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Current Volunteer Opportunities |
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Here are some of the current volunteer opportunities available around the St. Louis community this Fall.
If you are a community organization and would like us to post any of your upcoming volunteer needs, or if you are a student and would like more information on these and other upcoming opportunities, please email or call Bobby Wassel, (314) 977-2041. |
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WHO: |
Food Outreach, Inc, providing nutritional support and enhancing the quality of life for men, women and children living with HIV/AIDS or cancer. |
WHAT: |
Volunteers are needed for the Friends for Life Dinner and Auction Fund Raiser. A variety of help is needed, from set-up, food and drink service, etc. |
WHEN: |
Thursday, October 16; Event time is 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm |
WHERE: |
F15teen at 1900 Locust St. (click here for directions) |
OTHER INFO : |
Interested volunteers should contact Kathy Spencer at 314-652-3663, ext. 111, or Kathy@foodoutreach.org |
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WHO: |
Girls Incorporated of St. Louis, providing care for neglected girls in the St. Louis area. |
WHAT: |
Female Volunteers are needed for the Girl's Inc Pajama Party. Able to participate with girls ages 4-16 while they play board games, have a spa day(paint nails), make brownies and rice krispie treats, dance and sing to Karaoke or manage the movie room. |
WHEN: |
Friday October 17th, 6:00pm - 10:00pm |
WHERE: |
3801 Nelson Drive (click here for directions) |
OTHER INFO : |
Interested volunteers should contact Elaine Lee at 314-385-8088, or Elaine.lee@girlsincstl.org |
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WHO: |
Women of Faith Revolve Tour, inspiring faith development in teen-age girls. |
WHAT: |
Volunteers are needed to assist with Women of Faith Conference. Help is needed with registration, ushering and selling merchandise. |
WHEN: |
Friday, October 17th: anytime 4pm - 10pm
Saturday, Oct. 18, anytime 7:30am - 5:30pm |
WHERE: |
Chaifetz Arena - on campus |
OTHER INFO : |
Interested volunteers should contact Bimpe Oyedepo, at 1-800-639-3333, ext. 243, or aoyedepo@thomasnelsonlive.com |
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WHO: |
American Diabetes Association |
WHAT: |
Volunteers are needed to assist with the annual Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes fundraiser. Help is needed with event set-up, logistics, or clean up. |
WHEN: |
Saturday, Oct. 18, 2 shifts (7 - 10 a.m., 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.) |
WHERE: |
Creve Coeur Lake (click here for directions) |
OTHER INFO : |
Interested volunteers should contact Polly Klasek, 314-822-5490, ext. 6827, or pklasek@diabetes.org |
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WHO: |
Haven of Grace, a homeless shelter for mothers and their children. |
WHAT: |
Volunteers are needed to help with Mother's Night Out. Help is needed to play with the children at the Magic House while the mothers are out, providing them with a much-needed break. |
WHEN: |
Sunday, Oct. 18, 5:30pm - 8:00pm |
WHERE: |
Magic House, 516 S. Kirkwood (click here for directions) |
OTHER INFO : |
Interested volunteers should contact Lisa Strong, 314-621-6507, or lstrong4@sbcglobal.net |
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WHO: |
StudioSTL an organization that empowers area youth, ages 6 to 18, by helping them discover, develop, and celebrate their individual voices through writing. |
WHAT: |
Volunteers are needed to assist with the Punctuate, a hilarious cocktail party fundraiser complete with punctuation-mark themed drinks and a hairdo contest. Help is needed as bartenders, as well as to setup and take-down event. |
WHEN: |
October 22nd anytime from 4 pm to 9 pm |
WHERE: |
Centene Center, 3547 Olive Street (right by campus) |
OTHER INFO : |
Interested volunteers should contact Emma O'Brien, emma@studiostl.org, or 217-649-4695 |
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Gateway Greening, providing urban beautification and environmental assistance to the St. Louis community. |
| WHAT: |
Volunteers are needed to work with our City Seeds Urban Farm. The farm provides jobs training and horticultural therapy to chronically homeless St. Patrick Center clients, many of whom suffer from dual diagnosis mental illness and substance abuse addiction. |
| WHEN: |
Friday, October 24, 8am - 12pm (cleaning out beds for the winter and applying amendments) |
| WHERE: |
2200 Pine St. (click here for directions) |
| OTHER INFO : |
Interested volunteers should contact Hannah Reinhart at 314-307-0407 or Hannah@gatewaygreening.org |
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WHO: |
The Youth and Family Center, a community providing care and outreach to the people of North St. Louis. |
WHAT: |
Volunteers are needed for the Youth and Family Center Haunted House for the children. Help is needed for set-up the day before, as well as for the actual Haunted House. |
WHEN: |
Wednesday, October 29th, anytime 3:30pm - 7:30pm
Thursday October 30th, 5:30pm - 8:00pm |
WHERE: |
2929 North 20th St. (click here for directions) |
OTHER INFO : |
Interested volunteers should contact Brenda Jones at 314-231-1147, or brenda@thefyc.org |
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WHO: |
Girls Incorporated of St. Louis, providing care for neglected girls in the St. Louis area. |
WHAT: |
Volunteers are needed for their annual Fall Festival. Help is needed to hand out candy and play games with the girls while they trick-or-treat within the center. |
WHEN: |
Thursday October 30th, 4:00pm - 6:00pm |
WHERE: |
3801 Nelson Drive (click here for directions) |
OTHER INFO : |
Interested volunteers should contact Elaine Lee at 314-385-8088, or Elaine.lee@girlsincstl.org |
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Catch A Falling Star, an organization that serves to strengthen the physical and social skills of children of all abilities, while promoting inclusion in everyday living. |
WHAT: |
Volunteers are needed to help with the annual Halloween Party for the children. Assistance is needed with games and activities such as face-painting, cookie decorating, hot potato, dancing, serving food and drinks, etc. |
WHEN: |
Thursday October 30th, 5:00pm - 7:30pm |
WHERE: |
6554 Manchester Ave. (click here for directions) |
OTHER INFO : |
Interested volunteers should contact Kavitha Kareti at (314) 645-5556, ext. 102, or kavitha@catchafallingstar.org. Food and drinks will be providied. |
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EnergyCare, an agency that provides energy-related services for low-income families with elderly, disabled, chronically ill and young children to enable a healthier and safer environment in their homes. |
| WHAT: |
Volunteers are needed for weatherization weekends of low-income homes. Students will work with staff members to help weatherize people's homes to cut down on energy costs this winter. |
| WHEN: |
Help is needed from 8am-Noon on the following Saturdays:
November 1st and 8th,
December 6th |
| WHERE: |
EnergyCare office @ 2758 Wyoming (click here for directions) |
| OTHER INFO : |
Interested volunteers should contact Tom Gardner at (314) 773-5900, or developmentdept@sbcglobal.net |
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WHO: |
Immigrant and Refugee Women's Program, providing outreach and support to refugee women and their children who are living in need in St. Louis. |
WHAT: |
Volunteers are needed to help with the
“Harvest of Hope” Annual Trivia Night/Silent Auction.
Volunteers are needed to be scorekeepers, bar workers, raffle ticket sellers, and any helpers for set-up the day before.
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WHEN: |
Friday, November 7th 10am-2pm (set-up)
Saturday, November 8th 5:45 pm-???
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WHERE: |
St. Catherine Laboure, 9740 Sappington Rd (click here for directions) |
OTHER INFO : |
Interested volunteers should contact
Ann Maassen
at (314) 849-1980 or
maassenram@att.net. For more info, please visit www.irwp.net. |
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WHO: |
Forest Park Forever ∙ Dennis & Judith Jones Visitor and Education Center |
WHAT: |
Park Project Day: Annual Fall Honeysuckle Removal Project
Honeysuckle is a non-native, invasive plant species that negatively impacts native Missouri flora. . |
WHEN: |
Saturday, November 8, 9am - Noon |
WHERE: |
Faulkner and Clayton intersection in Forest Park (click here for directions) |
OTHER INFO : |
Interested volunteers should contact
Anne Grossmann
at
(314) 367-7275, Ext. 14, or agrossmann@forestparkforever.org. |
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WHO: |
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of St. Louis |
WHAT: |
Volunteers are needed for their Annual Trivia Night fundraiser, monitoring/working the silent auction, acting as judges (reading/scoring answer sheets), working the PowerPoint presentation/slides, managing the local celebrity hosts, selling 50/50 raffle tickets, and helping facilitate other group games. |
WHEN: |
Saturday, November 15, 2pm - 5pm (setup) or anytime 5pm - 11pm |
WHERE: |
CBC High School, 1850 De LaSalle Drive (click here for directions) |
OTHER INFO : |
Interested volunteers should contact Katie McGovern at 314-645-2422 or kmcgovern@aafastl.org. |
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WHO: |
Edgewood Children’s Center |
WHAT: |
Volunteers are needed for the
annual In The Vineyard Fundraiser---a wine tasting with gourmet food prepare by chefs from St. Louis' top restaurants. Live and Silent auctions are also part of the evening. |
WHEN: |
Saturday, November 15th, either 3:30 - 6:00 p.m. or 9:30 - 11:00 p.m.
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WHERE: |
Plaza Frontenac, 1701 S. Lindebergh (click here for directions) |
OTHER INFO : |
Interested volunteers should contact
Ann Rexford
at
314-968-2060 x200
or arexford@eccstl.org. |
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Alliance on Mental Illness, NAMI St. Louis |
WHAT: |
Volunteers are needed to assist with the annual
Beautiful Minds Gala, helping serve food and drink, as well as acting as runners. |
WHEN: |
Sunday, November 16th, 4:30 - 8:30 p.m. |
WHERE: |
Marriott St. Louis West, 660 Maryville Centre Dr. (click here for directions) |
OTHER INFO : |
Interested volunteers should contact
Sharon Lyons
at
314-966-4670
or sharon@namistl.org. Cocktail attire is required, i.e. dress clothes, ties for men, no tennis shoes. |
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St. Louis SCORES, an organization that serves to empower students in urban St. Louis using soccer and creative writing. With teamwork, as the unifying value, SCORES inspires youth to lead healthy lifestyles and become engaged students in their community. |
WHAT: |
Volunteers are needed to assist with the SCORES Poetry Slam, where student ages 8-11 will be reciting poetry. Help is needed with set-up/tear-down, photography, judging, and with the parent reception. |
WHEN: |
Tuesday, November 18th, 4:30 - 7:30 p.m. |
WHERE: |
Vashon High School, 3035 Cass (click here for directions) |
OTHER INFO : |
Interested volunteers should contact Kathleen Hudson at 314-260-7850, or by email at khudson@americascores.org |
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Girls Incorporated of St. Louis, a non-profit organization devoted to providing fun, safe, and extensive programming for at-risk girls between the ages of 4-18 in the St. Louis Metropolitan area.
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WHAT: |
Volunteers are needed to assist with the
Thanksgiving Feast,
helping to decorate the cafeteria & serving Thanksgiving to our families. |
WHEN: |
Thursday, November 20th, 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. |
WHERE: |
Girls Inc. Center, 3801 Nelson Drive (click here for directions) |
OTHER INFO : |
Interested volunteers should contact
Elaine Lee
at
314-385-8088
or Elaine.lee@girlsincstl.org. |
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Intercommunity Housing Association, a transitional housing center for families who are experiencing homelessness. |
WHAT: |
Volunteers are needed to assist with the Tenant Thanksgiving Dinner. Help is needed with set up of tables, chairs, etc., as well as to serve, mingle with tenants, clean-up and break down.
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Thursday, November 20th, anytime 3:00 - 8:00 p.m. |
WHERE: |
3407 Lafayette Ave., right behind Salus Center (click here for directions) |
OTHER INFO : |
Interested volunteers should contact
Donna Moramarco
at
314-664-6811
or donnaprogram@aol.com. |
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WHO: |
St. Louis SCORES, an organization that serves to empower students in urban St. Louis using soccer and creative writing. With teamwork, as the unifying value, SCORES inspires youth to lead healthy lifestyles and become engaged students in their community. |
WHAT: |
Volunteers are needed to either engaged youth in playing soccer, or in creative writing/poetry, both at after-school sessions. |
WHEN: |
Any day Monday-Friday, from 3:30pm-5pm. |
WHERE: |
Locations vary - SCORES is at 15 schools in the city of St. Louis. |
OTHER INFO : |
Interested volunteers should contact Kathleen Hudson at 314-260-7850, or by email at khudson@americascores.org |
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Blumeyer Community Activities Center, providing tutoring and education to children from the low-income Blumeyer neighborhood right by campus, specifically in math, science, and the use of computers. |
WHAT: |
Volunteers are needed to provide assistance with youth in the computer lab, helping them with their homework and instructing basic computer skills. |
WHEN: |
Any day Monday-Friday, anytime from 2pm-7pm. |
WHERE: |
3230 School St. (click here for directions) |
OTHER INFO : |
Interested volunteers should contact Paula Foster or Arnell Joiner at 314-534-6082 or by email at plfbvta@yahoo.com or Arnell.Joiner@urbanstrategiesinc.org |
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Kids Enjoy Exercise Now (KEEN) St. Louis |
WHAT: |
Volunteers are needed to provide one-to-one sports coaching for children and teens with developmental and physical disabilities. No previous experience required; we provide training the first time you attend. |
WHEN: |
Session dates vary, but are always on Sunday afternoons from 1:45 – 4:15 pm. New coach orientation is from 1-1:45 and is offered before every session. See our website at www.keenstlouis.org for session dates. We have a really flexible volunteer policy - no regular or minimum commitment is necessary. Coaches simply attend sessions as their schedule allows. |
WHERE: |
St Louis University High School, 4970 Oakland Avenue |
OTHER INFO : |
Interested volunteers should contact Kelle Franklin at kfranklin@keenstlouis.org or by phone at 314.259.5980 or visit our website at www.keenstlouis.org |
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Discovering Options, a not for profit organization committed to promoting positive change in the lives of children and adults who are in need. |
| WHAT: |
Mentors are needed to work one-on-one with a 4th or 5th grade at-risk child, providing mentoring and tutoring assistance. |
| WHEN: |
Days and times are completely up to volunteer; commitment is for 20 1 hour sessions throughout the semester or year. |
| WHERE: |
Location varies - up to mentor/child. |
| OTHER INFO : |
Interested volunteers should contact Kelly Lachajczyk at (314) 721-8116, or kelly@discoveringoptions.org. Visit www.discoveringoptions.org for more information. |
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Marian Middle School, Marian Hall is a small, not-for-profit Catholic school for girls in grades 6 through 8. Our academic curriculum is focused, caring, and intense, so each girl gets the attention she needs to succeed for life. |
| WHAT: |
Volunteers are needed for after-school tutoring sessions, working with the girls on their homework. Also needed are volunteers to lead specific programs with the girls, such as yoga, music, sports, etc. |
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Any day Monday - Friday, from 3:45pm-5:30pm. |
| WHERE: |
4130 Wyoming St. (click here for directions) |
| OTHER INFO : |
Interested volunteers should contact Toni Hunt at (314) 771-7674, ext. 219, or thunt@mms-stl.org. |
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Partners For Just Trade, a non-profit organization in St. Louis that works with Peruvian artisan groups to sell their fair trade products in the U.S. and that produces educational materials on fair trade. |
| WHAT: |
Volunteers are needed to work in the stockroom and store, packaging orders, pricing items, and inspecting the products from Peru. |
| WHEN: |
Any day, Monday - Friday, anytime 1pm-5pm. |
| WHERE: |
2236 Tower Grove Ave. (click here for directions) |
| OTHER INFO : |
Interested volunteers should contact Marcia Conaghan at (314) 773-7358, or sales@partnersforjustrade.org. |
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Catch A Falling Star, an organization that serves to strengthen the physical and social skills of children of all abilities, while promoting inclusion in everyday living. |
| WHAT: |
Volunteers are needed to assist in working with children both with and without disabilities in a variety of educational and recreational activities. |
| WHEN: |
Mondays-Fridays: 4pm-6pm
Saturdays: 10am-Noon/11:30am-1:30pm (Early Childhood) OR 2pm-4pm/3:30pm-5:30pm (Later Childhood) |
| WHERE: |
6554 Manchester Ave. (click here for directions) |
| OTHER INFO : |
Interested volunteers should contact Kavitha Kareti at (314) 645-5556, ext. 102, or kavitha@catchafallingstar.org. |
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Positive Family Enterprise, an agency that uses a multidisciplinary approach of strengthening families, mostly of which are in a state of crisis, that live in the South Tower Grove Neighborhood. |
| WHAT: |
Volunteers are needed to provide childcare while the parents are participating in the parent support group. Volunteers have the opportunity to develop and implement childcare activities, to track attendance and maintain relationships with parents, to share observations or exceptional occurrences with the staff. |
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Sundays, 2:30pm - 5:30pm |
| WHERE: |
3510 Giles Ave. (click here for directions) |
| OTHER INFO : |
Interested volunteers should contact Mary Ann Brischettoi at (314) 772-1886, or mabrischetto@sbcglobal.net. |
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Ronald McDonald House |
| WHAT: |
Volunteers needed to greet and check in families who are staying at the hospital, as well as play with children to give parents a break. |
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Shifts are available any day of the week, from either 9am-Noon, Noon-3pm, 3pm-6pm, or 6pm-9pm |
| WHERE: |
Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital |
| OTHER INFO : |
Interested volunteers should contact Judy Schuler at (314) 773-1100, ext. 433, or jschuler@rmhcstl.com. |
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Bilingual International Assistance Services, an organization that provides mental health services to the elderly, especially foreign-born. |
| WHAT: |
Volunteers needed to tutor foreign-born elderly to help them understand the citizenship interview and test. Help an elderly person become a citizen of the United States! |
| WHEN: |
Shifts are completely up to volunteer and their schedule. |
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8390 Delmar Blvd. (click here for directions) *Sessions also can take place in-home with the elderly person* |
| OTHER INFO : |
Interested volunteers should contact John Meyer at (314) 398-4082, or johnmeyer15@hotmail.com. |
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