Opportunities include the crisis line, senior outreach, follow up to individuals after discharge from a medical/behavioral facility following a suicide attempt or suicide crisis, and working with survivors of suicide loss twice a month at support groups.
The museum values part-time volunteers during our busy summer and fall months. Working in the museum gift shop, assisting with admissions and membership sales, and staffing special programs would be a few of the many areas available to participate.
Work as a team in commercial kitchens to wash, chop, freeze and pickle. A ServeSafe manager leads processing events.
Distribute produce to recipient organizations around the island.
Be part of an event committee for Independence House fundraisers and awareness events.
Volunteers can assist with shopping or household maintenance, or allow family caregivers the opportunity to take care of necessary errands and get some time away from the house. Family members also appreciate a visit from a compassionate friend who understands what they are going through.
This can include visiting, reading, taking walks, writing letters, bringing in music, supervising visits with pets, even massage therapy for volunteers with the necessary skills.
HPC holds events and programs throughout the year, including Walk For Home, Backpack-to-School, Rock to Stop Homelessness, and Adopt-a-Family. Each of these has its own set of needs for volunteers. In general, volunteers are needed to: chair the event/program, solicit donors, work on publicity and other outreach, and work on day-to-day planning/tasks as well as…
This opportunity will allow you to work in the gardens doing various duties, including weeding, mulching, fertilizing, pruning, propagation, and plant documentation. As a Horticulture Volunteer, you will help Heritage maintain our beautiful public gardens enjoyed by all who visit.
Visitor Engagement Volunteer: Work with the public and our front line staff to provide a memorable, meaningful experience for our visitors! Visitor Engagement Volunteers help with: -Daily operations, such as greeting visitors as they arrive, helping with wayfinding, and recommending things to see and do around the gardens and galleries -Event assistance, helping with ticket-taking,…