VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Seeking volunteers with basic computer skills to assist Day Center Guests one-on-one with online applications for benefits, employment searches, housing searches, and locating local services at Bethlehem Emergency Sheltering. Shifts available 1-5 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Adults only. Contact Maria Shior, 484-602-5505, mshior@bes-inc. org.
A Volunteer Ombudsman is a community neighbor who is specially trained to find answers and resolve simple problems older adults experience in the long-term care system and who enjoy visiting with others, helping to find answers, and have time available to visit residents in Northampton and Lehigh counties. Required background checks and training provided by Catholic Charities Diocese of Allentown. Contact
Bob Olney, 610-435-1541, ext. 327, rolney@allentowndiocese.org.
Community Bike Works needs volunteers to help in its food pantry at Keck Park, Allentown. There are a variety of needs from heavier lifting to seated work. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays. Up to three volunteers each day. Minimum age 15 with adult. Contact Dave Edinger, 484-655-4869, dedinger@communitybikeworks.org.
Join us in empowering residents of the Lehigh Valley. The Center for Career Pathways at the Allentown campus of Lehigh Carbon Community College needs volunteer classroom aides for its Adult Literacy Program. Work virtually or in person with adult English language learners (ESL) or high school equivalency (GED) students on math, reading, writing, social studies, and science. Flexible schedule. Materials and resources provided. Bachelor’s degree in any field. Minimum age 21. Contact Allison Ludlow, 610-799-1216, aludlow@ lccc.edu.
Do you know basic sign language? The Greater Valley YMCA in Allentown is looking for a volunteer to teach simple, basic sign language to the infants, toddlers, and preschoolers in our program. Spend about 5-10 minutes in each of seven classrooms classroom, one time weekly, between 9-11:30 a.m. Minimum age 16 with adult. Contact Tami Unger, 610-351-9622, ext. 813, tamiunger@ gv-ymca.org.
Tour guides at the Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts lead guests of all ages through the museum while presenting a lively and educational narrative about the changing styles of the decorative arts over more than three centuries. Training provided by Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites. Minimum age 16. Contact Charlotte Filiciotto, 610-868-6868, cfiliciotto@historicbethlehem.org.
If you have experience writing grants and a desire to contribute to our work (or know someone who does), we will be happy to hear from you. New Day In-Home Treatment & Support Services is seeking a part-time, volunteer grant writer to help us achieve our mission to empower children, youth, families, individuals, and the elderly. Minimum age 25. Contact Moneefah Jackson, 610-972-0405, mjackson@newdayinhometss.org.
Volunteers are needed for vision screenings in Lehigh Valley public schools, preschools, and day care centers for children ages six months and up. Assist in entering data in their Spot machine to enable us to screen the children’s eyes and to help us with reading fun stories and educating the children about eye health and safety. Training provided by Sights For Hope. Flexible monthly shifts. Contact Rita Lang, 610-433-6018, ext. 225, rita@sightsforhope.org.