Volunteer Opportunities
Classroom Volunteer Needed!
“Looking for an opportunity to gain more community service hours? Do you like to help others? Are you bi-lingual in English and Spanish?
YouthCare is looking for a Classroom Volunteer to provide classroom support to the teachers in The International School at their Casa de los Amigos Program. The position asks for a candidate who is available to work a minimum of two shifts (8:15am-12:15pm) per week on weekdays. This position is a wonderful opportunity to gain teaching experience for those who are interested in a career in Education, practice Spanish skills, and learn more about immigrants in the United States.
Click here to see the official Classroom Volunteer description. For inquiries, questions, and concerns please contact:
Randi McKenna, Volunteer Coordinator for YouthCare:
randi.mckenna@youthcare.org
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Women Who Rock: Making Scenes, Building Communities Conference
Call for Volunteers!
Women Who Rock: Making Scenes, Building Communities Conference
March 2-3, 2012
Volunteers are needed for the Women Who Rock Conference for the following days:
March 2nd – Film Festival
The Film Festival will be at Washington Hall in Seattle, WA from 7:00pm to 9:30pm. Volunteers needed from 5:30pm – 10:30 pm. Volunteers will help set up for the Conference tonight from 9:30 – 10:30 pm.
March 3rd – Conference
The conference will be at Washington Hall in Seattle, WA from 8:00a.m. to 10:00p.m. Volunteers needed from 7:00 a.m.
Tasks: Volunteers will help greet and register participants, set up rooms, be runners, escort artists/musician, coffee break set-up, clean up, etc.
We also need volunteers that can help with technical support and recording conference sessions.
This is a great opportunity to meet a diverse group of scholars, activists, musicians, and community members engaging in dialogue around Women and Music. You can find more information about Women Who Rock at this link:
http://womenwhorockcommunity.org/
To volunteer please contact womenwhorockproject@gmail.com with the subject heading: Women Who Rock Conference Volunteer and include the following information:
NAME
PHONE NUMBER
AVAILABILITY
DO YOU HAVE ANY TECHNICAL SKILLS?
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Fall Community Service Opportunity – “Green Party”
The Ethnic Cultural Center is offering a fall community service opportunity for all students. Come help and participate in a “green party” with YouthCare’s Casa de los Amigo’s transitional living program on Saturday, November 19th from 9:30am – 12:30pm.
We will be meeting at the site of Casa de los Amigos at 9:15am (*Note: we will not be meeting at the ECC).
Some details of the event:
- There will not be transportation provided to the event. We highly encourage volunteers to carpool with friends and other volunteers.
- Please wear clothes that you can clean in and closed-toed shoes
- Snacks will not be provided so it is encouraged that you bring a water bottle and your own snacks
Please contact Annia Yoshizumi at anniay@uw.edu or Kayla Huddleston at khuddleup@gmail.com if you have any questions.
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MEChA A.C.E. Conference
May 13-14, 2011
mecha@uw.edu
MEChA de UW has organized the A.C.E. conference for the past fifteen years in order to address the lack of enrollment among Raza in institutions of higher education and issues affecting our community. A.C.E. is geared toward the recruitment and outreach of prospective Chicana/o students applying at theUniversity of Washington. The goal of this conference is not only to promote higher education, but also to provide empowerment and leadership skills catered toward Chicana/o issues and other people of color. We primarily outreach to students from underprivileged backgrounds and/or first generation college applicants. We hope that all the participants leave the University of Washington with a sense of empowerment of their people, culture, and identity.
Register to volunteer at: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/lindag5/131030
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9th Annual Latina Health Fair
Volunteer at this year’s
9th Annual Latina Health Fair.
Saturday, May 14, 2011
11:00am – 4:00pm
Rainier Community Center
4600 38th Ave. S.
Seattle, WA 98118
The Latina Health Fair (LHF) is ensuring our most vulnerable populations have access to appropriate and affordable preventative health care while linking them to available community resources. Through the participation of a wide range of community organizations, the LHF is an innovative way to meet the unique health care needs of all women and their families by minimizing the barriers that prevent them from accessing health care. The LHF will offer FREE medical exams, health screenings, health education and much more! We welcome all from the community to join us for music, presentations and a day of celebration!
To volunteer or questions, please email Jeanie Hammock at jeannieh@withinreachwa.org
This year’s tasks include:
- Greeters: Man entrance(s) of the Fair and help welcome and direct guests, exhibitors and staff.
- Escorts/Runners: these volunteers will help escort guests to/from the different health screenings/medical exams that will be taking place throughout the day as well as assist in other designated areas.
- Registration/Check-in/Information: help register exhibitors, different shifts of arriving volunteers and guests signed up for health screenings at a “Registration Table”. Provide general information to Fair attendees on where different things are happening throughout the building by referring to a diagram/layout of the facility’s floor plan, as well as provide any other pertinent information.
- Interpreters: assist medical students/personnel by interpreting for guests participating in medical health screenings. Medical interpreting certification preferred, but not required.
- Food: help deliver food/beverages to different Fair Staff who are unable to leave their posts (medical providers, etc.)
- Security: assist in overseeing venue safety for all LHF guests, exhibitors, and staff.
- Other: these volunteers will help with miscellaneous tasks such as help set-up tables, clean-up, or any other tasks that might arise throughout the day.
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