Needs From: South Serves

Assist a child, teen, or adult with special needs through a 45-minute dance class, once a week from September to May.   

4:30 p.m. Kid Hip Hop Class

5:15 p.m. Teen/Adult Hip Hop Class

5:15 p.m. Cheernastics

Each volunteer will be paired up with a child with special needs.  It's great for people needing service hours who are going into education, speech, PT, or OT. 

Help a special needs teen or adult through a 45-minute class on Tuesdays at 4:30 and 5:15 p.m. 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 from Sept. - May, but we understand things happen.  The adult class is one of the most fun!  Guys needed too because we need some muscle!

Help a special needs child or adult through a 45-minute cheer class on Tuesdays 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.  

Assist a child, teen, or adult with special needs through a 45-minute dance class, once a week from September to May.   

4:30 p.m. Preschool Hip Hop

5:15 p.m. Kid Hip Hop Class

6:00 p.m. Ballet/Tap 

Each volunteer will be paired up with a child with special needs.  It's great for people needing service hours who are going into education, speech, PT, or OT.

Help a special needs child or teen through a 45-minute hip hop 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.  

To provide a family meal for the guests at Ronald McDonald House, consider the following:

• Gather funds from your church community, co-workers, civic organizations, friends and family members to purchase a meal.  Donate these funds to Ronald McDonald House with instructions to be used for a Family Meal and our staff will order meals on your behalf for our families or YOU CAN use the funds to order catered, individually boxed meals from a local restaurant and have them delivered to Ronald McDonald House.

• Do you have access to a commercial kitchen? Become a member of our casserole club...
This club will help our house by providing freezer ready meals which will be warmed and served to our families as needed when restaurant catered meals are not available.

GO TO RMHCMOBILE.ORG - VOLUNTEER - FAMILY MEAL PROGRAM - SCHEDULE A MEAL TO SCHEDULE THE DATE OF YOUR FAMILY MEAL SPONSORSHIP!!  CONTACT RMHC AT 251-694-6873 WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR TO SPONSOR A FAMILY MEAL.  YOU CAN ALSO EMAIL tamara@rmhcmobile.org.

RMHC of Mobile relies upon donations of household items and supplies to provide the comforts of home to our families in our 38 guestroom Home and our two Family Rooms located inside USA Children’s & Women’s Hospital. Your donations help make their stay more comfortable so they can care for their hospitalized child.

Next time you are out shopping for items for your own home, we would be grateful if you picked up a few things for us, too. You can also host a donation drive for “The House That Love Built” and collect wish list items at your office, church, school or with a community group. Go to www.rmhcmobile.org for an updated list. 

You can receive 2 volunteer hours  for ever 20 items collected.  

Be a part of "The House that Love Built" as an in-house volunteer.

Other duties include... Assist with all aspects of House Operations to include but not limited to:

Volunteers are required to complete a health screening bi-weekly before entering the house for your volunteer shift.

Be the first person our families meet as they enter "The House that Love Built".

RECEPTIONIST  Monday-Friday  4:30PM-8:00PM  (Hours can be flexible and you can volunteer one day a week or as many as you would like).

Responsibilities to include answering phone calls and directing callers to the correct guest room or staff member, answering the doorbell (our house is under a secure system for entry), checking to make sure that anyone entering our house has the correct wrist band upon entry and if not, directing them to the house manager for information regarding how to become a guest.  Light clerical work during slow periods and assisting staff with small projects such as addressing and mailing envelopes or stuffing our "goodie bags" to be given to our new families upon check-in.  

JOIN US IN OUR MISSION OF "KEEPING FAMILIES CLOSE"!!!

Hunger is a real problem; you can work to end it by volunteering as a Food Sorting Volunteer with Feeding the Gulf Coast! 

Feeding the Gulf Coast seeks Food Sorting Volunteers to help inspect and sort food donations, preparing them for distribution to those in need. This includes checking expiration dates, making sure cans are not rusty or missing labels, and boxing similar items together to put on our shelves for our partner organizations to stock their pantries. This project requires you to engage in light to moderate physical activity. 

What: Food Sorting

Where: Feeding the Gulf Coast warehouse and office, 5248 Mobile South Street, Theodore, AL

When: Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, 8:30 AM-11:0 AM and Monday and Tuesday, 12:00-2:30 PM  (please check the website for availability) 

Requirements: Ages 14+ with an adult, closed-toed shoes

Note: We are taking precautionary measures to ensure your safety during this time. 

If you have further questions or wish to speak with a human, call Missy Busby at (251) 653-1617 ext. 127 or email at mbusby@feedingthegulfcoast.org.

Friendly callers needed to check on our local communities homebound and shut-in seniors.  With Circle of Friends, volunteers provide companionship and social contact to local seniors through weekly phone calls.  A simple call can make the difference in the life of a lonely senior!  Orientation and training provided.  Great opportunity for service, small group and church group projects.  Excellent soft skill experience for anyone!   

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. 

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.  

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.

Each year, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society hosts a cycling fundraiser called Bike MS: Tour de Beach.  This event raises over $500,000 for programs, services, and research benefitting thousands of people in your region living with multiple sclerosis. Free event t-shirt, refreshments, and community service hours available.        

This year's event is scheduled for Friday September 16th,  Saturday September 17th and Sunday September 18th. We are in need of Volunteer Photographers to help capture the spirit, atmosphere and magic of this event. We have opportunities at the Start/Finish line, located at Gulf State Park.

Feel free to browse the opportunities. And either sign up. Or contact me, so we can discuss the best way to volunteer, and ensure you have a fun and rewarding experience. Prior to the event, you will receive all the information and training you need.

Thank you again for considering volunteering with the National MS Society, we could not do it without you.

Please contact Simon at simon.robson@nmss.org or (404) 734-5818 for more information.

The Museum is looking for volunteers to dedicate 1 to 2 hours per month pulling up weeds in the Robert Thrower Medicinal Garden. The garden consists of three small beds bordering the front of the house. Hours can be flexible.

By becoming a Rape Crisis Volunteer, you can help by assisting victims of sexual assault within our community. Volunteers are trained to accompany victims at the hospital immediately following the assault, answer crisis calls, assist and participate in community events and fundraising opportunities.

All potential volunteers are asked to attend a screening interview, which includes a background check. It is required and appreciated that each volunteer agrees to no less than one year of committed service. With your support, we can and will continue to provide these critical services on a 24/7 basis.

251.431.5100 ext. 227 or emailkkennedy@lifelinesmobile.org

We look forward to meeting you and welcoming you to our team.

We urgently need volunteers to help get our Habitat houses built! Volunteers are so important to us because they are the ones who build our houses, under the supervision of our construction crew. We are able to keep building costs down and provide our families affordable housing, through the efforts of our volunteers! We build (Tuesday-Saturday, 8A-3P). We have a few builds coming up that need your help, and we welcome individual volunteers as well as groups. Duties range from painting to flooring and sometimes even putting up walls! No previous skills are needed. Come help build a Habitat Home today!