Young Parent's Program
Corporation for Public Management is looking for college
students who are interested in volunteering their time to
assist young women in obtaining their GED by providing tutoring
in basic mathematics (fractions, decimals, and percents)
and writing (grammar). Please contact: Kenneth Demers, Administrative
Director, Employment and Training Division, Young Parent's
Program, 1628-1640 Main Street, Springfield, MA 01103, Tel:
413-272-2385, or email Kenneth
Demers.
America Reads
Volunteer staff is needed to help teach children
in homeless shelters to read. If interested please call
Mike at the Springfield Boys and Girls Club at 413-732-7201.
Ludlow Public Schools
- Volunteer Program
The Ludlow Public Schools has the following volunteer opportunities:
Mentoring or Tutoring, Helping in the Libraries, Assisting
Administrative Personnel and Helping the the Classrooms.
Training and Guidelines Provided. Please call the Volunteer
Office at 413-583-8372, ext. 106 or email M.
Batista to find out how you can help.
Associated Early
Care and Education
Associated Early Care and Education is seeking volunteers
for Readers, Field Trip Chaperones, Holiday Gift Drives,
Cleaning/Painting, etc. If interested please contact: Mr.
Edward Weeks, Associated Early Care and Education, 95 Berkeley
St., Suite 306, Boston, MA 02116 or email Edward
Weeks.
T.J. O'Connor Animal
Control & Adoption Center
Volunteer Opportunities are available for students working
with the animals through the Dog Walkers and Cat Fanciers
programs. The volunteer program offers the students a way
to strengthen skills in marketing, fund development and
community and event coordination. If interested please contact
Susan Dziczek at 413-781-1485, ext 105.
Volunteer Tutors
Straitway Youth Center is looking for volunteer tutors for
reading and math for an after school program for underprivileged
children in the community. If you would like to volunteer
please contact Straitway Youth Center at 413-785-1626. For
more information email Straitway2heaven.
Volunteers/Interns
Needed at the Hampshire County Jail
Areas of service: Art, Video, Grant Writers, Group
Facilitators for: 1) Parenting 2) Yoga/meditation 3) Houses
of Healing Volunteers/Interns would be working with incarcerated
individuals with the exception of the grant writers and
video volunteers. Those individuals would be working in
the administrative area. One to Three hours per week Immediate
Openings Point of Contact: Debbie
Aubrey
413-584-5911 x 219 email: Deborah
Aubrey.
Ludlow Public Schools
The Ludlow Public Schools are in need of volunteers
in the East Street Early Childhood Center and kindergarten
classroom, Chapin Street school and Ludlow high school tutoring
in math, reading, or science. Please contact the Ludlow
Public School Volunteer Office at 413-583-8372, ext. 106
or email Maria Batista.
Volunteer Income
Tax Assistance Program
If you like to help those in need, including persons with
disabilities, low income, non-English speaking and elderly
taxpayers, have the ability to successfully meet and communicate
with people from varied backgrounds and circumstances, take
pride in performing tasks completely and accurately, and
are willing to devote an average of 2 to 4 hours a week
from late January through April 15 this program is for you.
The only thing you need to do is successfully complete the
IRS's one day training. Fax us at (413)263-6510 with your
name, address, phone number along with the number of hours
you can commit.
Volunteer at Wing
Memorial Hospital and Medical Centers
Wing Memorial Hospital and Medical Centers is looking for
volunteers who want to get hands on work while supporting
the medical facility. Volunteers will provide assistance
to patients, work with records, assist in some medical aspects,
and also help with other various duties. For an application
please call: Jacqueline Paul at 413-284-5235 or Adele McCarthy
at 413-284-5343.
Outreach Worker
The Valley Opportunity Council seeks an Outreach
Worker for 6 - 8 weeks to build up participation of the
Summer Lunch Program. Salary is $10 - $12/hr. Send R
to Human Resources, Valley Opportunity Council, Inc., 300
High Street, Holyoke, MA 01040.
Firm Foundation
Consulting, Inc.
Firm Foundation Consulting, Inc. is recruiting Volunteer
Members-at-Large. FCI is currently seeking persons with
education or experience in Advocacy, Grant writing, Event
Planning, Mentoring, Program Development, Fundraising, Media
Relations, Web Development to name a few. If interested
please send a letter of interest, R
and what special talents/skills you can offer
to Firm Foundation Consulting, Inc. 260 Lake Dr., Indian
Orchard, MA 01151, email FCI.
The Zoo in Forest
Park
The Zoo in Forest Park depends on many dedicated volunteers
to support the Zoo and its educational mission. A variety
of volunteer opportunities are available. Training is provided
by the staff and experienced volunteers. If interested send
an application, found on the Forest
Park Zoo web site, to Alison Summers, Director of Education
and Volunteer Services, The Zoo in Forest Park and Education
Center, PO Box 80295, Pecousic Drive, Springfield, MA 01138.
ReStore
ReStore, Springfield, MA has volunteer opportunities for
Special Events Staff, Deconstruction Services, Staff Assistant,
Truck Helper, Merchandiser, Media Maker and Green Thumb.
For more information please email John
Grossman or telephone at 413- 788-6900.
Cross-Cultural Solutions
Cross-Cultural Solutions is a volunteer program abroad in
Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Peru,
Russia, Tanzania and Thailand. CCS operates volunteer programs
around the world in partnership with sustainable community
initiatives, bringing people from all over the world together
to work side-by-side while sharing perspectives and fostering
cultural understanding. For more information visit the Cross-Cultural
Solutions web site. For questions please call 1-800-380-4777.
Volunteer Medical
Advocates
YMCA of Western Massachusetts Sexual Assault Services seeks
mature dependable volunteers 21 years or older with a valid
driver's license and reliable transportation to provide
immediate emotional support to survivors of sexual assault
at local area hospital emergency rooms. Medical advocates
receive sexual assault certification training prior to volunteering
with on-going support and supervision by program staff.
Interested volunteers willing to commit to one or two on-call
shifts a month for one year, please contact Maureen Warren
at 413-732-3121 ext 154 or email Maureen
Warren.
Ronald McDonald
House
The Ronald McDonald House, a house away from home for families
with children in area hospitals, in Springfield seeks volunteers
to greet and register families, familiarize them with the
House and explain policies and rules. A volunteer also answers
the phone, gives tours and helps with housekeeping, which
is greatly appreciated. Anyone who is over 18 and in good
mental and physical health may apply for volunteer service.
If you are interested, please contact Suzanne Herlihy, Volunteer
Coordinator, 34 Chapin Terrace, Springfield, MA 01107.
Mercy Medical Center
Mercy Medical Center, Springfield, MA has numerous volunteer
opportunities such as: Reception Desk, Hospital Guides,
Hospitality Lounge, Emergency Room Liaison, Admitting Desk,
Out-Patient Surgery, Clerical Support, Transport Department,
Gift Shop, Pre-Natal Center. If you are interested in volunteering
and any of these areas please call Volunteer Services at
413-748-9074 for an application.
Springfield School
Volunteers
The Springfield School
Volunteers seek volunteers to help make a difference in
the life of a child. It only requires one hour a week, flexible
scheduling and choice of school and grade. There is a specific
need for reading and math tutors. For more information contact
Springfield School Volunteers at 413-787-7015 or visit the
Springfield
School Volunteers web site.
Girls Incorporated
of Holyoke Youth Programs
Girls Incorporated of Holyoke seeks volunteers in their
Mentoring Programs (contact Jenny Whitley at 413-533-0796
ext. 112), After-school Program (contact Daisy Jimenez at
413-538-7042 ext. 105), Drop-In Space (contact Ginger Colamussi
at 413-533-0796 ext 102), Girls Making a Difference (contact
Dalia Robles at 413-533-0796 ext 105), Hermanas In Power
(contact Ginger Colamussi at 413-533-0796 ext. 102) and
Holyoke Youth Pride Empowerment (contact Sarah Dunton at
413-533-0796 ext 201). Girls Inc., provides girls 5-18 the
opportunity to develop and achieve their full potential
through comprehensive youth programs.
YWCA
The YWCA has many volunteer opportunities such as: Medical
Advocate (YWCA Sexual Assault Services) to provide
immediate emotional support to survivors of sexual assault
at local area hospital emergency rooms, Safe Plan
Volunteers - providing crisis intervention information,
referrals, legal advocacy, and safety planning to domestic
violence victims seeking protective order through Hampshire
or Hampden Probate Courts, Supervised Visitation
Volunteers - to assist site Coordinators in supervising
visits between non-custodial parents and their child or
children in a safe and neutral setting, Youth Build
- mentors to spend 30-60 minutes a week helping to guide
young people between the ages of 16-24 toward a productive
and independent life style and Childcare Assistant
- to assist with childcare/youth groups at the woman's shelter
from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. while mothers attend evening support
programs. For more information please contact Maureen Warren,
YWCA Volunteer/Intern Coordinator at 413-732-3121 ext 154
or email Maureen Warren.
Trinity
Mission Center
Trinity Mission Center is looking for volunteers for their
Summer Missions. If you would like to help the poor and
abandoned in the U.S., Mexico, Puerto Rico and Costa Rica,
please go to the TMC web
site or call 800-272-8850 to learn more.
Customer
Service Representative
PVTA seeks a temporary full-time Customer Service Representative
for a period of up to 8-10 weeks with the opportunity to
become regular part-time at the Springfield Information
Center. Must be reliable and have excellent Customer Service
Skills. Review position details and qualification requirements
on the PVTA web site.
Send CL and R to PVTA,
Attn: HR, 2808 Main Street, Springfield, MA 01107. Salary
is $12/50/hr.
The
Learning Center for Refugees
The Learning Center for Refugees is ready to begin on January
12, 2009 with 10 Burundi students, of whom only 3 speak
English, at the Sumner Ave. Elementary School, 45 Sumner
Ave., Room 134, Mon. - Thurs. from 3:40 - 5:00 p.m. The
students are very smart and eager to learn. The difficulty
is that they are placed in the public school system according
to their age levels and there is a huge gap between what
they are learning and what is expected of them at school.
Please contact Joan
MacMonegle if you are able to volunteer to help these
children.
Volunteers
for Peace
International Voluntary Service Volunteers for Peace offers
over 3,000 projects worldwide. You will live, work, share
and learn in an international community and challenge yourself
by helping others. To learn more about this opportunity
please go to the VFP web
site.
Admissions
Representative
Candidates are sought for an Undergraduate Admissions Representative.
This is a temporary position to be filled from approximately
mid-August to the end of November. The successful candidate
will travel about 10 weeks during this period visiting high
schools, and representing the College at college fairs and
other events.
Excellent oral and written communication
skills are necessary to articulate the character and purpose
of the College to prospective students, parents, and secondary
school personnel. A Bachelor's degree, a valid driver’s
license, and a satisfactory driving record are required.
No benefits are associated with a temporary position.
Screening of applications will begin immediately
and will continue until the position is filled. Send letter
of interest, resume, and the names and telephone numbers
of three references to: Mr. Gregory
C. Michael, Executive Director of Human Resources, Western
New England College,1215 Wilbraham Rd, Springfield, MA.
01119
Official transcripts will be required prior
to an appointment being made.
Customer Care Consultant
Lego Systems, Inc., Enfield, CT has a Temporary Customer
Care Consultant position that will begin August 25, 2009
and end January 2010. The current needs are for 1st and
2nd shifts. Must have Customer Service experience, strong
written/verbal communication skills, excellent interpersonal
skills, i.e. listening, ability to make decisions and solve
problems while working under pressure, ability to multi-task
in a fast paced environment, type 35+ works per minute and
the ability to work weekend shifts. To apply please visit
the Lego
web site.
