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American Red Cross
The Western Colorado Chapter of the American Red Cross is recruiting new volunteers to begin this fall. If you are interested in assisting with disaster response, health and safety, or support to our Armed Forces program, call 242-4851 for more information.
New Outreach Program for Seniors
A collaborative team made up of various agencies including the Mesa County Area Agency on Aging (AAA), Senior Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP), and the Adult Resources for Care and Help (ARCH) is looking for volunteers to participate in a special outreach project. Volunteers will help enroll seniors and persons with disabilities in the Low-income Subsidy (LIS), the Extra Help Program or the Medicare Savings Program (MSP). Volunteer duties will include recruitment at outreach fairs and events as well as direct outreach and recruitment efforts to individuals in our community. Volunteers must be willing to attend training sessions and be available at least 2 hours per week for enrollment assistance. Volunteers must have excellent interpersonal communication skills, basic computer skills, and the ability to read forms and help clients understand what information is needed to complete the forms. For more information, call 243-9839.
Mesa County RSVP
Connecting individuals 55+ to volunteer positions in any of our 100+ member agencies for more info contact 243-9839 or visit www.rsvpgrandjunction.org:
• Volunteer to hand-write thank you notes for United Way
• Mealsite volunteers for three Gray Gourmet sites
• Greeters - Western Colorado Math & Science Center
• Movers - to help move tables/chairs out of the way for weekly dances at the Grand Junction Senior Center
• Drivers - SOS Program through Mesa County DHS
• Guitar player for Eagle Ridge of the Grand Valley
• Homeless shelter staff volunteers for Homeward Bound of the Grand Valley
• Museum docents for the Museum of Western Colorado
• Various volunteer opportunities are available at St. Mary's Hospital
• Van driver for low-vision support group at Center for Independence
Gray Gourmet
Mesa County's senior nutrition program has several openings for adult volunteers (18 years and older) to help out at one of our meal sites in the valley by setting tables, serving meals, and assisting with clean up from approximately 10:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. one regularly scheduled day per week. If interested, call Gai at 243-9844, ext. 2.
Alpine Hospice
Alpine Hospice serves patients in Mesa, Garfield, Pitkin, Delta, Montrose, Ouray and San Miguel Counties. Volunteers are needed in each of our service areas to provide direct support to patients, including companionship, reading, running errands, playing board games, birthday recognition and a variety of other tasks. If you have a heart for hospice, we have a volunteer opportunity that will fit you. If you have a few hours to give each week or even once a month, call Sandy at 245-0188 to join the dynamic and caring team at Alpine Hospice.
Riverside Educational Center
Local nonprofit that provides after school tutoring and enrichment services for K-12th grade students. The REC is recruiting volunteer tutors to assist students with their homework and other basic reading and math skills. It is open from 4:15-6:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. If you are responsible, dependable and truly love to help children, call Jill at 242-5111 or 589-1737 to find out how to volunteer. For more information about the REC and to find a volunteer application go to www.REC4kids.com.
Trail Host volunteer opportunity
Be an ambassador! Bike, walk, or rollerblade the 15 miles of riverfront trail for a minimum of 2 hours per week and provide support, information and observation of the trails. Please contact Lorie at 254-3876 for more information.
The Western Colorado Chapter of the American Red Cross is recruiting new volunteers to begin this fall. If you are interested in assisting with disaster response, health and safety, or support to our Armed Forces program, call 242-4851 for more information.
New Outreach Program for Seniors
A collaborative team made up of various agencies including the Mesa County Area Agency on Aging (AAA), Senior Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP), and the Adult Resources for Care and Help (ARCH) is looking for volunteers to participate in a special outreach project. Volunteers will help enroll seniors and persons with disabilities in the Low-income Subsidy (LIS), the Extra Help Program or the Medicare Savings Program (MSP). Volunteer duties will include recruitment at outreach fairs and events as well as direct outreach and recruitment efforts to individuals in our community. Volunteers must be willing to attend training sessions and be available at least 2 hours per week for enrollment assistance. Volunteers must have excellent interpersonal communication skills, basic computer skills, and the ability to read forms and help clients understand what information is needed to complete the forms. For more information, call 243-9839.
Mesa County RSVP
Connecting individuals 55+ to volunteer positions in any of our 100+ member agencies for more info contact 243-9839 or visit www.rsvpgrandjunction.org:
• Volunteer to hand-write thank you notes for United Way
• Mealsite volunteers for three Gray Gourmet sites
• Greeters - Western Colorado Math & Science Center
• Movers - to help move tables/chairs out of the way for weekly dances at the Grand Junction Senior Center
• Drivers - SOS Program through Mesa County DHS
• Guitar player for Eagle Ridge of the Grand Valley
• Homeless shelter staff volunteers for Homeward Bound of the Grand Valley
• Museum docents for the Museum of Western Colorado
• Various volunteer opportunities are available at St. Mary's Hospital
• Van driver for low-vision support group at Center for Independence
Gray Gourmet
Mesa County's senior nutrition program has several openings for adult volunteers (18 years and older) to help out at one of our meal sites in the valley by setting tables, serving meals, and assisting with clean up from approximately 10:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. one regularly scheduled day per week. If interested, call Gai at 243-9844, ext. 2.
Alpine Hospice
Alpine Hospice serves patients in Mesa, Garfield, Pitkin, Delta, Montrose, Ouray and San Miguel Counties. Volunteers are needed in each of our service areas to provide direct support to patients, including companionship, reading, running errands, playing board games, birthday recognition and a variety of other tasks. If you have a heart for hospice, we have a volunteer opportunity that will fit you. If you have a few hours to give each week or even once a month, call Sandy at 245-0188 to join the dynamic and caring team at Alpine Hospice.
Riverside Educational Center
Local nonprofit that provides after school tutoring and enrichment services for K-12th grade students. The REC is recruiting volunteer tutors to assist students with their homework and other basic reading and math skills. It is open from 4:15-6:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. If you are responsible, dependable and truly love to help children, call Jill at 242-5111 or 589-1737 to find out how to volunteer. For more information about the REC and to find a volunteer application go to www.REC4kids.com.
Trail Host volunteer opportunity
Be an ambassador! Bike, walk, or rollerblade the 15 miles of riverfront trail for a minimum of 2 hours per week and provide support, information and observation of the trails. Please contact Lorie at 254-3876 for more information.
