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.
Arkansas Department of Community Correction needs volunteers in clerical work including filing, answering phones and helping the staff. Contact at 870-779-2000 or scott.mercer@arkansas.gov.
Arkansas Department of Health Hospice Program needs people to visit patients and families in the Texarkana area. Call Laura at 870-773-2108 ext 7 or 866-8617453.
Arkansas Nursing and Rehabilitation Center needs mail deliverers and craft helpers, readers, letters writers and piano players. Call Deanna Prejean at 870-772-4427.
Ark-Tex Area Agency on Aging
needs Ombudsmen to adopt nursing homes. Activities are available for groups, schools or churches. Call Marvin Raney at 903-832-8636 or 800-372-4464.
Bailey Creek Health & Rehab, 1621 E 42nd, needs volunteers to assist with parties, games, reading and other activities. Call 870-774-3581.
Big Brother Big Sisters needs volunteers for one hour a week to work with children. To become a Big Brother or Big Sister, call 903-276-3320 or email pparrish@bbbsca.org.
Caddo Area Council of Boy Scouts of America needs youth workers for the Texarkana area. Call Erin McVay at 903-793-2179.
CASA, Court Appoint Special
Advocates, needs volunteer advocates throughout northeast Texas and Southwest Arkansas to monitor child abuse cases and report to the courts. Children are not placed in the home, but visited in their foster placement. CASA provides training. Call 870-7751252, email at casatxk@casatexarkana.org or go to 422 Hickory, Texarkana, Ark.
Church of Truth of Texarkana
outreach program needs a volunteer to work with clothing in the thrift shop and serve food to the homeless and working poor on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call Susan T. Moore at 870-774-2819.
Cornerstone Retirement Community at 4100 Moores Lane needs volunteers. Call Anna Otwell at 903-832-5515.
Darnell Brown Community Development Center needs volunteer painters, wallpaper hangers, carpenters and carpet layers for restoration and renovation of the From Bondage to Freedom Recovery Chem-Free House. Call Darlena Brown at 903-244-0036 or darlenab54@windstream.net.
Domestic Violence Prevention
Inc. needs caring and empathetic individuals to work the hotline and at the Battered Women’s Shelter, office, Resale Shop and outreach offices. Two volunteers are also needed to provide childcare during group meetings 5:15 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. every other Tuesday at the shelter.; and one to two volunteers to serve as a check-in workers for the Tuesday night group meeting 5:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the main office. Call Marla Bush at 903-794-4000 or email at volunteers@dvptxk.org.
Dunbar Elementary School
needs volunteers to tutor for individuals or small groups, read to students or classes, assist
students in the lunchroom and library, make copies, make bulletin boards or games. Call Arvis Deloney at 903-794-8112.
The Escort Program needs drivers to transport older citizens to the doctor, dentist, grocery store and other necessary errands. Call Joy at 903-798-3211.
Faith, Love and Hope Youth
Corp. needs adults ages 55 and older for their Across Ages Mentoring Program. Volunteers will mentor youth ages 10-11 for two hours each week in the after school program. Call Terese Jones at 870-774-0214.
Family Matters (formerly Kid Exchange) needs volunteers to help monitor court-ordered supervised visits. Training will be provided. Call Jen Mugno at 903793-7988.
Federal Correctional Institution, Religious Services Department, needs volunteers from Islam, Native American, Rastafarian, Eastern Religion and Spanish volunteers to assist with worship services and study groups. Call Mark Reed, volunteer coordinator at 903-838-4587 ext 239.