volunteer opportunities
LIVE UNITED...Volunteer!
Please contact the Twin County United Way office at (208) 743-6594 to LIVE UNITED by fulfilling one of the volunteer opportunities.
Education
- CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) will tentatively be holding a volunteer training the week of March 12th thru the 16th, providing they have enough volunteer applications to have training. The training will be approximately 15 hours in class and 10-15 hours of homework.
- The Willow Center for Grieving Children is looking for volunteers to be facilitators at their group sessions, as well as people to work at their weekend summer bereavement camp for kids. Training for volunteer group facilitators involves 23 hours, and candidates are asked to commit to one year of working with the groups. Training and pre/post-camp meetings for this summer’s camp is approximately 20 hours and requires a commitment to be available for camp, July 6-8, 2012. Components of training involve awareness of grief reactions in children, teens and adults; the Willow Center model and group facilitation; and companioning others through grief. No experience is required, just a heart for the mission of the Willow Center. The Center provides peer support groups for children and teens grieving a death of someone close to them, and extends supportive services, grief resources and education to families, care givers and the community free of charge.
- WA-ID Volunteer Center is in need of more "AmericaReads" volunteers to read with children in local schools during the school year.
- The Lewis Clark Valley Literacy Council is looking for volunteer tutors to assist adult students (18+) with Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic. They have some students needing basic English as a Second Language assistance before they are skilled enough to join LCSC or WWCC ESL classes.
- The Boys and Girls Clubs of the Lewis Clark Valley is looking for positive adults to volunteer with our youth in any of the following areas:
- Daily (Monday – Friday) from 3:00pm – 6:00pm – need volunteers to hang out with kids, play games, or run a tournament for them at any clubhouse.
- Daily (Monday – Friday) from 3:00pm – 4:30pm – need volunteers for Power Hour (a homework help program) to come help the kids with homework or participate in other educational activities at any clubhouse.
- Clarkston Clubhouse (Tuesday and Thursday 2:30pm – 3:30pm) and Lewiston Clubhouse (Monday – Friday 3:00pm – 4:00pm) - need volunteers to come and cook grilled cheese sandwiches for kids (this is a pre-determined schedule, so they would need to schedule you in)
- The Giant Killers program at the Lewiston Club house on Wednesday nights 6:30pm – 8:00pm is always in need of volunteers.
- Girl Scouts is looking for men or women, 18 or older to work with girls K-12 in a traditional troop setting. Volunteers can also assist with day camp, cookie sales and become a trainer. Volunteer must register as an adult Girl Scout and complete a background check.
- Boys Scouts looking for Scout Leaders, most of the training is online. Also looking for men and women to be merit badge counselors for their profession and/or hobbies. These men & women would counsel Scouts for completion of their merit badges in their specific fields.
- T.L.C. (The Learning Club) helps students with reading and completing homework assignments for school from October through the middle of May. T.L.C. meets three days a week Monday, Tuesday and Thursday with homework help/reading from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. If you love working with elementary students with their homework or reading for just one hour a week please join our volunteer staff. We will have a training in the fall, mid-September, and fill out the necessary paper work.
Income
- Community Action Partnership Food Bank is looking for volunteers for the following positions:
- Warehouse Workers -A few hours once a week. Sort donated food, stock shelves, build food boxes from a list provided, take food boxes out to people’s cars.
- Drivers- Once a week or a fill in on a set up route. Starts at 8:00 a.m. and takes around one to three hours depending on donations. Drive agency vehicle and must have drivers record approved. Requires some lifting.
- The Idaho Food Bank is in need of volunteers to repack food drive and bulk food items. Singles or groups welcome.
- LC Valley Circles helps low-income families develop resources, reasons, and relationships to thrive. Community Action Partnership serves as the lead organization for the Circles Initiative. Circles is in need of:
- Volunteers to develop positive relationships with individuals or families and serve as a network to help them reach their goals.
- Volunteers to sponsor/prepare a meal on a Tuesday evening for families attending Circles.
Health
- Snake River Community Clinic is looking for volunteers who could volunteer at least 3 hours (one clinic night) every 3 months or more.
- Valley Meals on Wheels needs drivers during the week & on the weekend to deliver meals. Driving just one day a month on the weekend would help many seniors and homebound people that need meals.
- Area Agency on Aging is looking for volunteers to be a "telephone buddy" by offering friendly visiting by making telephone calls once a week to elderly individuals in our community. If the elder has any changes in health, or has a need, the appropriate support can be provided.
- Interlink Volunteers is in need of persons with handyman skills and the tools to accomplish handyman opportunities. Also in need of persons to provide transportation to doctor and other care appointments
- WA-ID Volunteer Center is in need of an Idaho SHIBA (Senior Health Insurance Benefits Advisors) volunteer. Knowledge of Medicaid/Medicare is very helpful.
