A wide variety of organizations in our area are looking for volunteer workers. Many are needed, especially in summer when our snowbirds go home.
It’s a way to learn skills such as computers, phone or organizational programs that you can use on a resume, while actually helping others as you train.
It’s also a way to network, plus it gets you out of the house and into a work environment interacting with those who have paying jobs available.
JUST SOME WHO NEED YOU
Suggestions for programs in our area include something for everyone – kids, libraries, gardens, courts, health and seniors, to name a few. Other counties have similar needs within their county organizations — check around where you live for these volunteer posts.
Click on the titles below to be taken to the group’s web site and read around to find the info for volunteers.
One near and dear to my heart. I know firsthand it’s extremely rewarding:
Palm Beach County Literacy Coalition.
Meals on Wheels. The Morse Life Jewish Center in West Palm Beach handles a great deal of this service to feed the homebound in our area, and they have other senior services that offer volunteer opportunities as well.
United Way of Palm Beach County – various agencies in need of volunteers.
Note: They are training disaster relief volunteers June 3.
Florence Fuller Thrift Shop, Boca Raton.
Palm Beach County library system
Palm Beach County Health Dept.
Palm Beach County Court system
Animal Care and Control
Victim Services
State Attorney’s Office
American Red Cross. They have numerous volunteer opportunities, including emergency disaster relief that can take you across the country working for the Red Cross in major disaster areas. There also is an international volunteer program with this agency.
One all-around site is volunteermatch.com — it has numerous positions posted. It’s quirky and doesn’t always deliver correct keywords within the area you’re searching.
There are dozens of other organizations that need workers. This year, schools are going to be in dire need of volunteer workers as they have cut back exponentially on paid staff. Hospitals, fire departments, city parks and recreation, church food banks and many, many more use volunteers.
You can help make a difference in the community, and get something in return.
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