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Each Monday afternoon over 100 people living in poverty look forward to a "To-Go" meal provided by generous local groups affiliated with CAIN in Northside. A friendly, organized person is needed to distribute the meals, keep a calendar of groups providing meals and keep all running smoothly. 

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide, which suspended operations in Delaware County two years ago as the pandemic worsened, is preparing to return this winter and is looking for volunteers to help restart the service.

The all-volunteer program provides free, no-strings-attached, income tax preparation to anyone, but places a special emphases on serving senior citizens. Before the shutdown, Tax-Aid volunteers prepared tax returns for more than 1,000 residents each year in Delaware, Sunbury, and Orange Township and had just expanded into Ashley.

Volunteers provide a calm and reassuring hand to people who are often fretful about filing their return, make sure clients receive every tax benefit to which they are entitled and save them the often-significant amount of money that private tax preparers charge.

Volunteers make a real, meaningful and measurable difference in the lives of the people they help.

Volunteers come from all walks of life, from accountants to warehouse workers. No experience is required. Tax-Aide provides training, a computer to work on and mentorship throughout the tax season. No one works alone.

For more information, please go to aarpfoundation.org/taxaidevolunteer, 1-888-227-7669 or email DelawareOhioTaxAide@gmail.com.

Valley View offers after school nature clubs for children in 1st-6th grades.  Nature explorers enjoy hiking and exploring the woods, prairie, wetlands and river.  Our naturalist leads games, art projects and hands-on activities and fun along the trails!  The group size is a maximum of 15 students.  Our naturalist needs an assistant, a second set of hands to help the kids and with the activities. 

Camps are one day a week for six consecutive weeks. 

We offer a Tuesday session (1st-3rd grade) and a Thursday (4th-6th grade) session.    

Volunteers can choose to work either Tuesday or Thursday or are welcome to volunteer for both days.

Please sign up by emailing:  info@valleyviewcampus.org

5330 South Milford Road, Milford, Oh 45150

Volunteer Cosmetologists work directly with patients and their families providing cosmetology services. We are in need of cosmetologists willing to volunteer their time to go to patients homes and long term care facilities to provide haircuts for patients. In some cases this can be a person's last haircut, but it truly provides a sense of normalcy for our hospice patients. If you are interested once you have gone through our volunteering training process we will reach out to you with requests we have received from patients about haircuts. From there you will work with the patient on setting up a time. If you are interested please apply here on our website https://hospiceofcincinnati.org/volunteer/. An up to date license is required. We are in desperate need for Cosmetologist volunteers for our Butler County region so even if you are not a licensed cosmetologists, but you know someone who is and would be willing to help please send them our way.

Join us as we build our first home for Katara and her Family at 1122 W. Perrin Ave., Springfield 45506. This site will begin Saturday, August 16, 2022. Build Site is open Tuesday-Saturday 8:30 am - 3:30 pm. (lunch 11:30 am - 12:30 pm)

If you are interested as an individual volunteer please go to http://daytonhabitat.volunteerhub.com. All volunteers must pre-register for the event. 

If you have a group that is interested please contact Volunteer Services at kday@daytonhabitat.org or 937.965.7679.

Each week over 175 families living in poverty visit the CAIN Choice Pantry in Northside for the shelf stable food, fresh produce, hygiene items and cleaning supplies they need. Help is needed to greet guests, direct them to sign-in tables, escort them to the pantry and interact with guests who are waiting in a friendly and efficient manner. 

Storm drain sin your neighborhood are designed to carry water off the roads and into local creeks. On it's journey, it can pick up and transport pollutants such as trash into our streams. During this project, you can label the drains in your neighborhood with "No Polluting:Drains to Creek" decals.

Great for individuals, families, and groups.

No experience necessary.Use a wire brush and rag to clean top of drain. Place glue on back of label and stick to drain. Mark label location on a map.

Time commitment is up to you, you can label as many or as few drains as you like.

When: Anytime the roads are dry and the temperatures are between 40 and 80 oF

Materials: All materials provided. They will need to be picked up from Butler SWCD, in Hamilton. Call to make an appointment.

Locations: Hamilton, West Chester Twp, Liberty Twp, Fairfield Twp, Hanover Twp, Madison Twp, Trenton, and Ross.

Youth groups: An educational program can be scheduled for free to teach the children more about the project. Contact Butler SWCD to schedule 513-887-3720

Patches for Youth Groups: A patch is available to any youth group member that volunteers for 3 hours minimum.

Optional additional opportunity: Use garbage grabbers to pick up trash while walking your neighborhood labeling drains.

Resource creation to help volunteers onsite and to create awareness in Elyria.  Novices are welcome! 

Help us gain support in the business community.  Approach area organizations about donating.  Or help pick up donations around town.  

At Kettering Health Hamilton we have the opportunity each day to do sacred work.  We strive to be innovative and to convey God's love in a caring environment.  Volunteers are the lifeblood of our hospital and without their dedication, time, passion, and expertise our hospital would cease to function.  Our volunteers are an integral part of our mission to treat the whole patient-mind, body, and spirit.  Whether it's brightening a patient's day with a smile, or supporting our medical staff our volunteers make a difference!  There are a variety of volunteer opportunities for both adults and teens.

Volunteers at Kettering Health Hamilton perform office work, transport patients, deliver flowers/mail, volunteer at the Information Desk, and in the hospital's gift shop. Volunteers also sit with patients that are lonely, and help on the inpatient units with various tasks.  If you are retired and have some extra time on your hands, want to make new friends, or interested in the medical field this would be a great opportunity for you!  The Volunteer department will work with you to choose the area best suited to you and your schedule. Please apply to our program at https://www.ketteringhealth.org/volunteer.

At Women Helping Women, we provide support services to ALL survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. We are looking for volunteers to provide hospital accompaniment to survivors! 

Our volunteers primarily provide hospital accompaniment to survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. Volunteers respond to the ER to be with a survivor while they get a sexual assault exam done, by providing emotional support as well as our and community resources. We respond to 8 hospitals in Butler County.

Advocates/volunteers fill out an application (online application link), attend an interview with our volunteer coordinator, and must attend our mandatory 40-hour volunteer training that is offered in the spring and fall each year. Our next training begins the first week in March, spans two weeks (include weekend days and a few weekday evenings), and will be completed in 7 class sessions.

After completing training, volunteers will be required to be on 2 on-call shifts per month. Each shift is 12 hours and is either from 6am-6pm OR 6pm-6am. Your shifts depend on your availability! We also have a mandatory volunteer meeting each month. 

For more information or to apply, 'Respond' to this need and email- staff.whw@gmail.com 

At Women Helping Women, we provide support services to ALL survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. We are looking for volunteers to provide hospital accompaniment to survivors! 

Our volunteers help provide court accompaniment to survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. Court Advocates work at the Domestic Relations Court where survivors seek civil protection orders. Volunteers help with paperwork, attend hearings with survivors, providing emotional support, connect survivors to community resources. We respond to 8 hospitals in Butler County.

Advocates/volunteers fill out an application (online application link), attend an interview with our volunteer coordinator, and must attend our mandatory 40-hour volunteer training that is offered in the spring and fall each year. Our next training begins the first week in March, spans two weeks (include weekend days and a few weekday evenings), and will be completed in 7 class sessions.

After completing training, volunteers will be required to be on 2 on-call shifts per month. Each shift is 4 hours and is either from 8am - 12pm OR 1pm-4pm. Your shifts depend on your availability! We also have a mandatory volunteer meeting each month. 

For more information or to apply, 'Respond' to this need and email- staff.whw@gmail.com 

Register to be a part of the Summit County CERT!  By registrating with our organization, you will be made aware of trainings and volunteer opportunities.

We need volunteers to help in different areas around the Hospital and Clinics. Once a person is cleared to volunteer we work with them to find a department that needs volunteers and aligns with their schedule and interests. Volunteers are required to volunteer a minimum of 2 to 3 hours a week, for three months or more (unless otherwise agreed upon).

Although the specific positions below are not always open, here are some examples of roles a volunteer might have:

Liaison Assistants greet patients and guests upon arrival, answer questions about the hospital, give directions, and assist with the registration line.

Gift Shop Volunteers work in the hospital gift shop located in the main lobby of the hospital building. Volunteers help customers, work the register, take phone calls, and make deliveries. 

Surgery Waiting Room Volunteers help our surgery staff by attending to patient and visitors, maintaining a peaceful environment in the waiting area, answering phone calls, and escorting patients to their surgery location.

Clerical Office Volunteers support clerical and clinical staff with office tasks including answering phones, labeling charts, filing, faxing, and making deliveries, while maintaining a high level of confidentiality.

Thank you for your interest in volunteering at the University of Toledo Medical Center! If you would like more information or have any questions, please contact us at VolunteerServices@utoledo.org or (419)383-6330.

Volunteers will be helping to make buttons, and putting stickers on suckers for PRIDE

Provide and serve dinner to those struggling with poverty and despair.  Cook at our facility or bring in already prepared meals. We have all plates, cups, utensils, etc. Just bring your preferred dish and a smile to serve it! Dinner is served at 5:00pm, but if your group needs a later time, we can adjust. 

Click here to be directed to our site to sign up and see available dates. Hope House Mission (samaritan.com)

From time to time we are in need of volunteers to help deliver Literacy Kits to local Portage County Schools, Big Red Bookshelves and/or Big Red Bookshelf books to locations within Portage County.  To learn about our Literacy Kit program, click HERE

The dimensions of the bookshelves are 40” H x 36” W x 12” D.  Each bookshelf will be delivered with 3-4 boxes of books.  To learn about our Big Red Bookshelf program, click HERE

This page is dedicated to collecting volunteers interested in taking either the CERT Basic Training prescribed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) or volunteers who would like to complete the hands on portion of the online CERT Basic Training approved by FEMA.

For two shifts a month, you can support a store that provides a marketplace for underrepresented artisans, producers, and farmers from all over the world! Learn tell the stories behind each of these items as you help customers find the perfect gift.  Join a community of staff and volunteers who are responsible for the day-to-day needs of running the register, filling online orders, and creating floor displays.

We have several properties that have gardens, and we need volunteers to help us maintain these gardens.  A volunteer can "adopt a garden" and be completely responsible for its maintenance, or can sign up for weeding or planting gardens.

Joining this link will allow you to stay connected to the BBH CERT.  We will be able to inform you of volunteer events and exercises. 

Volunteers with Spanish language ability needed to assist food insecure guests as they shop at the CAIN Choice Pantry in Northside. We want to make sure that our native Spanish speakers feel welcome, safe and have their needs met. All COVID precautions taken. Pantry hours are Monday 5-7pm, Tuesday 10am-1pm and Thursday 10am-1pm.

This page is open to the public for anyone with an interest in becoming a Franklin County Auxiliary Communications Volunteer. Volunteers with an amateur radio license are encouraged to join the cause. The Auxiliary Communicator Task Book published by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency is required to be a member of the Franklin County Auxiliary Communications. Other local requirements may need met to satisfy local needs.

Become an AmeriCorps Seniors, Senior Companion Volunteer!

Join us for our Summer Orientation for Central Ohio!

Senior Companions, all of whom qualify as low-income, receive stipends and travel reimbursement to visit home-bound seniors for 15+ hours a week. They provide needed socialization and non-medical assistance so clients can remain independent in their homes. The program helps both groups stay connected and retain their independence.

Our process:

Program Requirements

Exact orientation details will be provided after you submit an application, participate in a brief interview and have a cleared background check!

The Allen County R.A.C.E.S. organization was founded in the spring of 2009. The primary responsibility of the Allen County R.A.C.E.S. is to provide emergency communications in the event of a disaster or to augment local governments in Allen County with public communications in the event of an emergency.

The secondary responsibility of the Allen County R.A.C.E.S. organization is to assist the Allen County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management in any way possible to help improve with the efficiency of the agency and service to the public.

WellSpring is looking for Board Members who live and/or work in Champaign County.  Board member duties include meeting six times per year to discuss agency business including the strategic plan and financials.  Board members guide agency direction by evaluating local data and community conditions to make recommendations for agency programming and planning.  Board meetings are held at the Springfield Location at 15 E. Pleasant Street on the third Wednesday of odd number months (January, March, etc) from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Interested volunteers can contact the Executive Director, Richele Shepard, at richele@wellspringfield.org for more information.  After initial contact, the process requires interested volunteers to meet with existing board members for an informal interview before final vote by the entire WellSpring Board.  

WellSpring is in need of social media marketing expertise.  The volunteer would help in the following areas.

Any amount of volunteers hours would be appreciated.  One hour a week would probably be adequate.   

WellSpring is interested in finding volunteers to complete basic data entries into a variety of different programs.  Training will be provided.  Hours are flexible.  Any amount of time would be appreciated.  

Tutor children, option to pick from several sites.

Assist with a local agency to help build or rehab homes for homeless families.  No construction experience required, many opportunities to help available.  

Westlake:

* THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A NEED

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Springfield is recruiting volunteers to mentor youth in Clark and Madison Counties. For additional information on becoming a big brother or big sister, please visit our website: https://bbbscentralohio.org/volunteer/ 

or email: gburke@bbbscentralohio.org

INSPIRE A FUTURE GENERATION
For a time investment of only an hour each day in one week or one school day, you may be the difference between a young person in your community just making ends meet or getting a more fulfilling career and life.

MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY
By being a JA volunteer and sharing your personal and professional experiences and skills with students from your community, you help them make the connection between what they are learning in school and what they will need to succeed in work and life.

JA PROVIDES AN AMAZING AND REWARDING VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
JA gives you an opportunity through your employer's volunteer program (or on your own) to impact young people in your community in a positive way with simple to implement programs on financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship. This will empower young people to own their economic success.

ALL TRAINING AND MATERIALS NEED TO TEACH JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED

Opportunities available in Clark, Champaign, Madison, and Logan Counties.

What is Peer to Peer? 

Peer to Peer is 8-week educational program for those with a mental health condition or experiencing symptoms of a mental health condition that addresses vision and goal planning, coping mechanism and stress management, healthy decision making, etc.

What is a Peer to Peer Instructor? 

A Peer to Peer Instructor teaches a class, directly from a manual, about vision and goal planning, coping mechanism and stress management, healthy decision making, etc. 

What is Family to Family?

Family to Family is an 8-week educational program for families, significant others, and friends of people with mental health conditions that addresses communication skills, up-to-date information on mental health conditions and how they affect the brain, crisis management, current treatments, and therapies, etc.

What is a Family to Family Instructor?

A family to family instructor teaches a class, directly from a manual, about up-to-date information on mental health conditions and how they affect the brain, crisis management, current treatments and therapies, and communication skills.  

What is a Family Support Group?

A Family Support Group gives support for caregivers, family members, and partners caring for loved ones with mental health conditions through conversation and community.

What is a Family Support Group Instructor? 

A Family Support Group Facilitator leads the conversation in Family Support Groups using a NAMI Facilitator Guidebook. 

Alzheimer's Association Community Educators are volunteer public speakers who provide Alzheimer's Association education programs to community audiences.

Key activities:

Qualifications:

Benefits to the Volunteer:

The Alzheimer's Association will provide training, information and  electronic or printed materials to assist in your efforts. Orientation includes several hours of online learning, self-study and shadowing or mentoring by local Alzheimer's Association staff and volunteers. Some materials are available in multiple languages.

Formal applications can be submitted at volunteer.alz.org

Do you like socializing with others about the way things used to be? If you have a few hours a month on Sunday afternoon, we have a fun volunteer activity for you. We need docents to help educate the public about Meeker. Our Meeker Homestead Museum is open by appointment.  We need docents to show off our beautiful Meeker property

Docents greet visitors and help guide them through the Meeker Homestead Museum, and explain or add information to the exhibits that are at the Meeker Homestead Museum. You will receive training at the beginning of April, one-on-one training can be provided if you wish to start later in the year.  Help us spotlight this property gem to the public.

AmeriCorps VISTAs are national service members that perform indirect service at local organizations, such as recruiting volunteers, building program curriculums, fundraising and grant writing, connecting communities with resources, and creating sustainability within their agencies. As part of the Corporation for National and Community Service, AmeriCorps VISTA provides an opportunity for individuals to gain professional experience while contributing to long-lasting solutions to the problems of poverty and inequity in local communities.

The Ohio Association of Foodbanks has operated one of Ohio’s largest AmeriCorps VISTA programs since 2006. Through our AmeriCorps VISTA program, ShareCorps, you can find a one-year, full-time position focused on creating meaningful change for people living at or near poverty.

Dedicated team to receive community spontaneous volunteers, record their information, match volunteer skills with community needs, assign members to volunteer jobs, provide safety briefings, and help coordinate transportation with the Emergency Operations Center.  95% of tasks are performed indoors.

The VRC Team works with other community volunteer organizations to establish, operate, and sustain a VRC following a major disaster.

Information: In a time of disaster and crisis, friends, neighbors, families will be enthusiastic to respond to needs in their local area.  As the media plays and replays scenes of the disaster, many people will come forward to volunteer.  Unaffiliated volunteers will show up, whether directed or not.  Unaffiliated volunteers (also known as spontaneous volunteers) are those not associated with any recognized disaster response agency.  However, they may have other training, skills and experience and appear at a disaster site to offer help.  The VRC is used to manage and organize the unaffiliated volunteers during a disaster. These volunteers are processed at the VRC to determine their skill-set and then tasked with assignments where there skills can be utilized for the disaster relief effort.

Dedicated team to enable emergency resource management, accountability of responders and volunteers, and points of distribution (POD) following a disaster (to distribute water, ice, or other materials to affected populations.  90% of tasks are performed outdoors.

Team is activated following a local disaster/emergency, and operates during daylight hours.

This team is activated following a mass casualty event.

General support team for operating a designated location for family members to assemble after a mass fatality incident.  FAC team to work in conjunction with other NGO’s (e.g. Wilmington Area Ministerial Alliance, American Red Cross, et cetera) and the Coroner’s Office.  Four to six hour shifts with 95% of tasks are performed indoors.  

FAC team would focus on FAC opening/closing, behind the scenes coordination of coordination information reporting, resource requests, and FAC communication with the Emergency Operations Center. 

Information:  Clinton County is one of four rural counties in SW Ohio covered by a State Homeland Security Grant (SHSG) to develop a rural county plan, develop a training program, and conduct a FAC exercise by December 2022.  Adams, Brown, Clinton, and Highland Counties are part of this group.

Goal:  To recruit a team that would help guide volunteer organizations in establishing, operating, and sustaining a FAC immediately following a mass casualty incident.

This team trains annually and is activated following a local disaster.  Operational periods are during daylight hours only.

Mobile team who conducts on-location damage assessments post disaster to enable state or federal disaster declaration requests.  Team typically will operate within 72-hours following a disaster and will use mobile devices to capture damage information.  100% of tasks are performed outdoors.

Each four (4) person team would be matched up with a jurisdictional representative (e.g. LE, FD, local gov't employee) to conduct damage assessment in an impacted jurisdiction.  

Goal:  Setup four teams (one each in Blanchester and Sabina, and two in Wilmington), conduct 2.5 hours of initial training in early March, and for teams to be ready for an emergency by mid-March 2022.

Volunteers to help support community events as EMA representatives (e.g. county fair, festivals, et cetera) to promote community preparedness.  Tasks to include booth setup, public engagement, surveys, and more.  Most events are outdoors.

The Community Outreach Team engages with the public to help promote preparedness within Clinton County.  

IMPORTANT: This is a national opportunity posted for easy access on the Center For Social Impact (CSI) page.  If you decide to volunteer you must register on the national website and keep track of your hours individually. This volunteer work is not able to be tracked through Community Connect or CSI. 

The Zooniverse enables everyone to take part in real cutting edge research in many fields across the sciences, humanities, and more. The Zooniverse creates opportunities for you to unlock answers and contribute to real discoveries.  WHAT WILL YOU DISCOVER?

Participate in research of all kinds, from classifying galaxies to counting penguins to transcribing manuscripts. Whatever your interest, there's a Zooniverse project for you.  https://www.zooniverse.org/

We go where no other nonprofits can to keep our service members connected to everything that gives meaning to their service.

The USO is a not-for-profit organization and not part of the Department of Defense (DoD). The appearance of DoD visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement.

IMPORTANT: This is a national opportunity posted for easy access on the Center For Social Impact (CSI) page.  If you decide to volunteer you must register on the national website and keep track of your hours individually. This volunteer work is not able to be tracked through Community Connect or CSI. 

The Smithsonian benefits from the work of thousands of passionate volunteers who support the organization on-site in our museums, zoo, and other facilities.

Today, digital technology makes it possible for people who believe in the Smithsonian mission to make significant contributions online. "Digital Volunteers" can now take on important assignments to expand access to the Smithsonian's massive collections, and can participate in a variety of research programs. Some roles require special knowledge or skill, but many do not.

Selected opportunities are described below.

Launched in July 2013, the Smithsonian Transcription Center seeks to engage the public in making our collections more accessible. Citizen scholars are invited to transcribe historic documents including diaries and working papers of prominent Americans and records associated with the Smithsonian's vast scientific collections. Transcription makes these important materials more accessible to researchers around the world, as well as the general public.

To date, more than ten thousand citizen scholars have come to the Transcription Center and engaged with the wide array of documents posted there by Smithsonian archivists and curators—from field notebooks surveying snakes and reptiles in South Dakota in 1894 to the diaries of Leo Baekeland, the American chemist and founder of the modern plastics industry.

To learn more about this opportunity and get involved as a citizen scholar, visit the Smithsonian Transcription Center.

The Smithsonian seeks digital volunteers to assist in contributing content to Wikipedia related to our collections and areas of expertise. Improving the quality and quantity of reliable information on Wikipedia, as well as usage of Smithsonian resources on the site, helps meet our mission, the "increase and diffusion of knowledge." We seek experienced and motivated Wikipedia editors who are technically proficient in both the software and the norms of the Wikimedia community. To find out more about how to become a Wikipedia volunteer for the Smithsonian, visit the Smithsonian Institution's WikiProject.

IMPORTANT: This is a national opportunity posted for easy access on the Center For Social Impact (CSI) page.  If you decide to volunteer you must register on the national website and keep track of your hours individually. This volunteer work is not able to be tracked through Community Connect or CSI. 

Anyone can contribute. Improve access to history by transcribing, reviewing, and tagging Library of Congress documents.

The Library of Congress launched By the People (crowd.loc.gov) in the autumn of 2018. The application invites you to transcribe, review, and tag digitized images of manuscripts and typed materials from the Library’s collections.  All transcriptions are made and reviewed by volunteers before they are returned to loc.gov, the Library's website. These transcriptions will improve search, readability, and access to handwritten and typed documents for those who are not fully sighted or cannot read the handwriting of the original documents. Check out the FAQs in our Help Center for more detailed information.

Are you a high school student? A college student? A professional? Recent retiree? If you answered yes to any of these, become an online volunteer tutor with Learn To Be! 

Help K-12 under-served youth in math, science, reading and writing from wherever is most convenient and whenever is most convenient.

Volunteer online an hour a week, from wherever you are. And make a meaningful difference. We think you'll love it. :)

Learn To Be is a 501c.3 non-profit organization that brings 1-on-1, online tutoring to underserved youth around the nation.

IMPORTANT: This is a national opportunity posted for easy access on the Center For Social Impact (CSI) page.  If you decide to volunteer you must register on the national website and keep track of your hours individually. This volunteer work is not able to be tracked through Community Connect or CSI. 

https://www.bemyeyes.com/

Be My Eyes is a free mobile app with one main goal: to make the world more accessible for blind and low-vision people. The app connects blind and low-vision individuals with sighted volunteers and companies from all over the world through a live video call.

Since we launched in January 2015, more than 2,000,000 volunteers have signed up to assist blind and low-vision users. Be My Eyes users can request assistance in over 180 languages making the app the biggest online community for blind and low-vision people as well as one of the largest micro-volunteering platforms in the world! Every day, volunteers sign onto Be My Eyes to lend their sight to blind and low-vision individuals to tackle challenges and solve problems together.

The Be My Eyes story started in Denmark in 2012 with Hans Jørgen Wiberg, a Danish furniture craftsman, who is visually impaired himself. Through his work at ‘The Danish Association of the Blind’, he recognized that blind or low-vision people often needed a little assistance to solve everyday tasks. However, it wasn’t until a blind friend told him that he used video calls to connect with family and friends, who could help him with these tasks, that Hans Jørgen got the idea for Be My Eyes. He believed that the technology of video calls could be used to visually assist blind or low-vision individuals, without them having to rely on friends and family, but using a network of volunteers.

IMPORTANT: This is a national opportunity posted for easy access on the Center For Social Impact (CSI) page.  If you decide to volunteer you must register on the national website and keep track of your hours individually. This volunteer work is not able to be tracked through Community Connect or CSI. 

Join a global network of digital volunteers helping us research and expose human rights violations.

Amnesty Decoders is an innovative platform for volunteers around the world to use their computers or phones to help our researchers sift through pictures, information and documents.  https://decoders.amnesty.org/

IMPORTANT: This is a national opportunity posted for easy access on the Center For Social Impact (CSI) page.  If you decide to volunteer you must register on the national website and keep track of your hours individually. This volunteer work is not able to be tracked through Community Connect or CSI.   

https://redcrosschat.org/digitalvolunteer/

When disaster strikes, Digital Volunteers assist the Social Engagement team by:

Digital Volunteers sign up to monitor, engage, and report in four-hour shifts. While this work is done remotely, our Digital Volunteers report directly to the National Headquarters Social Engagement team in coordination with their local chapter communicators.

Due to the time commitment and technical tools involved in this role, there are a few requirements that you must meet before you can get trained to be a Digital Volunteer.

Feeding, cleaning, handling, and general care and upkeep of the Animal Ambassadors and their enclosures. These positions are worked out ahead of time with Naturalist Craig Spicer, 419-575-8074. If you are interested in possible openings, please contact him.

Use your home repair skills to help maintain the homes of low-income seniors and people with disabilities! Join People Working Cooperatively as a field service volunteer and help keep people safely in their own homes. Projects include fixing leaky faucets, replacing broken glass, installing handrails and grab bars, replacing storm doors, making deck and porch repairs, and other minor home repairs. Work during the week or as you are available. Volunteers provide their own tools and transportation, and PWC provides all materials. Help improve the housing conditions of your low-income neighbors make a lasting difference in the community!

If you want more information, visit http://www.pwchomerepairs.org/volunteer or email Brian at mclaughlinb@pwchomerepairs.org.

Pyramid Hill is looking for long-term volunteer docents for its Ancient Sculpture Museum.

The Ancient Sculpture Museum is open 7 days a week, 12 - 5pm. This facility houses a collection of Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Etruscan and Syrian antiquities. Volunteer docents will be asked to monitor the collection, interact with guests and educate visitors about the collection and further Pyramid Hill's mission of "bringing people to art in nature." Volunteer docents will receive preliminary and continued training on the Pyramid Hill antiquities collection and how to enhance guest experiences at this facility.

Pyramid Hill is proud to offer community service opportunities to people of all backgrounds, abilities and interests. Volunteers who complete more than 10 hours of service will receive a FREE 1-year family membership.

As a non-profit, volunteers are our bedrock; we deeply appreciate the time volunteers dedicate to our Park and the services they provide to our organization! If you are interested in becoming a volunteer docent, please contact our Arts & Programming Manger, Gabi Roach at groach@pyramidhill.org for a short interview.

We need more than coaches to make First Tee possible. We rely on volunteers — sometimes year-round — to accomplish our mission, and not all of those goals involve golf. We also need support off the course to deliver our program to kids and teens in the community and recreation centers in our communities. 

Outreach Volunteers assist the First Tee Staff, Coaches, and Youth Leaders at the center by: Providing basic sports instruction, monitoring safety zones, organizing groups, and leading activity stations.

The safety of our kids is our top priority. That is why all volunteers are required to complete a chapter provided background check, and, if applicable, Safesport Training before volunteering.

To get started, please visit the volunteer page on our website. 

Field Day Takeovers

Field Day Takeovers focus on bringing the First Tee experience to those without access to a golf course. We bring the equipment, staff, and volunteers to deliver an engaging program at a partner facility.

CRC Community Days with First Tee

First Tee has partnered with the Cincinnati Recreation Commission and the Tony Yates Junior Golf Academy to host all-immersive life and golf skills program for kids and teens in recreation centers across Greater Cincinnati.

(New) Afternoon Community Golf Days – Reeves Golf Course 

New for 2022 is the Afternoon Community Golf Days program. Like the morning session, First Tee will host kids and teens from recreation and youth centers. However, there will be a greater emphasis on goal setting, managing conflict, and dealing with diversity in addition to golf instruction.

For more information, view the attached document for program dates and details.

First Tee, we help kids discover what’s inside of them, guide them to strengthen it and mentor them to put it into action in everything they do. 

To do this, we need enthusiastic and caring individuals to serve as positive mentors and role models to kids and teens of various backgrounds. Our coaches’ ability to develop impactful relationships with our participants is the backbone of our program. 

You don’t have to be a golf pro (or even a good golfer), we will provide the training you need! 

Volunteer Coaches on the golf course assist First Tee Head Coaches by: providing basic golf instruction, reinforcing class concepts (life skills), leading activity stations, and monitoring safety zones.

The safety of our kids is our top priority. That is why all volunteers are required to complete a chapter provided background check, Safesport Training, and waiver before volunteering.

To get started, please visit the volunteer page on our website. 

Volunteer coaches can choose to participate in one or multiple weekly program sessions. Although we do ask that you are present for at least half of the session that you register for.

Classes are available in the morning, afternoon, and early evening. We will work with you to find a fit for your schedule. Don’t have a lot of time to commit? No worries! You can volunteer on your own time as a substitute volunteer.

For more information, visit or website or contact Ben Walker at (513) 988 - 7226 Ext. 5

Be a friend to homebound individuals on the phone or in person. Play games, have lunch together, catch up on the phone. All activities revolve around friendship and not medical or housekeeping responsibilities. 

Help out at a local food pantry taking client orders on the phone, stocking shelves, customizing pick-up orders, and keeping a log of people served at the pantry. 

Positions are available at the pantry, from home placing orders, and at a distribution site. 

Coordinate your efforts with your co-workers, family, neighbors or community groups to conduct a book drive. Donated books will be used to create new bookshelves and re-stock existing locations. 

The Big Red Bookshelf project places bright red bookshelves, stocked with new or gently-used books appropriate for children ages birth - 3rd grade, in the community where families with young children visit. These books have been donated by community members. Children are invited to take a book home to keep and share!

As we receive gently used and new donated children's books for our Big Red Bookshelf program these books need to be sorted by reading level and packed in boxes for distribution to keep the bookshelves located throughout Portage County full.  This is done in the United Way office in Ravenna.

Fill food boxes and hand them out to families in need at both locations Ravenna and Windham 

The Delaware County Historical Society has a newsletter that is distributed to its membership on a regular basis.  We need someone who enjoys writing and has computer skills.  The letter is produced on ConstantContact, so there is a design component, but there are templates available.  If you want experience in writing and designing a newsletter - this is for you

Work in the executive suite - virtually. Volunteer for the Regional Executive Officer and the Executive Coordinator - learning the ins and outs of the C-Suite at the Red Cross! 

Responsibilities: Assist in running the management suite efficiently and effectively in support of the Regional CEO
Sort, scan and distribute mail
Database management (Microsoft Access) – Board of Directors and Ohio Government Officials
database
Enter board/volunteer hours in Volunteer Connection software and generate monthly report
Assist in the coordination/planning of Board and/or committee meetings, Division/Regional All Staff
meetings, and other events as directed
Scan, track, and monitor contracts: file both hard and soft copies
Provide advanced internet research
E-mail Regional staff on behalf of the Executive Coordinator (as directed)
Inventory control – maintain up-to-date records on office supplies and promotional items for the
region

Time Commitment: Flexible, during business week (Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm)
Qualifications: Ability to handle confidential information
Advanced research capability utilizing the internet and other resources
Effectively communicate with all levels of staff and management in the organization
Willingness to learn new software programs
Skilled Microsoft Office (required): Word, Excel, Access, Outlook; knowledge of Picture Publisher and
Photoshop
Ability to type 50 words per minute
Strong verbal and written communication skills (sample writing will be required)
Proactive and creative thinking

Relationships: On-going work direction provided by Executive Coordinator, with support provided by members of the Senior
Management team

Length of Apptmt: As needed

Development Opp: Affiliation with one of the most well-respected, internationally known humanitarian organizations
Enhance written and oral communication skills
Enhance or learn computer skills
Gain valuable work experience and professional networking opportunities
Flexible work schedule
Ability to undertake valuable life-saving CPR/First Aid/AED and Disaster Response training, among
other opportunities
Documentation of service, letter of reference as requested

Training: Volunteer Orientation
On-the-Job training
CPR/First Aid/AED training (2-year certification)
Disaster Services: An Overview (Online)
Community Transportation Program shadowing experience (schedule permitting)

Description

The Disaster Action Team (DAT) serves as the first, on-the-scene, Red Cross contact at the site of a disaster. While not considered first responders in the technical sense, DAT members are typically the first people at a disaster scene who provide comfort and direct assistance to help those who have been affected as they begin the recovery process.

When disaster strikes, DAT members are generally dispatched in teams of two to three people: an experienced DAT Responder and one or more DAT members in training.

Specific responsibilities include:

Qualifications

Be an important part of the American Red Cross team by helping to ensure that all facilities are clean, safe and well maintained for staff, volunteers and clients.  Facility Team Members perform/coordinate the maintenance, repairs and general upkeep of American Red Cross facilities.

Responsibilities:

Qualifications:

Training is provided and all volunteers in this position are asked to work at least 1-shift a week.

If interested you can apply by visiting, www.redcross.org/volunteer, scroll down the page, and clicking on the blue "Apply Now" words. Just follow the directions from there to complete the application and background check.  Be sure to have a photo ID handy (driver's license, passport, visa, state issued ID), you will be asked to upload a picture of it for identification purposes.  After your application and background check process, a member of our volunteer screening team will reach out to you via phone/text/email - please be sure to respond! 

Questions?  Please contact Rebecca Dungee, Volunteer Recruitment Specialist at rebecca.dungee@redcross.org.

Be a Part of the Team that Keeps Everything Running!

Help support the Operations Department at the American Red Cross as they work to keep everything running in an efficient manner! 

Responsibilities:

Qualifications:

Training provided at no cost and volunteers in the position are asked to work one shifts a week. Each shift is 4.5-6 hours and you choose the shifts that you register for. 

If interested you can apply by visiting, www.redcross.org/volunteer, scroll down the page, and clicking on the blue "Apply Now" words. Just follow the directions from there to complete the application and background check. Be sure to have a photo ID handy (driver's license, passport, visa, state issued ID), you will be asked to upload a picture of it for identification purposes. After your application and background check process, a member of our volunteer screening team will reach out to you via phone/text/email - please be sure to respond! 

Questions?  Please contact Rebecca Dungee, Volunteer Recruitment Specialist at rebecca.dungee@redcross.org.

Be a Part of the Team that Keeps Everything Running!

Help support the Operations Department at the American Red Cross as they work to keep everything running in an efficient manner! 

Responsibilities:

Qualifications:

Training provided at no cost and volunteers in the position are asked to work one shifts a week. Each shift is 4.5-6 hours and you choose the shifts that you register for. 

If interested you can apply by visiting, www.redcross.org/volunteer, scroll down the page, and clicking on the blue "Apply Now" words. Just follow the directions from there to complete the application and background check. Be sure to have a photo ID handy (driver's license, passport, visa, state issued ID), you will be asked to upload a picture of it for identification purposes. After your application and background check process, a member of our volunteer screening team will reach out to you via phone/text/email - please be sure to respond! 

Questions?  Please contact Rebecca Dungee, Volunteer Recruitment Specialist at rebecca.dungee@redcross.org.

Grace Hospice Cincinnati is in need of Veteran to Veteran Volunteers. Our Veterans' hospice experience is enhanced greatly by contact with other Veterans. We have multiple options available for volunteerism!

Have one hour a month to volunteer? Pin a fellow Veteran to honor them for their service to our nation.
Have two hours to volunteer? Help with one of our We Honor Veterans luncheons or ceremonies.
Have 3-4 hours to spare? Visit with a Veteran one on one in their home or nursing home.

Please, if you would like more information and are interested in volunteering, call Savannah Wilson, 513-448-5563 or email swilson@ghospice.com

Thank you!

There are several different ways that you can become involved with Grace Hospice. 

*Provide companionship to our patients and their family members

*Assist our office with clerical duties

*Assist in our bereavement department

*Run errands for patients or their caregivers

*Provide Pet Therapy, Massage therapy, Vigil Volunteering, if applicable

Grace Hospice has several patients in the Pleasant Ridge/Norwood areas who are in need of companionship, play cards or games, light help around the house & yard. Do you have an hour a week to help someone in your community? Hospice volunteering is a work of the heart. All training is provided and all background testing is paid for by Grace Hospice. Please, won't you take a few hours a month to help your neighbor?

Make a big difference in a small amount of time!

Some people don’t have anyone to help them make important life decisions. A Volunteer Guardian is a trained, caring advocate and substitute decision maker. As a Volunteer Guardian, you will make a real difference in someone’s life.
While being a Volunteer Guardian is an important responsibility and requires your availability, most find that it can easily fit into their everyday lifestyle.
A Volunteer Guardian serves as the legally-appointed guardian for an adult with a developmental disability. The Volunteer Guardian acts in the best interest of the assigned person, serving as an advocate and substitute decision-maker in the care and management of the person's medical and personal affairs. Volunteer Guardians are appointed by a county probate court. Cuyahoga DD's general counsel guides Volunteer Guardians every step of the way - - through the legal process, formal appointment and anytime there are questions. The person's support team of professionals and direct care provider(s) serve as partners to ensure the person reaches his/her goals.
Volunteer Guardian responsibilities:
• Meet in person with individual at least six times per year. Conduct other activities as needed.
• Have telephone/digital contact with the person and/or care provider (day or residential) to discuss the person's well-being during the months you are unable to make a visit.
• Prepare and maintain records and reports concerning activities with or on behalf of the person you're supporting as required by Probate Court, Cuyahoga DD, and/or other service providers.
• Record service hours online (monthly) spent carrying out your role and responsibilities as a Volunteer Guardian.
• Participate in annual continuing education/training (encouraged and may be required).

How to become a volunteer:
• Be at least 21 years old.
• Complete our volunteer application process including an application, reference check, interview, orientation and background and criminal record checks.
• Complete the required training offered by the Supreme Court of Ohio, available online and in-person.

The Center of Hope is in need of pantry office volunteer to answer the phones and schedule appointments. The schedule for pantry office volunteers is Monday: 9am - 12pm and/or Monday - Friday: 1pm - 3pm. 

Spiderweb in Jefferson, Ohio needs help to sort through incoming donations. They are a volunteer-run organization, and their hearts are bigger than their volunteer base!  

Volunteers through RSVP can offer transportation for seniors to get to essential appointments and companionship calls/visits.  

Mileage reimbursement and supplemental insurance included. 

This hard-working group of senior volunteers help disadvantaged people throughout Ashtabula County, providing no-cost home repair for those in need. If you are eager, dedicated, and can come willing to work, this is for you!  If you have tools, bring them along, but it is not a requirement.  

Are you an animal lover? This is the perfect opportunity for you to spend time with furry friends! You can help wherever you are most comfortable, even if it is cuddling kitties.  

Mount Carmel Hospice services provide expert treatment, counseling and care for patients and their families who are facing a life-limiting illness. Through careful attention to the relief of pain and discomfort, as well as the emotional and spiritual issues patients and families face, we provide end-of-life care with an understanding, private and empathetic sense that is unique to each patient and family.

The Mount Carmel Hospice team includes physicians, nurses, social workers, counselors, aides, trained volunteers, and chaplains who work with the attending physician to develop a care plan that is based on patient choice, careful implementation and daily communication.

Hospice Care at Home, Hospital, Nursing Home or Assisted Living Center Hospice care is most often provided in the home but can also be provided to patients who reside in assisted living centers or nursing homes.

If you are interested in volunteering with us, please visit our website and submit a Volunteer Application: https://www.mountcarmelhealth.com/find-a-service-or-specialty/hospice-care/hospice-volunteers. Our Volunteer Coordinator will then be in contact with you. 

We are in need of volunteers to help with assisting clients in picking out furniture. An ongoing commitment is needed. Training is provided.

Here’s how we’re keeping volunteers safe:

Masks are required for staff, volunteers, clients, and customers regardless of vaccination status. Social distancing is in place. Volunteer areas and frequently touched areas are disinfected regularly. Masks and gloves will be provided to volunteers who do not bring their own. The Furniture Bank and Furniture with a Heart are climate controlled.

We are in need of volunteers to help with sorting small donations at our new location on 1217 N Memorial Dr. Household goods and linens will be packaged for families seen through the Furniture Bank side. Furniture and other items that we sell on the thrift store side represent only a small part that are donated to us overall. These are often larger items of furniture than the new homes our clients have moved into can accommodate (sectional couches, exercise equipment, entertainment centers, décor and art pieces, etc.). All the sales are rolled back into our mission to serve families in need. All other donations are given directly to the families we serve.

Here’s how we’re keeping volunteers safe:

Masks are required for staff, volunteers, and customers regardless of vaccination status. Social distancing is in place. Volunteer areas and frequently touched areas are disinfected regularly. Masks and gloves can be provided to volunteers who do not bring their own. The Furniture Bank and Furniture with a Heart are climate controlled.

The food pantry is in need of volunteers to help on Friday's 10-4 pm. As a volunteer at the food pantry you would help stock shelves, distribute, and break down bulk. 

The food pantry follows social distancing and COVID-19 safety protocols. 

The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program of Adams, Brown, Gallia, Highland, Jackson, Lawrence, Pike, Ross, Scioto, and Vinton counties has an urgent need for volunteers. In this region, there are 83 long-term care facilities with over 5,000 residents in long-term care. The program needs volunteer Ombudsmen to advocate for excellence in long-term care, visiting residents in long-term care facilities, educating them and empowering them to exercise their rights.

These advocacy visits reveal unheard complaints, concerns, suggestions, and questions from residents about care. Free training to certify the volunteer as an Ombudsman as well as additional infection control and PPE training and supplies will be provided. Remote volunteer opportunities are also available.

To learn more about how to become an ombudsman volunteer visit https://www.aaa7.org/site/550/volunteer_ombudsman_program.aspx

Fill out an application online at http://www.stepup.ohio.gov

The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program of Allen, Auglaize, Hancock, Hardin, Mercer, Putnam, and Van Wert counties has an urgent need for volunteers. In this region, there are 91 long-term care facilities with over 6,000 residents in long-term care. The program needs volunteer Ombudsmen to advocate for excellence in long-term care, visiting residents in long-term care facilities, educating them and empowering them to exercise their rights.

These advocacy visits reveal unheard complaints, concerns, suggestions, and questions from residents about care. Free training to certify the volunteer as an Ombudsman as well as additional infection control and PPE training and supplies will be provided. Remote volunteer opportunities are also available.

Fill out an application online at http://www.stepup.ohio.gov

Description

The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program of Defiance, Erie, Fulton, Henry, Lucas, Ottawa, Paulding, Sandusky, Williams, and Wood counties has an urgent need for volunteers. In this region, there are 269 long-term care facilities with over 12,000 residents in long-term care. The program needs volunteer Ombudsmen to advocate for excellence in long-term care, visiting residents in long-term care facilities, educating them and empowering them to exercise their rights.

These advocacy visits reveal unheard complaints, concerns, suggestions, and questions from residents about care. Free training to certify the volunteer as an Ombudsman as well as additional infection control and PPE training and supplies will be provided. Remote volunteer opportunities are also available.

Fill out a volunteer application online at http://www.stepup.ohio.gov

To learn more about how to become a volunteer Ombudsman representative visit https://www.ablelaw.org/ombudsman-volunteers

The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program of Ashtabula, Columbiana, Trumbull, and Mahoning counties has an urgent need for volunteers. In this region, there are 152 long-term care facilities with over 10,000 residents in long-term care. The program needs volunteer Ombudsmen to advocate for excellence in long-term care, visiting residents in long-term care facilities, educating them and empowering them to exercise their rights.

These advocacy visits reveal unheard complaints, concerns, suggestions, and questions from residents about care. Free training to certify the volunteer as an Ombudsman as well as additional infection control and PPE training and supplies will be provided. Remote volunteer opportunities are also available.

Learn more about the long-term care ombudsman program here: https://dheo.org/long-term-care-ombudsman/

Fill out an application online at http://www.stepup.ohio.gov

The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program of Adams, Brown, Gallia, Highland, Jackson, Lawrence, Pike, Ross, Scioto, and Vinton counties has an urgent need for volunteers. In this region, there are 83 long-term care facilities with over 5,000 residents in long-term care. The program needs volunteer Ombudsmen to advocate for excellence in long-term care, visiting residents in long-term care facilities, educating them and empowering them to exercise their rights.

These advocacy visits reveal unheard complaints, concerns, suggestions, and questions from residents about care. Free training to certify the volunteer as an Ombudsman as well as additional infection control and PPE training and supplies will be provided. Remote volunteer opportunities are also available.

To learn more about how to become an ombudsman volunteer visit https://www.aaa7.org/site/550/volunteer_ombudsman_program.aspx

Fill out an application online at http://www.stepup.ohio.gov

The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program of Ashland, Crawford, Huron, Knox, Marion, Morrow, Richland, Seneca, and Wyandot counties has an urgent need for volunteers. In this region, there are 102 long-term care facilities with over 6,000 residents in long-term care. The program needs volunteer Ombudsmen to advocate for excellence in long-term care, visiting residents in long-term care facilities, educating them and empowering them to exercise their rights.

These advocacy visits reveal unheard complaints, concerns, suggestions, and questions from residents about care. Free training to certify the volunteer as an Ombudsman as well as additional infection control and PPE training and supplies will be provided. Remote volunteer opportunities are also available.

To learn more about how to become an ombudsman volunteer visit https://www.aaa5ohio.org/about/volunteer-opportunities/

Fill out an application online at http://www.stepup.ohio.gov

The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program of Athens, Hocking, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Perry, and Washington counties has an urgent need for volunteers. In this region, there are 37 long-term care facilities with over 2,000 residents in long-term care. The program needs volunteer Ombudsmen to advocate for excellence in long-term care, visiting residents in long-term care facilities, educating them and empowering them to exercise their rights.

These advocacy visits reveal unheard complaints, concerns, suggestions, and questions from residents about care. Free training to certify the volunteer as an Ombudsman as well as additional infection control and PPE training and supplies will be provided. Remote volunteer opportunities are also available.

To become a volunteer Ombudsman representative, complete an application at http://stepup.ohio.gov

The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program of Allen, Auglaize, Hancock, Hardin, Mercer, Putnam, and Van Wert counties has an urgent need for volunteers. In this region, there are 91 long-term care facilities with over 6,000 residents in long-term care. The program needs volunteer Ombudsmen to advocate for excellence in long-term care, visiting residents in long-term care facilities, educating them and empowering them to exercise their rights.

These advocacy visits reveal unheard complaints, concerns, suggestions, and questions from residents about care. Free training to certify the volunteer as an Ombudsman as well as additional infection control and PPE training and supplies will be provided. Remote volunteer opportunities are also available.

Fill out an application online at http://www.stepup.ohio.gov

The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program of Allen, Auglaize, Hancock, Hardin, Mercer, Putnam, and Van Wert counties has an urgent need for volunteers. In this region, there are 91 long-term care facilities with over 6,000 residents in long-term care. The program needs volunteer Ombudsmen to advocate for excellence in long-term care, visiting residents in long-term care facilities, educating them and empowering them to exercise their rights.

These advocacy visits reveal unheard complaints, concerns, suggestions, and questions from residents about care. Free training to certify the volunteer as an Ombudsman as well as additional infection control and PPE training and supplies will be provided. Remote volunteer opportunities are also available.

Fill out an application online at http://www.stepup.ohio.gov

The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program of Adams, Brown, Gallia, Highland, Jackson, Lawrence, Pike, Ross, Scioto, and Vinton counties has an urgent need for volunteers. In this region, there are 83 long-term care facilities with over 5,000 residents in long-term care. The program needs volunteer Ombudsmen to advocate for excellence in long-term care, visiting residents in long-term care facilities, educating them and empowering them to exercise their rights.

These advocacy visits reveal unheard complaints, concerns, suggestions, and questions from residents about care. Free training to certify the volunteer as an Ombudsman as well as additional infection control and PPE training and supplies will be provided. Remote volunteer opportunities are also available.

To learn more about how to become an ombudsman volunteer visit https://www.aaa7.org/site/550/volunteer_ombudsman_program.aspx

Fill out an application online at http://www.stepup.ohio.gov

The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program of Allen, Auglaize, Hancock, Hardin, Mercer, Putnam, and Van Wert counties has an urgent need for volunteers. In this region, there are 91 long-term care facilities with over 6,000 residents in long-term care. The program needs volunteer Ombudsmen to advocate for excellence in long-term care, visiting residents in long-term care facilities, educating them and empowering them to exercise their rights.

These advocacy visits reveal unheard complaints, concerns, suggestions, and questions from residents about care. Free training to certify the volunteer as an Ombudsman as well as additional infection control and PPE training and supplies will be provided. Remote volunteer opportunities are also available.

Fill out an application online at http://www.stepup.ohio.gov

The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program of Belmont, Carroll, Coshocton, Guernsey, Harrison, Holmes, Jefferson, Muskingum, and Tuscarawas counties has an urgent need for volunteers. In this region, there are 103 long-term care facilities with over 6,000 residents in long-term care. The program needs volunteer Ombudsmen to advocate for excellence in long-term care, visiting residents in long-term care facilities, educating them and empowering them to exercise their rights.

These advocacy visits reveal unheard complaints, concerns, suggestions, and questions from residents about care. Free training to certify the volunteer as an Ombudsman as well as additional infection control and PPE training and supplies will be provided. Remote volunteer opportunities are also available.

Fill out an application online at http://www.stepup.ohio.gov

The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program of Champaign, Clark, Darke, Greene, Loga, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, and Shelby counties has an urgent need for volunteers. In this region, there are 217 long-term care facilities with over 16,000 residents in long-term care. The program needs volunteer Ombudsmen to advocate for excellence in long-term care, visiting residents in long-term care facilities, educating them and empowering them to exercise their rights.

These advocacy visits reveal unheard complaints, concerns, suggestions, and questions from residents about care. Free training to certify the volunteer as an Ombudsman as well as additional infection control and PPE training and supplies will be provided. Remote volunteer opportunities are also available.

To learn more about how to become a volunteer Ombudsman representative visit http://www.dayton-ombudsman.org/volunteer.html

Or fill out an application online at http://www.stepup.ohio.gov

The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program of Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Licking, Madison, Pickaway, and Union counties has an urgent need for volunteers. In this region, there are 274 long-term care facilities with over 20,000 residents in long-term care. The program needs volunteer Ombudsmen to advocate for excellence in long-term care, visiting residents in long-term care facilities, educating them and empowering them to exercise their rights.

These advocacy visits reveal unheard complaints, concerns, suggestions, and questions from residents about care. Free training to certify the volunteer as an Ombudsman as well as additional infection control and PPE training and supplies will be provided. Remote volunteer opportunities are also available.

To learn more about how to become an ombudsman volunteer visit https://www.easterseals.com/centralohio/our-programs/senior-services/long-term-care-ombudsman.html

Fill out an application online at http://www.stepup.ohio.gov

The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program of Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, and Medina counties has an urgent need for volunteers. In this region, there are 677 long-term care facilities with over 32,000 residents in long-term care. The program needs volunteer Ombudsmen to advocate for excellence in long-term care, visiting residents in long-term care facilities, educating them and empowering them to exercise their rights.

These advocacy visits reveal unheard complaints, concerns, suggestions, and questions from residents about care. Free training to certify the volunteer as an Ombudsman as well as additional infection control and PPE training and supplies will be provided. Remote volunteer opportunities are also available.

Learn more about the long-term care ombudsman program here: http://www.ltco.org/volunteer1.aspx

Fill out an application online at http://www.stepup.ohio.gov

The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program of Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton, and Warren counties has an urgent need for volunteers. In this region, there are 341 long-term care facilities with over 23,000 residents in long-term care. The program needs volunteer Ombudsmen to advocate for excellence in long-term care, visiting residents in long-term care facilities, educating them and empowering them to exercise their rights.

These advocacy visits reveal unheard complaints, concerns, suggestions, and questions from residents about care. Free training to certify the volunteer as an Ombudsman as well as additional infection control and PPE training and supplies will be provided. Remote volunteer opportunities are also available.

To learn more about how to become a volunteer Ombudsman representative visit https://www.proseniors.org/long-term-care-ombudsman/volunteer/

Or fill out an application online at http://www.stepup.ohio.gov

The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program of Adams, Brown, Gallia, Highland, Jackson, Lawrence, Pike, Ross, Scioto, and Vinton counties has an urgent need for volunteers. In this region, there are 83 long-term care facilities with over 5,000 residents in long-term care. The program needs volunteer Ombudsmen to advocate for excellence in long-term care, visiting residents in long-term care facilities, educating them and empowering them to exercise their rights.

These advocacy visits reveal unheard complaints, concerns, suggestions, and questions from residents about care. Free training to certify the volunteer as an Ombudsman as well as additional infection control and PPE training and supplies will be provided. Remote volunteer opportunities are also available.

To learn more about how to become an ombudsman volunteer visit https://www.aaa7.org/site/550/volunteer_ombudsman_program.aspx

Fill out an application online at http://www.stepup.ohio.gov