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In Harmony offers so much to so many, but we need volunteers to help keep this 300+ acres of lovely trails and rolling pastures in pristine condition. The facility includes a large barn with stalls that need mucking, sweeping, clearing. . . more
Sponsor: Capital City Community Centers |
Location: Providence, RI 02908
We are in need of a volunteer computer instructor to teach basic computer skills and literacy to the older active adults at the Lillian Feinstein Senior Center. Instructors will be teaching the basics of computer and internet usage.. . . more
Sponsor: Literacy Volunteers of South County |
Location: Wakefield, RI 02879
Work one-on-one with adults who want to improve their English skills or learn English as a second language. Training is provided for the tutors before they are matched with a student. Help a student learn to read or write better,. . . more
Sponsor: Big Brothers Of Rhode Island |
Location: East Providence, RI 02915
Offer fatherless boys friendship & good values. We help boys age 7-14 yrs old. These children need an adult to be a mentor and friend to them. Big Brothers and Little Brothers meet once a week for. . . more
Sponsor: Southcoast Compeer Program |
Location: N. Dartmouth, MA 02747
Compeer, an award-winning program that brings the healing power of friendship to the treatment of mental illness, is seeking volunteers who are willing to have a one-to-one friendship with an adolescent or adult with an emotional or a mental health. . . more
Sponsor: Blackstone Valley CAP RSVP |
Location: Pawtucket, RI 02860
Children with mentors are:
46% less likely to begin using drugs
27% less likely to begin using alcohol
53% less likely to skip school
33% less likely to engage in violence, and they:
*Have better attitudes towards their family school and communities *Form more positive relationships *Feel. . . more
Sponsor: Seniors Helping Others (RSVP) |
Location: Wakefield, RI 02879
LINKS (Laymen in North Kingstown Schools)needs adults to help with math and reading for students in grades 1-5. There are opportunities in various schools all during lunch time. There is also an opportunity to assist with home work at Quidnessett. . . more
Sponsor: Audubon Environmental Education Center |
Location: Bristol, RI 02809
The Audubon Society of Rhode Island is coordinating the International Coastal Cleanup on September 20,2008 from 9:00AM - Noon. Help is still needed for the shorelines of the Bristol Environmental Education Center.
We need an individual to serve as a beach. . . more
Providence EMA in partnership with the RI chapter of the American Red Cross, is training volunteers for disaster relief. In the event of a city wide disaster or crisis, Providence would need over 400 trained volunteers to operate emergency shelters,. . . more
Sponsor: Mystic Aquarium And Institute For Exploration |
Location: Mystic, CT 06355
Ever wondered what it would be like to travel beneath the waves to discover a world full of sea-wrecks and sea-creatures? Well, if you volunteer at Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration’s Challenge of the Deep exhibit, you’ll soon find. . . more
Enjoy being a friend and making new friends with residents. Visit with a resident in their room, enjoy a board game or cards in our recreational spaces, go for a walk inside or outside and socialize. more
Sponsor: Visiting Nurse Services of Newport and Bristol Counties |
Location: Portsmouth, RI 02871
Hospice at VNS is currently seeking men and women interested in becoming Hospice Volunteers. An important part of the Hospice Interdisciplinary Team, our volunteers offer compassionate care to those with life-limiting illnesses. Volunteers may offer comfort and companionship. . . more
Sponsor: Education Homestay Program |
Location: Cambridge, MA 02138
Open your home to an international exchange student and open a new world for your family. EF Education Homestay Programs (EHP) is looking for caring, volunteer host families to welcome students ages 14-18 from Spain to Newport, RI this summer. . . more
Sponsor: Exeter Job Corps Center |
Location: Exeter, RI 02822
Stars program is looking to prevent youth living in poverty by promoting self-reliance and economic independence is implementing a new initiative Speakers, Tutors, Achievement, Retention and Success (STARS). The goals of STARS are to increase student retention, student achievement,. . . more
Sponsor: Mosaico CDC |
Location: Bristol, RI 02809
Do you have one hour a week to give? It takes just this small amount of time to make a real difference in the life of a child.
Mosaico CDC is currently recruiting caring members of the community. . . more
Sponsor: Exeter Job Corps Center |
Location: Exeter, RI 02822
Job Corps helps prevent youth from living in poverty by promoting self-reliance and economic independence is implementing a new initiative, Speakers, Tutors, Achievement, Retention and Success, (STARS). The goals of STARS are to increase student retention, student achievement, and. . . more
Sponsor: WaterFire Providence |
Location: Providence, RI 02908
If you have experience in boating, or believe that you have the necessary skills to be trained as a boat captain or first mate,come join us in driving the WaterFire boats! Boat training begins in March so sign up with. . . more
Sponsor: Rhode Island Organ Donor Awareness Coalition |
Location: Providence, RI 02940
More than 90,000 people in the U.S. are waiting for an organ transplant, and there is a critical shortage of available organs. Become part of the RI Organ Donor Awareness Coalition and help us spread the word about the miracle. . . more
Sponsor: Ready To Learn Providence - AmeriCorps Program |
Location: Providence, RI 02903
We are seeking AmeriCorps Members who are willing to work alongside other caring and committed adults in our community to make our vision for young children a reality. We are presently recruiting a corps of 35 full-time members for. . . more
Sponsor: Hospice Outreach |
Location: Fall River, MA 02720
Provide telephone support to bereaved family members. Follow families for 13 months. Help them through holidays, birthdays and anniversaries. more
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