Volunteer Opportunities
Members may list volunteer opportunities on this page at no charge.
Non-members -- fee for each posting is $15.
Due to holidays, weekends and work-loads, postings may take 24-48 hours to be posted.
If you would like to post your Volunteer needs, please email Stephen Bradshaw.
Funding Information Center
College students! FIC is looking for a Program Assistant Intern! Click here for details on the position!
Do you enjoy... research? working in a library? Talking with nonprofit staff and volunteers? Can you help a few hours a month performing clerical work, answering phones, assisting with workshop material preparation? If your answer is yes, you have a volunteer position at the Funding Information Center!
Contact Linda McMillan at 817-334-0228 or lmcmillan@fic-ftw.org
Tarrant County Housing Partnership, Inc.
Tarrant County Housing Partnership, Inc. is currently accepting resumes for an Internship Program for the Homebuyer Counseling and Education Department.
Duties will include:
Education and Counseling Services (First‐time Homebuyers, Credit counseling, Foreclosure Prevention, etc.)
Initial point of contact for clients seeking Homebuyer
Maintaining client information and files.
Entering client data and information into CounselorMax software program (training available)
Taking reservations for classes and workshops.
Setting individual client appointments with counselors.
Assisting clients in completing initial intake applications.
Work with clients to gather required documentation.
Assist counselors with maintaining client communications, records and reporting.
Hours: TBD based on student’s schedule
Complete Application at www.tchp.net and send to Chris Breland 603 W Magnolia Ave. Ste 207 Fort Worth, Texas 76104 or fax to 817-924-7619.
cbreland@tchp.net
THE WOMEN’S CENTER
1723 Hemphill St.
Fort Worth, TX 76110
Adult Literacy Tutor
Tutor adults in literacy skills within a small group setting. Training provided.
Wednesday and Thursday evenings
Children’s Tutor and Activities Volunteer
Provide homework help and assist with crafts and activities for children 12 years and younger while their parents are participating in the adult literacy program. Training provided.
Wednesday and Thursday evenings
Helpline Volunteer
On the phone, provide emotional support, problem-solving assistance, and referrals to people in difficult situations. Training provided.
Two hour shifts during day, Monday – Friday
Rape Crisis and Victims Services Volunteer
Provide peer counseling and emotional support to sexual assault survivors at area hospitasl and on the Rape Crisis & Victim Services Hotline. 40 hours of training required.
Six hour on-call shifts available 7 days a week
For more information about volunteering, please contact The Women’s Center at (817) 927-4006 or volunteersandspecialevents@womenscenter.info.
AmeriCorps*VISTA Member-2 Dallas/Fort Worth Openings
A AmeriCorps*VISTA member will support the efforts to assist people with disabilities find and secure accessible, affordable, and integrated housing in times of crisis and in times of need to support independence. The Dallas and Tarrant County projects will work to overcome barriers presented by the lack of housing opportunities for people with disabilities – more recently laid bare by the crisis caused by Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita.
Join the Access Housing for Persons with Disabilities Project sponsored at the state level by United Cerebral Palsy of Texas in Austin and locally by Easter Seals North Texas in Dallas/Fort Worth.
Please note these are not full-time staff positions but one-year AmeriCorps volunteer positions starting July 2008 through July 2009.
Specific duties include:
1. Provide outreach activities to people with disabilities to assess their housing needs and address any additional challenges due to relocation or lack of community supports.
2. Gather information on the available housing in each local community and assess the accessibility and affordability and capture data on barriers and solutions.
3. Research, analyze and prepare recommendations for housing initiatives that can address the lack of housing opportunities and develop applications for funding support that will enable the projects to serve as models for other communities to replicate.
4. Develop initiatives, grant requests and fundraising activities to achieve support and continuation of the local projects.
Terms: Requires full time service without outside work/education commitments
Service Area: Community Outreach, Housing, Hurricane Katrina
Age Requirement: Minimum: 21 Maximum: None
Skill Requirement(s): General Skills, Computers, Outreach
Education Requirement: Some College
Full time: Monday-Thursday, Half-Day Friday, with limited evening/weekend functions.
Questions can be directed locally to:
Dennis Barnes, Director of Housing at (817) 759-7970 dbarnes@easterseals-fw.org
Questions can be directed at national or state level to:
Keri Hall, State Project Coordinator, at (800) 798-1492 Keri@ucptexas.org
Full program information and application: Please call for updated link
Deadline to meet training commitment in July: May 31, 2008
Living Allowance ($10,000+), Choice of Education Award ($4,725) or End of Service Stipend ($1,200), Education award upon successful completion of service, Health Coverage, Childcare assistance if eligible, Relocation Allowance, Training
Tarrant County AIDS Interfaith Network
Do you want to help individuals with HIV/AIDS? Like to learn new marketable skills? TCAIN operates a non-profit Dental Clinic for HIV individuals. Needed a Front Desk Volunteer - 1 day a week between 4 and 6 hours each to work in busy Dental Office. No previous dental skills are needed. Telephone and light computer skills. Dependability is a must. Contact Elvia Acevedo, Coordinator of Volunteer Services, at 817-923-2800 or eacevedo@tcain.org.
Office help at Administrative Office:
Job skills consists but not limited to;
- Answering Telephones, making appointments, transferring calls, making calls
- Computer skills a plus
- Web Site skills a plus doing research in internet
- Making copies, filing, faxing, organizing office
- Light cleaning, setting up for event, running errands
Xpress meds delivery:
Delivering medications to client’s homes
- Valid Drivers License and Proof of auto insurance required
- Delivery is Monday thru Friday
- Hours are flexible depending on the availability ideally early afternoon to
late afternoon.
- Volunteer can choose the delivery area available to deliver.
Meal Preparation for El Sol
Volunteers are needed to donate and cook meals for the support group (can be a
group activity)
* Special training is required to educate on meal preparations due to clients
compromised immune system.
Care teams
Teams of 2 to help out our clients that need assistance around their homes to do small errands, assist them to their doctor’s appointments, taking them to the grocery store, etc.
Buddy Teams
Volunteers that would like to help our clients and enjoy time with them, do outings to the park, zoo, movies, etc. Some of our clients to not have transportation, or family support. Our clients need someone to talk to at times.
Physician Lecture Series Servers
- 3rd Thursday of the month at local church
- Help set up and serve food to participants attending lecture.
- Approximately 2 hours 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Serve on a Committee
Annual fundraisers:
Some committees are (yearly):
Artists Against AIDS - Fundraiser
Evening of Hope - Fundraiser
TCAIN’s annual Cruise - Fundraiser
Arts Goggle - (Spring and Fall)
As well as other committees:
Community Relations
Finance/Administrtion
Fundraising
Leadership
Service Delivery
Please contact Elvia Acevedo, Coordinator of Volunteer Services at 817-923-2800 or eacevedo@tcain.org.
Rocky Top Therapy Center
Rocky Top Therapy Center is an equine assisted therapy center, in Keller, Texas, specializing in hippotherapy and therapeutic riding for individuals with special needs. Volunteers are needed on October 12 and 13 to help with our biggest fundraiser, The Great Trail Drive and Dinner Dance to be held at the Fort Worth Stockyards and River Ranch. Various positions during the day and evening are needed to help with setup, serving lunch, cleanup, decorating for the Dinner Dance, and helping with the Live Auction and Big Board. Come join the fun and help out a great cause.
Boys and Girls Clubs
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Fort Worth has seven branch sites located throughout Fort Worth, which offer daily educational, recreational, social and cultural enrichment programs and activities for youth ages 6-18. Each Club serves an average of 250 youth each day. Club sites are purposely and permanently located in the "heart" of at-risk inner city areas. Our building centered philosophy allows the Club to provide accessible safe havens to youth to help them with school, preparation for college and, especially, life. Click here to learn more!
Contact Courtney Bryan at cbryan@fortworthkids.org or 817-831-2911.
SUEÑOS SIN LIMITES (DREAMS WITHOUT LIMITS)
Our bilingual outreach program provides a variety of services to Hispanic victims and their children. This is a rapidly growing program, and the need for volunteers is greater than ever. Bilingual volunteers assist staff in meeting the needs of these clients. Children’s Support Group Assistance: Help Hispanic children who have experienced family violence, set up materials and games, dispense snacks and drinks and assist children with planned activities.
- Volunteer times: various.
- Translator: Translate brochures, administrative forms and children’s educational materials. This can be done at home.
Partners Together for Health
Partners Together For Health, the foundation for JPS Health Network, yearns for a talented, hard-working volunteer one day a week who doesn’t mind depleting stacks of filing (must know alphabet A-Z), sorting mail (must be able to read), running errands (must be directionally empowered), and other miscellaneous office-related tasks (hole punch, staple, collate and other exciting pastime tasks). In return, the Partners staff will provide free entertainment, camaraderie and maybe even a lunch or two.
Call 817-920-7305 to discuss this golden opportunity to serve Partners, JPS and mankind.
Speedway Children’s Charities-Texas Chapter
Texas Motor Speedway
P.O. Box 500
Fort Worth, TX 76101
Speedway Children’s Charities is seeking volunteers for various events throughout the year.
Click here to view dates and details
Prevent Blindness Texas
Fort Worth Branch
329 S. Henderson
Fort Worth, TX 76104
- Volunteers for Children's Vision Screenings: Children’s Vision Screeners needed for Fort Worth and surrounding area. Must attend certification class. Volunteer for Children's Photo Screenings: Tarrant County and Azle area. Must attend certification class.
- Volunteer for Adult Vision Screenings: Must attend certification class and be able to lift 25 lbs. After completing training volunteer will be certified to do screenings at health fairs in the greater Fort Worth area.
- Volunteer Data Entry: Must be computer literate, able to type 35 wpm accurately and be available to work approximately 3-5 hours a week.
For more information call or email Corliss Wall, Program Director, at (817) 332-8125 or Corliss@preventblindnessfw.org.
First Command Educational Foundation
First Command Educational Foundation, an organization dedicated to providing free financial education and information, as well as scholarships;, is looking for individuals to volunteer for upcoming special events including a golf tournament, a fundraiser and, on occasion, a few hours a week, or as needed to assisting with the assembly of curriculum materials and other light office work, such as filing and copying. Friendly, relaxed office environment located off of Hulen and Overton Plaza.
Wings of Hope Equitherapy
Volunteers Needed: Come help a kid become a cowboy! One look at those smiling faces and you'll be glad you did. Tackers, groomers, leaders, and sidewalkers are needed. No horse experience required. If you're ready to find out how you can impact someone's life, call our center today!
Diane Miller, Volunteer Coordinator, would be happy to make you feel right at home. 817.790.8810.
AmeriCorps*VISTA Member-1 Dallas/Fort Worth Opening
A AmeriCorps*VISTA member will support the efforts to assist people with disabilities find and secure accessible, affordable, and integrated housing in times of crisis and in times of need to support independence. The Dallas and Tarrant County projects will work to overcome barriers presented by the lack of housing opportunities for people with disabilities - more recently laid bare by the crisis caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Join the Access Housing for Persons with Disabilities Project sponsored at the state level by United Cerebral Palsy of Texas in Austin and locally by Easter Seals North Texas in Dallas/Fort Worth.
Please note these are not full-time staff positions but one-year AmeriCorps volunteer positions starting April 2008 through April 2009.
Specific duties include:
1. Provide outreach activities to people with disabilities to assess their housing needs and address any additional challenges due to relocation or lack of community supports.
2. Gather information on the available housing in each local community and assess the accessibility and affordability and capture data on barriers and solutions.
3. Research, analyze and prepare recommendations for housing initiatives that can address the lack of housing opportunities and develop applications for funding support that will enable the projects to serve as models for other communities to replicate.
4. Develop initiatives, grant requests and fundraising activities to achieve support and continuation of the local projects.
Terms: Requires full time service without outside work/education commitments
Service Area: Community Outreach, Housing, Hurricane Katrina
Age Requirement: Minimum: 21 Maximum: None
Skill Requirement(s): General Skills, Computers, Outreach
Education Requirement: Some College
Full time: Monday-Thursday, Half-Day Friday, with limited evening/weekend functions.
Questions can be directed locally to:
Dennis Barnes, Director of Housing at (817) 759-7970 dbarnes@easterseals-fw.org
Questions can be directed at national or state level to:
Keri Hall, State Project Coordinator, at (800) 798-1492 Keri@ucptexas.org
Full program information and application: https://recruit.cns.gov/index.asp
Deadline to meet training commitment in April: February 22, 2008
Living Allowance ($10,000+), Choice of Education Award ($4,725) or End of Service Stipend ($1,200), Education award upon successful completion of service, Health Coverage, Childcare assistance if eligible, Relocation Allowance, Training
Volunteer Center of North Texas
Serving Tarrant, Dallas & Collin Counties
Local recruitment and referral of volunteers, volunteer management training, comprehensive criminal background checking, database of volunteer needs, special events calendar, SkillBank, Donated Goods warehouse program, Hands On North Texas referral for company sponsored volunteer projects, student programs and more.
Therapeutic Foster Care
Foster Parents Needed: Provide temporary and permanent placement for children ages 0 - 17 who have behavioral and emotional difficulties. Therapeutic foster parents support abused and neglected children by providing a safe environment and serving as mentors and positive role models. All volunteers receive specialized training and on-going 24 hour support.
Call 817-413-3924 for a volunteer packet.
Trinity Habitat for Humanity
Building homes and hope in partnership with God’s people
- Construction Volunteers: Build new single-family homes Wednesday through Saturday. No previous experience is necessary.
- Lunch Crew Members: Provide food, beverages and paper products on the build site Wednesday through Saturday.
- Volunteer Services Assistants: Assist Habitat’s volunteer manager at main office in Fort Worth. Requirements include a commitment to volunteer at least one day each week for at least four hours per shift Monday through Saturday, good organizational and computer skills. Tasks may include the following: answer phones; data entry; filing; assist with mailing projects; record volunteer hours.
- Main Office Receptionists: Assist in main office in Fort Worth. Requirements include a commitment to volunteer at least one day each week for at least four hours per shift Monday through Friday and good interpersonal skills. Tasks may include the following.
- Make appointments for Homeowner orientation and enter into computer
- Mail out Homeowner information and volunteer packets
- Photocopying, filing, data entry and other administrative projects
- Greet visitors and answer telephone
ReStore Assistants
Assist in a Habitat ReStore, a retail outlet selling new and used building materials and supplies to the public. Both the North and South Fort Worth ReStores need volunteers Tuesday through Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Store revenue helps Trinity Habitat build houses for hard-working, low-income families and individuals. Contact Cody Hamilton, ReStore Director, at 817-626-5000 or cody.hamilton@trinityhabitat.org. Tasks include the following.
- Stocking products and materials and merchandising
- Assisting customers
- Helping donors unload
Community Hospice of Texas
Community Hospice of Texas, a non-profit, is currently seeking compassionate individuals who want to work with the terminally-ill and their families. Our volunteers are integral part of our hospice program. They provide a variety of services to hospice patients. Some volunteers sit with the patient, simply being there to listen and offer companionship. This time provides the family member a chance to go to lunch, run errands or a chance to rest. Other volunteers run errands for the family, process grief with them or provide bilingual support. Still other volunteers choose to work in the office providing clerical help. All that is needed is a caring heart. Everything you need to know will be taught in training sessions, beginning March 21st.
For more information on becoming a Hospice Volunteer please call: Vicky Harper at 817-878-3712, or e-mail vharper@chot.org.
Northside Inter-Church Agency
Retail Assistants: NICA Northside Inter-Church Agency has opened a new resale shop to help support our programs and services. We need volunteers to assist in the store 4 hours per month. This is a great activity for a group of two or three friends. Duties are to sort donated clothing and household goods, set up displays, assist customers in finding what they need. Hours and days can be arranged with Casey, the store manager. Store hours are 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM Tuesday through Saturday.
Second Impressions
Haltom Plaza
3179 Denton Highway
Fort Worth 76117
682-647-1005
Gladney Center for Adoption
Maternity Home Volunteers: The Gladney Center for Adoption seeks mature adults to mentor young women in residential maternity home. Volunteer opportunities include answering the phone, arts and crafts, planning monthly activities calendar, providing transportation for clients’ doctor appointments, school or other activities, volunteer coordination, assisting with activity outings,
tutoring, and much more! Make a difference in these young women’s lives. Call today!
Please contact Gladney or send resume for consideration.
The Gladney Center for Adoption
Attn: Human Resources
6300 John Ryan Drive
Ft. Worth, TX 76132
(817) 922-5996
F (817) 922-5922
jobline@gladney.org