Needs From: South Serves

The Zooniverse is the world’s largest and most popular platform for people-powered research. This research is made possible by volunteers—more than a million people around the world who come together to assist professional researchers. Our goal is to enable research that would not be possible, or practical, otherwise. Zooniverse research results in new discoveries, data sets useful to the wider research community, and many publications.

At the Zooniverse, anyone can be a researcher.  You don’t need specialized background, training, or expertise to participate in Zooniverse projects. It's easy for anyone to contribute to real academic research, on their own computer, at their own convenience.

You’ll be able to study authentic objects of interest gathered by researchers, like images of faraway galaxies, historical records and diaries, or videos of animals in their natural habitats. By answering simple questions or completing specific related to them, you’ll help contribute to our understanding of our world, our history, our universe, and more.

With our wide-ranging and ever-expanding suite of projects, covering many disciplines and topics across the sciences and humanities, there's a place for anyone and everyone to explore, learn, and have fun in the Zooniverse. To volunteer with us, just go to the Projects page, choose one you like the look of, and get started.

To learn more and volunteer, visit https://www.zooniverse.org/get-involved

Don't forget to Respond to this Need, so you can track your service hours. You will need to send screenshots of your Zooniverse "Volunteer Certificate" page that displays the number of projects and hours you’ve completed for a certain time period to communityengagement@southalabama.edu in order for us to be able to verify your hours. Please track and submit the actual amount of time spent volunteering.

As an additional reminder, because the process for getting started is linked above, you won't receive a follow-up e-mail from the hosting agency when you Respond to this Need.

Volunteers passed out candy to the children around the community  

Need is to input hours for helping with Night Market on Nov. 21st. If you are not on the volunteer list, you will be removed.

Night Market is a collaborative event between the Vietnamese Student Association and Global USA, MSA, ISA, LASO, AED, and SASE to celebrate a variety of different cultures during International Education Week. Volunteers helped set up canopies and the general layout of the event in the SC amphitheater, during the event, and disassembling and cleaning up afterwards.

The HCA Decor Committee dedicates time helping with the creation, putting up, and taking down of decorations in the Bethel. There are various opportunities to volunteer during each holiday!

Triage Assistant Internships/Volunteers

Escort patients to and from the lobby area. Take vitals, complete medical history forms & update medical chart, etc. Determine the reason for the visit and prepare the patient to see the Doctor. Other duties include cleaning patients' rooms, stocking them, and preparing them for the next patient. Assist medical team as needed.

Attire: Solid Color Scrubs and closed-toed shoes

Triage volunteers work as a part of a team of 3 other triage assistants. Students' placement is based on their availability to volunteer 7:30 am - 12 pm or 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm and open shifts. (Commitment: One 4-hour shift once per week for the entire semester)

Shift AM: 7:30 am - 12:00 pm Monday - Friday

Shift PM 1:00 - 5:00 pm Monday - Thursday

If you are interested in our Volunteer Program, please visit victoryhealth.org/volunteer to complete the volunteer Interest application. 

Wharf of Wonder (WOW) Crew Members will help keep the Wharf clean and running smoothly and lead scheduled story times and activities in the Wharf of Wonder classroom space.

STEM Explorers will engage with our visitors in different gallery spaces throughout the building. They will learn the ins and outs of all Exploreum hands-on activities to help share the wonders of STEM learning.

Helping set up for the Step-show

Join the Women of Excellence for a breast cancer walk. 

Provided a glimpse into the OT program by educating students and hosting a cookie decorating informational session.

Event at Mulherin Home for the residents to trick-or-treat and play halloween games, as well as a halloween costume parade. Volunteers should be there at 3:00pm, and the event will last until around 5:30/6:00.

Volunteering to help prepare for or to set up for VSA's Halloween event

Many of our benefactors ask if there is anything we need for our Residents...

below are some of those items.

Thank you for your generosity! 

Dinner Napkins

Individually Wrapped Snack Items

Clorox Wipes

Adult Wipes

Shout/Awesome Stain Removers

Lysol Spray 

Nutritional Health Shakes

Assorted Gift Cards

Large Print Books/Novels 

Drop off location: 

1655 McGill Ave.

Mobile, AL 

36604

Thank you! 

Volunteers are needed for the sensory trick-or-treat set up on October 22, 2024. Set up will begin at 5:00 pm.

We helped clean up after a united cerebral palsy fundraiser. Helping transport goods and breaking down tables and chairs.

If you have the skills to fix a bicycle, you can get donated medical equipment clean, working properly, and ready to give away to anyone who needs it.  This program saves people a third of a MILLION dollars per year on their medical needs.  You can make this big a difference in someone's life!

Location: Goodwill Airport Community Center, 7431 Airport Blvd, Mobile, AL 36608

Call Randy at 251-300-6094 to get started.

IMPORTANT NOTE:  This activity is weekdays only, Monday through Friday, 8 to 4.  

If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with cancer, deciding what’s next can be overwhelming. ACS CARES™ (Community Access to Resources, Education, and Support) is a multi-channel program designed to provide non-clinical navigation support to cancer patients and caregivers. Through in-person student volunteers and virtual community volunteers, CARES volunteers equip those facing cancer with curated content, programs, and services to fit their specific cancer journey.

College/graduate students volunteer at USA Mitchell Cancer Institute to provide people with cancer and caregivers with empathetic, culturally sensitive and inclusive non-clinical navigation support throughout the cancer journey.

Support services for Mobile seniors by volunteering at Via! Health, Fitness and Enrichment. We have lots of different projects we need help with, including clerical and administrative tasks, gardening/weeding flower beds, lawn care, supply sorting and organization, facilities clean-up, and other special projects. 

Volunteers are always welcome, and we're happy to set up a time for you to volunteer that works around your schedule. 

John will reading concluding NPHC week

Assist immigrant children with homework, projects, etc. on Wednesday evenings from 7:15 PM to 8:30 PM.  Mobile County Public School System calendar

We communicate with volunteers via Whatsapp, so after responding to this need, please download this app and text Juan Torres at 251-656-4953 to be added to the group chat. Our meeting location sometimes changes so this can be confirmed in the Whatsapp group chat.

BELONG provides immigrant families with numerous services, including homework help for students.

NOTE:  Volunteers are not required to speak Spanish!  Students benefit from hearing non-Spanish speakers too.

Assist immigrant adults and young adults with speaking conversational English on Wednesday evenings from 7:15 PM to 8:30 PM. We follow the Mobile County Public School System calendar.

We communicate with volunteers via Whatsapp, so after responding to this need, please download this app and text Juan Torres at 251-656-4953 to be added to the group chat. Our meeting location sometimes changes so this can be confirmed in the Whatsapp group chat.

BELONG provides immigrant families with receive numerous services.  When children come for homework help, their parents also come to learn basic English.

NOTE:  Volunteers are not required to speak Spanish! Students benefit from hearing non-Spanish speakers too.

Assist BELONG with activities for one to five children that are not yet school age and need to be cared for while their brothers and sisters are being tutored with their homework and their parents are taking an English as a Second Language Class on Wednesday evenings from 7 to 8:30 PM.  We follow the Mobile County Public School System calendar. When taking care of the children, consider having them draw, color, build/play with Legos and/or other creative children games!

We communicate with volunteers via Whatsapp, so after responding to this need, please download this app and text Juan Torres at 251-656-4953 to be added to the group chat. Our meeting location sometimes changes so this can be confirmed in the Whatsapp group chat.

NOTE:  Volunteers are not required to speak Spanish!  Students benefit from hearing non-Spanish speakers too.

Help a special needs child or adult through a 45-minute theater class on Thursdays at Dance Without Limits!  No dance experience necessary, just a kind heart making sure our students smile as much as they can!  We'd like you to stay consistent so this is not a one-time opportunity. Please try to make as many classes as you can Sept. - May, but we understand things happen.  

Help administer student surveys at middle schools in the Mobile County Public School System. We need help processing students as they access computer surveys, monitoring/proctoring the room while students take surveys, helping students as they line up to sign out and receive incentives, distribute/pack up materials. 

These surveys are part of a multi-year research project on how to reduce youth violence and suicidality. Surveys take place over a two week period, and there are three two-week periods per school year. Most volunteer opportunities will be in September, December, and March/April.

All volunteers must complete an online training (CITI Program on research ethics) which takes between 3-4 hours (but does not have to be completed all at once). Volunteers must also provide information to the University of South Alabama Human Resources office in order to pass a background check. More information on both of these will be provided to you when you contact the SOAR program to get involved.

We are in need of a volunteer to help organize a shed with paper products. The person would be throwing away anything damaged and organizing the rest.

Volunteers will need to complete a 30 min orientation with the Volunteer Coordinator. 

**Please call 471-1998 or email jamie@mulherinhome.com for more information. You MUST schedule an appointment for a tour before volunteer hours can begin. Volunteer Connect and South Serves messages are not regularly checked and sometimes filter into my spam folder. Please email me to set up a time to volunteer.**

Mulherin Home is looking for musicians of all experience levels to volunteer their time and play for our clients. Individuals with developmental disabilities typically LOVE music, and music therapy is so important to their well being. If you are a musician and would like to come to our home and play for our clients, please email jamie@mulherinhome.com. 

We have indoor & covered outdoor spaces perfect for set up. Our clients love ALL types of music, from Blue Grass to Jazz, Classical, Rock, Folk, Gospel, Dance & Hip Hop and everything in between. Bring a band, or just bring yourself...they will be your biggest fans no matter what or how well you play!

We are flexible with times, so email me and we will talk!

**Please call 471-1998 or email jamie@mulherinhome.com for more information. You MUST schedule an appointment for a tour before volunteer hours can begin. Volunteer Connect and South Serves messages are not regularly checked and sometimes filter into my spam folder. Please email me to set up a time to volunteer.**

Are you a future teacher, college student or high school student who has a love for History, Astronomy, Zoology, Foreign Languages, Art, Drama, etc.? Do you love to share your knowledge or interests with others perhaps in a small classroom type setting? We have several residents at Mulherin Home who LOVE to learn! We are looking for volunteers to teach classes on various subjects. These are adults with special needs so there is no grading, just learning! Get volunteer hours while talking about your favorite subjects! Classes can be anywhere from 30 mins to over an hour, and can repeat or be a one time "workshop." 

You do not have to be a student to volunteer, and you do not have to be a professional in whatever subject you want to teach. You will have access to a large screen TV if you need to cast photos or videos. Most of them can not read, but they remember and love showing off what they have learned!

We accept volunteers seven days a week 9am to 5:30pm.

We have approximately 10-15 residents who are ready for classes to start!

This is an excellent way to earn a letter of recommendation for college admission or for a job!

**Please email jamie@mulherinhome.com for more information** 

**Please call 471-1998 or email jamie@mulherinhome.com for more information. You MUST schedule an appointment for a tour before volunteer hours can begin. Volunteer Connect and South Serves messages are not regularly checked and sometimes filter into my spam folder. Please email me to set up a time to volunteer.**

We are always on the lookout for volunteers. We welcome any age as long as children are accompanied by an adult. We have 30 residents with a wide range of abilities. You can be paired with an individual or a small group with similar abilities for a larger activity. We accept volunteers seven days a week from 9am to 5:30pm. The following is a list of a few of their favorite activities. Come have fun at Mulherin!

We are looking for weekly volunteers who would like to help put clean sheets and blankets on our Residents' beds on Wednesday mornings from 8:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. A training will be provided, and we ask that volunteers commit to helping weekly or every other week.

The Little Sisters of the Poor is a home for the elderly poor located in midtown Mobile. We are a non-profit and rely on generous volunteers to help accomplish our mission of loving service to the aging. We appreciate your help!

*Orientation:

All new volunteers need to schedule a 30-minute orientation and tour of the Home with the Volunteer Coordinator before or on the day of their first service. 

*Dress code:

YES: Pants, closed-toed shoes, sleeved and full-length shirts, knee-length skirts, or dresses are all acceptable.

NO: Please do not wear shorts, tank tops, cropped shirts, very tight clothing, or very baggy clothing.

Volunteers must be 18 or older or accompanied by a chaperone.

We are seeking volunteers (and work-study students) to help with after-school tutoring at Phillip’s Prep. Tutoring takes place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:00 pm to 4:30pm. For more information, respond to this need, and we will be in touch with the next steps!

We are seeking volunteers (and work-study students) to help with after-school tutoring and enrichment at Mobile County Training School. Tutoring takes place on Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:30 pm to 4:00pm. This program features interactive games, a fun curriculum, and free fields that tutors are also invited to attend. For more information, respond to this need, and we will be in touch with the next steps!

Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Alabama (BBBSSA) is the largest one-to-one mentoring organization in south Alabama serving over 600 children and a minimum of 1,800 people annually across four counties. Our mission is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. We enlist adult volunteer, “Bigs”, and match them with “Littles”, who are children between the ages of 6-12 and would benefit the most from having a Big. The purpose of our services is to give children a caring and supportive adult mentor, who’s been thoroughly screened and trained, that will guide them to success, hold them accountable, and help them reach their full potential.

 Our School-based Mentoring program is in 41 schools (31 in Mobile County) and we currently have 39 local Corporate Partners, including The University of South Alabama, who allow their employees one hour a week to visit their Littles at school through our School-based Mentoring Program. School-based mentoring takes place on school grounds during school hours. Matches are encouraged to talk about academics, aspirations, and just have fun. It’s really all about friendship, guidance and building a relationship. A Match Specialist is assigned to each match and stays in contact with the Big, Little, school, and guardian through the entire relationship. Big Brothers Big Sisters is always there for Bigs; it’s a partnership.

BBBS is America’s most impactful volunteer experience because our services provide a tangible way to change a life. Here in South Alabama, our 2019- 2020 Program Outcome Evaluation Metrics revealed 98% of Littles maintained or improved academic performance; 99% of Littles maintained or improved upon social competence levels; 98% of Littles maintained or improved academically; 99%  of Littles reported having a very important adult in their lives.  These results galvanize our relentless commitment to fighting for the children of Baldwin, Escambia, Mobile and Monroe Counties.

We are not saviors or heroes. Instead, we create and professionally support meaningful match relationships to help children ignite and harness their own potential—the potential they have had all along. And Big Brothers Big Sisters agencies across the country have been doing just that for 120 years; locally we’ve been serving families for over 20 years. We clear a path to a child’s biggest possible future in partnership with the child’s parent/guardian and Big. Big Brothers Big Sisters regularly keep a waiting list of children and schools requesting their services. Our Littles have the potential to change the world, and we are standing together to defend them. Join us.

 Requirements to be a BIG:

 Enrollment Process

The enrollment process begins when you meet with one of our Match Specialists to complete the application paperwork, background forms, and interview.  Once the paperwork is complete, we begin the background and reference checks that usually take 4-6 weeks to get back.  While we wait, you will need to take our online volunteer training.  Once the background and reference checks are complete, you will attend a volunteer orientation and ask any follow-up questions if needed. During the process, we will identify a Little for you.  When all of the following steps are complete, we will schedule a Match Meeting to introduce you to your new Little.  Big Brothers Big Sisters reserves the right to accept or deny participants, or close a match at any time.  

YOU CAN DO THIS!

Mentoring only requires that you be yourself.  Who could imagine that helping out with a Little's homework or playing a game of catch could reap such rewards?  You already demonstrate that you possess all the fundamental skills and abilities to be a successful mentor by your willingness to be there. Mentoring is about sharing your personal time.  It's not about money, gifts, or events. Mentoring is often as uncomplicated as engaging in what appears ordinary to most of us...helping a child with homework, playing games, talking, listening, letting a child run errands with you.  But to a child without a role model, these are extraordinary activities. The moment you become a mentor to a child, your experience is a success.  For these kids, your willingness to spend time with them is the most powerful act of all.

Let me know which program interests you, we would be happy to get you started on your way to becoming a BIG!  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Kelly at any time, kelly@bbbssa.org or 251-344-0536 ext 107.  We look forward to hearing from you!

Mobile Japanese Garden is a public place with 16 acres of natural gardens and trails, and we need your help beautifying the space during the week and on the weekend. Help us get the garden ready for pictures and school field trips.

Schedule anytime around your studies and work schedules. You pick your volunteer hours. Then contact us with particular dates and times that work with your schedule. Don is here almost every day to assist, and we'll work together as a team. 

For your volunteer service hours, we are a 501c3 charitable education, all-volunteer organization.

Thanks for Volunteering at the Japanese Garden!

Our veteran patients that are currently on Hospice enjoy the camaraderie and the bond that only those with military histories share and pay tribute to others who have served our county. Here at Springhill Hospice we like to honor our veterans year round. These volunteers may provide social visits and share memories together and provide a listening ear to someone who understands. These volunteers may also document veterans military stories through the veterans history project. We also do a pinning ceremony for our veterans closer to Veterans Day and we like our veteran volunteers to take part in these ceremonies as well. If you would like to provide a lasting impact on our veterans patients and loved ones, please consider joining us!

Volunteers are requested to assist our Activity Department in providing manicures to residents. This includes taking off nail polish, clipping nails, and painting nails. Volunteers are needed on Tuesdays at 10:00am and 2pm.

The Little Sisters of the Poor is a home for the elderly poor located in midtown Mobile. We are a non-profit and rely on generous volunteers to help accomplish our mission of loving service to the aging. We appreciate your help!

*Orientation:

All new volunteers need to schedule a 30-minute orientation and tour of the Home with the Volunteer Coordinator before or on the day of their first service. 

*Dress code:

YES: Pants, closed-toed shoes, sleeved and full-length shirts, knee-length skirts, or dresses are all acceptable.

NO: Please do not wear shorts, tank tops, cropped shirts, very tight clothing, or very baggy clothing.

Volunteers must be 18 or older or accompanied by a chaperone.

We are looking for volunteers to assist our activity department at outings for lunch and shopping. We have one this Friday at 11:45am to Blue Gill. Other events are trips to Walmart, Dollar Tree, etc. You would accompany our Activity Department and assist a resident during the outing. This volunteer would need to schedule an orientation to be a volunteer at the Little Sisters of the Poor. Please respond to this need if you would be interested in helping this week or to be notified about future outings for our residents.

Please do not wear shorts, tank tops, crop tops, or sweatpants.

We are looking for volunteers to assist residents at Bingo. We have Bingo every Thursday at 2:30pm (women) and 10:00am on Friday (men). We would love to have you join us!

The Little Sisters of the Poor is a home for the elderly poor located in midtown Mobile. We are a non-profit and rely on generous volunteers to help accomplish our mission of loving service to the aging. We appreciate your help!

*Orientation:

All new volunteers need to schedule a 30-minute orientation and tour of the Home with the Volunteer Coordinator before or on the day of their first service. 

*Dress code:

YES: Pants, closed-toed shoes, sleeved and full-length shirts, knee-length skirts, or dresses are all acceptable.

NO: Please do not wear shorts, tank tops, cropped shirts, very tight clothing, or very baggy clothing.

Volunteers must be 18 or older or accompanied by a chaperone.

Play a lead role in the scheduling, utilization, maintenance and documentation, of American Red Cross vehicles to ensure the organization has a fully operational and deployable fleet.

Qualifications:

§  Maintain a valid driver's license from the state in which they reside

§  Qualified MVR (motor vehicle record)

§  Knowledge of DOT (Dept. of Transportation) a plus, but not required

§  Communication and interpersonal skills

§  The ability to assist with fleet coordination using logistical organizational skills.

§  Attention to detail and adherence to deadlines

§  Knowledge of vehicles and light mechanics preferred

Please respond to this need and complete the Red Cross application at redcross.org/volunteer.

Ozanam Charitable Pharmacy needs assistance with social media marketing and production of a new promotional video featuring our facility, and the importance of our free medication safety net benefitting more than 1464 uninsured patients living in Mobile, Baldwin, Escambia and Washington counties. The video will also feature testimonials from patients, volunteers, and donors about how supporting Alabama's ONLY licensed charitable pharmacy significantly impacts the lives and productivity of the working poor, homeless individuals, and senior citizens in our service areas. A social media recording kit and Apple computer tablets are available on site. This intern will work with the Marketing and Development Manager.

Are you a CleanTok junkie? Do you get giddy over organized spaces? We are seeking dedicated volunteers just like you to assist with resetting rooms at our emergency family shelter. The sooner rooms are cleaned, the sooner another family in need can be offered the safety of shelter. Move-outs occur at various times so some flexibility is a plus. Individuals are welcome, but this is also a great activity for groups of 2-3. Your key responsibilities will be:

Volunteers who commit to the Family Promise Room Reset Team will experience first-hand the difference a community can make in the lives of unhoused families. Join our team and get the reward of a pristine room!

Friendly Callers Needed!  

Through our Circle of Friends program, volunteers will provide companionship and social contact to older adults via weekly phone calls.  Our goal is to make sure that isolated seniors have someone to talk to so that no senior is alone!  These once per week calls are impactful to our area seniors and we need you!  This is a great small group or student service project.  This program is also a way of reinforcing your soft skills to prepare for any career or public service opportunity.  Call today to find out more about Circle of Friends!

You can welcome a person learning English by volunteering as an office helper with Goodwill Gulf Coast!  Participants arrive for classes at Goodwill's Azalea Community Center at 300-F Azalea Road, Mobile, AL 36609, and often don't know where to go.  You will be a welcoming smile and their source of information to join the correct class and learn English!

You can make a BIG impact with a little time and effort!

Most classes need you from 3 pm to 5:30 pm Mondays or Thursdays.

Contact Lydia @ 251-380-7150 or lgaudet@goodwillgc.org for more information.

Volunteer for LibriVox by reading and recording chapters of books in the public domain (books published before 1923 and no longer under copyright), and making them available for free on the Internet. All recordings (including yours, if you volunteer) are also donated into the public domain.

Volunteers do not need any prior experience, nor do they need to audition or send LibriVox samples. All that's needed is your voice, some free software, your computer, and maybe an inexpensive microphone.  LibriVox records books in all languages.

All LibriVox activity (book selection, project management, discussion, etc.) happens on their Forum, and you’ll need to register there to join and get started. Forum members are a friendly bunch, and questions will be answered quickly (much more quickly than if you send them an email!).

Before registering and posting on the Forum, please read this information: https://librivox.org/pages/volunteer-for-librivox/, to get an idea of how everything works.

Don't forget to Respond to this Need, so you can track your service hours. You will need to send screenshots of your registration and links to your audio files to communityengagement@southalabama.edu in order for us to be able to verify your hours.  Please track and submit the actual amount of time spent volunteering.

As an additional reminder, because the process for getting started is outlined above, you won't receive a follow-up e-mail from the hosting agency when you Respond to this Need.

Become a Smithsonian Digital Volunteer and help make historical documents and biodiversity data more accessible.

Join 14,674 "volunpeers" to add to the 515,472 pages of field notes, diaries, ledgers, logbooks, currency proof sheets, photo albums, manuscripts, and biodiversity specimens labels that have already been collaboratively transcribed and reviewed since June 2013. 

Instructions for how to get started can be found here:  https://transcription.si.edu/instructions  Once you've familiarized yourself with how this project works, click here to get started:  https://transcription.si.edu/browse?filter=all&sort=notdone 

Don't forget to Respond to this Need, so you can track your service hours.  You will need to send either copies of your User History Report or screenshots of your online work or submission acceptance notices to communityengagement@southalabama.edu in order for us to be able to verify your hours.  Please track and submit the actual amount of time spent volunteering.

As an additional reminder, because the process for getting started is linked above, you won't receive a follow-up e-mail from the hosting agency when you Respond to this Need.

Become a volunteer Crisis Counselor for Crisis Text Line, a free, 24/7 text line for people in crisis in the United States.  This service is powered by volunteer Crisis Counselors who work remotely—anywhere with a computer and secure internet connection works.

"I volunteer for Crisis Text Line because practicing empathy and reflective listening makes me a better friend, partner, and employee.” — Crisis Counselor, Student

How Crisis Counselors work

Volunteers answer texts from people in crisis, bringing them from a hot moment to a cool calm through active listening, collaborative problem solving, and safety planning.  Learn more from Crisis Text Line founder/CEO’s TED Talk:  https://www.crisistextline.org/volunteer/

We need you at night

Are you a night owl or early riser?  Looking for an odd-hours volunteer opportunity in crisis intervention?  You’ve found the right place!  When the rest of the country is sleeping, 2/3 of crisis situations, and by default texter volume, occurs at night. Our greatest need for Crisis Counselors is between 9:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. CST.

Crisis counseling is a big commitment

Crisis Counselors commit to volunteering 4 hours per week until 200 hours are reached.  Ideally, you'll be expected to fulfill your commitment within one year.  Before you begin as a counselor, you’ll also need to complete a training period to give you all of the expertise you need to successfully and empathetically navigate crisis intervention.

This 30-hour training is free for you, but it costs Crisis Text Line $1,008 to train each Crisis Counselor, so volunteers need to commit to seeing training through to the end and serving out their 200-hour commitment.  You’ll walk away from training knowing reflective listening, collaborative problem solving, and crisis management. (These are skills that will help in your personal relationships too!)

Also, you can train from anywhere and can highlight this intervention training on your resume when interviewing for jobs, applying to grad school, and building out your LinkedIn profile.  This opportunity will help you hone your skills in communication, counseling, and intervention as you work alongside volunteers who are also social workers, therapists, and psychiatrists.

“Being a Crisis Counselor teaches me so much around believing in hope, trusting the process, and deepening compassion — for others and for myself.” — Crisis Counselor, Student

Ready to become a Crisis Counselor?

Crisis Text Line accepts applications on a rolling basis and begins new training cohorts every two weeks, although space is limited.

To apply, applicants must be 18 or older and have a U.S. Social Security Number.  You must also submit 2 references. To volunteer, Crisis Counselors must have access to reliable Internet access and a personal computer. 

Here's how to get started:

STEP 1 - Complete the 30-minute Crisis Counselor application and consent to a background check: https://signup.crisistextline.org/

STEP 2 - Complete the 30-hour web-based crisis counseling and intervention training.

STEP 3 - Take your first counseling shift and start changing lives!

Don't forget to Respond to this Need, so you can track your service hours.  You will need to send copies of your training completion certificates and screenshots of your Profile Hours Per Month tracking information after a text session is completed to communityengagement@southalabama.edu in order for us to be able to verify your hours.  Please track and submit the actual amount of time spent volunteering.

As an additional reminder, because the process for getting started is outlined above, you won't receive a follow-up e-mail from the hosting agency when you Respond to this Need.

7 cups is "building a world-class listening service made up of compassionate, caring individuals like you."  It provides free, 24/7 emotional support to millions via online chat and is working to make sure nobody has to face their problems alone.  

Having someone like you to listen can be all it takes to make a real difference.

How does it work?  It's easy! All you need is an internet connection to get started.  7 Cups will provide free online training & support:

To get started, there is a two-step registration process.  Click here:  https://www.7cups.com/listener/become-a-volunteer-listener.php to

Don't forget to Respond to this Need, so you can track your service hours. You will need to send copies of your training completion certificates and screenshots of your "Certification" information after each listening session is completed to communityengagement@southalabama.edu in order for us to be able to verify your hours. The Certification page shows the total number of chat hours, which is what we use to verify volunteer service hours.

As an additional reminder, because the process for getting started is outlined above, you won't receive a follow-up e-mail from the hosting agency when you Respond to this Need.

Volunteers are needed to help put the world's vulnerable people on the map.  

Each year, disasters around the world kill nearly 100,000 and affect or displace 200 million people. Many of the places where these disasters occur are literally 'missing' from any map and first-responders lack the information to make valuable decisions regarding relief efforts. Missing Maps is an open, collaborative project in which you can help to map areas where humanitarian organisations are trying to meet the needs of vulnerable people.

How does it work? 

Step 1:  Remote volunteers like you can participate in Mapping Now by tracing satellite imagery into OpenStreetMap

Step 2:  Community volunteers then add local detail such neighborhoods, street names, and evacuation centers

Step 3:  And finally, humanitarian organizations use the mapped information to plan risk reduction and disaster response activities that save lives. 

This project first provides training on how to map and then provides access to OpenSTreetMap software so you can start filling in those missing map pieces. 

Click here to get started with training:  https://www.missingmaps.org/learn/. 

Once you're ready for mapping, go here:  http://www.missingmaps.org/#contribute.

Don't forget to Respond to this Need, so you can track your service hours. You will need to send screenshots of your "My Stats" page to communityengagement@southalabama.edu in order for us to be able to verify your hours.  Please track and submit the actual amount of time spent volunteering.

As an additional reminder, because the process for getting started is outlined above, you won't receive a follow-up e-mail from the hosting agency when you Respond to this Need.

For additional information, e-mail info@hotosm.org. 

Free Minds uses books, creative writing, and peer support to awaken DC youth incarcerated as adults to their own potential.  Through creative expression, job readiness training, and violence prevention outreach, these young poets achieve their education and career goals, and become powerful voices for change in the community.

For more information and to volunteer, check out these links:

https://freemindsbookclub.org/our-work

https://freemindsbookclub.org/poetry-blog

To learn more about the impact of your comments, and how to comment effectively, check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdWV9sHGw7U&t=17s 

Don't forget to Respond to this Need, so you can track your service hours. You will need to send screenshots of your blog comments to communityengagement@southalabama.edu in order for us to be able to verify your hours.  Please track and submit the actual amount of time spent volunteering.

At First Light Community of Mobile, we have six houses for our core members to live in. Because we put so much time into taking care of our core members and providing them the best life possible, we don't always have time to take care of the exterior of our houses. We are looking for volunteers to help with gardening and landscaping at our different properties to help maintain the integrity of our homes. 

You can help local children get FREE books to read in their homes!  

Goodwill Gulf Coast has hundreds of books at 7431 Airport Blvd, Mobile, AL 36617, (in the Community Center) and they need to be sorted for quality so children can take them home to read and enjoy!  You, your children, co-workers or community group can make a big difference in just 2 hours of time.  

NOTE:  Parents MUST accompany children under 16; this is a weekday opportunity (M-F, 9 am to 4 pm).  You can volunteer for a short amount of time (an hour) if you like.

Self Quarantine if sick, report exposure, positive test results

To schedule a time, call Dottie at 251-300-6170 or email dsellars@goodwillgc.org.

What is better than getting out of jail free?  Getting out of jail with a GED!!!  Our tutoring program inside the Metro Jail is helping people go to work at good jobs when they get out, and keep from coming back. Your tutoring and admin skills can help WOMEN get into the program, study the right things, and pass the test!  We especially need a woman (or two!) who can help keep testing and paperwork up to date as well as teach reading and writing skills. 

CONTACT Lydia at 251-380-7150 or lgaudet@goodwillgc.org to get started! 

You can help adults with disabilities have creative FUN every weekday!  

Goodwill Gulf Coast has an Adult Day Program at 2440 Gordon Smith Drive, Mobile, AL 36617 (Ladd Learning Center), and participants love doing activities there that they enjoy!  You can help the fun keep rolling!  

NOTE:  Parents MUST accompany children under 16; this is a weekday opportunity (M-F, 9 am to 3 pm).  You can volunteer for just a couple of hours at a time if you like.

To schedule a time, call Lydia at 251-380-7150 or Lgaudet@goodwillgc.org.

7 AM TO 5:30 PM MONDAY-SAT and 10 am to 5:00 pm SUNDAY

Help us keep tons of materials out of the landfill!  The Mobile County Recycling Center at 7450 Hitt Road needs your help. Help us sort materials inside the building to ready them for baling.  Must be 18 or older to work inside (volunteer outside if you are under 18!). Two hours can make a BIG difference for our rivers, streams and a healthy environment--your youth will see the environmental impact, too!  Contact Lgaudet@goodwillgc.org to schedule a time to come help.  

Got a group (Scout troop, class, youth group)?  Schedule a tour--learning about the environment can be a first step to taking good care of it.

Report exposure, pending test results; do not volunteer if sick.

Help us keep tons of materials out of the landfill!  The Mobile County Recycling Center at 7450 Hitt Road needs your help!  Come help customers get their cans and bottles out of their cars, or sort paper and cardboard before baling.

Under 18 requires parent signature; under 16 requires a chaperone. 

Rather do an environmental tour with your group? recycling drive, landscaping or special projects like painting?  We need that help, too!  You can make our environment 3 MILLION pounds lighter!

Open 7 am to 5:30 pm, Mon-Sat, 10-5:00 Sundays.

It's a lot of work keeping 3 MILLION pounds of stuff out of our environment! Help us go GREEN by doing some recycling or campus cleanup! Great for families and youth, really ANYONE can help sort, spruce up, clean up, trim up, and more! Must be at least 11 years old, and youth under 16 should come with a chaperone. It's OUR WORLD, let's keep it GREEN!!! 

For updates check out www.facebook.com/MobileRecycles or contact Lydia at 251-380-7150 or lgaudet@goodwillgc.org. 

We are open Monday through Saturday, 7 am to 5:30 pm, and Sundays 10 am to 5 pm.  Youth groups please bring adult chaperones. 

Learning a new language is not easy--and the civics to go with your adopted country adds another layer.  You can help people in Baldwin County pick up these skills to manage their lives better, and work toward citizenship, by volunteering as a Tutor with Goodwill Gulf Coast!  These classes happen at scheduled times and as individual appointments at Goodwill's Spanish Fort Community Center at 10718 Eastern Shore Blvd, Spanish Fort, AL 36527.  Classes also available in Mobile, AL. 

You can make a BIG impact with a little time and effort!

Remote tutoring sessions available.

Contact Lydia @ 251-380-7150 or lgaudet@goodwillgc.org for more information.

Learning a new language is not easy--and the civics to go with your adopted country adds another layer.  You can help people in Mobile County pick up these skills to manage their lives better, and work toward citizenship, by volunteering as a Tutor with Goodwill Gulf Coast!  These classes happen at scheduled times and as individual appointments at Goodwill's Azalea Community Center at 300-F Azalea Road, Mobile, AL 36609.  Classes also available in Spanish Fort, AL 

You can make a BIG impact with a little time and effort!

Remote tutoring sessions available.

Contact Lydia @ 251-380-7150 or lgaudet@goodwillgc.org for more information.

Conversations to Remember is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to combating loneliness and isolation felt by senior citizens. Our virtual visit program matches 2-3 college students with residents of long-term care, assisted living, and memory care communities for virtual video visits. These residents have been suffering from isolation, and you could really brighten their days just by speaking with them. We provide training to the students in the program about the best ways to interact with the seniors, as well as additional support throughout their service. Since these visits are virtual, you can participate without any travel. This is both convenient, and allows more of your time to be spent volunteering, rather than commuting to your volunteering location. We provide this program free of charge to seniors across the country, and have students from around the country as well. We hope that you will volunteer to help our seniors.

Typically, students volunteer 1-2 hours per week. Each call lasts up to one hour, based on the senior's attention span and mood on each day. We expect students to volunteer for approximately 16 weeks, so that they can build a friendship with the senior. This does not need to coincide with the start of a semester, as we have new seniors starting all the time, and train new volunteers weekly. The students are matched based on the times that they're available, with a senior who is available at the same time, and they will have a regular, weekly appointment for their visit. Students wishing for more visits or other opportunities that allow them to volunteer more hours can be accommodated with different ways to volunteer, such as assisting us with our social media, call support, or outreach.

Register to volunteer on our website, https://conversationstoremember.org.

Are you good at helping people put their life on a tax form?  You will get all the training you need to save local families LOTS of money by helping them get their taxes done for free.  Or volunteer to help with desk duty, welcoming and directing clients to meet with tax preparers.

Goodwill Gulf Coast will be staffing two locations to prepare taxes for free for local residents.  The Ladd Learning Center is located at 2440 Gordon Smith Drive in Mobile 36617, and the Azalea Community Center is 300-F Azalea Road, Mobile 36609.  Hours for VITA will be posted in January.  Spend this fall learning all you need to know with VITA training, so you will be ready for the tax season in late January.  Next class starts soon!

More questions?  Call Lydia at 251-380-7150 or Lgaudet@goodwillgc.org

Math with numbers AND letters?  Together???!! Not everyone can wrap their heads around it.  Our GED students need to master Algebra and Geometry basics if they hope to pass the test (and they DO HOPE to pass it!) You can help them pull it together as a Math Tutor with Goodwill Gulf Coast! 

Sign up to check if the scheduling will work for you--we have flexible shifts.  You can make a BIG impact with a little time and effort!

These classes happen mornings, afternoons and evenings in Mobile, AL at Goodwill Community Centers (three locations).

For more information, contact Lydia @ 251-380-7150 or lgaudet@goodwillgc.org

Self Quarantine if sick, report exposure, positive test results

Supporters of the Mobile SPCA donate aluminum cans to us that we recycle for funds to help our mission. We need one or two people at a time to come by to crush cans and then bag them up. We have the can crushing equipment and a spot in the warehouse with a big fan. Please come by to crush cans anytime we are open. Donate whatever time you can.

Please come any time we are open!  No need to email unless you have a group. Just come by during the stated hours, sign in and we'll find a project for you. We appreciate your help!

TUES/WED/FRI 9:30-5:30

THURS 9:30-NOON

SAT 9:30-3:00

This summer, turn your compassion into action when you volunteer!

The American Red Cross needs volunteers to help ensure its local fleet of trucks, trailers, cars and bloodmobiles is fully operational and deployable. Play a lead role in the scheduling, utilization, maintenance and documentation of local fleet assets based in and around the Red Cross office located at 35 N. Sage Avenue in Mobile.

To learn more:

Visit: redcross.org/volunteer

Email: martha.duvall@redcross.org

Call/Text: 228-369-9886

If this volunteer opportunity does not interest you,  browse all volunteer opportunities or take a short quiz to determine what's best for you.

This summer, turn your compassion into action when you volunteer with the American Red Cross!

Do you hold a Masters degree or higher as a mental health professional? Do you have a license to practice? Would you like to help military families learn coping skills such as communicating clearly or how to deal with stress?  Join our team! Facilitators for Red Cross Re-connection Workshops provide essential tools to service member, veterans and their families across Alabama, all while receiving free/expense paid training and free CE Credits.

This position supports the Regional Service to the Armed Forces department and provides Reconnection Workshop modules to military, veterans and their families in various community-based settings.

If this is something that you would like to do, please call/text Martha Duvall at 228-369-9886 or go to Volunteer Today and find your opportunity. 

Become a Blood Donor Ambassador!

Your openhearted attitude creates ongoing donor support.  Through your personal encouragement to those giving blood, the Red Cross is able to give someone another smile, another hug, another chance through the gift of blood. 

Blood Donor Ambassadors provide excellent customer service to enhance the blood donor experience in several ways:

*  Welcome-- help donors check-in and inform on how to maximize their donation;

*  Assist Collections Team members by sanitizing and disinfecting (wear gloves when using cleaning agents); 

*  Support donors in hospitality area to provide re-hydration, check time in canteen area and monitor the donor for possible adverse reactions;

*  Assist Donor Recruiting by calling donors who have not arrived for their appointment or whose appointment needs to be rescheduled or cancelled.

Be a meaningful part of a larger mission to prevent and alleviate human suffering. Training is free, but the hope you provide is priceless. 

To  Learn more:

Blood Donor Ambassador

Visit: Volunteer Today

Email: martha.duvall@redcross.org

Call/Text: Martha Duvall, 228-369-9886

If this volunteer opportunity does not interest you, browse all volunteer opportunities or take a short quiz to determine what's best for you.

This summer, turn your compassion into action when you volunteer with the American Red Cross!

Red Cross needs reliable volunteers to serve as Transportation Specialists (TS) for Blood Services. TS volunteers distribute blood and blood products to area hospitals in and around Mobile, Biloxi and Pensacola utilizing a Red Cross minivan. Morning and afternoon shifts are available. (There is also a need for drivers to be on standby.)

NOTE: Applicants must have a valid driver’s license and be able to lift 45 pounds. You will have access to a hand cart and a Red Cross minivan.  TO APPLY: www.redcross.org/volunteer or call/text Martha Duvall at  228-369-9886 (cell).

Health and safety protocols are in place. 

Be part of our work to help save millions of lives each year by volunteering as a Red Cross blood donor ambassador. 

Welcome donors to blood drives and provide friendly support before and after they give. This can include helping donors to register, answering their questions and assisting them at the refreshments table.

Schedules rarely change and are available several months in advance. Weekly shifts are highly encouraged (for example – one shift every Tuesday morning or afternoon). Note: Blood drives (and volunteer needs) are usually during business hours on weekdays. 

To  Learn more:

Visit: Become a Volunteer

Email: martha.duvall@redcross.org

Call/Text: Martha Duvall, 228-369-9886

If this volunteer opportunity does not interest you, browse all volunteer opportunities or take a short quiz to determine what's best for you.

This summer, turn your compassion into action when you volunteer with the American Red Cross! People just like you, volunteer to help neighbors affected by disasters big and small.  Join us to make an impact in your community. Learn more about this role: Disaster Action Team . Training is free, but the hope you provide is priceless. Make a difference by turning tragedy into hope.

Disaster Action Team members:

* Provide 24-hour immediate support and assistance to individuals and families who have been impacted by a home fire or other local disaster;

* Work as part of an assigned team to respond to local disasters within two hours;

* Work with the on-scene lead to assess whether additional resources/support are required and communicate those needs to leadership;

* Attend regularly scheduled team meetings.

Be a meaningful part of a larger mission to prevent and alleviate human suffering.

DAT WEBSITE   

To learn more:

Visit: Volunteer Today

Email: martha.duvall@redcross.org

Call/Text: Martha Duvall, 228-369-9886

If this volunteer opportunity does not interest you, browse all volunteer opportunities or take a short quiz to determine what's best for you.

This summer, turn your compassion into action when you volunteer for the American Red Cross. Become a caseworker for our Service to the Armed Forces (SAF).

This position supports the Regional SAF department and can be virtual a (volunteer-from-home) opportunity. Ensure military families are supported and their needs are met when faced with an emergency.

Create a Red Cross ID:  visit redcross.org click volunteer, click sign in to volunteer connection, now, create a Red Cross ID.

Confirm your account:  Fill in your contact information, choose how you would like to receive your conformation.

Policy Agreement: Read and Agree to Red Cross Policies. Continue to background check.

Background check: Upload a picture of your valid ID, authorize background check.

To learn more:

Email: martha.duvall@redcross.org

Call/Text: Martha Duvall, 228-369-9886

If this volunteer opportunity does not interest you, browse all volunteer opportunities or take a short quiz to determine what's best for you.

Volunteer at the Alabama Aquarium on Dauphin Island.

Volunteers provide information to Aquarium visitors. This opportunity will have you learning and passing on interesting information to students and visitors. Share information about marine species and answer questions. Discuss ongoing research topics.

Training is provided to all volunteers.

Volunteers must be 16 years or older. If you are interested in volunteering, complete the application below and email to volunteer@disl.edu 

https://www.disl.edu/aquarium/Docent-Volunteer-Application2022.pdf

Please call or email for more details about volunteering. Please make an appointment for training!

We are looking for volunteers to drive residents to doctors' appointments. Please respond to this need if you are interested in being on our list of drivers to call. The appointments are usually in the mornings on weekdays. Training for transporting residents will be provided before your first appointment. We are specifically looking for adults aged 25-50. Any help is greatly appreciated! 

It is a great way to spend one on one time with a resident and help provide care in an impactful way.

The Little Sisters of the Poor is a home for the elderly poor located in midtown Mobile. We are a non-profit and rely on generous volunteers to help accomplish our mission of loving service to the aging. We appreciate your help!

*Orientation:

All new volunteers need to schedule a 30-minute orientation and tour of the Home with the Volunteer Coordinator before or on the day of their first service. 

*Dress code:

YES: Pants, closed-toed shoes, sleeved and full-length shirts, knee-length skirts, or dresses are all acceptable.

NO: Please do not wear shorts, tank tops, cropped shirts, very tight clothing, or very baggy clothing.

Volunteers must be 18 or older or accompanied by a chaperone.

Responsibilities for Education Curriculum Volunteer

Are you passionate about education and social impact? Join our team as a volunteer for our education curriculum in social and emotional learning (SEL) and entrepreneurship focused on social impact! We're looking for dedicated individuals who are excited about creating engaging and impactful educational content. Here are the key responsibilities for volunteers in this role:

Curriculum Development: Assist in developing and refining educational materials, including lesson plans, activities, and assessments, that align with our SEL and entrepreneurship curriculum focused on social impact.

Content Creation: Create engaging and interactive content, such as videos, presentations, and worksheets, to enhance the learning experience for students.

Research: Conduct research on best practices in SEL, entrepreneurship education, and social impact to inform curriculum development.

Collaboration: Work closely with other volunteers and staff members to ensure that the curriculum meets the needs of our target audience and aligns with our organization's goals and objectives.

Evaluation: Assist in evaluating the effectiveness of the curriculum through feedback from students, teachers, and other stakeholders, and make recommendations for improvements.

Training and Support: Provide training and support to educators and facilitators on implementing the curriculum effectively.

Community Engagement: Engage with the community to promote the curriculum and recruit educators and schools to participate.

Documentation: Maintain accurate documentation of curriculum development processes, including version control and updates.

Benefits of Volunteering:

If you're interested in joining our Education Curriculum Volunteer team, please email us at reconnectnheart@gmail.com. We look forward to speaking with you soon. 

Responsibilities for Fundraising and Event Coordination Team Volunteer

Are you passionate about making a difference and supporting a worthy cause? Join our team as a volunteer for fundraising and event coordination! We're looking for dedicated individuals who are excited about organizing events and raising funds to support our mission. Here are the key responsibilities for volunteers in this role:

Event Planning: Assist in the planning and execution of fundraising events, including brainstorming ideas, coordinating logistics, and securing vendors.

Fundraising Campaigns: Support fundraising efforts by helping to create and implement campaigns to raise funds from donors, sponsors, and supporters.

Marketing and Promotion: Assist in promoting events and fundraising campaigns through various channels, including social media, email marketing, and community outreach.

Donor Relations: Cultivate relationships with donors and sponsors, including sending thank-you notes and keeping them updated on the impact of their contributions.

Budget Management: Assist in managing event budgets, tracking expenses, and ensuring that fundraising goals are met.

Event Coordination: Provide on-site support during events, including set-up, registration, and coordination of volunteers.

Post-Event Evaluation: Assist in evaluating the success of fundraising events and campaigns, including collecting feedback and identifying areas for improvement.

Team Collaboration: Work closely with other volunteers and staff members to ensure that fundraising and event coordination efforts align with the organization's goals and objectives.

Benefits of Volunteering:

If you're interested in joining our Fundraising and Event Coordination Team, please email us at reconnectnheart@gmail.com. We look forward to welcoming you to our team!

Men of Pi Kappa partnered with Pull-a-Part to host a philanthropic fundraiser for the Ability Experience. Participants could pay $3 for 30 sec, $5 for 1 minute, and $10 for 3 mintues to smash the car with the sledge hammer.

If you are a creative thinker with a passion for making a difference, we would love to hear from you. Join us in inspiring and empowering individuals to reach their full potential. Apply now by sending your resume and portfolio to reconnectnheart@gmail.com

The responsibilities of this job is: 

We are looking for volunteers who can make a regular (weekly or every other week) commitment to helping with one or more of our Activities Department needs.

Currently we are in need of assistance with the following Activities:

-Events/Outings/Parties - as needed basis

The Little Sisters of the Poor is a home for the elderly poor located in midtown Mobile. We are a non-profit and rely on generous volunteers to help accomplish our mission of loving service to the aging. We appreciate your help!

*Orientation:

All new volunteers need to schedule a 30-minute orientation and tour of the Home with the Volunteer Coordinator before or on the day of their first service. 

*Dress code:

YES: Pants, closed-toed shoes, sleeved and full-length shirts, knee-length skirts, or dresses are all acceptable.

NO: Please do not wear shorts, tank tops, cropped shirts, very tight clothing, or very baggy clothing.

Volunteers must be 18 or older or accompanied by a chaperone.

Are you looking to make a difference for a local homeowner? Rebuilding Together of South Alabama (RTSA) is looking for volunteers or groups to assistance with service days. Tasks include painting, cleaning, lawn maintenance, gardening or planting flowers at an upcoming community revitalization project.

Projected Dates are scheduled on "as needed" basis in spring, fall, and winter months.

We can definitely use your talents in the Japanese Garden.

How soon can I train you onsite?  Then you can choose the times that work for you.  

You will Volunteer to tend the Garden including outdoor activities.  

During this season we need volunteers more than ever.  We will work outside.  Don is available to assist.

Please share with your friends who may be interested in helping us.  Please contribute what you can.

ECI/The Arc of Southwest Alabama is in search of volunteers for our Special Olympics program. Our agency participates in the Washington County and the state Special Olympics programs each year. Our athletes compete in Track & Field, Bocce, Golf and Powerlifting. 

We are in great need of volunteers to assist us to attend these events, especially the trip to the State Games in Troy, Alabama- May 17-19. There is a process to becoming a volunteer (background check, on-line training) so we would need to start this process as quickly as possible. 

If you are interested, please contact Christy Sullivan at ECI/The Arc of Southwest Alabama at 251-847-2970, x.0. 

Thank you!

Jessica Odom

Are you looking to make a difference for a local homeowner? Rebuilding Together of South Alabama (RTSA) is looking for volunteers or groups to assistance with service days. Tasks may include painting, cleaning, lawn maintenance, gardening or planting flowers at an upcoming community revitalization project.

Projected Dates are scheduled on "as needed" basis and occur in the spring, fall, and winter.

RTSA is looking for individuals or teams that are skilled in constructing accessibility ramps. This support will be offered throughout our footprint of Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, and Washington counties. Please indicate which county you would like to provide services.

This project supports veterans, senior citizens, people living with disabilities, and senior parent households.

Are you looking to make a difference for a local homeowner? Rebuilding Together of South Alabama (RTSA) is looking for volunteers or groups to assistance with service days. Tasks include painting, cleaning, lawn maintenance, gardening or planting flowers at an upcoming community revitalization project.

Projected Dates are scheduled on "as needed" basis and occur in the spring, fall, and winter.

We are accepting volunteers again, but on a limited basis. Masks will be required to volunteer. If you don't have one we will provide you with one. Social distancing will be adhered to while you are at the closet volunteering and group size is will be limited to reduce density in the space. Gloves are optional.

We need volunteers to help at Penelope's Closet, the thrift store for Penelope House, the local domestic violence shelter for Mobile, Washington, Clarke and Choctaw Counties. Penelope's Closet is located at 2907 Old Shell Road. Volunteering at the closet consists of sorting through donations, hanging donations, putting items on racks, pricing items, assisting customers and various other tasks. The volunteer hours are Tuesday through Saturday 10-4. All proceeds go to support the shelter.

If you are interested in volunteering, please respond to this and call the volunteer coordinator, Joan Duncan, for approval at (251) 459-6670.

Thank you in advance for your assistance.

We need 4 or 5 guys to help move our transitional housing clients from time to time. They are not big moves. Sometimes we need a washer and dryer moved to another apartment or a chest of drawers. We also need some one that has a truck to haul the items from one apartment to another. It wouldn't be a far drive. Usually, it's within the same apartment complex. Heavy furniture and pickup weight of over 20 ponds is necessary.

We are looking for volunteers 16 and up who can drive themselves to our shelter to take care of our children while their parent is in group counseling or parenting classes. The volunteer must be able to drive themselves here since it is in a secret location. The volunteer must also fill out a volunteer application and come in to do an orientation that lasts approximately 30 minutes. For any one 18 and older a background clearance is done during orientation. 

Contact the volunteer coordinator Joan Duncan at (251) 459-6670. Thank you in advance for your help.

The Dumas Wesley Community Center's transitional housing program, the Baldwin Family Village (BFV), is located in Fairhope, Alabama. The program provides 12 months of housing stability and wrap-around services for up to 100 women and children annually. BFV seeks to break the cycle of homelessness and help women and children re-establish and maintain self-sufficiency by focusing on accountability, case management, life skills and behavior modification.

Volunteers are needed to become meal sponsors to provide a dinner for single women and women with children experiencing homelessness. Meal sponsors can sign up for one day or multiple days throughout the year.

Meal Sponsor Information
1. Sign up to donate a meal here.
2. Plan to bring a meal that will feed 25-30 people (women and children)
3. Please note your menu items on the meal site in order to avoid duplicate meals during the week
4. We ask that you consider providing a well-rounded meal consisting of a protein, vegetable or fruit, and a starch
5. Please do not bring any food products containing nuts
6. You are welcome to bring disposable plates and utensils
7. Meals must be prepared and fully cooked offsite
8. Volunteers, please deliver your meal by 4:30 p.m. Dinner will be served from 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. Please contact Amy Abernathy for inquiries about meal deliveries prior to 4:30 p.m.
9. Baldwin Family Village staff will call to confirm the week before and tell you how many residents we currently have in shelter

We encourage meal sponsors to stay, serve and fellowship, although it is not required. Due to the nature of those we serve, we ask you to please be mindful of boundaries between residents and meal sponsors, i.e.:
o All meal sponsors must sign a confidentiality waiver
o In order to respect the diversity of residents, discussions of faith and religion should be initiated by our residents
o Please do not provide any kind of financial assistance for residents
o Residents should never solicit financial assistance from meal sponsors. If a meal sponsor is solicited for assistance, please immediately notify Baldwin Family Village staff

Learn more about the Baldwin Family Village here.

We are in need of Volunteers to provide sack lunches or a warm meal for 45 - 50 homeless women. For more information, or to schedule a day on our calendar, please email info@mckemieplace.org 

Join our team as a front-office volunteer! We are looking for committed individuals eager to support our front office staff. This role offers the flexibility to choose a day and time that aligns with your schedule, ideally volunteering once a week. As a volunteer, you'll play a crucial role in working alongside our staff to organize files, manage phone calls, confirm appointments, and assist with patient check-ins as required.

Should you have any questions or if you're uncertain about how to get started, please don't hesitate to contact Kerry Cohen at kcohen@victoryhealth.org. We're also happy to arrange a visit to our clinic for a tour, providing you with a firsthand look at our operations and discussing how you can make a significant contribution.

Help us make healthcare for uninsured adults accessible and affordable. 

The Smile Drive serves as the philanthropy of the Pre-Dental Society of South Alabama. We collect oral hygiene product donations from dental clinics and all collections will be donated to a local community determined by the end of the year. 

Each time a student does the following: Act of contacting the dental clinic + scheduling a date to pick up + driving to pick up donations + driving back to South + delivery to our Smile Drive Coordinator = 2 hours

We are seeking musicians to aid in putting on community music performances around Mobile, AL. We offer several ensembles, including the following:

Flute Ensemble

Clarinet Choir

Saxophone Ensemble

Large Woodwind Ensemble

Trumpet Ensemble

French Horn Ensemble

Trombone Ensemble

Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble

Percussion Ensemble

Jazz Ensemble

New Music Ensemble

Our ensembles include opportunities for all classical musicians, including guitar and piano. Pianists will be assigned as needed, and guitarists will only serve in the New Music Ensemble. All performers must have a minimum of two years experience in high school band. 

We do not rehearse weekly. We only rehearse on the weekends of concerts, which typically consist of the following:

Friday: 6pm-9pm

Saturday: 9am-9pm (At least one meal provided)

Sunday: 20 minute dress rehearsal in the morning, woodwind ensembles concert at 6:00pm, brass ensembles concert at 7:45pm.

Rehearsals are at a single site for each concert, which may alternate between the high schools and colleges in Mobile, AL. All rehearsals and performances will be in Mobile, AL unless an ensemble is selected to perform at a national conference.

Concert Weekends include the following:

February 16th - 18th, 2024

May 24th - 26th, 2024

June 14th - 16th, 2024

July 12th - 14th, 2024

Any questions can be directed to Zander Westphal at Zanderwestphal@gmail.com. 

We are looking for a volunteer to help a resident finish up a sewing project. It would include taking the pieces home and finishing them on a sewing machine. 

The Little Sisters of the Poor is a home for the elderly poor located in midtown Mobile. We are a non-profit and rely on generous volunteers to help accomplish our mission of loving service to the aging. We appreciate your help!

*Orientation:

All new volunteers need to schedule a 30-minute orientation and tour of the Home with the Volunteer Coordinator before or on the day of their first service. 

*Dress code:

YES: Pants, closed-toed shoes, sleeved and full-length shirts, knee-length skirts, or dresses are all acceptable.

NO: Please do not wear shorts, tank tops, cropped shirts, very tight clothing, or very baggy clothing.

Volunteers must be 18 or older or accompanied by a chaperone.

If you would like to get to know our organization better and learn more about what we do, become one of our event volunteers. These folks help us set up, decorate, and tear down for our major program events (Prism Prom and Jack-O-Lantern Jubilee) and fundraiser events (Bent Broadway, Wig Walk and Come Out Gala). They also show up to help us man our information table at various community events.

Most volunteers serve in 2-3 hour time slots at varying times of the day, depending on the event or tabling opportunity.

Prism Teen Facilitators lead support groups for LGBTQ+ youth aged 14-18-years-old using a curriculum of art, creative writing, games, performance, self-expression, and LGBTQ history. 

The teen group meets every Saturday from 2-4 pm and facilitators typically volunteer one or two Saturdays monthly from 1-4:30 pm.

This position also offers opportunities to volunteer at special event sessions including open mic, movies, dinner party, ad game nights.

Training and background check required

Please fill out this South Serves link if you were in the leaders group for the HTM event on Dec 6th.

We're looking for volunteers to mentor John Will Elementary students, serving as role models who are currently in college, successful in their postsecondary education, and who will promote positive views of education. Our goal is to inspire our students and encourage them to become college and career ready.

We need your help to support our students in the following areas:

If you would like to volunteer, please respond to this need and submit an application at the following link:

John Will Elementary Mentoring Program Application

After you complete the application, Kaylen Cruse, the school counselor at John Will Elementary, will contact you within 24 hours or if you inquire over the weekend, on Monday.

You'll need to:

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We are looking for volunteers to help our medical and administrative staff members with filing, making copies, and other office tasks.

Volunteers should be able to commit to spending 2 to 3 hours at the Home helping once a week (Monday - Friday) between 9 AM and 3 PM.

We are flexible and can discuss other arrangements (i.e. more hours or a different frequency)

The Little Sisters of the Poor is a home for the elderly poor located in midtown Mobile. We are a non-profit and rely on generous volunteers to help accomplish our mission of loving service to the aging. We appreciate your help!

*Orientation:

All new volunteers need to schedule a 30-minute orientation and tour of the Home with the Volunteer Coordinator before or on the day of their first service. 

*Dress code:

YES: Pants, closed-toed shoes, sleeved and full-length shirts, knee-length skirts, or dresses are all acceptable.

NO: Please do not wear shorts, tank tops, cropped shirts, very tight clothing, or very baggy clothing.

Volunteers must be 18 or older or accompanied by a chaperone.

We are looking for musically talented individuals to play or sing for the elderly in our home. This could be weekly or monthly, or bi-weekly. 

The Little Sisters of the Poor is a home for the elderly poor located in midtown Mobile. We are a non-profit and rely on generous volunteers to help accomplish our mission of loving service to the aging. We appreciate your help!

*Orientation:

All new volunteers need to schedule a 30-minute orientation and tour of the Home with the Volunteer Coordinator before or on the day of their first service. 

*Dress code:

YES: Pants, closed-toed shoes, sleeved and full-length shirts, knee-length skirts, or dresses are all acceptable.

NO: Please do not wear shorts, tank tops, cropped shirts, very tight clothing, or very baggy clothing.

Volunteers must be 18 or older or accompanied by a chaperone.

We need puppy bathers every single day! Wear something that can get wet. Please let us know you are coming. 

We have puppies that need a bath twice a week so we need a lot of help. We don't have many sinks so we can only use a few people at a time so please let us know when you can come. 

Remember to check in at the front office and be sure to sign in so we can properly report your hours. 

Please come any time we are open!  No need to email unless you have a group. Just come by during the stated hours, sign in and we'll find a project for you. We appreciate your help!

TUES/WED/FRI 9:30-5:30

THURS 9:30-NOON

SAT 9:30-3:00

We need people who can play with our dogs and walk them after they have breakfast, from 10am and noon, and after their naps from 2:30 pm until 5:30 pm Monday through Saturday.  Please wear long pants and shoe with closed toes. 

Remember to check in at the front office and be sure to sign in so we can properly report your hours. 

Please come any time we are open!  No need to email unless you have a group. Just come by during the stated hours, sign in and we'll find a project for you. We appreciate your help!

TUES/WED/FRI — 10 am until noon and 2:30 pm until 5:50 pm 

THURS — 10 am to NOON

SAT — 10 am until noon and 2:00 pm until 3:00 pm

We need dog bathers every Friday and Saturday starting at about 1 pm. Wear something that can get wet! 

Remember to check in at the front office and be sure to sign in so we can properly report your hours. 

Please come any time we are open!  No need to email unless you have a group. Just come by during the stated hours, sign in and we'll find a project for you. We appreciate your help!

TUES/WED/FRI 9:30-5:30

THURS 9:30-NOON

SAT 9:30-3:00

Please do not wait until the last minute to get your required volunteer hours! We need volunteers NOW for lots of different jobs - help with the rummage sale, folding laundry, socializing animals, walking dogs, brushing cats, recycling, crushing cans - or any one of the many projects we have going on around here from day to day! Please come any time we are open!  No need to email unless you have a group. Just come by during the stated hours, sign in and we'll find a project for you. We appreciate your help!

TUES/WED/FRI 9:30-5:30

THURS 9:30-NOON

SAT 9:30-3:00