New Castle County NEWARK SENIOR CENTER: ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION: Help Volunteers needed to deliver build Alzheimer's awareness. meals to homebound seniors, Volunteers needed with weekdays 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 computer skills, fundraising p.m. Erin Hook, 737-2336, ext. ability, clerical work, 16, or mow@newarkseniorcenter. presentation ability and com. organizing talents. 633-4420 OLD SWEDES FOUNDATION: or www.alz.org/desjsepa. Volunteers needed to provide ART THERAPY EXPRESS: tours of the Old Swedes Assistance needed to provide Church burial grounds and art to children and adults Hendrickson House, and help with disabilities in creating with gift shop and genealogy a newsletter. Mary Cella at research. Rebecca Wilson at nycella@verizon.net. 652-5629 or oldswedes@aol.com. BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF PAWS for People/PAWS for DELAWARE: Adult volunteers Reading: Volunteers with needed to mentor children in affectionate dogs or cats our community-based program. needed to visit with those Also needed are adult mentors who cannot have their own for children at Elbert Palmer pets at hospitals, assisted Elementary School. Visit a living, physical therapy and child in grades one through rehabilitation. PAWS office, five, once a week, during the 351-5622 or school day. 998-3577 or apply PAWSforPeople@comcast.net or online at bbbsde.org. www.PAWSforPeople.org. BIRTHRIGHT OF DELAWARE: READING ASSIST INSTITUTE: Volunteers needed to work Volunteers needed to teach with pregnant women and reading to at-risk children. assist in fundraisers, bulk judy@readingassist.org, www. mailings, community outreach. readingassist.org or 425-4080. Nan Bernardo, 656-7080, or (6 of 9) birthrightofdel@verizon.net. RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE OF BTL FOUNDATION: Volunteers DELAWARE: Volunteers needed needed to help serve meals to to welcome and operate the needy on Thanksgiving, Ronald McDonald Family Room Christmas and New Year's Day. programs at local hospitals. Also needed are volunteers to Help to create a nurturing assist with their coat and environment for families with children's books drives, and children who are receiving to assist with compiling treatment for serious or volunteers' contact chronic illnesses and information. Excel skills injuries. Sara Funaiock, 428- required. Mary Cella at 5340 or s.funaiock@rmhde.org. nycella@verizon.net. SCORE: Counselors and CATHOLIC CHARITIES: workshop volunteers needed to Volunteers needed to sort assist with small-business donations of clothing and get startup. 573-6552. the items ready for display SHORT-TERM ASSISTANCE NETWORK in the Thrift Center. Andy FOR NONPROFITS: Volunteer Zampini, 655-9624 or consultants needed for a azampini@ccwilm.org. variety of short-term CHILD INC.: The Domestic projects in nonprofits. Violence Advocacy Program Jessica Snow, 737-2336, ext. seeks volunteers to assist 13, or victims of domestic violence jsnow@newarkseniorcenter.com. in Family Court. April SUPPORTING KIDDS, THE CENTER Fitzpatrick, 762-6111. FOR GRIEVING CHILDREN AND CENTER FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS: THEIR FAMILIES: Facilitators Volunteer opportunities needed to conduct support include front desk, catalog groups for children ages 5 to distribution, gardening and 18. and assist in fundraising events. Sharon, 239-2434 ext. daily operations. Lynn 120, or skgabor@ccarts.org. Corbett, 235-5544 or (2 of 9) lynncorbett@supporting-kidds. CHILDREN & FAMILIES FIRST: org. The ElderBuddy Program is THE BRADY KOHN FOUNDATION: looking for people-oriented Volunteers needed to help by volunteers to develop one-to- speaking at events about the one friendships with elderly ability for expectant parents residents of local senior to donate their baby's housing communities who need umbilical-cord blood to help additional companionship at save lives. Kendall Massett, least 2 hours per month. 765-2875, or Kathie Stamm, 777-9762, or thebradykohnfoundation@gmail. Kathy Hyde, ElderBuddy com. Coordinator, at 479-1696. THRESHOLDS: Volunteers needed CITYFARE MEALS ON WHEELS: to teach decision-making Deliver hot meals to skills to prison inmates. Ten homebound seniors weekly or weekly one-hour sessions. monthly, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jack Ryan, 737-0641 or Call 421-3731. johndryan@me.com. CONNECTING GENERATIONS and YWCA DELAWARE: Volunteer with CREATIVE MENTORING: Adults people skills needed for part- needed to mentor children, time receptionist at Single one hour a week, at a school Women's Residence in downtown near your home. 656-2122, ext. Wilmington. Genny Pitts, 472- 15, (877) 202-9050, or www. 4309 or gpitts@ywcade.org. creativementoring.org. Kent County BIG BROTHERS BIG CONTACTLIFELINE: Volunteers/ SISTERS OF DELAWARE: Adult interns are needed for the volunteers needed to mentor Crisis Helpline and Rape children in the Capital and Crisis programs. 761-9800, Caesar Rodney school ext. 1004, or districts. Weekly visits ehicks@contactlifeline.org. during the school day. 674- DELAWARE ASSOCIATION FOR 2486 or bbbsde.org. CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS: BIGGS MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART: Volunteers needed to assist Volunteers needed as museum at health fairs, schools and interpreters. Beccy Cooper, community events to educate 674-2111, ext. 101, or others about the impact of bcooper@biggsmuseum.org. alcoholism on families. (7 of 9) Barbara Ridge, 656-5554, or READ ALOUD DELAWARE: visit www.dacoa.org. Volunteers needed to read to DELAWARE BREAST CANCER preschoolers one hour a week COALITION: Seeking breast on weekdays at child-care cancer survivors to provide centers, preschools and Head support to those newly Start programs, especially at diagnosed, assist staff at Colonial Gardens Head Start health fairs and with and White Oak Head Start. presentations and fundraising. Jennifer Bobel, 674-4423, or Cathy Holloway, 778-1102, ext. readalouddelaware.org. 13, or BRAIN INJURY ASSOCIATION OF cholloway@debreastcancer.org. DELAWARE: Assistance needed DELAWARE ECUMENICAL COUNCIL with fundraiser and outreach ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIES FOR programs and for general FAITH AND ACTION: Volunteers office assistance, weekdays needed to help with and for special events, in transportation and other the Dover area. Esther Curtis, projects for seniors and (800) 411-0505 or disabled. Christa Winter, 225- biaddirector@yahoo.com. 1040 or christa@deccf.org. CENTRAL DELAWARE HABITAT FOR DELAWARE GREENWAYS: HUMANITY: Help build Volunteers needed for trail affordable homes. Volunteers maintenance and other needed on committees, at our projects. Michele Jennings at ReStore in downtown Dover, mjennings@delawaregreenways. and at the Milford org, 655-7275 or www. construction site. Victoria, delawaregreenways.org. 698-1939 or (3 of 9) volunteer@centraldelawarehfh. DELAWARE HOSPICE: Volunteers com. needed to relieve caregivers, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES FIRST: assist with errands, Volunteers are needed in the transportation needs, provide Dover office for greeting and grief support and help with checking in clients and fundraisers and community filing. Kathie Stamm, awareness. Tina Gaffney, 478- Volunteer and Community 5707, ext. 1105. Resources Coordinator, (302) DELAWARE MENTOR PROGRAM, for 777-9762. Women in Transition: Women CONTACTLIFELINE: Volunteers mentors needed mornings to needed for Rape Crisis provide support and guidance Services programs to respond to incarcerated women at to rape crisis service calls Baylor Women's Correctional and requests for hospital Institute. Also needed are accompaniments in Kent and program Board of Directors Sussex. 422-1154, ext. 1011, members to provide guidance or nmgee@contactlifeline.org. and support to the program. DELAWARE BREAST CANCER Contact Chevala Barry at 577- COALITION: Seeking breast 3004 or chevalao@aol.com. cancer survivors to provide DELAWARE NATURE SOCIETY: support to those newly Adult volunteers needed to diagnosed, assist staff with lead school groups in hands- health fairs, presentations on outdoor activities at and fundraising. Lois Ashland Nature Center, Wilkinson, (888) 672-9647 or Coverdale Farm or Abbots Mill dbccdover@debreastcancer.org. Nature center. David Pragoff, DELAWARE ECUMENICAL COUNCIL 239-2334, ext. 133, or ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIES -- david@delawarenaturesociety. KENT: Volunteers needed to org. provide transportation for DELAWARE YOUTH FOR CHRIST: medical appointments and Adult volunteers needed to grocery shopping for seniors mentor youths, ages 6-16. and disabled. Flexible times, Also assist staff with youth dates. Deborah Kosciuszko, activities. Justine Lampkins, 284-4825 or deb@deccf.org. 995-6937 or justine. DELAWARE HOSPICE: Volunteers lampkins@delaware-yfc.org. needed to relieve caregivers, READ ALOUD DELAWARE: assist with errands, Volunteers needed to read to transportation needs, provide preschoolers at child-care patient and family support. centers and pediatric clinics. Greatest need is daytime in 656-5256 to register for Milford, Harrington, Smyrna training on Nov. 9 at and Odessa. Help needed in Brandywine Hundred Library the office with community from 3:30 to 5 p.m., or Nov. education, fundraisers, 18 at New Castle Library from bereavement support. Judy 3:30 to 5 p.m. www. Knutstad, 678-4444, ext. 2117. readalouddelaware.org. (8 of 9) FAITHFUL FRIENDS NO-KILL FOOD BANK OF DELAWARE: SHELTER: Volunteers needed to Volunteers needed in Milford assist with critical care to stock shelves, sort duties. 427-8514, ext. 6, donated food and more. Trevor volunteer@faithfulfriends or Turner, 424-3301, ext. 103, www.faithfulfriends.us. or tturner@fbd.org. FISH OF NORTHERN DELAWARE: MEALS ON WHEELS DELAWARE: Volunteers needed to drive Deliver hot meals to needy people to and from homebound seniors weekdays. medical appointments and to Modern Maturity Center, 734- schedule drivers, working 1200. from home. Dave Stabler, 658- PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF 2954, or dastabler@verizon. DELAWARE: Client safety net. escorts needed to greet and FOOD BANK OF DELAWARE: escort clients into building Volunteers needed for various on Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. to tasks at Newark facility. noon. Amelia Tanev, 655-7296, Katherine Caudle, 292-1305, ext. 20, or atanev@ppde.org. ext. 215, or volunteer@fbd. Sussex County ALL SAINTS org. PARISH THRIFT SHOP: (4 of 9) Volunteers needed weekdays 10 FORGOTTEN CATS: Fosters for a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturdays cats and kittens needed. John 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. 226-3123 or at 475-3282 or 236-0510 or e-mail info@forgottencats.org. richardfaull@hotmail.com. GENERATIONS HOME CARE: BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF Volunteers needed to DELAWARE: Adult volunteers transport seniors to and from needed to mentor children, medical appointments. Must ages 6-17. Visit with the have own car. Jennifer Crone, child two to four times a 658-6731, ext. 114 or month. 856-2918 or bbbsde. jcrone@ghcde.org. org. GIRL SCOUTS OF THE CHESAPEAKE READ ALOUD DELAWARE: Read to BAY: Adult volunteers needed preschool children in child to mentor girls ages 5 to 17 care centers, Head Start in Delmarva Peninsula. Newark programs and kindergarten office also needs volunteers classrooms, one child at a periodically for office and time weekly, in Milford, maintenance projects. 456- Seaford and Bridgeville. Ann 7150, (800) 341-4007 or www. Gorrin, 856-2527, or www. GSCB.org. readalouddelaware.org. GIRLS INC. OF DELAWARE Board CHILDREN & FAMILIES FIRST: members needed with The ElderBuddy Program is experience in investments, looking for people-oriented real estate and contract law, volunteers to develop one-to- finance and fundraising. one friendships with elderly Jennifer McKenzie at 598-5449 residents of local senior or jsmjamde@verizon.net. housing communities who need HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: Skilled additional companionship volunteers needed for Kathie Stamm, 777-9762, or construction sites at Grace Kirsten Suddath, 856-2388, Point location (Middletown), ext. 135. Simonds Gardens location (New CONTACTLIFELINE: Volunteers Castle) and Terrace Green needed for Rape Crisis (Wilmington). Also seeking Program to respond to rape volunteers for our ReStore crisis service calls and retail outlet (320 Cornell requests for hospital Drive, Wilmington) Brian P. accompaniments in Kent and Cunningham at 652-0365, ext. Sussex. 422-1194, ext. 1011, 108, or or nmcgee@contactlifeline.org. bcunningham@habitatncc.org. DELAWARE ADOLESCENT PROGRAM -- HAGLEY MUSEUM and LIBRARY: Sussex: Driver needed for Historical interpreters student transportation to and needed in the restored 19th- from Sussex campus, between century machine shop, Seaford and Laurel. Our van, foreman's home and your time. Clean driving schoolhouse to share stories record, no criminal record. and activities of the 19th- Must be over 21. Kim Trivits, century way of life at Hagley 629-7790, ext. 16, or Mills. www.hagley.org. 658- KTrivits@dapi.org. 2400, ext. 257, or (9 of 9) awilliamson@hagley.org for DELAWARE BREAST CANCER information. COALITION: Seeking breast KINFOLK LIMITED: Volunteers cancer survivors to provide needed to help with website, support to those newly survey, monthly newsletter diagnosed, assist staff with and data entry. KINfolk lends health fairs, presentations laptop computers to children and fundraising. Lois who are hospitalized or Wilkinson, (888) 672-9647, or homebound. Located at Alfred dbccdover@debreastcancer.org. I. duPont Hospital for DELAWARE HOSPICE: Volunteers Children. Melinda McGuigan, needed for hospice care teams, 298-7174, or kinfolk1@verizon. especially in western Sussex net. County. Also need help in (5 of 9) office and with bereavement LOST AND FOUND DOG RESCUE support and fundraising. Mary ADOPTION CENTER INC.: Costello, 856-7717, ext. 4120, Volunteers needed as foster or families, dog walkers and costello@delawarehopsiceorg. other opportunities. Marion, MEALS ON WHEELS DELAWARE: 465-2462, or mhgal704@hotmail. Volunteers needed to deliver com. hot meals to homebound LOVE INC needs donated seniors weekdays, 11:30 a.m. furniture and household items to 1 p.m. Mileage in good condition for reimbursement and orientation families in need. Volunteers provided. 645-7449 or will pick up and deliver to CHEER/Sussex County Senior our needy families. Tax Services, 856-5187. receipt provided for ROBIN HOOD THRIFT SHOP: donations. (302) 221-5683 or Volunteers needed Tuesday-- Lincncde@verizon.net. Friday 12--3 p.m. and Friday MANCUS FOUNDATION: Volunteers 6-8 p.m. Ramona Anderson, 856- needed to assist physically 7530. and developmentally THRESHOLDS: Volunteers needed challenged adults and sight- to teach decision-making impaired adults with various skills to prison inmates. recreational activities. Help Commitment is for 10 weekly also needed for preparation one-hour sessions. Diane Reed, and service of food for 542-2862. monthly programs. Alan Maryland UPPER BAY Costabile, 690-8254, or alan. COUNSELING & SUPPORT costabile@comcast.net. SERVICES: Volunteers needed MENTORING CHILDREN OF to assist with programs, PRISONERS PROGRAM: Men and events, clerical and office women over 21 needed to help at Elkton and Havre de mentor children ages 4 to 18 Grace, Md., offices. Kim one hour a week. Jay Finney Ragan, (410) 996-3401, ext. at 656-7737. 120, or kragan@upperbay.org.
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