VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Federal Hill House,

in Providence, is looking for volunteers who want to make a positive difference in the life of a child. The organization seeks afterschool volunteers to help run activities for youth, Monday through Friday, from 4 to 6 p.m. Sign up to help for one day, a couple of days, or for a regular shift. There is also a need for “Reading Helpers” who make stories come to life for children in their Early Learning Center. For this opportunity, days and hours are flexible between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Volunteers are guaranteed to have fun! For more, contact Michele Matott at (401) 421-4722, or mmatott@federalhillhouse.org.

MENTOR Rhode Island

needs volunteers to help at any of its 50 schoolbased mentoring programs in Providence, Warwick, Woonsocket, Middletown and Newport. These site-based volunteers meet weekly with their mentee at a school for one hour, at the same time and day each week. Additionally, volunteers are needed for communitybased programs, where they spend four to six hours per month with their mentee at places like the movies, the mall, getting lunch or ice cream, and more. To learn more, call L.A. Busteed at (401) 732-7700, or email inquiry@mentorRI.org.

Pawtucket Backpackers

seeks volunteers to help pack food bags for students facing food insecurity. The nonprofit packs food bags for 500 students each week during the school year, with the food going to 14 local public schools for distribution. The group and its volunteers meet at Blackstone Academy Charter School on Wednesdays from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Volunteers spend the last hour making deliveries or taking inventory and restocking the storeroom. For more information, contact Joanna Bonollo at pawtucketbackpackers@gmail.com or call (401) 2434411.