth. Ride them, bathe them and help them have a better tomorrow -- and have one of the best and most memorable trips of anyone you know (you also get to go rafting and kayaking!). Cost: $700 for 2 weeks, $900 for 3 weeks, and $1,000 for 4 weeks
CHIANG MAI NIGHT SAFARI
Want to be close to the animals but not as close as a mahout? Well, you can at Chiang Mai's Night Safari. Learn how to feed and care for all the animals of the Night Safari and share your what you learn with English speaking tourists. And learn how Thais live by staying as a guest in the home of a Night Safari administrator -- in one of the best cities in Thailand! Cost: $1000 for 2 weeks, $1300 for 3 weeks, and $1500 for 4 weeks
SEA TURTLE PROTECTION CENTER
Do you prefer to volunteer on a tropical island? Then why don't you help sea turtles in Thailand? Live in a Thai fishing village on the mainland as a guest of a Protection Center administrator, and boat to work every day to the island conservatory. It's a hard life, but somebody has to do it, so it might as well be you! Cost: $600 for 1 week, $900 for 2 weeks, $1200 for 3 weeks, and $1400 for 4 weeks
COAST FISHERY CENTER
This volunteer position is for certified divers only, because the Coast Fishery Center is your chance to work IN the sea. That's right. You can relax on the beach after work, but during the day you get to work with giant clams in the sea. Oh, and see the real Thailand by staying as a guest in the home of a Fishery Center administrator. Cost: $1100 for 3 weeks, $1300 for 4 weeks, $1600 for 6 weeks, and $1800 for 8 weeks
for more information go to: WWW.teach-to-travel.com

Escuela de Guadalupe After-School Program

Are you looking for volunteer or service learning hours? Are you also passionate about providing quality education to those that may not otherwise receive it? Escuela de Guadalupe is looking for help with their after-school program. Escuela de Guadalupe is a private, Catholic, dual language school in Northwest Denver founded in 1999 through a grassroots movement of community members working together to provide quality educational options for Latino families. The after school program exists for students that need extra help with their homework and for parents that were unable to pick up their children at dismissal. The after school program is a daily operation – from 4 until 5:45 and focuses on individual tutoring with students: doing their homework, studying for tests, or reading aloud. If you are interested in helping out once a week, or five days a week, please contact Tyler Breuer at tyler_breuer@escuelaguadalupe.org or call 303-964-8456.

Christian Volunteering

ChristianVolunteering.org has thousands of volunteer opportunities suitable for students as well as hundreds of internships and short-term mission trips. We also offer virtual volunteering opportunities, which enable students to volunteer via computer or telephone without leaving campus.Visit www.christianvolunteering.org for more information

Totes of Hope

"The primary intention of the Adams 50 Totes of Hope Food and Book BackPack Program is to increase food and book security for 180 homeless Kindergarten and First Grade students that attend each elementary school in Adams County School District 50. Families will receive weekend food subsidy for 32 weeks and children will have the opportunity to receive up to 35 books to build their very own home library. At the end of each school week, youth will take home backpacks that provide 3 to 4 meals to feed 4-5 individuals. The packs will also include an age and language appropriate books for each student."

The backpacks are assembled every Thursday or Friday from 9am to about 2pm. Then they are distributed to each individual school. (I will attach a schedule) For students to volunteer, they need to email Jamie Skaronea at JSkaronea@adams50.org to get a volunteer application.

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