2017 Volunteer Showcase

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PARTIAL ​ ​LIST ​ ​OF​ ​VOLUNTEER​ ​OPPORTUNITIES​ ​2017-2018
Category Organization
Name
Requirement
Type
Description Other
Comments
CHILDREN​ ​&
FAMILIES
ALPERT​ ​JEWISH
FAMILY​ ​&
CHILDREN
SERVICES
Recurring Mentoring,​ ​friendly
visitor,​ ​americore
CHILDREN​ ​&
FAMILIES
UNITED​ ​WAY​ ​OF
PALM​ ​BEACH
COUNTY
Recurring Mentors​ ​needed
across​ ​Palm ​ ​Beach
County​ ​to ​ ​build
one-to-one
relationships​ ​with
at-risk​ ​youth​ ​ages
4-18
Must ​ ​be ​ ​able​ ​to
make​ ​commitment ​ ​of
1 ​ ​hr/week ​ ​for​ ​a
minimum​ ​of​ ​1​ ​year
CHILDREN​ ​&
FAMILIES
UNITED​ ​WAY​ ​OF
PALM​ ​BEACH
COUNTY
Recurring VITA​ ​-​ ​The​ ​Volunteer
Income​ ​Tax​ ​Assistant
Program​ ​provides ​ ​free
tax-preparation
services​ ​for
households​ ​with ​ ​low
to​ ​moderate​ ​income
Training​ ​will​ ​be
provided
EDUCATION DEPORRES
PLACE​ ​(ADULT
LITERACY)
One-Time Volunteer​ ​Tutors​ ​are
needed​ ​for​ ​individual
or​ ​small​ ​classes,​ ​to
teach​ ​adults​ ​who​ ​need
help​ ​with​ ​reading,
writing​ ​and/or
speaking​ ​English.
Two ​ ​to​ ​four ​ ​hours​ ​per
week.​ ​No​ ​teaching
experience ​ ​required.
Training​ ​and
materials​ ​provided
EDUCATION GROVE​ ​PARK
SCHOOL
One-Time The​ ​plan ​ ​is​ ​to​ ​have
different​ ​people​ ​come ​ ​to
talk​ ​to​ ​the​ ​children​ ​about
a ​ ​special ​ ​subject​ ​for​ ​20
minutes
Monday-Thursday,
2:00​ ​p.m.-2:20​ ​p.m.
You​ ​could​ ​talk​ ​about
an​ ​area​ ​of​ ​expertise​ ​or
a ​ ​subject​ ​you​ ​have​ ​a
special​ ​interest​ ​in.
VMP​ ​Showcase​ ​November​ ​15, ​ ​2017 5 Frenchman’s​ ​Creek​ ​Beach​ ​&​ ​Country​ ​Club