Volunteer Opportunities
Agency |
Contact Name/Contact Info |
Volunteers needed |
Rape Response |
Selena |
Answer 24-hr crisis line, assist with prevention programs and general office duties, nurses for examinations. Extensive training provided |
The American Cancer Society |
767-0825 |
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Rolling Riders |
Nancy Squires or Dee Musselman |
therapeutic horseback-riding program for children and young adults with disabilities. Each rider needs three volunteers to assist during the weekly session. Requires only a sense of safety and desire to work with special needs children |
Hospice of the Shoals |
Tina Pitts |
Volunteers are needed to do errands, light housework and provide companionship to patients and their families |
The Shoals Chapter, Alabama Kidney Foundation |
Elaine Dean |
Hand out stuff at dialysis center, family picnic, health fairs, Christmas handouts to patients |
Big Brothers Big Sisters |
Monica Webb Grubbs |
adult role model for children, ages 6-13 |
Girl Scouts of North Alabama |
Nichole Fults or Jeanene Welch (Florence and Rogersville) |
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The Salvation Army |
764-4432 |
sort and size clothing, refinish and refurbish furniture and appliances, stock items and collect donations. Also needed: office receptionists, people to prepare food and grocery baskets and do maintenance work. |
The United Way |
740-0324 |
volunteers for activities throughout the year, especially for raising money and doing projects for needy individuals |
Arc of the Shoals |
Donna Akins |
needs volunteers to visit with residents, take them shopping and to community events. Orientation is provided |
Shoals Area Tri-County Adult Program |
Donnie Sweeney or Sandy Mitchell |
volunteers to teach adults to read and assist with other skills, including letter-writing, job application, resume-writing and parenting skills. Training provided |
The Community Action Agency of Northwest Alabama |
766-4330 |
needs individuals or groups to deliver meals to homebound individuals in Florence, Muscle Shoals, Petersville, Russellville, Sheffield and Tuscumbia |
Mama's Educational Turtle Haven and Rescue |
Debbie Marsh |
volunteers to bathe and oil large 200-pound tortoises, clean stalls in tortoise house, put down new bedding and clean water and food dishes with Clorox and hosepipe |
The American Red Cross of Northwest Alabama |
764-2911, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday-Friday |
Volunteers are needed to help with answering the phone, filing and data entry. There is a need for volunteer caseworkers and volunteers qualified to take blood pressure at our free blood-pressure check stations |
Father's Harvest |
366-1005 or e-mail Amanda@fathersharvestministries.com |
volunteers to serve in various capacities, including: preparing meals, cleanup, delivery and other ministry tasks. The outreach is 301 E. 2nd St., Sheffield. Meals are served at 6 p.m. Tuesdays and 10 a.m. Saturdays |
CASA volunteers are Court-Appointed Special Advocates |
765-0041 |
investigate cases involving abused and neglected children in court. interested individuals attend 30 hours of training |
SHINE |
Amy Holcomb |
SHINE has its monthly meetings at Sheffield City Hall and needs volunteers to help with events |
Northwest Alabama Reading Aides |
Anne Jackson |
volunteers to teach adults how to read; volunteers are matched with an individual student at a convenient time to them both. They will meet twice a week for about 1 1/2 hours each session |
The Cramer Children's Center |
Ashley Whitehead |
volunteers who could help by monitoring court-ordered visitations and/or answering phones, light filing, greeting clients when they have appointments and playing with children while their parents speak to a therapist. |
The Children's Museum of the Shoals, Florence |
seeking volunteers to help as birthday party room volunteers, field trips volunteers and with book fairs. |
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Family Life University |
Connie Hill
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volunteers to help in record keeping, assisting in classes for adults, teens and children, serving refreshments, child care, computer instruction and maintenance, Spanish-English translation and security |
VOCAL (Victims of Crime and Leniency) |
757-6149 |
Volunteers are needed for victims' assistance, victims' advocacy and education and public awareness programs. |
The Healing Place |
Amanda |
ongoing grief support for children (ages 3-19) and adults who have suffered the loss of a loved one by death because of an accident, illness, suicide or homicide. Support also is available for children whose loved one is seriously ill. There is no charge for the service. Volunteers are needed to assist with the children's groups. The minimum commitment is two hours quarterly |
King’s Ranch and Hannah Homes |
Brooke Story |
Want to partner with student organizations |
Shoals Family Success Center |
Corrinne Reese (Director) |
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Colbert Caring Center |
381-8464 |
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Florence Nursing and Rehabilitation Center |
766-5771 |
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Food Bank of North West Alabama |
Helen Walker |
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Helping Hands Animal Rescue |
381-2255 |
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Safeplace Inc. |
Heath Haddock |
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Mitchell-Hollingsworth Nursing Home |
Annette Harmon |
Students to spend time with residents and assist with events (ballgames, teas, etc.). Students can also plan events for residents (student group planned a prom, ISO did an International Tea |
Jimmie Hale Mission (Birmingham) |
Anthony Cooper |
“help the hungry, hurting and homeless” |
