Volunteer Fort Bend is looking for people who are interested in helping local civic and nonprofit organizations. Here are some current needs:
Brighten the lives of seniors
Delight homebound senior citizens with hot lunchtime meals and some friendly conversation. As a meal delivery volunteer for a United Way agency in Fort Bend County, you’ll be helping low-income seniors remain independent while providing them with much-needed human contact. You’ll pick up the lunches at a designated site near you on your choice of weekdays and deliver them to shut-in seniors in the general area.
Comfort the dying
Death and dying are addressed by caring, dedicated volunteers in a hospice program serving Fort Bend and the surrounding areas. Working under the guidance of a community outreach team, you can be a friend and resource to a patient during the final stages of illness and counsel with family members after the patient’s death. Call today to register for an upcoming training.
Volunteer “side walkers”
Fun and fresh air are in store for volunteers participating in a therapeutic horseback-riding program for children and adults with disabilities. Based at stables in Fort Bend, the program uses volunteers to accompany these folks while they enjoy the unique thrill of a quiet horseback stroll in a protected environment. Register today for training in August. This upbeat assignment will be available on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and Saturday mornings. Volunteers as young as 14 are invited to participate.
Additional opportunities:
- Stock shelves and sack groceries at a Stafford social service agency’s food pantry for the needy.
- Set up and maintain displays of baby clothing, cribs, strollers, and car seats at a “Mommy Store” run by a women’s center in Richmond.
- Distribute flyers to the Fort Bend community on behalf of an agency that serves Asian women victimized by domestic abuse.
- Weekday, Saturday, and evening volunteer shifts are available at resale shops in Stafford that support local nonprofit agencies.
- Serve on a care team that provides in-home support to elderly shut-ins and persons with disabilities in the Richmond area.
- Teach life-skills classes to residents of a women’s shelter in Rosenberg.
