2017 Volunteer Showcase

PARTIAL ​ ​ LIST ​ ​ OF ​ ​ VOLUNTEER ​ ​ OPPORTUNITIES ​ ​ 2017-2018 Category Organization Name Requirement Type Description Other Comments

CHILDREN ​ ​ & FAMILIES

ALPERT ​ ​ JEWISH FAMILY ​ ​ & CHILDREN SERVICES UNITED ​ ​ WAY ​ ​ OF PALM ​ ​ BEACH COUNTY

Mentoring, ​ ​ friendly visitor, ​ ​ americore

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CHILDREN ​ ​ & FAMILIES

Mentors ​ ​ needed across ​ ​ Palm ​ ​ Beach County ​ ​ to ​ ​ build one-to-one relationships ​ ​ with at-risk ​ ​ youth ​ ​ ages 4-18 VITA ​ ​ - ​ ​ The ​ ​ Volunteer Income ​ ​ Tax ​ ​ Assistant Program ​ ​ provides ​ ​ free tax-preparation services ​ ​ for households ​ ​ with ​ ​ low to ​ ​ moderate ​ ​ income Volunteer ​ ​ Tutors ​ ​ are needed ​ ​ for ​ ​ individual or ​ ​ small ​ ​ classes, ​ ​ to teach ​ ​ adults ​ ​ who ​ ​ need help ​ ​ with ​ ​ reading, writing ​ ​ and/or speaking ​ ​ English. The ​ ​ plan ​ ​ is ​ ​ to ​ ​ have different ​ ​ people ​ ​ come ​ ​ to talk ​ ​ to ​ ​ the ​ ​ children ​ ​ about a ​ ​ special ​ ​ subject ​ ​ for ​ ​ 20 minutes

Must ​ ​ be ​ ​ able ​ ​ to make ​ ​ commitment ​ ​ of 1 ​ ​ hr/week ​ ​ for ​ ​ a minimum ​ ​ of ​ ​ 1 ​ ​ year

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CHILDREN ​ ​ & FAMILIES

UNITED ​ ​ WAY ​ ​ OF PALM ​ ​ BEACH COUNTY

Training ​ ​ will ​ ​ be provided

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Two ​ ​ to ​ ​ four ​ ​ hours ​ ​ per  week. ​ ​ No ​ ​ teaching  experience ​ ​ required.  Training ​ ​ and  materials ​ ​ provided 

DEPORRES PLACE ​ ​ (ADULT LITERACY)

EDUCATION

One-Time

GROVE ​ ​ PARK SCHOOL

EDUCATION

One-Time

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 

Frenchman’s ​ ​ Creek ​ ​ Beach ​ ​ & ​ ​ Country ​ ​ Club

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