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Put your gardening and landscaping skills, plus some creative vision, to good use at the Charities of Hope offices. We are looking for an individual, or a group/family, to work on our front landscape for our Thrift Store Grand Opening. Work included: weeding, trimming, raking, and whatever else they think. . . more

Leadership positions are available for the motivated individuals. Positions available: Director of Marketing Director of Community Resources Director of Volunteers Assistant Director of Fundraising Director of Program Support See detailed information on the website www.standupforkids.org Leadership positions require 4 hours of volunteer time a week. Most of this time can be put in. . . more

Peruse upcoming one-time volunteer opportunities for assembling print-braille books, preparing meals, improving trails, etc. by visiting http://www.pmd.org/events.phtml. Detailed descriptions are posted one month in advance. OR, learn about PMD volunteer opportunities via private email once a week by registering at http://www.pmd.org/signup.phtml OR, learn about PMD volunteer opportunities on Facebook more

Help to keep a medium sized library of young children's books repaired and organized by subject matter on shelves. Minimum commitment is 2 weekday hours per week. more

This position supports the A Different Perspective Inc. organization in building a fully functional Library from the Publications and Texts within our Organization. This position will require the establishing of a fully functional Library, its systems and sub-systems, which may include, but not be limited in establishing the Circulation Department. . . more

This is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy the interactions of elders while also expanding their individualized interests. If you enjoy reading, and would like to help our residents find the perfect book - then this is the opportunity for you. more

Volunteer will re-shelve books and is placed at a mutually convenient time to their schedule and the schools need. more

Volunteer will re-shelve books and is placed at a mutually convenient time to their schedule and the schools need. more

Charities of Hope is looking for a licensed engineer to do volunteer work on grants. more

MCI-Norfolk is a 1400 bed medium security facility located in Norfolk, Massachusetts. MCI-Norfolk is committed to providing effective programming designed to target the dynamic criminogenic risk factors, which lead to incarceration. We are currently seeking individuals who could provide research-based cognitive behavioral programming to incarcerated offenders. more

The Special Care Corner Auxiliary Store is a retail thrift shop located in downtown New Britain. The shop offers gently-used clothing, household items and furniture at affordable prices. As a volunteer you get half price discount on all merchandise! The volunteers have lot of fun working together, helping people in the community. . . more

Volunteers will conduct workshops to demonstrate how to prepare various local foods especially vegetables. All materials and foods will be provided, and this is a great opportunity for volunteers who like to cook, are comfortable speaking before a small group, and who prefer occasional volunteering to a specific weekly schedule. Volunteer. . . more

Help an adult learn to read and change a life! Literacy Volunteers of Massachusetts--Quincy is a library literacy program that provides free, one-on-one tutoring in basic reading and writing to adults on the South Shore. We provide tutor training, staff development programs and student support services. Our. . . more

The Loading Dock Coordinator provides assistance to the donations area, handling customer pick-ups, donations drop-offs and preparing donations for pricing. Tasks: - Manage flow of merchandise in the donations area - Customer pick-up: o Ask if customer has receipt – have customer check in with cashier o Assist customer in loading purchased items into vehicle o Customer should bring help to. . . more

Volunteers visit an assigned nursing or rest home once a week. They meet with residents and their families to educate them about their rights, and to advocate for them if those rights are violated. They evaluate the quality of care and the environment for the residents. "Ombudsman" is Swedish for. . . more

This advocacy program provides nursing and rest home residents with a means and opportunity to voice their concerns about their care and treatment. Ombudsmen visit long term care facilities on a weekly basis to monitor conditions and address residents' concerns. Certification is required and provided for the Ombudsman. . . more

If you have two hours a week, you can make a world of difference in the lives of area nursing home residents as an Ombudsman. Minuteman Ombudsmen are trained and certified by the state to impartially investigate and resolve complaints and problems of residents in long term care facilities. Ombudsmen enhance. . . more

Are you interested in advocating on behalf of nursing home and rest home residents to help protect residents' rights? Qualified applicants participate in a three-day training program, receiving conditional certification as a Long Term Care Ombudsman. By providing 2-3 hours weekly, the Ombudsman Volunteer visits an assigned nursing home. . . more

This is a program that offers volunteers an opportunity to help residents of nursing homes and rest homes resolve their problems. Volunteers play a vital role in enhancing the quality of life in nursing homes and rest homes by providing advocacy, resolution of concerns and complaints, and information and. . . more

Greater Springfield Senior Services is seeking caring individuals to serve as volunteer advocates for residents of nursing homes and rest homes.Ombudsmen visit with residents once a week to listen to their concerns and address issues affecting the quality of their care. They investigate complaints made by residents or family members. . . more