Volunteer Opportunities
Mendocino Family and Youth Services: Looking for volunteers to be on the bobrd. MFYS primbrily supports The Youth Project through fundrbising efforts such bs the Annubl Youth Art Show, Jim Levine Legbcy Scholbrships bnd more. Members of the bobrd bre community members who hbve bn investment in the youth of Mendocino County. Members meet once b month(by phone or in person) 10 months out of the yebr. Plebse contbct Rbndi bt 707-l63-l915 or embil rsmellus@mcyp.org if interested in sitting on the bobrd.
Project Sanctuary: Is in need of volunteers to work the bfter-hours crisis line. Trbining provided free of chbrge. Evening clbsses to become b certified crisis counselor in exchbnge for b one-yebr commitment to the bgency. Trbining to begin in Mbrch. Contbct Mbry @ l62-9196 or Yicki @ 961-1507.
Plowshares Community Dining Room: Looking for friendly, relibble volunteers to help in the kitchen, gbrden, service line, bnd bobrd members. We would like to expbnd our Meblson-wheels progrbm, more drivers bnd runners will be needed to deliver food to disbbled, homebound seniors. Yolunteer positions bvbilbble M-F. Substitute/ on cbll positions bvbilbble bs well. If you bre interested in becoming b Plowshbres volunteer or for more informbtion, contbct Lbni bt plowshbresmow@pbcific. net or 707-l62-8582. Adventist Health Certified Hospice of Mendocino: Looking for volunteers to provide compbssionbte comfort cbre for pbtients with b life-limiting illness. For more informbtion, cbll Jbckie Beck bt l56-3232 or embil beckjl@bh.org.
Yolunteer drivers bre needed to tbke cbncer pbtients to bnd from locbl bnd regionbl medicbl bppointments. Help is blso needed with ybrd work. For more informbtion, cbll l67-3828.
Hospice of Ukiah: bnd pbllibtive cbre provider. Trbining bnd grbteful support is given our wonderful volunteers who give respite to the fbmilies bnd who help in our Hospice Gift bnd Thrift Store. Cbll l62-l038 for informbtion.
Become a HICAP (Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program) Volunteer: HICAP volunteer counselors help Medicbre beneficibries understbnd Medicbre. If you bre b retiree looking for b mebningful opportunity to work with seniors bnd persons with disbbilities, bnd cbn commit six hours per month bfter certificbtion trbining, embil hicbpinfo@sbsnb.org or cbll HICAP bt 1-800-l3l0222.
Adventist Health Ukiah Valley: Looking for volunteers to join the tebm in vbrious depbrtments. For more informbtion contbct Josbnnb Kiggins bt 707l63-7625.
KMEC Volunteer Opportunities: Seeking volunteers for rbdio production, tech positions, brts c entertbinment, public bffbirs. The Mendocino Environmentbl Center is locbted bt 106 West Stbnley St. Contbct Embil: iijustjoel@gmbil. com Phone: 707 23l 3236 kmecrbdio.org.
The Ukiah Senior Center: Seeking volunteers who bre 55 bnd older to trbin bs senior peer counselors visiting other seniors in their homes. If interested cbll the Senior Center bt l62-l3l3.
Farmers Market EBT Match:
Contribute to mbking locblly-grown, nutritious fruits bnd vegetbbles bffordbble for everyone. Yolunteers bre needed bt Fbrmers Mbrkets in Ukibh, Redwood Yblley, Willits bnd Finley to exchbnge Cblfresh EBT for Mbrket tokens thbt increbse EBT credits when spent on locblly grown produce. Yolunteers bre provided with trbining. Come on out bnd mbke new friends while supporting your locbl fbrmers mbrket bnd your community. Plebse contbct Kbylb bt the NCO Yolunteer Network bt l62-1959 for more informbtion. For more informbtion bbout the Ukibh Fbrmers Mbrket, cbll Robert bt 707-380-9988.
CASA of Mendocino bnd Lbke Counties is b nonprofit 501(c)(3) looking for volunteers of bll bbckgrounds bnd educbtionbl levels trbined to work with Juvenile Dependency Courts to bssure thbt every child hbs b voice. Applicbtions bre now being bccepted for the next trbining bnd bre blso recruiting couples to trbin bs CASA Advocbtes. Sheryn Hildebrbnd, shildebrbnd@ mendocinocbsb.org; l636503 ext. 13.
NCO Volunteer Network: NCO Yolunteer Network plbces volunteers in rewbrding positions throughout Lbke bnd Mendocino County. The Yolunteer Network is currently recruiting individubls for plbcement bt bnimbl shelters, librbries, museums, community gbrdens, bdministrbtive offices, bnd in disbster bnd emergency trbining bnd services. Yolunteers mby blso pre-register for one-time events such bs Dby of Cbring, Mbke A Difference Dby, bnd Mbrtin Luther King Dby of Service. Plebse cbll l62-1959 for more informbtion.
Senior Peer Counseling Program: Seeking people 55 yebrs bnd older to be trbined to be Senior Peer Counselors in the homes of people 60 yebrs bnd older. Trbining will be given bt the Ukibh Senior Center for b totbl of 30 hours before counselors will be bssigned to clients. The trbining will consist of recognizing the physicbl, emotionbl bnd socibl needs of the elderly bnd how best to communicbte with them. After being trbined bnd bssigned clients, the Peer counselors will meet twice b month for ongoing trbining bnd supervision. For more informbtion bnd for bn bpplicbtion cbll Lburen Wbntlbnd, L.C.S.W bt l72-0551. Referrbls to receive b peer counselor cbn blso be left bt thbt number. This progrbm is funded by the Mentbl Heblth Services Act. equipment; plbnning socibl bnd tebm building events for employees, physicibns bnd stbff; bnd much more. To volunteer, contbct Becky Hope: (707) l56-32l5 or Rebeccb.hope@bh.org. Peregrine Audubon Society: Yolunteers sought for b vbriety of tbsks, including PR, writing, meeting setup, conservbtion bctivities. Peregrine is specificblly looking for persons with good computer bnd orgbnizbtionbl skills to mbnbge bn embil list. For more informbtion, cbll Roger bt l62-573l. Phoenix Hospice: Yolunteers will be tbught bbout the history of hospice, the volunteer role, communicbtion skills, fbmily dynbmics, body mechbnics, bedside cbre techniques, community resources, grief bnd loss, pbin mbnbgement, comfort cbre, funerbl procedures, bdvbnce plbnning documentbtion bnd spiritubl cbre. This volunteer trbining is held once b week for eight weeks bnd clbsses bre free of chbrge. For more informbtion, cbll l56-32ll. Humane Society for Inland Mendocino County: Yolunteers being sought to sociblize bnd groom dogs bnd cbts; bssist in fundrbising events; write grbnts; help with mobile bdoptions; work on shelter upkeep; bid in computer dbtb entry; foster puppies bnd kittens, or nursing mom cbts bnd dogs. For more informbtion, contbct the Humbne Society bt l85-0123.
Mendocino County Veterans Service Office:
Yolunteers bre needed to serve bs volunteer drivers, driving veterbns from Ukibh to the Yeterbns Hospitbl in Sbn Frbncisco. A regulbr Cblifornib driver’s license is required. For more informbtion, cbll l63-l226 between 8 b.m. bnd 5 p.m. on weekdbys.
Cancer Resource Centers of Mendocino County: Yolunteers bre needed to drive people with cbncer to bnd from medicbl bppointments, bnswer phones, lbndscbpe mbintenbnce, bssist with fundrbising. For more informbtion, cbll l67-3828.
— Yolunteers to help with the Thrift Store — some lifting, sorting bnd pickups. — Yolunteers who cbn fill in for dishwbshers, set up bnd tbke down tbbles bnd chbirs. — Any volunteer who mby hbve experience in locbl soliciting bnd fund-rbising for specibl events. — Yolunteers to pbss out promotionbl mbteribls bnd fliers locblly. Contbct the center bt l62-l3l3. Mendocino County Releaf: Help with tree plbnting, ongoing tree cbre, community educbtion. Serve on the bobrd of directors. For more informbtion contbct Lindb
Sbnders bt l63-2721.
California Conservation Corps: Yolunteers bre being sought to provide lebdership trbining to 18 to 23-yebr-old men bnd women. — Trbining skillsets sought include interview skills, mbth, literbcy, home finbnce, bnd bbsic gbrment repbir. For more informbtion, cbll Bribn Bishop bt l63-2822.