The Lighthouse of Houston is a nonprofit education and service center working to assist the blind and visually impaired.

Below is a list of volunteer opportunities available.

Home Visitor – The single largest need for volunteers. A home visitor is a volunteer who assists a blind adult with grocery shopping, mail reading, letter writing, bill paying and/or running errands. Commitment: 1 or 2 times a month. Adult, Family. Weekdays & Weekends (Flexible)

Telephone Reassurance – Volunteers call homebound clients to determine well-being and provide friendship. Commitment: 2 to 4 times a month. Adult, Family. Weekdays & Weekends (Flexible)

Medical Transportation Aide – Volunteers provide transportation for clients during the week to/from medical appointments. Commitment: This is an “on call” position. Volunteers work only when available. Adult. Weekdays & Weekends (Flexible)

Adult Day Care Assistant – Assist with recreation classes, serve coffee/lunch, and offer companionship to blind/visually impaired persons in this day program. Commitment: Varies depending on availability and need. Adult, Family, Junior, Group. Weekdays Only

Store Sales – Volunteers are needed to assist in our store, Reflections, selling adaptive aids in a retail setting including catalog and telephone orders. Needed during lunch hours. Commitment: Varies depending on availability. Adult. Weekdays Only

Wellness Aide – Volunteers work with our registered nurse in the Multi Care Center on chronic disease management, health and wellness education, weight and nutrition management, basic mobility and exercise assistance with impaired adults, assisting with preventive health screenings, assisting with memory stimulation and appropriate activities. Commitment: Once a week, during week. Adult, nursing student preferred. Weekdays Only

Tandem Bike Rider – As a volunteer, you would be the sighted rider on the front of a tandem bike with a blind or visually impaired rider on the back. Group bike rides occur twice a month. Commitment: Once or twice a month. Adult, Group.  Specific Saturdays

Want to volunteer?: Please fill out the contact the ‘Become A Volunteer Form’ on The Houston Lighthouse Volunteer Page. If any questions, you can also contact Coordinator of Volunteer and Outreach Services, Kristina Derrick at kderrick@houstonlighthouse.org or call 713-284-8473.

Facebook: The Lighthouse of Houston Facebook Page

Website: Houstonlighthouse.org

Keep Houston Beautiful is a non-profit organization that works on the beautification, litter reduction, and recycling education for Houston and the community. The organization has cleanup volunteer opportunities during the week and the weekend.

Want to volunteer?: Volunteer activities are given on the calendar on the Keep Houston Beautiful website. Interested volunteers should browse the upcoming events on the calendar and decide whether they would like to participate. Fill out the registration form on the website, and then confirm attendance with responsible party.

Facebook: Keep Houston Beautiful Facebook Page

Website: Houstonbeautiful.org

The Center for Hearing and Speech, a United Way agency, offers classes and resources to teach deaf children to listen, speak, and read.

The organization has an annual event, Via Colori, that requires more than 600 volunteers. It will be on November 18 and 19 this year. You can learn more about this opportunity on the Via Colori Website. Volunteer recruitment for this event will begin in September 2017.

Most of the Center for Hearing and Speech’s other volunteer opportunities are during the week, from 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Monday – Thursday and from 8:00 am – 3:00 pm on Friday. The Center for Hearing and Speech is closed on the weekends. Volunteer opportunities during the week (that require orientation) include translation, classroom volunteering, administrative and clerical support, development helpers, tutors. Volunteer opportunities during the week (that do not require orientation) include carpentry/building work, craft makers/painters/decorators, and or help on supply, book, and toy drives.

Want to volunteer?: If you are interested in volunteer opportunities during the week, please visit The Center for Hearing and Speech’s volunteer webpage for more information. You can also contact Outreach and Volunteer Manager, Erica Perez, at eperez@centerhearingandspeech.org or (713) 523-3633.

Facebook: The Center for Hearing and Speech’s Facebook Page and Via Colori Houston Facebook Page

Website: Centerhearingandspeech.org and Via Colori Website

The See, Test & Treat Program is seeking volunteers and would appreciate volunteer involvement and commitment to the program on March 25^th , 2017. The community involvement will strengthen the awareness of women’s health in the Houston area.  The program is expecting over 150 patients, in which fifty percent of these women have been pre-registered for this program.

Volunteers will be assigned their prospective roles and also given facility tours on March 24^th, 2017, dinner and t-shirt will be provided to all. During orientation, the volunteer will receive a map pinpointing patient and volunteer stations, which will allow the volunteer to be as helpful as possible. Translators will  be available upon request within the area volunteers are situated at. Volunteers will be provided with a T-shirt and asked to wear dark color pants, scrubs or jeans for the event.

The next day, March 25^th, 2017, will be the See, Test & Treat event.  The See, Test & Treat Program looks forward to working with a great group of talented individuals.

Orientation & Event Address:
Christ Clinic
25722 Kingsland Blvd Suite 101
Katy, TX 77494

Want to volunteer?: Please download the presentation for more information regarding past events. If you choose to participate or have any questions, please complete the volunteer form and send to Nicole.Fatheree@uth.tmc.edu

The River Performing and Visual Arts Center, an educational program of Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS) provides accessible, affordable fine arts education for individuals who have disabilities.

 

Summer Camp Program

The River will also have a summer camp program. Please support The River students one on one during our 2017 Summer Camp! Volunteers will have the opportunity to serve up to six weeks, Monday-Friday from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM during these dates:

–June 19-23

–June 26-30

–July 10-14

–July 17-21

–July24-28

–July 31-August 4

Please use the online calendar to select any and all volunteer dates that you are available to serve using this link- River Summer Volunteer Opportunities

Want to volunteer?: Fill out a volunteer application for Spring 2017 with the dates and email Program Coordinator, The River, Tiffany Yeddo at tiffany@tuts.com or call 713-520-1220. Please email Tiffany if any questions about the volunteer opportunities.

Facebook: The River Performing and Visual Arts Center Facebook Page

Website: Feel free to visit website @ www.tuts.com/river to learn more information about The River, or the main webpage for Theatre Under the Stars, Tuts.com.

Urban Harvest is an organization that encourages the community with the education and activity of organic gardening. Below are volunteer opportunities available:

Community Gardens Group Volunteers

Groups are needed to help out in community gardens! If you have a group who is interested please see directions above. Visit the community garden volunteer page for more information.

Community Gardens Individual Volunteers

Community gardens individual volunteers: Community Gardens always need dedicated volunteers to help in gardens! Many of the gardens have their contact information posted on the community gardens map. If not it will direct you to contact the Community Gardens Coordinator who will put you in touch with the garden coordinator. It helps to volunteer in a garden close to you (you will be more likely to go back!) If you are particularly interested in working in a community garden that is more in need of volunteers please let us know.  We will also need to know how far you are willing to travel to a garden. No garden experience is required to volunteer in a community garden. Visit the community garden volunteer page for more information.

Youth Education

After School Garden Assistant: This volunteer opportunity entails assisting garden instructors that service approximately 20 youth partner sites; including elementary schools, middles schools, and community centers that offer after school gardening programs. This volunteer could be a regular assistant that helps with the gardening instructor’s hands-on gardening classes that include activities involving science, math, and other core subjects, as well as planting, growing, and harvesting of seasonal vegetables and fruit. It could be as a volunteer that specifically helps with cooking activities or garden maintenance. The afterschool times usually run from 3 – 5pm or 4 – 6pm (approx. 2.5 hrs each class)

School Garden Build Volunteer: This volunteer opportunity allows volunteers to help build school gardens that are used as outdoor classrooms for the Houston ISD and Spring Branch ISD schools that Urban Harvest has during the day and after school garden programming. We have a brief training and overview of the garden or habitat build objectives.  Let us know you’re interested and we will include you in the school garden email list and will email you when we have a community garden work day scheduled. (approx. 2-3 hrs each build) Youth education volunteer opportunities: email lilly@urbanharvest.org

Classes 

Classes Helper: This volunteer opportunity entails helping  to set up the classroom, check in students and hand out class materials as well as provide information about Urban Harvest. Volunteers get credit for classes for which they are a helper and may take classes for free as a benefit for your contribution of time. (approx. 2.5 hrs each class) email lilly@urbanharvest.org

Farmers Market

Eastside Farmers Market Roustabout: Volunteers are expected to help with setup and take down of tables, tents, and other market infrastructure. Help with special projects and various other duties will be assigned. Please bring water, sunscreen, and a big hat. Volunteers will gain an understanding of the farmers market operations, from setup to management. Volunteers will also spend time with board members at the greeter’s booth to learn more about the organization as a whole.

Volunteer Shifts at the market are Saturday’s: 7am-10am & 11am-1pm. email tyler@urbanharvest.org

Want to volunteer? For questions and or details on days and times for class helper, garden assistant, and garden maintenance volunteering opportunities, please contact Lilly DeHaven at lilly@urbanharvest.org

For interest and questions on volunteer opportunities at the Farmer’s Market, please contact Tyler at tyler@urbanharvest.org.

Facebook: Urban Harvest’s Facebook Page

Website: Above volunteer opportunities are listed on Urban Harvest’s webpage on volunteers. The organizations’s website is Urbanharvest.org