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Volunteer Resources
in Colorado
Many options for monthly volunteering
Following is a list of opportunities for those who are able to devote one day a month to volunteering.
Big Brother or Big Sister
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colorado
Typically volunteers meet with a child
during a month for a year. What does a
Big Brother or Big Sister do? Walk the
dog, go to a ball game, read a book, create
a new recipe, fly a kite, tell jokes, just
talk, listen.
Contact: Kimberly Keaton,
303-433-6002 ext. 516, kimberlyk@bbbscolo.org;
website: www.bbbscolo.org
Volunteer Sales Assistant
Colorado Historical Society & Museum
Sales position assisting visitors in finding merchandise at the Colorado History Museum Store. Use computer cash register/ point-of-sale, greet visitors, museum memberships and assist with telephone and special orders.
Contact: Angela Caudill, 303-866-3961, angela-caudill@chs.state.co.us; website:www.coloradohistory.org
Friendly Visitor Volunteer
Denver Human Services
Friendly Visitors spend time with lonely seniors and disabled adults sharing stories and photos, visiting with pets, taking an afternoon drive, running errands, or helping with chores around the house.
Contact: Kori Maslanik, 720-944-2845, korena.maslanik@hs.co.denver.co.us
Spellbinders Storytellers
Denver Public Schools
Spellbinders storytellers provide 20-30 minute storytelling sessions, sharing fairy tales, folk tales, literary tales, legends, personal experiences, and other stories of interest.
Contact: Louise Gerber, 303-764-3694, louise_gerber@dpsk12.org; website:www.spellbinders.org
Saturday Adventure with YouthEarth Walk
Earth Walk provides after-school outdoor education program and summer residential camp for low-income Denver youth in grades 4-6. We are looking for individuals interested in spending a fun day with youth for Saturday adventure outings once a month.
Contact: Justine Newell, 303-320-9370, info@earthwalkcolorado.org; website: earthwalkcolorado.org
Lift a Hammer Volunteers
Family HomeStead
Help make a house a home for a homeless family by painting and cleaning an apartment for a new client family about to move in. Open to existing groups, the work days provide the opportunity for significant team or group building experiences.
Contact: Judy Mugler, 303-623-6514, mugler@aol.com
Food Bank Volunteer
Food Bank of the Rockies
Volunteers needed for filling orders, repacking food products, sorting food and non-food products, light cleaning, and sanitizing. Because of volunteers, we can continue to operate and thousands of people have access to desperately needed food.
Contact: Olive Crawford, 303-371-9250 ext. 236, ocrawford@foodbankrockies.org; website: foodbankrockies.org
Food Pantry Assistant/Deliverer
Jewish Family Service
Assistance is needed with loading and unloading the truck, preparing packages, greeting clients and registering them in the computer. We also need drivers to deliver food once a month to those who cannot physically access the pantry.
Contact: Frances Heller, 303-597-5000 ext. 312, fheller@jewishfamilyservice.org; website: jewishfamilyservice.org
Home Visit Volunteers
Metro Denver Bright Beginnings
Visit with parents/families of children, prenatal to 36 months, during a home visit. Provide families with materials in a gift packet, answer questions, connect them with resources and welcome their child to the community.
Contact: Sarah Jacquin, 303-561-2233, sarah.jacquin@unitedwaydenver.org; website: www.brightbeginningsco.org
Hospice Assistants
Namaste Comfort Care<br> Volunteers provide emotional support to patients and families, companionship, personal care, light housekeeping, errands, bereavement services and 11th hour support. We also need volunteers trained in alternative and complementary therapies.
Contact: René Quihuiz, 303-860-9915, renequihuiz@comfortnow.org; website: comfortnow.org
Pediatric Activity Volunteers National Jewish Medical and Research Center Assist our Child Life Specialist in pro-viding age appropriate play, recreational and supportive activities, for children and families in a safe, secure and clean environment.
Contact: Kay Edwards, 303-398-1126, edwardsk@njc.org website: nationaljewish.org
Educational VolunteerRocky Mountain Bird Observatory
Volunteers are needed to teach students about migratory raptors at the Dakota Hogback in Morrison. This program teaches students about the life history, behavioral ecology, migration and amazing flights of raptors.
Contact: Jennie Rectenwald, 970-482-1707, jennie.rectenwald@rmbo.org; website: www.rmbo.org
Living Legacy Volunteer
Total Longterm Care
We invite you to be a friend for seniors by providing our participants the opportunity to tell you about their lives. This can be done through audio or videotaping, using our computer or by writing in long hand.
Contact: Barbara Warner, 303-996-0444, barbw@totallongtermcare.org; website: totallongtermcare.com
Child Care Volunteer
Warren Village
Help in a classroom as substitute teacher while teachers attend staff training sessions. You can request placement in a classroom with sleeping children or you can ask to be placed with infants who need lots of one-on-one attention.
Contact: Kirsten Westerland, 303-320-5032, kwesterland@warrenvillage.org; website: www.warrenvillage.org
Gallery Host
The Wildlife Experience Museum
Are you interested in teaching about our environment through wildlife art and interactive natural history exhibits? Teach visitors more about the most current conservation efforts, wildlife behavior and cool science facts.
Contact: Vicki Leigh, 720- 488-3318, vleigh@twexp.org; website: thewildlifeexperience.org
Food and Clothing Bank Volunteers
Community Ministry
Sort and count food, help make food bags for clients, sort clothing and work with clients. We're also looking for volunteers who are bi-lingual in Spanish and English.
Contact: Christy Ziemba, 303-935-3428, comminstry@americanisp.net; website: omministry-denver.org
Arts & Crafts Project Volunteer
Beacon Center
We need caring individuals to bring supplies and make arts and crafts projects with our youth. Beacon Center supports at-risk youth through family-centered and individualized treatment and educational services.
Contact: Marvena Baker-Shriver, 303-761-6756, mbaker-shriver@beaconcenter.org; website: www.beaconcenter.org
Dog Walker
Table Mountain Animal Center
To keep our dogs healthy and happy they need exercise. Join a dedicated group of volunteers who spend quality time with our dogs by walking them, throwing a ball or simply sitting on a bench outside giving and receiving affection.
Contact: Sarah Christian, 303-278-7575, ext. 102, volunteermanager@tablemountainanimals.org; website: www.tablemountainanimals.org
Visitor Services/Museum Shop Volunteer
The Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver
MCA is an innovative forum for contemporary art that inspires and challenges all audiences, creating understanding and dialogue about art of our time. MCA Volunteers provide the much-needed assistance to MCA and are an integral part of creating a cultural identity for Denver. Contact: Scott Anderson, 303-298-7554
Gallery & Museum Docent
Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities
Volunteers provide tours of Gallery and Museum exhibits to both groups and individuals. They also provide tours and special activities for the Arts Day program. Docents are educators, tour guides and good-will ambassadors for the gallery/ museum department at the Center.
Contact: Linda Hrichak, 720-898-7211, lindah@arvadacenter.org; website: aravadacenter.org