Volunteer Opportunities
If You Have One Day to Give, You Can Do Alot to Help...
Wheeler Farm Activities
Wheeler Farm is a historic working farm providing activities throughout the year. Volunteers make it possible to provide a variety of activities in an affordable way for the community to enjoy.
Wheeler Farm provides year-round volunteer opportunities for individuals, families, and groups.
Fall and Winter Events / Spring and Summer Events.
- Tai Chi classes starting Feb 5. ...more
- now hiring for front desk, Rose Bud Store, Special Events, and farm-hand help.
When: Annual, flexible 1-31, 2008
Where:
Wheeler Farm
6351 South 900 East
Salt Lake City, Utah
Phone: 801 264-2241
Website /
Contact: Shari Leiterman
Utah Animal Adoption Center
If you love animals, you can be part of this momentous opportunity to help our community’s orphaned animals now... and for decades to come. We would love to get a volunteer who could coordinate deliveries of pet-food portions for pets of home-bound seniors, to go out with the Meals on Wheels program. Volunteers are always needed at our center - walk dogs, answer phones, play with the cats, clean, do laundry, etc.
Karing for Utah Kids
We need your help in making blankets and "hug-a-bears" at home!This is a great year-long project for groups or individuals. Work at you own speed, and make as many or as few as you want. If needed, we will help with the costs of the material, pick up, or help with shipping charges. We will give instructions on what is required for making "hug-a-bears."
Blankets can be any size, but we have one group making crib blankets all year long; so we prefer full or larger sizes. We give the bears and blankets out during our Saturday with Santa event in December to children with cancer, diabetes and trauma. We also give them out during the year as groups request or need them, for
children in crisis situations Thanks for your consideration.
Butch Jentzsch - Karing for Utah Kids
The Utah Citizen Corps VISTA Project
Utah Commission on Volunteers (COV), and The Corporation for National and Community Service (472k pdf) (CNCS) are sponsoring a tremendous opportunity through The Utah Citizen Corps VISTA Project (64k pdf).
Family Promise of Salt Lake
Van Drivers Needed!! Family Promise assists families with kids who are facing homelessness. See how you can help by becoming a volunteer van driver.
Red Butte Garden Horticulture Project Days.
Help out our Horticulturists by assisting in large tasks that could take our staff weeks to accomplish! Spend some time out in the beautiful Gardens working with a fun group of devoted staff and volunteers. Contact Marianne Zenger to sign up 801 585-5688, or visit www.redbuttegarden.org. more (13k pdf)
Salt Lake County Sheriffs Citizen's Advisory Board
SEEKING MEMBERS
Complete information (14k pdf)
Coaches Needed. This is a great opportunity to contribute to the Special Olympics, and to make a difference in the lives of dedicated and talented athletes with disabilities!
Volunteer coaches are needed to prepare the Work Activity Center’s Challengers Team for different Special Olympics events throughout the year. Some of these events include skiing, bowling, horseback riding, basketball, T-ball, and swimming.
The trainings for the athletes will be held on Tuesday evenings from 6-8 PM, and are held twice a month. A coach must commit to at least a few months to provide continuity, and to adequately prepare athletes for upcoming events.
Contact Aria at 801-977-9779 ext.126 to take advantage of this opportunity. www.workactivitycenter.org
Volunteer Opportunities Abound at Utah State Parks.
Individuals, couples, and families of all ages, as well as service groups and clubs are needed for worthwhile and fun projects. A few minutes, hours, days, or months, a volunteer assignment can be tailored to meet your interests and time availability! www.stateparks.utah.gov
VOLUNTEER IN PARKS
P.O. Box 146001
1594 West North Temple, 116
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
801 537-3445
robinwatson@utah.gov
Ronald McDonald House Charities
A non-profit "home away from home" for families of seriously ill children who travel more than 50 miles to be treated at Salt Lake Area Hospitals.
Small groups (of less than 15 people), or individuals are needed to provide a dinner for 40 of our hospital-weary guests in our furnished community kitchen. Casseroles, roast or stew - the menu is up to you!
For more information, or to schedule a dinner please call Beth, Volunteer Coordinator at 801-363-4663.
To learn more about ways to help our House please visit our website
Salt Lake County Animal Services
We are in great need of small cat quilts! The size should be 18 to 24 inches square. They can be tied quilts, fleece blankets or any other blanket. These quilts are given with cats who are adopted from the shelter through the SLCo Pet Adoption Program.
Currently, the Adoption Program is in need of a fun, festive give-away with each cat who gets a new home -and especially to promote winter cat adoptions on "Pet of the Week". Fun and Festive collar "scrunchies" would also be a nice donation. This is a great opportunity to use your sewing skills and creativity to help animals and their new families!
Donations can be made directly to Animal Services on 3900 South and 500 West, SLC, UT.
Contact Animal Services. When you deliver your kitty blankets, you may want to schedule a tour of the shelter to see who will snuggle in them! 801-559-1100.
Division of Youth Services
The Division of Youth Services provides 24-hour, seven day-a-week emergency intake, assessment, and interim residential care for troubled children and youth. These young people have been taken into temporary protective custody by the DCFS or law enforcement, due to alleged abuse or neglect.
All donations are received by ShelterKids, Inc. a private non-profit organization dedicated to assisting the clients of the Division of Youth Services. Donation Hours: 8 am to 5 PM Monday through Friday or by appointment, by calling 801 269-7506.
Salt Lake County Division of Youth Services
177 West Price Avenue ( 3610 South )
Salt Lake City, UT 84115
To Volunteer: 801 269-7506
Phone: 801 269-7500
BIG Brothers and BIG Sisters of Utah needs your help!
Volunteer to organize a clothing drive in your neighborhood or at your place of work
Become a Big Brother or Big Sister (currently there are over 300 kids that are awaiting a big brother or sister)
Visit The Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah Web site
CENTRO DE LA FAMILIA
CENTRO DE LA FAMILIA needs a driver to pick up a food allotment from Utah Food Bank once a week, and to stock the food pantry. A one-to-two hour time commitment is needed. The van will be provided. Thank you!
Please contact Marie Green or Anita Savio,
801-521-4473
Utah Food Bank
Utah Food Bank is a "hub" for collecting and distributing food to over 240 programs and agencies serving hungry people throughout the state of Utah.
YOU CAN HOST A FOOD DRIVE!
If you would like to volunteer for the food bank call 801 978-2452.
Reach Out to an Older Adult
Salt Lake County Aging Services has many opportunities for families and groups to serve seniors. Put together First Aid Kits, deliver Thanksgiving meals, collect warm blankets and coats for needy seniors, visit a nursing home and sing carols, write letters or birthday cards and drop them off at Aging Services to be handed out. Adopt a senior in your neighborhood, collect yarn material and beads for local senior center art projects, etc.
"Project Blanket" Blankets for the Homeless
"The Road Home," shelters approximately 800 people each night form Nov. 1 to April 1, and uses almost 10,000 blankets to cope with the winter weather. Frequent washing and a harsh environment take a toll the blankets.
The shelter depends on annual drives like ours to fulfill the need. Project Blanket was initiated eight years ago by a few citizens discussing homelessness at a social gathering. Now it is a tradition! Each year The Road Home gets 400 to 600 wool blankets through the generosity of the many supporters of Project Blanket.
We attribute nine successful years to your generosity. Project Blanket is simply a human appeal -- "ONE BLANKET -- ONE WARM BODY -- ONE LIFE SAVED." Each blanket costs approximately $15. 100% of your contribution goes to purchase the blankets.
Make a check payable to "The Road Home - Project Blanket" and mail a check to:
The Sinha Family
851 East Northwest Drive
Salt Lake City, Utah 84013
For information on current volunteering opportunities contact: Sheryl Ivey at 801 468-2185.
