Opportunities

VISTAS Veteran Volunteers

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VITAS Innovative Hospice Care wants to enlist your services to help veterans living at home and in nursing homes, assisted living communities and medical centers. They are looking for veterans of the armed services and others who want to honor and support our living heroes and their families by volunteering. VITAS wants you to help in a variety of ways including: visitation, listening and/or recording life stories of a veteran and helping to plan special celebration activities. For more information, call Debra Toole at 302-451-4030. 

Executive Director, Milford Boys and Girls Club

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The Executive Director is responsible for providing executive leadership and direction in overseeing strategic planning and operation of the Milford Club in support of organizational mission and goals. Primary areas of focus include: resource development, board development, staff development, risk management, fiscal management, and community relationship development. For more information, click here.

Harvest Moon Festival Volunteer

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 The Delaware Nature Society will be hosting their annual Harvest Moon Festival at Coverdale Farms (Grenville) on Saturday and Sunday, October 2^nd and 3^rd.   Volunteers are needed in all sorts of jobs – food, face-painting, farm games/Olympics, scarecrow stuffing, horseback riding, bank bag positions, arts & crafts, first aid, parking, corn maze, and the fun continues.  PLUS – volunteers get into the event for FREE! To volunteer, go to the Delaware Nature Society website, click on the "Volunteers Needed Harvest Moon Festival" link on right. Fill out the online application noting the times you are available.

 

Art Therapy Volunteer

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Art Therapy Express needs volunteers to assist children and adults with physical and intellectual disabilities at the Kaleidoscope Adapted Art Studio at The Art Studio located at the Absalom Jones Community Center. The next summer art camps will be held on August 2nd - 6th from 1pm to 3:30pm and August 16th - 20th from 1pm to 3:30pm. You may volunteer for as many or few days as you are able. NO experience required-just a desire to learn and a warm heart. Art projects include painting, printmaking, sculpture, drama, creative movement, music, and more. To volunteer email Mary Cella at nycella@verizon.net or call 366-8529.

Staff for Shelter for Women and Children

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The Ministry of Caring Inc., a  non-profit agency serving the ongoing needs of the poor and homeless in Wilmington, Delaware, is seeking a Full-time Shelter Staff person for Mary Mother of Hope House II, a short-term shelter serving homeless women and children.  The individual is responsible for assisting the residents and assuring the smooth operation of the shelter while on their shift.   

Interested parties should e-mail their resume to [Click Here to Email Your Resumé] or fax it to (302) 428-3655.  We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

Emergency Services Corps Member (AmeriCorps)

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The Emergency Services Corps (ESC) is a team of AmeriCorps members who commit to a year of service with the county’s volunteer fire companies. Educate the public about the needs of and services provided by the volunteer fire service, recruit more volunteer fire fighters and help to retain current volunteers. Be active in your community, educating children about fire safety, teaching first aid and CPR skills to community members, and participating in a wide variety of community events. Be trained as a firefighter and have an opportunity to serve alongside other volunteer firefighters on emergency calls.

Members complete 1700 hours of service and receive $12,400 living stipend, health insurance, child care assistance (if eligible), student loan deferment, and a $5,350 education award upon completion of service. Members also receive a free YMCA membership.

Please contact Evelyn Lemmons, ESC Program Director, at 302.571.6975, ext. 104 or elemmons@ymcade.org for more information or to receive an application.

Traveling Librarian

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Read-Aloud Delaware has a new volunteer opportunity as a traveling librarian focusing on licensed home-based childcare. On a monthly basis volunteer traveling librarians will rotate a lending library of books between several childcare homes in their area. The traveling librarian will also demonstrate appropriate reading strategies and support home care providers with effective reading practices. If you would like to participate in this unique program please contact Read Aloud Delaware at 674-4423 (Kent) or 856-2527 (Sussex).

Job Instructor/Consultant

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The Dover Public Library Job Center is looking for individuals to help dislocated workers in Kent County utilize computers and library resources to search for jobs. The Job Center is also looking for volunteers with experience in navigating a computer, human resources or job coaching to help with mock interviews and resume consultations. For more information contact Wanda Nesbit at 760-4911.

You Can Do Something About Hunger In Delaware

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The Food Bank of Delaware, in a partnership with the State of Delaware, is in need of 1 or 2 volunteers for two-hour shifts to help at 3 state service center locations. Volunteers will be helping case workers gather emergency food for clients so they can feed their families until their SNAP (formerly Food Stamps) benefits are ready. It does require some light lifting and some inventory-taking. We are also looking for volunteers willing to give about 3 hours once a week to do inventory. Please contact Kat Caudle, Volunteer Coordinator at KCaudle@fbd.org for more information on locations and opportunity specifics!

Mentors Needed

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The Latin American Community Center's Giants & Geniuses Mentoring Program takes a holistic approach to guiding students on a path to success. We are currently working in partnership with several schools throughout the City of Wilmington to provide mentoring to students in need. If you are interested in helping throughout the upcoming 2010-2011 school year and/or our Summer Camp running from June 14th to August 20th, please contact Nicole Gonzales at 302-655-7338,x7711.

Run, Walk, Stroll or Volunteer

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Run for the Ages 5K Run/Walk and Senior Stroll will take place on Memorial Day, May 31st at Brandywine Park and will benefit The Wilmington Senior Center. Online registration is available at www.races2run.com. An application, donation form and additional information may also be obtained by calling 302-651-3460 or emailing race@wilmingtonseniorcenter.org. Volunteers are needed to assist with planning and pre-race activities, including getting door prizes, distributing race brochures and recruiting participants willing to collect donations for the Center. Volunteers will be needed on race day to assist with donation collection, distribution of prizes, water and rest stations and post-race refreshments. No training is required. Please call 651-3460.

Garden Buzz! at The Delaware Center for Horticulture Garden

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Volunteers are needed to work with children in the Delaware Center for Horticulture's garden to see what's sprouting, flowering and buzzing around. Volunteers should arrive at 8:00 a.m. for orientation and to help set up, then conduct mini-tours with small groups of children. At the end of the tours, volunteers will assist staff members in working on projects with the children. A pizza lunch in the park will follow. Contact Marcia Stephenson, 658-6262, ext. 105 or email mstephenson@thedch.org. 

Assistant Volunteer Coordinator

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The Food Bank of Delaware’s Milford location is accepting applications for a part-time assistant to the Volunteer Coordinator. This position would be responsible for assisting the Volunteer Coordinator in organizing and overseeing volunteers. In order to be considered an applicant should courteous and be able to communicate well with staff, volunteers and the public and serve as a good representative of the Food Bank in the community. They should be detail oriented, flexible and have basic math skills. Qualified applicants should have a clean driving record and be able to pass a drug screening. Additionally they should be able to lift 50 lbs and be comfortable working in a warehouse environment, with experience with warehouse equipment a plus. This is a seasonal position, though it could become permanent dependent on the needs of the organization.

In order to apply, please visit the Food Bank of Delaware's Milford location at 1040 Mattlind Way, Milford, DE 19963 between the hours of 8:30am and 4:00pm to complete an application.

Be a Career Mystery Guest

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Remember the old television show, "What's My Line?" Schools now use this format to provide career awareness to young students. Volunteers representing various careers visit schools as mystery guests. They are with a group of students for 30 minutes. Students have 10 minutes to guess the person's occupation by asking questions that can be answered with "yes" or "no" responses. If, after 10 minutes, they have not guessed the occupation, it is revealed. A panel of students then conducts a 20-minute interview with the guest. For more information click here or call the Delaware BIE Alliance at 739-2209 (Kent) or 368-4371 (New Castle).

Meet and Greet at the Delaware Center for Horticulture

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Delaware Center for Horticulture needs receptionists to greet and guide visitors and callers. Duties include greeting walk-in visitors, answering phones, transferring calls to appropriate staff, and receiving and preparing mail. Shifts are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays. Benefits include an invitation to the DCH annual “thank you” event and staff price for any DCH event. Please call Susan Fox of RSVP at 255-9690 to volunteer.