VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

HandsOn Texarkana, The

New Volunteer Center, offers volunteer opportunities in the community and refers prospective volunteers to appropriate agencies and volunteer groups. Potential volunteers should contact Kathey Graves at 903798-3211. For a complete listing of volunteer opportunities, go to HandsOnTexarkana.org.

Serenity Hospice needs volunteers to help with facility functions, visit with patients, community events and office tasks. No prior medical knowledge is necessary. Training is provided. Call Stacey Wright, volunteer coordinator, at 903-255-0430. Silas H. Hunt Community Development Corporation needs volunteers for clerical work, research, community outreach, photography, writing, fundraising, gardening and more. Call 870-774-0446 or email Silashhuntcdc@yahoo.com. Smith-Keys Computer Learning

Center needs volunteers to assist with grant writing, summer computer camp, instructing and assisting with classes, network administration and mentoring for children and adults. Call 870-773-8531 or come by at 3302 Washington. South Arkansas Youth Association needs youth program volunteers. Call 903-824-2167 or stop by 4323 Jefferson Ave. Southwest Arkansas Counseling

and Mental Health Center Inc. needs mentors for its Hope, Inspiration and Protection program that offers mentoring services to children of incarcerated persons. Call 870-773-4655. Sterling House Assisted Living,

a Brookdale Community, needs volunteers. Call Patsy McManus, activity director, at 903-838-3562.

Sunny Acres, DeKalb, Texas, needs activity department volunteers. Call Kim Ramos at 903667-2572.

Texarkana Animal Shelter needs volunteers for Webmaster, coordinator, adoption and fundraising events, dog bather/groomer, dog walker, cat attendants and photographer. Contact 870-773-6388 or TASvolunteer@yahoo.com for an application. Texarkana Children’s Advocacy

Center needs family greeters for children brought to the center and office help. Call 870-775-1252 or email at casatxk@cableone.net. Texarkana ISD’s Partners in Education Program needs volunteer tutors, mentors, library friends and classroom speakers. Call Jo Ann Rice at 794-3651. Texarkana Museums System needs volunteers for relatively easy carpentry projects, landscaping, painting, guiding tours, helping with special events, scanning, archiving and more. Contact the volunteer coordinator at 903-793-4831 or volunteer@texarkanamuseums.org.

Texarkana Museums Systems

islooking for docents to help with tours of the Museum of Regional History, Ace of Clubs House, and P.J. Ahern Home. Training will be

provided. For more information, contact Volunteer@texarkanamuseuyms.or or cal 903-793-4831.

Texarkana Nursing Center

needs patient activity volunteers. Call Suzanne or Daphne at 903792-3812.

Texarkana Resources for the

Disabled needs volunteers for the Thanksgiving and Christmas season. Contact Jennifer Harris at 870-774-9675 or email jharris@ texarkanaresources.org .