Community Engagement Opportunities
This is a page with various volunteering opportunities. Make sure to click on each link for the time and date available for each organization. The times and dates do change often. Most of these websites won't directly state volunteer, but will have a join our team section on their website. Also. you may have to contact some organizations for volunteering information.
- Toy kit Preparers
- Special Events Support Team
- Play Pals • Adopt-A-Project (center renovations)
- Digital Storytellers (Audio storytelling)
- Angel Tree project (clothes and toy drive)
- Food Distribution
- Remote Opportunities
- Community Centers
- Adult Education
- Tax Centers
- Seniors
- Administrative support
- Preparing materials for distribution
- Street outreach
- Assisting with company events
Big Brothers Big Sisters- Lone Star- Greater Houston
- Community based- match and meet up with a little and do activities your little enjoys.
- Mentor 2.0- match with a high school student in one of the partner schools. Weekly mentoring is online and in person events are prescheduled every four to six weeks.
- School/Site- Based: Match with a little and meet during lunch, or after school.
-In-Person and Socially Distanced
- Wednesday Food Distribution
- Tuesday Food Packaging
- Warehouse Inventory
-Virtual
- Senior Care and Outreach
- Communications and Marketing
- Graphic Design
- Videography (virtual)
- Research
- Radio Station - The Amazing 102.5 FM
- Grant Writing
- General Administration
- Take care for park and trails by removing invasive plants, weeding, planting native vegetation, picking up trash and debris and other tasks needed.
Cherish Our Children (GEMS Program)
- Middle school classroom assistance: engage with students, and assist instructors.
- Chaperoning on field trips
- Reach out for other things you want to help with.
- Tutoring: teaching adult literacy to residents who may not be prepared to take GED courses. Also tutor youth students at select properties under the guidance of resident engagement specialists.
- Timeframe: August - December & January - May from 3- 5pm
- Virtual/ in- person facilitation: Safely share your expertise with our residents through our online facilitation opportunities or socially distanced events. Some examples include facilitating Arts and Crafts, instructing Exercise Classes, or implementing Financial Counseling.
- Timeframe: Afternoons and evenings
- Community outreach: Engage the community! Spend time with seniors and children during our socially distanced events.
- Timeframe: Flexible
- Major Events: Assist in setting up an event, serving residents, keeping areas sanitized, and maintaining the flow throughout different stations such as food, karaoke, games, etc.
- Timeframe: Flexible
- Mentorship Program: A small group of volunteers can meet with children to discuss a range of topics such as self- esteem, self-worth, self-confidence, goal setting, etc., under the Resident Engagement Specialist's guidance.
- Timeframe: Year-round from 3-5 pm
- Spark Kit Decorating
- Day In The Life Video Series
- Spark Kit Relatable Role Model Letters
- Spark Kit Decorating
- Day In The Life Video Series
- Spark Kit Relatable Role Model Letters
Houston Public Library Foundation
- Warehouse Volunteer
- Group Volunteering
- Special Projects Volunteering
Help children and families in need.
- Individual Volunteers
- Group Volunteers
- Event Volunteers
Society of St. Vincent De Paul
- Community Volunteering
- Individual Volunteering
- Group Volunteering
- Community Service
- Read Houston Read (Read to a 1st or 2nd grader once a week)
- VIPS (Volunteers in Public Schools)
The Salvation Army International Corps Community Center
- Community Care Centers
- Shelters
- Meals Distribution
- Holiday Season
- Wherever Needed
- Assisting with special events (food drives, health fairs, back to school events, holiday toy drives)
- English language partners
- Clerical and administrative tasks
- Job readiness mentor
- Refugee youth mentor
- Donation sorting/organizing
- Foreign language interpretation or translation:
- Swahili, Arabic, Spanish, Pashto, etc.
Upbringing School of Discovery & Learning
- As a volunteer you can make an impact on children affected by child abuse.
- See how your support makes a difference as you create a place where young boys can come to get positive, routine interaction with men.
-Volunteers help with the
- Food fair
- Garden
- Seniors
- Youth (Must pass a background check)
