United Hospice

Committed to Caring

(877) SUR-READY

www.united-hospice.com

Exceptional Rewards

•   Opportunity to be a specially trained teen hospice volunteer

•   Introduction to the health care environment

(office setting and nursing care environment)

•   Opportunity to share your gift of music, drama, storytelling, or administrative  skills (special projects, filing, organization, or computer skills).

•   Opportunity to learn a new skill; for example:

1>    How to function in an office environment

1>    How to work as part of an inter­ disciplinary team of nurses, physicians, social workers, hospice aides

1>    How to communicate  with someone who has a terminal illness

1>    How to educate others who are coping with end-of-life issues

1>   Opportunity to earn community  service hours needed for college and techincal school

•   United Hospice provides letters of recommendation to those who are chosen as Teen Volunteers

United Hospice of Atlanta   Hospice Volunteers

Administrative Volunteers  Norcross (filing, mailings, computer work, etc.) and Patient Care Volunteers (metro Atlanta area)

This is a wonderful  opportunity for anyone wanting ministry and patient care experience, working in a professional office environment, or  investing in a long-term service project.

For more information, contact Doris Nelms, United Hospice Atlanta,dnelms@uhs-pruitt.com or 404-292-2081.

Camp New Hope Counselors

Who: Volunteers who are self-motivated and willing to go the extra mile to provide an exceptional experience that will be talked about for years to come. Age requirement: Minimum age of 21 (exceptions are made only by the Camp Director) What: A camp created especially for children living with sickle cell disease. When: June 9-15, 2012 Where: Camp Will-A-Way, a Camp Twin Lakes, Inc. facility located in Winder, GA at Fort Yargo State Park * Cabins are air conditioned and handicap accessible. Campers and volunteers have 24/7 access to medical staff. To apply for Camp New Hope, fill out the application form by April 27, 2012. Once the completed application form is received you will be emailed or mailed the follow up paperwork which includes: waivers, immunization form or copy of immunization records, and a medical form that must be signed by a medical professional (e.g. student health center). This paperwork must be returned by May 11, 2012.
Link to volunteer application: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dDRHX2RCOHdBOHNXcWNwOHBqNXczUmc6MA#gid=0

 Individuals may also go to the website www.sicklecellga.org

and click 2012 CAMP NEW HOPE INFORMATION!!

Camp Twin Lakes
Attention: Mandy Smith, Camp New Hope Co-Director 600 Means Street Suite 110 Atlanta, GA 30318 (404) 231-9887 ext. 235 mandy@camptwinlakes.org

AseraCare Hospice

Are you a licensed barber, beautician or nail technician?  Or certified to provide Healing Touch or massage?

Do you enjoy reading to others, playing a musical instrument, listening to music, watching videos, playing cards, or working with arts and crafts?

Would you want to share your time by helping others with minor chores like picking up their mail, doing light housekeeping jobs or filling their bird feeder?

Would you be interested to hear someone share the story of their life with you?

If any of these interests apply to you--and you have as little as two hours of free time each month--then you are qualified to make a big difference in someone's life as an AseraCare Hospice volunteer! 

Our volunteers provide care and services to patients every single day.  You may volunteer to spend your time with a patient near your own home, or you may provide services in other communities.

If you are ready, willing and able to become an AseraCare Hospice volunteer, we want you on our team!  Please call our volunteer coordinator Sonji Brown at 800-974-4677 or 770-698-8785.


Requirements for volunteers (provided by AseraCare at no cost to you):

• 4-10 hours of training
• Background check
• Physical exam, drug test, TB test
• Proof of current driver's license and auto insurance

City of Refuge

City of Refuge offers both life-saving resources and life-building tools to individuals and families living on the margin.  We understand the need for integrated programs that span multiple areas of need--from food, clothing, and shelter to job training, placement, housing, healthcare and education.

For the full listing of volunteer opportunities, please visit http://www.cityofrefuge.cc/volunteer.htm.  

First Quality Healthcare

Expand your horizon and join in volunteering your time with a loving agency. Become a companion/sitter, office support, or spiritual supporter and assist with the comforting care for someone in need. Help out with hospice care for an older individual by reading or just visiting. 

Experience or no experience necessary just a sense of caring and love is needed! If you are interested please contact us!

Phone: 404-696-4126
Email: nzinghasamuels@bellsouth.net

Volunteer at Healthy Youth USA

Healthy Youth USA is excited to kick off the new school year with our new Volunteer Program! We hope that we can work with your department and students to make this venture a collective success. Healthy Youth USA, a not for profit organization, is an amateur athletic program for youth that focuses on child development through sports and recreation. We currently offer the "After School Club" to over 85 students daily in the Sandy Springs and Dunwoody Atlanta area. The After School Club has been a great success and has become valuable within the North Atlanta community.

We are looking for student volunteers who are eager to explore youth service experiences, enjoy sports and recreation, and who could benefit from working with children. We would love to speak with you regarding any opportunities you have that would allow Healthy Youth USA to become an organization your students would choose as a volunteer option. Please let us know if you offer service learning academic credit. Volunteering with Healthy Youth USA provides hands on daily experiences utilized in career fields across many industries.

At the After School Club, student volunteers will work collectively with paid employees providing elementary age children with supervised sporting activities, homework & tutor services, all offering a variety of recreational and educational learning objectives. The average volunteer will be requested to serve within the hours of 2:30pm-6:30pm, M-F. We are very flexible to students various schedules and availability between those days and times.

To learn more about Healthy Youth USA, visit us at www.healthyyouthusa.com. You can also call to speak with myself regarding any questions or concerns. We hope to hear from you soon.

Charles Sharper

Executive Director

Healthy Youth USA

770-896-5535

Volunteer Opportunities at BOUNCE Fitness

BOUNCE fitness a non-profit organization that designs and implements programs in after school settings to prevent childhood obesity. BOUNCE stands for Bettering Our Understanding of Nutrition, Children & Exercise. We also attend and coordinate community service events for children and families to be active together.

As a BOUNCE Fitness volunteer there will be many options to participate and educate the general community. During the week our after school programs include organized sports such as basketball, flag football, soccer, dance and cheerleading. Actively coaching children on specific drills may be required under the supervision of a director. Event days we will need volunteers to engage with children and parents, pass along information and represent the organization in a positive manner.

Contact:marielleporter@bouncefitness.org

Cobb County Community Services Boad

Cobb County Community Services Board and Douglas County Community Services Board are the public agencies that provide services to persons with mental health and addictive diseases and developmental disabilities in our community.  We serve more than 13,000 individuals a year--adults, adolescents and children--in residential, day treatment, and outpatient settings.

Volunteer projects:

• Prepare goody bags for Valentine's Day
• Prepare Easter baskets
• Collect game prizes and incentive awards (such as puzzles, games, backpacks, school supplies, $5 gift cards, etc.)
• Sort donated canned goods and/or pack Thanksgiving baskets (this activity takes place at the adult mental health center located in Austell, the Saturday or Sunday before Thanksgiving)
• Adopt a family at Christmas
• Collect toiletry items for adults with mental health disabilities
• Assist with craft classes for adults with developmental disabilities

For more information or to volunteer or make a donation, call Ken Donner at770.819.9229 x314 or 770.856.3858 (cell) or Mary Robeck at 770.819.9229 x226

Center for the Visually Impaired

The Center for the Visually Impaired provides a variety of vision rehabilitation services for all ages.

Sign up online at http://cviga.org/help/volunteer.shtml

Contact:  Lara Tillery, Volunteer Services Coordinator at 404.875.9011 x4369

Positive Impact

Positive Impact provides HIV risk-reduction and prevention programs for men and women.  These culturally competent programs are offered as mental health prevention, outreach prevention, and individual-level or group-level intervention.

Contact:  Dedra Cochran, Volunteer and Training Coordinator at 404.589.9040 x104 or Dedra.Cochran@positiveimpact-atl.org

Aniz, Inc.

Aniz, Inc. provides individual and group counseling sessions for HIV positive low-income individuals who reside in the metro Atlanta area.

Located at:
223 Mitchell St.
Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30303

Contact:
volunteer_coordinator@aniz.org

Or sign up online at www.aniz.org/volunteer

MedShare International

MedShare is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the environment and healthcare through the efficient recovery and redistribution of surplus medical supplies and equipment to underserved healthcare facilities in developing countries.

Our shipments of medical supplies and equipment have brought healing and the promise of better lives to 76 countries and countless patients.

Volunteers are needed to help sort and package medical supplies to send to developing nations at our Decatur location.

Regular sorting sessions:
Wednesday 9 am to 12 pm, 1 pm to 4 pm, 6 pm to 9 pm
Saturday  9 am to 12 pm, 1 pm to 4 pm

For more information, check out our website at www.MedShare.org or contact Lindsey Barber, 770.323.5858 x205, or LBarber@Medshare.org.

MedShare International, 3240 Clifton Springs Rd., Decatur, GA 30034

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

General Information

• College volunteers are placed in areas throughout the hospital including:  customer service, administrative, and working directly with the patients and families.
• The program session spans 12 weeks during the fall and spring semesters. 

Program Requirements

• Volunteer one day per week for 3-4 hours
• A minimum of 25 hours is required
• Proof of MMR immunizations (2 dates) and chicken pox immunity
• Criminal background consent form (volunteer acceptance pending results)
• Tuberculosis (TB) skin tests administered by a Children's occupational health nurse (2 TB skin tests are required for the program)

Please visit the website www.choa.org to apply to volunteer at one of the three Children's campuses.  One is walking distance from Georgia State University.  

Contact 404-785-VOLS for more information. 

AID Atlanta

AID Atlanta is a non-profit organization providing education & support services for people living with HIV/AIDS.  Opportunities vary greatly.  Look at the AID Atlanta website for more details.

Address:  1605 Peachtree St., Atlanta 30309

Volunteer Contact:  404-870-7764

Website:  www.AIDatlanta.org