Volunteer opportunities
A Precious Child
A Precious Child provides essential resources to children and families in need, empowering them to reach their full potential. Volunteers are needed to lend a hand in the Donation Center, where they’ll help process inkind goods, such as clothing, baby gear and hygiene products. Or, volunteers can contribute to the Empowerment Resource Center Store as a store merchandiser or check-out clerk, ensuring a dignified shopping experience for all clients. Attend a volunteer orientation to learn more or email volunteer@ apreciouschild.org.
Boulder County Community Corrections
Board members needed. Make a difference for offenders and the Boulder County community: three-year term, 20 hours per month with 7:30-9:30 a.m. meetings on second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. Must be at least 18 years old, a Boulder County resident and be able to read case materials and make recommendations for the bench on offender placement in halfway houses as alternatives to incarceration. For more information and application contact Monika Neal mneal@bouldercounty.org. hands. Case management includes meeting with clients to match their skills with nonprofit community-based programs, monitoring the caseload and hours of clients, updating computer records, completing paperwork upon completion, working closely with CS staff, the courts, probation and getting to know community organizations. Background check and fingerprinting required. Volunteers must be 21 and commit to nine months of volunteering 8-24 hours per week, Monday-friday in person at Boulder or Longmont court buildings. For more information, contact Mary Eldred, 303-441-3718 or jsvp@bouldercounty.org.
Boulder County Jail — Creative writing/ communication instructor
Help inmates transition successfully back to society by teaching writing and communication skills in the Boulder County Jail Education & Transition (JET) program. Teach willing participants one class per week in an ongoing capacity. Instructors must be 21 or older. Background check and fingerprinting are required. 1 year commitment. Contact jsvp@ bouldercounty.gov for more information and application instructions.
Boulder County Jail — Life skills instructor
Help clients transition back into the community by offering basic skills courses. If you have experience teaching life skills, please consider this vital role for men and women clients in our Jail Education & Transition program (JET). The minimum age is 21. Background check and fingerprinting required. One year commitment. Contact jsvp@bouldercounty.gov for more information and application instructions.
Boulder County Jail — Parenting class for jail clients
Many jail clients have children and seek help and skills in communicating with them and figuring out how to move forward when they are released. An interest in helping jailed parents learn and navigate parenting skills, and experience teaching, makes applicants a good candidate for instructing willing participants in the Jail Education & Transition (JET) program. Minimum age is 21. Background check and fingerprinting required. One year commitment. Contact jsvp@bouldercounty.gov for more information and application instructions.
Homeahead
This Boulder County nonprofit furniture bank collects gently used home furnishings and distributes them to individuals and families transitioning from homelessness into housing. What is a home without a bed? Pots and pans to cook in? A table to eat at? Homeahead provides these things and more. The program supports success in housing while advancing equity and reducing landfill waste. Volunteers are the lifeblood of the operation. Homeahead needs movers and drivers for furniture pick-ups and deliveries in Boulder County. Most shifts are two hours (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, between 9-11 a.m. or 1-3 p.m.) The nonprofit needs 2-3 volunteers for each of the shifts on the days noted. For more information email Homeaheadboulder@gmail. com. Check www.homeahead.net to make a financial donation and/or see about current furniture/ home goods donations needed.
H.O.P.E. Homeless Outreach
This nonprofit serving Longmont’s homeless community is in need of nonperishable lunch bags, size small and large surgical gloves, plastic forks, plastic bottles of water, trialsize shampoo and conditioner, large paper plates, disposable drinking cups, paper towels, toilet paper and hand sanitizer. Clothing donations that are washed and placed in a clean plastic bag include women’s pants in sizes 4, 5 and 8-10, men’s pants in sizes 30, 32, 34 and 36, all sizes of women’s tank tops and men’s shoes in sizes 5-11. Monetary donations are welcome to help meet the need for day services, which include showers, Internet access, meals, a place to rest and resources. Please contact us if you are a restaurant and would cook a daytime meal for the shelter for up to 25 people. To help, please contact Andy at andy@hopeforlongmont.org.
Moving to End Sexual Assault
Volunteer Hotline Advocates are needed to provide support for people that call and text our hotline and to accompany survivors to the hospital for medical attention and to the police department to file a report. A 40hour training over a threeweek period is offered 2-3 times each year. Training includes topics such as how to support and advocate for callers in crisis, the impacts of sexual violence and the local resources available to survivors. Contact Gabe at gbelzer@mhpcolorado.org or call 303-443-8500 x1462 for more information, or fill out an online application at movingtoendsexualassault.org.
OUR Center
Food donations, especially protein items and toiletries, in both family and travel size, are needed. Cash donations can be made at ourcenter.org/donate or mailed to 220 Collyer St., Longmont, CO, 80501. Contact Elaine at elaine@ourcenter.org for questions.
Performance Companion
This arts and aging nonprofit is seeking caring volunteers to help older adults attend concerts and events, build social connections, provide support and help end social isolation for people as they age. Circle of Care Volunteers provide door-to-door rides, caring support and help build community for all ages as they enjoy the arts, culture, community and concerts together at great local arts and cultural venues. Volunteers must be highly responsible, dependable, 21 years or older and have an excellent driving record. Tickets are provided for free to Circle of Care volunteer drivers/escorts.
St. Vrain Valley Storytellers training
Join the St. Vrain Valley Storytellers for their next volunteer trainings from 1 to 4 p.m. March 7, 11, 14 and 18, and learn the art of oral storytelling. By becoming a part of this community, volunteers can learn the tricks to becoming an amazing storyteller; receive ongoing training and support; and have fun while making a positive impact on the community. The organization tells stories in the elementary schools of the St. Vrain Valley School district, senior living venues, at summer camps and other community locations and events. To learn more or RSVP, contact Marianne Balin at 510-3262398 or mbalinhome@ gmail.com. All training sessions take place at Intercambio, 1715 Iron Horse Drive, Suite 130, Longmont.
CU Conference on World Affairs
The annual University of Colorado Conference on World Affairs (CWA) is a true “town and gown” event where members of the Boulder community collaborate with students, faculty and staff from CU to plan, organize and produce this multiday conference each April. The CWA is free and open to the public, and planning is currently underway for the event in April 2024. If you would like to contribute to the development of the program, further information can be found here: https://www. colorado.edu/cwa/get-involved. If you’d like to receive additional information or discuss how you might best fit into this dynamic and interesting planning process, please reach out to us at Cwainfo@colorado.edu.