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General
Volunteer Opportunities
This category consists of all of the volunteer opportunities that do
not fit into other specific categories.
AIDS Care (numerous opportunities for
individuals or groups)
Alternatives for Battered Women (contact agency for info)
American Red Cross New York-Penn Blood Region (warehouse assemblers, blood drive hosts & sponsors, apheresis recruiters, sign assemblers/installers)
Asbury Dining & Caring Center (professional
hair stylists to cut hair)
Bay View Family YMCA (sports coaches)
Birthright of Rochester (call
for opportunities)
CARES Committee to Aid Research to End Schizophrenia (new members)
C.A.S.H. Coalition / Empire Justice Center (assist clients with financial help; tax preparer)
Catholic
Family Center (CFC) (translating)
CFC Hannick Hall (groups
to sponsor baby showers)
CFC Refugee & Immigration (interpreting
& translating services)
Center for Youth (Teen Court jurors, teen
lawyers: prosecution and defense counsel)
Church Women United in Rochester and Vicinity (court observers, singers for choir to perform at nursing homes & senior centers)
Cobblestone Arts Center (musicians, vocalists, dance and art teachers)
Community Lutheran Ministry (coaches for basketball teams, plan a fishing trip for teens)
ConKerr Cancer, Rochester Charter (sewing volunteers, card makers, Sew Day hosts and helpers)
Cottage Grove - a Rochester Presbyterian Home Residence (chorus: sing with elders, entertainers)
CP Rochester (swim volunteers: work with
preschool children)
Dream Factory of Rochester (meet with potential
dream children, help fulfill dreams)
East House (recruiters, HR people for Job Club)
Golisano Children's Hospital (see website: www.urmc.rochester.edu/childrens-hospital)
Heritage Christian Services (sports coaches
to support recreational athletic activities; assist art therapist with supplies and cleanup during painting sessions)
Hill Haven (Haven Helpers: fund, support, & plan events that enhance lives of residents)
Hilton Parma Emergency Food Shelf(businesses willing to have donation boxes at their sites)
Hope Hall (many varied opportunities)
Jewish Community Center (ushers and
backstage volunteers for Arts Dept.)
Junior League of Rochester (women committed to voluntarism)
Lakeside Beikirch Care Center (volunteers with expertise; chefs, bakers, musicians, dancers, artists, etc.)
Linda's Cupboard at Hope Hall (contact Sister Diana for specific needs)
New York Museum of Transportation (design and build exhibits, run model RR, run trolleys and track cars on full-size track)
Open Door Mission (chapel service, Bible study leader)
Penfield Symphony Orchestra (assist at ticket tables and usher services)
Planet Aid (collection box monitor)
Planned Parenthood - Roch/Syr Region (see website: www.pprsr.org)
Rochester Childfirst Network (art direction/graphic artist)
The Rochester Gay Men's Chorus (ushers for concerts)
Rochester International Council (edit quarterly newsletter)
Rochester Music Coalition (run sound system
for events, film crew)
Ronald McDonald House (various duties
- please contact agency at www.ronaldshouse.com)
RSVP of Monroe County (financial & medical insurance counselors, disaster preparation & services, short-term opportunities)
Safe Journey (furniture committee)
Salvation Army - Rochester Area Services (college internships, if available)
Society for Protection & Care of Children (monitors for visits between children and parents)
South Wedge Planning Committee (special projects)
Women Helping Girls (assist with college applications, assist with newsletter, photograph monthly events)
YWCA of Rochester and Monroe County (please call for volunteer opportunities)
Activities & Programs
ABVI-Goodwill (adults to assist at monthly recreation events)
Alzheimer's Association (supportive activity project manager)
Angels of Mercy (volunteers for projects and programs)
The Arc of Livingston-Wyoming (work with Senior and Day Hab participants)
Autism Council of Rochester (assist with recreation and social events)
Camp Good Days and Special Times (volunteers
for year-round activities)
Catholic
Family Center (CFC) (provide evening program for kids & moms, provide program for men, throw a baby shower)
Center for Youth (assist with after-school programs)
Cottage Grove - a Rochester Presbyterian Home Residence (men's group, cooking club, art club, recreation assistant)
CP Rochester (assist with recreational programs)
Crestwood Children's Center (assist
in group activities)
DePaul (assist with crafts, activities, and outings
at various DePaul sites)
Episcopal SeniorLife
Communities (recreation assistant)
Family Service Communities (assist with Bingo, craft projects)
The Friendly Home (assist with recreation programs)
Girls on the Run of Greater Rochester (head running coaches and assistant coaches)
Hickok Center for Brain Injury (assist with
social outings & community programs; help with day programs: art, computers,
cooking, etc.)
Hill Haven (activities assistant, group intergenerational activities, group entertainment)
Independent Living for Seniors (day-center
helpers)
Jewish Home of Rochester (assist with
Bingo games, accompany residents on outings)
LDA Life and Learning Services (organize recreational outings)
Monroe Community Hospital (participate in social activities)
National Multiple Sclerosis Society (help with wellness programs & special events)
Parkinson's Support Group of Upstate New
York (PSGUNY) (help with Parkinson's Café)
Rochester Family Mission (help with holiday projects)
St. John's Home (Bingo volunteers)
Step by Step of Rochester (special events planning)
Two Doors Community Resource Center (help with SKILLS program)
Volunteers of America - Western New York (birthday party helpers)
Women Helping Girls (assist with events/activities)
Administrative, Professional,
Planning, Grant Writing
American Cancer Society Hope Lodge Hospitality House (serve on RocHOPE Young Professionals committee)
Ausangate Creations - Coffee Connection (grant developer)
Autism Council of Rochester (grant writing, fund development events, board members, fiscal advisor)
Bay View Family YMCA (member services)
Braddock Bay Raptor Research (grant writers)
Bridges for Brain Injury (board members)
CARES Committee to Aid Research to End Schizophrenia (community
outreach)
Carlson MetroCenter YMCA (member services)
Catholic
Family Center (CFC) (professionals for advice & guidance, employers to help potential employees)
Children Awaiting Parents (marketing,
public relations)
Christ the King School (grant writer)
Church Women United in Rochester and Vicinity (board members: committees and projects)
Comfort in Crisis (board members)
Disciples for Christ Community Outreach (youth volunteer coordinators)
Flower City Habitat for Humanity (committee members)
Girl Scouts of Western New York (troop
leaders, group leaders, program consultants)
Huntington's Disease Society of America
- Upstate New York Chapter (grant writing)
Jefferson Avenue
Childhood Development Center (grant writer)
LDA Life and Learning Services (coordinate volunteers)
Life Solutions Food Pantry of Hamlin (grant writing)
Mercy Outreach Center (lawyers, committee
members)
Monroe County Fair and Recreation Association (volunteer coordinator)
National Multiple Sclerosis Society (volunteer liaisons, event planning committee members)
New
York Museum of Transportation (legal assistance)
Oregon Leopold Child Care Center (fundraising
and grant writing)
Parkinson's Support Group of Upstate New
York (PSGUNY) (strategic planning)
Penfield Symphony Orchestra (board member: strong organizational & public relations skills)
Recovery Houses of Rochester (bookkeeper)
Regional Center for Independent Living (board members, event planning)
Rise Up Rochester (grant research/writer, administrators)
RochesterMommies.com (committee members, moderators)
Safe Journey (advisory board, committee members)
St. Vincent DePaul Society (grant writer)
Saint's Place (public relations/marketing,
fundraising committee, grant-writing strategies and activities)
Second Chance Bird Rescue (grant writers)
Shepherd Home (experienced grant writer,
experienced Board of Directors candidates)
Spiritus Christi Mental Health Center (fundraisers, grant writers)
Step by Step of Rochester (board member positions)
Sweden Senior Center (research grants)
Webster Comfort Care Home (marketing & advertising person)
Animal Care, Work with Animals
Bridges for Brain Injury (pet therapy)
CP
Rochester (assist with horseback riding)
Four-Legged Friends Animal Adoptions (foster homes for dogs & cats, assist in staffing an adoption day, provide outdoor homes for free-roaming cats, etc.)
GRASP (temporary foster homes for cats, kittens,
and dogs)
Heritage
Christian Services (leaders and side walkers
for disabled people while riding a horse)
Hill Haven (pet visitors)
H.O.R.S.E. Rescue & Sanctuary(experienced or not: help at horse rescue & sanctuary)
Lollypop Farm, the Humane Society of Greater Rochester (animal care, dog walking, pet-assisted therapy, meeters, greeters)
Paws and Purrs Rescue, Inc. (foster homes for dogs & cats, workers for adoption days)
Pitty Love Rescue (dog handlers for adoption events, walk dogs, foster families for dogs and puppies, take foster dogs to training classes)
Rochester
Animal Services (walk dogs, bathe animals, animal care, help potential adopters
identify an animal for their home, take pictures of animals, spay/neuter program)
Second Chance Bird Rescue (clean cages)
Baby & Childcare
Bay View Family YMCA (child watch)
Carlson MetroCenter YMCA (childcare)
Catholic
Family Center (CFC) (baby sitters)
CFC Hannick Hall (baby care before 8 weeks
of age)
Child Life Program - Rochester General Hospital (lead simple crafts & games with children))
Children's Center at the Hall of Justice (care for children whose families are in court)
The Crisis Nursery of Greater Rochester (childcare)
Friendship Children's Center (classroom
aides: play activities, care for children)
Rochester Hearing and Speech Center (year-round classroom assistance with preschoolers)
Sojourner House (assist with childcare weeknights & weekend days)
Camping Programs
American Diabetes Association (help
plan and implement camp)
Camp Good Days and Special Times (summer volunteers
for residential camping programs)
Epilepsy Foundation (camp counselors:
in August, for children with epilepsy)
Genesee Country Nature Center (assist
with earth camp)
Muscular Dystrophy Association (camp
counselors: in June, for children with muscular dystrophy)
Partners in Community Development (assist with summer day camp)
Rochester Family Mission (summer camp volunteers)
Caregivers, Companions, Friendly
Visitors
Advent House (resident care)
Alzheimer's Association (work with handler and dog at private residences, provide support to families who attend events)
Aurora House of Western Monroe County (resident
care)
Benincasa (care-giving volunteers to provide care and support to our residents)
Bridges for Brain Injury (human services/social work, psychology, music therapy, art therapy, speech
therapy, occupational and physical therapy)
Catholic
Family Center (CFC) (provide spiritual guidance, resettlement teams: help new residents, friendly phone calls & visits)
CFC Refugee & Immigration (welcome,
companion, & provide transportation for newly arrived refugees - see listing)
Center for Youth (host homes to provide temporary
shelter for a homeless teen; volunteers to respond in pairs to youth who have
accessed Safe Place sites and possibly transport them to emergency shelter)
Compeer
of Livingston County (provide mentoring, companionship to adults who are
receiving mental health care, provide interaction with group of clients in staff-supervised
setting)
Compeer Rochester (volunteer/mentors to
be matched with youth and adults)
Cottage Grove - a Rochester Presbyterian Home Residence (one-on-one visitors, men's group: socialize with gentlemen)
Crestwood Children's Center (volunteers
for indirect or direct client contact; visit one-to-one or assist in a group
activity)
DePaul (play cards, Bingo, games, or simply visit
with residents)
Dimitri House (offer hospitality to guests:
play cards or just sit and talk; volunteers to stay overnight at 7-bed men's
emergency winter shelter)
East House (spend social time with residents)
Episcopal SeniorLife Communities (entertainers, guest lecturers, transport residents
to and from in-house appointments)
Family Service Communities (visit individual resident once a week, accompany residents on outings)
The Friendly Home (accompany residents from their rooms to in-house church service)
Friendship Children's Center (special guests to perform music, art, gym, dance, etc.)
Harbor House of Rochester (staff hospitality house for out-of-town visitors)
Hill Haven (companion visitors, pet visitors, escort
& transport service, trips and shopping, group intergenerational activities, entertainment)
Independent Living for Seniors (one-on-one visits with seniors)
Isaiah House (urgent need: caregivers & light housekeeping)
Jewish Community Center (friends/mentors
for developmentally disabled adults)
Jewish Home of Rochester (friendly
visits, transport residents in wheelchairs to programs within the Jewish Home, visit residents who
speak Russian)
Journey Home (hands-on caregivers; also support
staff)
Lollypop Farm, the Humane Society of Greater Rochester (pet-assisted therapy)
Mercy Outreach Center (social workers)
Monroe Community Hospital (visit residents, write letters, read, assist with meals, musical accompaniment during programs, push wheelchairs to activities)
Mount Carmel House (patient care for terminally ill residents)
Ontario
ARC (companionship, group projects)
Rape Crisis Service of Planned Parenthood (rape crisis counselors: provide emotional support)
Rise Up Rochester (victim survivors willing to help other survivors)
Rochester
General Hospital - Volunteer Services (greeters in hospital lobby areas, canine visitation teams, companion to patients who are alone, afternoon tea host; provide help and reassurance in Pediatrics Emergency Department, Main Emergency Department, and Cancer Center)
Rochester International Council (provide hospitality to international college students and international visitors)
RSVP of Livingston County (friendly visitors & non-medical caregivers)
St. John's Home (transporters to push wheelchairs
within the building, meal assistants, visitors to
reminisce with elders, musicians, accompany elders and staff on outings, Bingo volunteers, snack cart, library cart)
St. Joseph's House of Hospitality (help staff the night shelter October 15 through April 15)
St. Vincent DePaul Society (home visits)
Shepherd Home (hands-on caregivers)
Sunset House (hands-on personal care volunteers)
Twelve
Corners Day Care Center (musical person: perform for children)
VA Medical Center (companion therapy, visitation,
feeding hospitalized veterans)
Veterans Outreach Center (VOC) (help greet and thank
returning servicemen and servicewomen)
Visiting Nurse Service (hospice volunteers)
Webster Comfort Care Home (resident care)
Computer & Technology Applications
(For computer data entry opportunities, please see Office,
Clerical)
(For computer instructors, please see Education, Tutors)
ACD, The Academy for Career Development (refurbish and build computers; trainers: computer skills, building computers)
Ausangate Creations - Coffee Connection (website designer)
Catholic
Family Center (CFC) (teach computer literacy)
Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse Historical
Society (person familiar with PastPerfect Museum Software to organize data collection)
Children
Awaiting Parents (computer scanning, technical assistance: Access, Excel)
Disciples for Christ Community Outreach (computer lab monitors)
Greece Historical Society (use PastPerfect museum software)
LDA Life and Learning Services (monitor, assist adults in using computers & technology)
Lollypop Farm, the Humane Society of Greater Rochester (photography, graphic design, IT/technology)
Monroe Community Hospital (computer assistance)
Recovery Houses of Rochester (web developer)
Rochester Animal Services (take photos
of animals for website, assist with website updates)
Shepherd Home (computer skills)
South Wedge Planning Committee (IT expertise)
Step by Step of Rochester (Information technology IT/marketing)
Successful Pathways (update contact and donor database)
Webster Comfort Care Home (computer IT person)
Women Helping Girls (website updating)
Drivers, Transportation, Delivery
ABVI-Goodwill (drivers: take people to
and from medical appointments; shoppers: provide personal grocery shopping
services)
American Cancer Society Hope Lodge Hospitality House (drive patients to appointments)
American Red Cross New York-Penn Blood Region (drivers & navigators: pick up and deliver blood)
Catholic Charities Community Svcs (CCCS) (reliable person to move furniture)
Catholic Charities (CCCS) Dev. Disabilities
Svcs (move furniture: periodic and as needed)
Catholic
Family Center (CFC) (drivers)
CFC Aging & Adult Services (drivers
to help clients with doctor appointments, shopping, etc.)
Center for Youth (volunteers to respond in
pairs to youth who have accessed Safe Place sites and possibly transport them
to emergency shelter)
City East Transportation Ministry (drivers for non-emergency transportation)
Dimitri House (deliver
holiday baskets the weeks of Thanksgiving and Christmas)
Elderberry Express (drivers to transport seniors to and from medical appointments,
banking activities, visits to friends, prescription pickup, hairdressers, grocery
shopping, etc.; dispatchers to line up drivers for clients who need rides the
next day)
The Friendly Home (accompany/transport residents from their rooms to in-house church service)
Genesee Country Nature Center (snowmobile
driver to groom trails)
Give-a-Lift (drivers for medical appointments, etc.)
Greece Ecumenical Food Shelf (drivers:
deliver food to families in Greece, Charlotte; deliver to people with special needs; deliver baby food and diapers)
Greece F.I.S.H. (Friends In Service Here) (drivers
to take clients to doctors' appointments: one day per month)
Hearing Loss Association of America (drivers
to transport members to day and evening meetings)
Hill Haven (trips & shopping assistance)
Honeoye Falls/Lima FISH (drivers)
Jewish Federation of Greater
Rochester (drive Holocaust survivors to speaking engagements)
Jewish Home of Rochester (transport residents in wheelchairs to therapy & programs within the Home; deliver personal
mail to residents)
Lollypop Farm, the Humane Society of Greater Rochester (animal transporters)
Meals on Wheels (deliver meals at lunchtime Monday-Friday)
National Kidney Foundation Serving Upstate
New York (drive patients to dialysis treatments & medical appointments)
Rochester Family Mission (help pick up food from Foodlink)
Rochester
General Hospital - Volunteer Services (provide wheelchair transport for patient discharge)
RSVP of Livingston County (drivers for medical appointments)
RSVP of Monroe County (drivers for medical appointments, etc.; drivers for home-delivered meals, surplus food, etc.)
St.
Peter's Kitchen (pick up deliveries Tuesday & Friday mornings)
St. Vincent DePaul Society (drivers for donation pickups)
St. Ann's Community (transport residents to daily Mass)
Saint's Place (van drivers & crew: pick up and
deliver donated furniture)
Second Chance Bird Rescue (donation pickup)
Society for Protection & Care of Children (moving clients, pick up and deliver donations)
SOFI
Transportation/Elderbus (transport clients to medical appointments,
shopping, etc.)
SWEM (Southwest Ecumenical Ministries) Community Services (deliver food to seniors: third Saturday of each month)
VA Medical Center (drive vans: Rochester,
Syracuse, and Buffalo VA Medical Centers)
Visiting Nurse Service (deliver Meals on Wheels)
Women Helping Girls (drive girls to events)
Education, Tutors, Docents, Facilitators
(Also see Mentors)
ACD, The Academy for Career Development (trainers: computer skills, building computers; wellness coach assistants)
Alzheimer's Association (support group facilitators)
Autism Council of Rochester (mentors & facilitators)
Braddock Bay Raptor Research (nature interpretation, lead walks outdoors, public programs)
Bridges for Brain Injury (presentations: woodworking, computers, cooking, horticulture, etc.)
Brockport Child Development Center (tutors)
Catholic
Family Center (CFC) (teach life skills, parenting workshop, computer literacy, GED, ESOL, etc.; tutors)
CFC Hannick Hall (conduct workshops on sewing,
knitting, crafting, etc.)
Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse Historical
Society (museum or lighthouse tower guides)
Cobblestone Arts Center (teacher's aide for
persons with disabilities)
Community Lutheran Ministry (help
with after-school tutoring: math and reading; help finding books for children ages 2 to 12; create reading program for ages 2 &3)
East
House (one-on-one tutors for literacy training, GED preparation, adult basic
education, basic computer skills; classroom aides)
First Community Interfaith Institute (tutors in math, reading, and English)
First Unitarian Church of Rochester -
UU/Schools Partnership (one-on-one tutors, classroom helpers)
Friendship Children's Center (classroom
aides: children's play activities & care)
Genesee Country Nature Center (tour
guides, naturalists to assist with kids' classes, lead groups)
Girl Scouts of Western New York (trainers,
outdoor program trainers, panel-discussion leaders, special-interest program leaders)
Greece Historical Society (museum docents)
Hickok Center for Brain Injury (help with day
programs: art, computers, cooking, etc.; facilitator: keep programs member-driven)
Jefferson
Avenue Childhood Development Center (teacher aides)
Jewish Community Center (instructors,
coaches for computer classes)
Jewish Federation of Greater
Rochester (assist school children with literacy)
Jewish Home of Rochester (assist with
art classes; lead discussion groups)
Literacy Volunteers of Rochester (tutors: reading and writing with low-literate adults; tutors for adults seeking
help with survival English)
Lollypop Farm, the Humane Society of Greater Rochester (educators)
Mercy Bridges (literacy tutors,
one-to-one: reading, writing, English skills)
Mercy Outreach Center (health educators)
Notre Dame Learning Center (tutors/mentors: English language arts, reading, math, GED areas)
Oregon Leopold Child Care Center (substitute
teachers, tutors, mentors)
Parkinson's Support Group of Upstate New
York (PSGUNY) (education committee)
PRALID (People Rebuilding and Living in Dignity (lead a teaching group for individuals with disabilities)
Recovery Houses of Rochester (facilitate life skills groups)
Rise Up Rochester (teachers)
Rochester Family Mission (help with computer classes)
Rochester Hearing and Speech Center (year-round classroom assistance with preschoolers)
RSVP of Livingston County (tutors for school children; tutors for adults: basic literacy & English as a second language)
RSVP of Monroe County (tutors for school children, tutors for adults: basic literacy & English as a second language)
Saint's Place (tutoring: assist students with homework, help adults learn English)
Salvation Army - Rochester Area Services (professionals to provide Budgeting, Anger Management, Parenting groups for clients; cofacilitate Men's Domestic Violence Group.)
Society for Protection & Care of Children (tutors, mentors, homework helpers for after-school program)
Sojourner House (Study Buddy program: one-on-one
tutoring & mentoring for school-age children)
Step by Step of Rochester (facilitators of workshops)
Two Doors Community Resource Center (tutors for elementary-age children; help with SKILLS program
Volunteers of America - Western New York (classroom assistants)
Wilson Commencement Park (professional
life skills educators)
Food Preparation & Service
A Meal & More (soup kitchen: volunteers
always welcome)
Asbury Dining & Caring Center (help prepare and serve breakfast Tuesdays or Fridays)
Cameron Community Ministries (prepare,
serve, clean up: Hot Lunch Program & Kids Cafe)
Catholic
Family Center (CFC) (provide a home-cooked meal)
Cottage Grove - a Rochester Presbyterian Home Residence (cooking club: prepare favorite recipes)
Dimitri House (drop-in program: serving a meal,
kitchen work)
Friendship Children's Center (kitchen
volunteers)
Journey Home (cooking support)
Open Door Mission (meal service, coffee service, food pantry)
Partners in Community Development (serve lunch to seniors)
St. Joseph's House of Hospitality (prepare and serve lunch)
Salvation Army - Rochester Area Services (food services: food preparation, serving, room setup, etc.)
Shepherd Home (baking for special events)
Two Doors Community Resource Center (help with fundraisers: chicken barbeque, golf tournament, Red Wings games)
Fundraising Administration
Advent
House (fundraising)
American Cancer Society Hope Lodge Hospitality House (plan & implement fundraising events)
Aurora House of Western Monroe County (all areas of fundraising)
Autism Council of Rochester (fundraising specialist)
Bay View Family YMCA (fundraising)
Braddock Bay Raptor Research (grants & other fundraising possibilities)
Carlson MetroCenter YMCA (fundraising)
Charles Settlement House (fundraising)
Community Lutheran
Ministry (plan a fundraiser for our ministry to children)
Dream Factory of Rochester (assist with fundraising
and public awareness activities)
Foster Grandparent
and Senior Companion Programs (plan & implement annual fundraising events)
Four-Legged Friends Animal Adoptions (plan and implement fundraising and special events)
Friendship Children's Center (fundraising
specialist)
Global Family Outreach Ministry (help organize & establish fundraising)
Huntington's Disease Society of America
- Upstate New York Chapter (fundraising)
Life Solutions Food Pantry of Hamlin (fundraising, grant writing)
National Multiple Sclerosis Society (event planning committee members)
Oregon
Leopold Child Care Center (fundraising and grant writing)
Pitty Love Rescue (fundraising)
Regional
Center for Independent Living (fundraising services and expertise)
Rise Up Rochester (fundraiser, event planner)
Rochester International Council (fundraising volunteers to coordinate events or campaigns)
Saint's Place (fundraising committee, plan & organize fundraisers)
Second Chance Bird Rescue (help with fundraisers)
Shepherd Home (fundraising committee members)
Spiritus Christi Mental Health Center (fundraisers)
Volunteers of America - Western New York (clothing & food drive organizers)
Wild Wings (fundraising)
Women Helping Girls (fundraising)
Webster Comfort Care Home (fundraising/public relations person)
Gardening, Landscaping,
Yard Work
Brockport Child Development Center (landscape)
Catholic Charities (CCCS) Dev. Disabilities
Svcs (yard work: periodic and as needed)
Catholic
Family Center (CFC) (gardening, yard work)
Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse Historical
Society (gardener)
CP Rochester (maintain gardens and landscaping)
Crestwood Children's Ctr (assist
with gardening)
Episcopal SeniorLife Communities (groups or individuals to make raised flower beds to fit wheelchairs under)
Genesee Country Nature Center (trail
maintenance: trim back trails, lay mulch)
Hill Haven (outdoor maintenance)
LDA Life and Learning Services (assist
with residential enhancement projects: painting, gardening, etc.)
Mercy Outreach Center (grounds keepers)
NY Museum of Transportation (mowing)
Salvation Army - Rochester Area Services (maintain grounds, snow removal)
Shepherd Home (yard maintenance)
South Wedge Planning Committee (landscaping/gardening)
Twelve
Corners Day Care Center (minor landscaping: trimming around trees and bushes)
Webster Comfort Care Home (grounds/maintenance, gardening)
Gift Shops, Retail
Sales
Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse Historical
Society (gift-shop cashier)
Episcopal SeniorLife Communities (gift-shop cashier)
Flower City Habitat for Humanity (help in ReStore)
Greece Historical Society (gift-shop cashier & volunteers)
Heritage
Christian Services (store assistants: sort and prepare
donations, handle transactions; café assistants)
Hill Haven (gift-shop assistant)
Jewish Home of Rochester (staff café
and gift shop)
Lollypop Farm, the Humane Society of Greater Rochester (gift shop)
Monroe Community Hospital (gift shop, thrift shop)
New York Museum of Transportation (Visitor Center: sell tickets, gift shop sales)
Rundel Library Foundation (salespeople
for The Library Store and annual book sales)
Rush Public Library (help
with book sales)
St. Ann's Community (gift shop & café attendants, grocery-store attendants)
St. John's Home (Ice Cream Shop volunteers)
Spiritus Christi Mental Health Center (shopkeepers for our consignment shop)
Volunteers of America - Western New York (retail store helpers)
Housekeeping,
Cleaning
Advent House (housekeeping)
American Cancer Society Hope Lodge Hospitality House (assist with housekeeping needs)
Catholic
Family Center (CFC) (housecleaning, home maintenance)
Dimitri House (do laundry: bedding and towels)
Friendship Children's Center (housekeeping
volunteers)
Journey Home (cleaning, cooking, and maintenance
support)
Mercy Residential Services (polish
wood trim, shampoo carpet)
Regional Center for Independent Living (carpet cleaning, window washing)
St. Joseph's House of Hospitality (cleaning)
Women's Care Center (wash donated used clothes,
help clean the center)
Maintenance, Repair,
Painting, Skilled Trades
Ausangate Creations - Coffee Connection (electrician with city permit)
Braddock Bay Raptor Research (maintenance/construction for trails & banding stations)
Brockport Child Development Center (upgrades,
painting)
Catholic Charities Community Svcs (CCCS) (paint interior walls)
Catholic Charities (CCCS) Dev. Disabilities
Svcs (room painting: periodic and as needed)
Catholic
Family Center (CFC) (maintenance, home set-up teams)
CFC Hannick Hall (painters for interior and exterior painting)
Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse Historical
Society (maintenance in Keeper's House, lighthouse tower, annex buildings)
Crestwood Children's Ctr (assist
with painting, special projects)
Flower City Habitat for Humanity (help build houses)
Four-Legged Friends Animal Adoptions (build cat trees & shelters for free-roaming cats)
Genesee Country Nature Center (carpenter to build nest boxes)
Greece Historical Society (outdoor & building maintenance)
Jefferson Avenue
Childhood Development Center (paint classrooms & hallways, fall and spring cleaning)
Journey Home (maintenance support)
LDA Life and Learning Services (assist with residential enhancement projects: painting, gardening, etc.)
Mercy Outreach Center (repairmen/handyman,
painters, plumbers, electricians)
Mercy Residential Services (interior
painting)
NY Museum of Transportation (maintenance:
mowing, electrical & mech. repairs; restore antique trolleys, vehicles: wood,
metal, paint)
Oregon Leopold Child Care Center (maintenance and small repairs)
Providence Housing Development Corporation (spring & fall cleanup)
R Community Bikes (bike repair: need not be bike mechanic - we will train)
Regional Center for Independent Living (skills: photo enlargement, carpentry)
Rochester Family Mission (help with building & grounds maintenance)
Salvation Army - Rochester Area Services (maintain grounds and building, snow removal, painting, minor repairs)
South
Wedge Planning Committee (painters,
neighborhood cleanup)
Successful Pathways (spruce up the building)
Twelve
Corners Day Care Center (handy people for minor maintenance and small repairs)
Webster Comfort Care Home (maintenance: yard and house)
Medical
ABVI-Goodwill (doctors to provide low-vision
screenings, assistants for children's vision screenings)
Catholic
Family Center (CFC) (medical professionals to provide advice & guidance)
InterVol (assist in sorting donated medical supplies & equipment)
Mercy Outreach Center (psychotherapists,
dietitians/nutritionists, doctors, nurse practitioners, PAs, nurses, dentists,
dental hygienists, chiropractors, acupuncturists, massage therapists, health
educators)
National Kidney Foundation Serving Upstate
New York (screenings: blood pressure, urine analysis, blood draws, etc.; advanced practitioners for medical consultations)
Rise Up Rochester (mental health professional to work with victim survivors of homicides)
Spiritus Christi Mental Health Center (licensed psychotherapists and psychiatrists)
Mentors
(Also see Education, Tutors)
Autism Council of Rochester (mentors & facilitators)
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Rochester (mentors to be matched with youth 6–16 awaiting friendship)
Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester (mentor program)
Bridges for Brain Injury (mentoring assistance with community outings and classroom activities)
Catholic
Family Center (CFC) (mentors)
CFC Hannick Hall (mentors for moms who need
parenting skills)
Compeer of Livingston County (provide
mentoring, companionship to adults who are receiving mental health care)
Compeer Rochester (mentors to be matched with youth
and adults waiting for friendship)
Girl Scouts of Western New York (mentors, Gold Award mentors)
Hickok Center for Brain Injury (mentor members
in achieving daily goals)
Notre Dame Learning Center (tutors/mentors: English language arts, reading, math, GED areas)
Oregon Leopold Child Care Center (tutors, mentors,
performers)
Regional Center for Independent Living (assist in youth group, technology, employment for disabled)
St. Joseph's Villa (share time with an
adolescent in need of a trusting relationship)
Society for Protection & Care of Children (mentors, tutors for after-school program)
Successful Pathways (mentors for youth)
Volunteers of America - Western New York (mentors for children)
Wilson Commencement Park (mentors
for adults and youth)
Women Helping Girls (mentor a middle-school
or high-school girl)
Women's Care Center (peer counselors)
YWCA of Rochester and Monroe County (mentors for women and girls)
Office, Clerical,
Receptionists
ABVI-Goodwill (short-term office/clerical projects)
Advent House (office work)
Alzheimer's Association (clerical/office support)
American Cancer Society Hope Lodge Hospitality House (welcome & receive guests, office support)
American Diabetes Association (long-term office help)
American Heart Association (office volunteers)
American Red Cross New York-Penn Blood Region (office assistants: filing, data entry, etc.)
Autism Council of Rochester (mailings, office coverage, typing, filing, etc.)
Bay View Family YMCA (office support)
Bivona Child Advocacy Center (reception, office work)
Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester (office assistance)
CARES Committee to Aid Research to End Schizophrenia (help
with mailings)
C.A.S.H. Coalition / Empire Justice Center (front desk manager: greet clients, answer phones, schedule appointments)
Center for Disability Rights (prepare newsletter for mailing)
Children Awaiting Parents (general
office work, receptionist)
Crestwood Children's Center (office
work including word processing, data entry)
DePaul (volunteers with clerical skills)
Dimitri House (office work: phones, filing, typing)
Family Service Communities (receptionist)
Flower City Habitat for Humanity (office help)
The Friendly Home (help with photocopying, filing, general clerical duties)
Friendship Children's Center (office
volunteers)
Genesee Country Nature Center (desk
assistant: for special events & winter weekends)
Girl Scouts of Western New York (administrative
assistance)
Hill Haven(clerical support)
Huntington's Disease Society of America
- Upstate New York Chapter (help coordinate event mailings)
Jefferson
Avenue Childhood Development Center (office assistance)
Jewish Federation of Greater
Rochester (help with large mailings)
Literacy Volunteers of Rochester (office: work with staff on filing, mailings, etc.)
Lollypop Farm, the Humane Society of Greater Rochester (clerical duties)
Mercy Outreach Center (receptionists)
Monroe Community Hospital (clerical or computer assistance)
Muscular Dystrophy
Association (office: folding, stuffing, filing)
National Multiple Sclerosis Society (general office help, administrative assistant)
Open Door Mission (administrative)
PRALID (People Rebuilding and Living in Dignity (administrative office assistant)
Regional Center for Independent Living (bulk mailings, thank-you notes)
Rochester Animal Services (reception
& administrative support)
Rochester Childfirst Network (office
support, children's library)
Rochester Eye and Tissue Bank (general office work: filing, organizing)
RSVP of Monroe County (data entry, clerical, office support)
St. Joseph's Villa (clerical duties)
St. Ann's Community (work in resource library)
Second Chance Bird Rescue (answer phones, greet visitors, show them around)
Shepherd Home (clerical skills, computer skills)
Sojourner House (receptionist: weekday business hours)
Successful Pathways (update contact and donor database)
VA Medical Center (clerical assistants: typing,
filing, phone calls)
Webster Comfort Care Home (office/clerical)
Women Helping Girls (office assistance)
Publicity, Promotion,
Advocacy
Alzheimer's Association (advocacy volunteer)
Autism Council of Rochester (development of promotional materials, public relations specialist)
Bridges for Brain Injury (marketing, public relations)
CARES Committee to Aid Research to End Schizophrenia (publicist)
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) (advocates
for children)
Children Awaiting Parents (marketing,
public relations; distribution of fliers, posters)
Church Women United in Rochester and Vicinity (publicize events & projects to churches/congregations)
Dream Factory of Rochester (assist with public
awareness activities)
Global Family Outreach Ministry (advocate for agency, share information publicly)
Jefferson Avenue
Childhood Development Center (recruitment team to canvas community)
Parkinson's Support Group of Upstate New
York (PSGUNY) (communications)
Penfield Symphony Orchestra (board member with public relations skills)
PRALID (People Rebuilding and Living in Dignity (public relations/ marketing assistant)
Rape Crisis Service of Planned Parenthood (advocacy)
Rise Up Rochester (youth advocates, individuals with a passion to see a reduction in the crime rate)
Rochester Eye and Tissue Bank (staff agency display at area events,)
Rochester International Council (public relations and marketing volunteers)
Rochester Music Coalition (hang posters/flyers
promoting events)
RSVP of Livingston County (Community Engagement Reps to help recruit all ages of volunteers for opportunities in their community)
RSVP of Monroe County (Community Engagement Reps to help recruit volunteers for various opportunities in the community)
Safe Journey (marketing committee)
St. Vincent DePaul Society (marketing person)
Saint's Place (public relations/marketing)
Second Chance Bird Rescue (advertising/public relations help)
Women Helping Girls (present agency news to community & business groups)
Readers
ABVI-Goodwill (readers: provide personal
reading services)
Child Life Program - Rochester General Hospital (read stories to children)
Community Lutheran
Ministry (readers for children's program: ages 2 to 6; create reading program for ages 2 & 3)
Early Childhood Education Quality Council (readers to children)
Jefferson Avenue
Childhood Development Center (readers for school-age children)
Reach Out and Read of Greater Rochester (read
to children in pediatric waiting rooms)
Wilson Commencement Park (storytellers
for reading circles)
Speakers
American Red Cross New York-Penn Blood Region (blood recipients: share personal stories)
Autism Council of Rochester (speakers for fundraising events)
Community Lutheran Ministry (share
career & profession information with youth)
Cottage Grove - a Rochester Presbyterian Home Residence (guest lecturers, entertainers)
East House (speakers for job searchers)
Episcopal SeniorLife
Communities (guest lecturers)
Foster
Grandparent and Senior Companion Programs (speakers on topics: aging well,
children)
Gates Public Library (presenters
for senior citizen travelogue series, speakers on topics of general interest)
Rochester Eye and Tissue Bank (Speakers
Bureau: transplant recipients to share experiences)
Sweden Senior Center (guest speakers
for a variety of subjects)
Two Doors Community Resource Center (presenters: share a skill)
Special Events
ABVI-Goodwill (one-day events: e.g., Scouting for Food, Clothing Drive)
Alzheimer's Association (work at health fairs)
American Cancer Society Hope Lodge Hospitality House (fundraising events, activities calendar for guests)
American Diabetes Association (help
with Tour de Cure, Step Out for Diabetes, and camp; hand out information at health fairs)
American Heart Association (pre-event
and day-of-event workers for Heart Ball, American Heart Walk, other events)
The Arc of Livingston-Wyoming (assist with special events)
Aurora House of Western Monroe County (fundraising)
Autism Council of Rochester (assist with community events)
Bay View Family YMCA (special event help)
Bivona Child Advocacy Center (seasonal special projects, represent Bivona at community events)
Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester (special events and programs: walk/run, gala, golf tournament; health fairs, festivals)
Bridges for Brain Injury (plan & implement special events)
Camp Good Days and Special Times (volunteers
for fundraising events)
CARES (support May "Banner for Business" campaign, hand out literature
at events, represent CARES at events)
Carlson MetroCenter YMCA (special events)
Center for Disability Rights (help with Accessible Halloween event)
Charles Settlement House (special events, 95th anniversary celebration luncheon & events)
Children
Awaiting Parents (Heart Gallery displays)
Community Lutheran Ministry (help with Thanksgiving dinner for 500 people, gather & hand
out gifts for children at Christmas)
CP Rochester (assist with special events)
Crestwood Children's Center (assist
with special events)
Dimitri House (work our annual fundraiser, deliver
holiday baskets the week of Thanksgiving and Christmas)
Dream Factory of Rochester (assist with fundraising
and public awareness activities)
Flower City Habitat for Humanity (special events throughout the year)
Four-Legged Friends Animal Adoptions (staff information tables at local events)
Girl Scouts of Western New York (cookie
moms & dads, special events)
Heritage Christian Services (help with events at Springdale Farm)
Hickok Center for Brain Injury (assist with
community programs)
Hill Haven (special events)
Hilton Parma Emergency Food Shelf) (food drives & collections)
Huntington's Disease Society of America
- Upstate New York Chapter (event volunteers)
Jefferson Avenue
Childhood Development Center (coordinate car wash or "Kid's Day")
Jewish Federation of Greater
Rochester (help with large community events)
Lifetime Assistance (assist
with special events)
Lollypop Farm, the Humane Society of Greater Rochester (special events)
Melissa's Living Legacy Teen Cancer Foundation (help with special events)
Mercy
Outreach Center (committee members for special events)
Monroe Community Hospital (special events: committee member)
Monroe County Fair and Recreation Association (fair volunteers, bands & entertainers for Monroe County Fair; volunteer coordinator)
Muscular Dystrophy Association (for programs: greeters, photographers, promoters, general assistance)
National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children (assist with special events)
National Kidney Foundation Serving Upstate
New York (planning committee & event volunteers for Kidney Walk, Golf tournament; health fairs, patient services events)
National Multiple Sclerosis Society (help with events: MS Walk, MS Bike Tour)
Ontario ARC (recreation program: basketball,
Bingo, bowling, softball)
Oregon Leopold Child Care Center (volunteers
& supplies for parent involvement events, coordinators and food donations
for summer picnic community event, volunteers for holiday/Christmas party for
children)
Parkinson's Support Group of Upstate New
York (PSGUNY) (help with April 5K Run/Walk, fall symposium, Parkinson's Café)
Penfield Symphony Orchestra (special events volunteers)
Pet
Pride of New York (underwrite November building-fund luncheon & June
golf tournament)
Reach Out and Read of Greater Rochester (volunteers
to hold used book drives)
Rise Up Rochester (event planner)
Rochester Animal Services (assist
with offsite adoptions & promotions)
Rochester Childfirst Network (special events)
Rochester Eye and Tissue Bank (help
staff agency display at area events)
Rochester International Council (fundraising volunteers to coordinate events)
Rundel Library Foundation (special-event
volunteers)
Safe Journey (events committee)
St. Ann's Community (recreation therapy: picnics, music programs, etc.)
Saint's Place (plan & organize fundraising
events)
Salvation Army - Rochester Area Services (assist with golf tournament, Project Bundle-Up, Toy Shop; Bell Ringers for
Red Kettle campaign, etc.)
Second Chance Bird Rescue (help with and work fundraisers)
Step by Step of Rochester (special events planning)
Veterans Outreach Center (VOC) (distribute
flags in exchange for contributions for Flag Day, June 14)
Supplies: Clothing,
Food, Donations
Asbury First Storehouse (donation sorters, clerks, buyers)
Cameron Community Ministries (sort
and distribute clothing in the Clothing House)
Dimitri House (emergency food cupboard: interview
Flower City Habitat for Humanity (staff
our home-improvement retail outlet)
Global Family Outreach Ministry (collect, store, and send donated items overseas)
Greece Ecumenical Clothing Closet (sort, fold, hang clothing, etc.)
Heritage Christian Services (store assistants: sort and prepare donations,
handle transactions)
InterVol (assist in sorting donated medical supplies & equipment)
Life Solutions Food Pantry of Hamlin (assist clients in food pantry, help with garage sale)
Mercy Residential Services (sort &
organize donations to Baby Boutique, and food pantry)
Open Door Mission (clothing distribution program, food pantry)
Oregon Leopold Child Care Center (food donations
for summer picnic community event)
Partners in Community Development (pick up clothes for clothing distribution)
RSVP of Monroe County (surplus food distribution)
Rundel Library Foundation (book sorters,
book pricers)
St. Joseph's House of Hospitality (sort clothes)
Saint's Place (sort & organize donations, assist refugees in selecting clothing)
St.
Peter's Kitchen (clothing closet manager)
Successful Pathways (boutique manager: organize donations)
SWEM (Southwest Ecumenical Ministries) Community Services (help obtain, pack, and distribute food: buy fresh fruits and vegetables for distribution)
Volunteers of America - Western New York (helpers at emergency food pantry)
Women's Care Center (sort baby donations
& prepare orders for clients)
Telephone
Calling & Counseling
Alzheimer's Association (telephone support: making calls to families & caregivers)
Catholic
Family Center (CFC) (friendly phone calls & visits)
Center for Youth (phone counselor: provide
counseling, information, and referrals)
Children Awaiting Parents (phone
calling to children's caseworkers)
Compeer of Livingston County (keep in
contact by phone or email with clients on waiting list)
Elderberry Express (dispatchers to line
up drivers for clients who need rides the next day)
Greece F.I.S.H. (Friends In Service Here) (coordinate
clients with drivers: one day per month)
Honeoye Falls/Lima FISH (dispatchers)
Lollypop Farm, the Humane Society of Greater Rochester (behavior help-line counselors)
SWEM (Southwest Ecumenical Ministries) Community Services (answer help-line requests for emergency food)
Women Helping Girls (conduct phone surveys)
Women's Care Center (telephone counselors)