Service Learning Community Partners Virginia Highlands Community College 276.739.2516 jlittle@vhcc.edu

Organization: Abingdon Senior Center
Contact Person: Polly Wirt (Pollyann@naxs.net )
Address/Phone: 300 Senior Drive
Abingdon, VA 24210
(276)628-3911

Volunteer job descriptions: Student can volunteer for special one-time events, complete an 8 hour self-study, can be trained 20 hours to be able to answer the hotline

Areas of need: 1. Hotline (answering phone, requires 20
hours of training)
2. Interaction (limited supervision while
interacting with clients)
3. One-day functions (various events held throughout the year)

Organization: American Red Cross Mountain Empire Chapter
Contact Person: Patti Tascher
Address/Phone: 901 Commonwealth Ave.
Bristol, VA 24201
(276)645-6660

Volunteer job descriptions: Year-round opportunities to serve the community. The students can serve a variety of hours, depending on the area of need they choose.

Areas of need: 1. Public relations worker (write media releases, update media lists, create educational booklets and flyers using the computer)
2. Office worker (various tasks around office)
3. “Basic Aid Training” instructor (go to elementary schools and teach children first aid skills; the student will be trained first)
4. “Scrubby Bear” instructor (teach preschool children how to wash their hands and other ways to prevent the spread of disease; the student is trained first)
5. Disaster volunteer (the student is required to undergo 12 to 20 hours of training; they will be called upon during searches, fires, or disasters)

Volunteer job descriptions: Service learning can occur during special one-time events or on a weekly basis. If service is on a weekly basis, hours can range from 1-4 hours per week.

Areas of need: 1. Core program volunteer (spend 2-4 hours per
week with a child outside of their home)
2. “Bigs in Schools” (a volunteer mentor meets with a child at his/her school for 1 hour per week to help with homework and be a friend)
3. High school “Bigs” program (a volunteer meets with a childat a central location with other Bigs and Littles. They all participate in a group game and then break apart for 1 on 1 activities – this takes place 1 hour per week)

Volunteer job descriptions: No specifics. Students can complete service learning project over the course of a semester.

Areas of need: 1. Cleaning neighborhood
2. Help staff
3. Help sponsors
4. Help members

Volunteer job descriptions: Students can do hourly work on a weekly basis or go through intensive training sessions and serve only when needed.

Areas of need: 1. Volunteer Advocate (student would stand up for
abused and neglected children in court. The
advocate provides the judge with a carefully
researched background of the child to help the
court make a sound decision about the child’s
future. **Qualifications: 3 references, an
application, complete criminal history and Central
Registry check, must be 21, and complete 45 hours
of pre-service training.
2. Fund raising, public relations, and donations (student will plan and execute various activities so they must be ambitious and full of ideas, have knowledge of the community and its resources, and have excellent people skills)
3. Office assistants (must have knowledge of computers and basic office equipment or being willing to learn)

Organization: Faith in Action
Contact Person: Kathi Lowe
Address/Phone: PO Box 2419
Abingdon, VA 24210
(276)739-9992

Volunteer job descriptions: Any amount of time served would be appreciated.

Areas of need: 1. Care provider (student will be matched with
someone from the community who needs help
with transportation, shopping, running errands,
etc)
2. Office assistants (clerical work and answering phones)
3. Food pantry (sort, shelve, unload trucks, clean, put emergency packages together)
4. Pharmacy connection (student will research medication manufacturer’s guidelines for indigent programs, deliver forms to doctor’s offices, assist people filling out forms, and track responses)

Volunteer job descriptions: One time events, weekly, semester
volunteering

Areas of need: 1. Assists program director with daily activities
2. Arts and crafts lessons
3. Computer lessons
4. Homework tutors
5. Reading lessons
6. Secretarial duties
7. ANYTHING the students can contribute to the daily activities will be appreciated.

Volunteer job descriptions: Any amount of time spent with the patients is appreciated.

Areas of need: 1. Spending time with patients
2. Playing checkers, working puzzles, etc.
3. Your imagination is the limit

Volunteer job descriptions: Any amount of volunteer time appreciated.

Areas of need:
1. Outlet store- pricing, sorting, assisting
2. Landscape development
3. Food pantry prepare and hand out food boxes Tuesday through Friday from 9am to 11am

Organization: Healing Hands Health Center
Contact Person: Helen Scott
Address/Phone: 210 Memorial Drive
Bristol, TN 37620
(423) 652-0260
Fax: (423) 652-0694

Volunteer job descriptions: Any amount of volunteer time appreciated

Areas of need:
1. Office work, filing, etc. (Adult Medical Clerical)
2. Help patients at the center. (Nursing Volunteer)
3. Help with dental care and patients. (Dental Volunteer)

Volunteer Job Description: Any amount of time would be greatly appreciated.

Areas of Need:
1. Student Intern Clerical Technician-The student intern will provide clerical support services to Bristol Community Support Services under the supervision of the full-time provider and the BCSS Supervisor.
2. Case Manager Assistant-Student Intern (SI) - The student Intern will be responsible for assisting Consumers in completing daily living skills in their place of residence and in community settings.
3. Management Information System-Student Intern (SI)- The SI will be responsible for creating a computer program that will compute how SSI and Social Security benefits are affected by earnings from a job.

Volunteer Job Description: Volunteer 2-3 hours at a time.

Areas of Need:
1. Volunteer Reading Tutor: Help an adult 18 years of age or older to learn to read and widen his or her horizons through one-on-one relationship, emphasizing personal attention.
2. Family Literacy Worker: Work with families to strengthen parents’ abilities to be their children’s first teachers at head start centers.
3. Tutor for English as a Second Language Program: Assist migrants in Washington County and surrounding areas in their desire to learn English. Help migrants to build a healthy relationship with others in the community.
4. Volunteer for Neighborhood Learning Center: Work with adults and families to strengthen job skills, reading skills, and family reading skills.

Volunteer Job Description: Opportunities available Mon-Fri 9 am through 4 pm and
Tues. through Thurs. 8 am to 3 pm.; any amount of time appreciated

Areas of Need:
• Pick and pack missionary supplies for mission workers going to third world countries. Load trucks with food going out in 77 miles radius of Bristol to 5 different states.

Volunteer Job Description: All volunteers are carefully interviewed and receive over 20
hours of training from the Hospice team, other professionals, and videos before their participation in hospice care. You can volunteer any available time that you have.

Areas of Need:

1. Patient Care Volunteers: Do you enjoy getting to know new people, offering companionship, providing transportation, or assisting with small household chores? You may be suited to serve as a patient care volunteer for hospice patients.
2. Hospice Volunteers: Can do anything from reading to patients to doing some light household tasks and possibly taking the patient to an appointment or out shopping.

Volunteer Job Description: Any volunteer time is greatly appreciated.

Areas of Need:
1. Help coordinate a learning disabilities project for the entire region and/or other special projects.
2. Help adults learn to read, get their GED, improve basic job skills, etc.

Volunteer Job Description: Any volunteer time is greatly appreciated.

Areas of Need:
1. Project Discovery: Mentor high school students preparing for college.
2. Comprehensive Health Investment Project (CHIP)-Karen Hutton-Childcare for parent groups. Help parent groups plan meetings.
3. After School Programs-Sandra Conley: Assist with after school activities, homework, and child care at Meadowview Elementary and High Point Elementary.

Volunteer Job Description: 10am to 1pm and 4pm to 6pm (soup kitchen). Weekend
work available.

Areas of Need:
1. Food drives: Soup kitchen
2. Thrift Store: sorting, pricing, stocking
3. Bell Ringers: Seasonal needs vary, Christmas needs are higher.
4. Angel Tree Program Stocking Stuffers

Volunteer Job Description: Time commitment and schedule are very flexible. There are
additional opportunities and they often have one time events such as food drives, fundraising events, etc.

Areas of Need:
1. Office Needs: filing, typing letters, stuffing envelopes, making labels, and answering phones.
2. Warehouse Needs: Putting pallet tags on food, painting, cleaning, assisting agencies with loading food, stocking coolers and freezer, unloading and loading food bank trucks, and repacking food into smaller bags.
3. Soup Kitchen Needs: Help cooking meals, distributing meals to clients, pick up food from donors, stock soup kitchen shelves, cleaning, washing dishes, sweeping, mopping, etc.
4. Foods and Skills Class Coordinator: Would be responsible for planning, booking presenters, etc. Will work with student’s schedule. One or two students could do this.
5. Kids Café Coordinator Assistant: Assist with existing Kids Café agencies and with recruiting new agencies.

Volunteer Job Description: Any volunteer time is greatly appreciated.

Areas of Need:
• Camp volunteer: Assist with instructional and recreational program delivery for youth. Lead activities involving games, songs, and dance (movement). Lead craft classes. Assist with supervision of children. Experience managing and instructing small and large groups of children.

Volunteer Job Description: Any volunteer time is greatly appreciated.

Areas of Need:
1. Data entry
2. Filing
3. Answering phone
4. Greeting public
5. Fire dispatching by radio.

Volunteer Job Description: Any volunteer time is greatly appreciated.

Areas of Need:
1. Indirect Resident Service: May include some fund-raising to help purchase activity equipment and supplies. Or, sponsor drives to collect birthday and bingo prize items such as mall stuffed animals and snack size candy bars.
2. Sharing of Talents: Share vocal and/or musical talents.
3. Activities: Several activities will occur each day and can use assistance and range and motion activities, arts and crafts, bingo, various games, Bible study, lunch and shopping outings, reading to residents, helping with celebrations and more.

Volunteer Job Description: Any volunteer time is greatly appreciated.

Areas of Need:
1. Patient Care Volunteers: Do you enjoy getting to know new people, offering companionship, providing transportation, or assisting with small household chores? You may be suited to serve as a patient care volunteer for hospice patients.
2. Office Assistant: Computers, filing, answering phones, receptionists, and preparing mailings.
3. Bereavement Volunteers: Bereavement volunteer who visits homes of family members who have recently lost their loved one.
4. Nightlighters: Do you have the abilities or training in providing personal care to the sick, including bathing, grooming, feeding, and bathroom care? You may be suited to serve as a volunteer who spends the night with a patient in their home or at the Hospice House.
5. Home Patient Care Volunteer: Provide emotional support to patients and families; provide respite care for family members, assist with transportation needs, and assist with housekeeping. Opportunity to help care for someone who is terminally ill. Provides additional support services to help maintain a patient in their home environment.

Volunteer Job Description: Any volunteer time is greatly appreciated.

Areas of Need:
1. Reception Desk: Greeting visitors and answering phones. This job is for you to enjoy people and appreciate the arts.
2. Museum Store: Handling sales and displaying merchandise.
3. Mailings: Labeling envelopes and preparing press releases and other materials for mailing.
4. Docent Program: Learning about the Arts Center, learning about the exhibits, and sharing what you learn with public and school audiences.
5. Exhibit Installations: The tasks include painting and carpentry.
6. Children’s Program: Preparing classroom materials.