Volunteer opportunities
Mile High United Way’s Volunteer Collection: Connecting people and strengthening communities through volunteer engagement. Below are opportunities available in our communities. Search our site for others at volunteer.unitedwaydenver.org or email the Mile High United Way Team at volunteer@unitedwaydenver.org with questions. (The need for volunteers is way down while needs for donations have skyrocketed during the coronavirus outbreak, so a majority of these listings have shifted toward desired donations.)
Bridge House needs: socks, cleaning supplies (lysol, foam shower cleaner etc.) and hand soap for people experiencing homelessness. Programs have been expanded during this time, so the need is greater than ever. For more information, email Scott@Boulderbridgehouse.org.
H.O.P.E. Homeless Outreach is in need of lunch bags, small and large surgical gloves, plastic forks and bottles of water, trial size shampoo and conditioner, large paper plates, disposable drinking cups, paper towels, toilet paper, and hand sanitizer. The following clothing, washed and in a clean plastic bag, is also needed: Women’s pants: sizes 4,5,8-10; men’s pants: 30,32, 34, 36; women’s tank tops all sizes; men’s shoes size 5-11. Monetary donations are welcome. Services include showers, internet, meals, a place to rest and resources. Restaurants are also sought for daytime meals for up to 25 people. For more information, email Andy@hopeforlongmont.org.
A Precious Child is in need of baby wipes, masks, cleaning supplies, hygiene items, spray bottles and diapers. For more information email Joshua @Apreciouschild.org.
Harvest of Hope Food Pantry has switched to a “carhop” service and is offering curbside delivery. Our most needed food items are ready-to-eat soup, peanut butter, canned pasta meals, canned chili and boxes of healthy snack bars. Find out more about hosting a food drive at hopepantry.org/fooddrive. Donations are accepted between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday through Friday at 2960 Valmont Road in Boulder. Ring the bell at the back of the door and donations will be handled. If you are not in one of the highrisk groups, consider volunteering: hopepantry.org/ volunteer. Volunteers work in small groups, packing bags, stocking, weighing donations, and helping with other tasks. Donations can also be made at: hopepantry.org/donate.
Cultivate: Gifts will directly support the increased capacity and additional sanitation measures for the Carry-out Caravan grocery delivery program in Boulder and Broomfield Counties. Visit cultivate.ngo/relief to make a donation.
Sister Carmen Community Center serves those in need without discrimination and has seen an increase in the numbers of people who need assistance. A list of most-needed food items and other donation needs can be found at www.sistercarmen.org.
Broomfield FISH A grocery store donation box is available at King Soopers on 120th and Sheridan, Hwy. 287 or 136th and Zuni and at Safeway on 144th and Lowell as well as Sprouts on 120th and Sheridan. Top needs are cereal, oatmeal, mac n cheese, Spaghettios, canned meat and peanut butter. For more information go to www.broomfieldfish.org or mail donations to 6 Garden Center, Broomfield, CO, 80020.
Boulder Shelter Most needed items at this time are sugar, coffee, hand sanitizer, masks, Tylenol/ Advil/aspirin, cough and cold medicine (alcohol free), laundry detergent, soap, travel-sized shampoo, body wash and lotion and vitamins. Things can be ordered online and delivered to Boulder Shelter for the Homeless, 4869 N. Broadway, Boulder,
CO, 80304. Monetary donations are also accepted at www.bouldershelter.org or by mailing a check to the address above.
OUR Center is looking for food donations, especially protein items and toiletries, family and travel size, and adult disposable underwear. Cash donations can be made at www.ourcenter.org or mailed to 220 Collyer
Street Longmont, CO, 80501. Contact Elaine at elaine@ourcenter.org for questions.
Attention Homes: Needs several in-kind supply donations to help with COVID relief efforts.
Meals for delivery at Attention Home locations or drop off a nonperishables such as canned and dry goods. Also accepting stable fruit such as bananas, clementine’s, oranges and apples as well as paper products and cleaning supplies like Lysol wipes and hand sanitizer. Attention Homes is located at 1440 Pine Street, Suite A in Boulder. Drop off supplies from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday in the hallway with no contact. Go to www.loc8nearme.com/ colorado/boulder/attention-homes/5814045 or email mshirley@attention homes.org for questions or to donate a meal.
Emergency Family Assistance Association needs volunteer assistance in their food bank. For more information email liz@efaa.org or shari@efaa.org.
TRU Thrift Shop earnings support compassionate end-of-life care, grief support, and education. The nonprofit thrift shop needs volunteers to sort donations in the following departments: clothing, electronics, furniture, household items, art, books, and linens. All donations are processed for quality, pricing and displaying. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old unless accompanied by an adult and shifts are typically for four hours. Contact Lynn Mccullough at Lynn mccullough@trucare.org or 303-604-5353 for more information.
Virtual volunteer opportunities
Circle of Care has developed a volunteer phone buddy system to connect to seniors who are struggling with social isolation and who might need food shopping or an errand done. There would be no face-toface contact to keep everyone safe. If people are interested, email office@ circleofcareproject.org.
The Boulder Seniors Foundation is seeking volunteers to join the Board of Directors in supporting Boulder’s Older Adult Services and the Age Well Centers. The group provides Boulder’s citizens with a way to make tax deductible donations specifically to benefit Boulder’s older adults. Funds are provided to assist lowincome older adults with emergency expenses and also sponsor programs of interest (nutrition classes, 55-plus job fair, Chautauquan lecture series) for all older adults. For more information go to boulderseniorsfoundation.org or call 720-267-6933.
Colorado Fair Share Action is launching a two month voter contact campaign to elect John Hickenlooper to represent Colorado in the U.S. Senate, Joe Biden as President, and also work in support of other local candidates for the Colorado state house and senate. We are seeking volunteers to join us for virtual volunteering through phone banking, reaching out to friends and family, and helping to coordinate virtual events to educate voters. For more information email jkasdan@workfor progress.org. We are working independently during the fall election cycle, and can only work with others who are working independently as well.
Skills Based: Additional virtual volunteer opportunities for skills-based volunteers are needed in the following skills; Marketing for Four Mile Watershed, Legal Consultation and Spanish Translation for Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center and Spanish Translation for City of Boulder Fire and Rescue. Visit www.volunteer.united waydenver.org for details and to sign up.