Volunteer Fort Bend is looking for Katy-area residents who are interested in helping local civic and nonprofit organizations.
BE AN ADVOCATE for women victimized by domestic abuse. Volunteering with an organization that works to prevent violence against Asian women, you’ll help heal the hurt of past abuse and foster healthier interaction among family members in the future. Training will equip you to handle calls from your home, providing peer counseling and referring women on to other needed services. Knowledge of an Asian language is helpful but not required.
BRING SOME CHEER and good nutrition to homebound senior citizens by serving as a “Meals on Wheels” driver for a local United Way agency. Delivering hot lunches to these low-income shut-ins, you’ll help enable them to maintain their independence and provide them with much-needed human contact. You’ll pick up the meals at a Katy location on your choice of weekdays and deliver them to seniors in the general area.
LICENSED MEDICAL PERSONNEL are needed as volunteers by a Katy agency that uses a life-affirming approach to meet the spiritual, emotional, and physical needs of women affected by unplanned pregnancies. These volunteers will verify clients’ pregnancy status and, as appropriate, sign off on documents enabling them to apply for Medicaid assistance. This assignment allows for flexible scheduling and can take place during the morning, afternoon, or evening on selected weekdays.
PHYSICAL THERAPISTS are wanted as key members of a small, dedicated community of volunteers working to enrich the futures of special-needs children ages 5 and younger. By engaging these kids in interaction with horses, the therapists help improve the neurological functioning and sensory processing of their young clients. Sessions are held on Wednesdays, between 8:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., in a rural area of Richmond.
For more information on the following volunteer opportunities, please call Volunteer Fort Bend at 281-499-9102, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Additional opportunities can be found at www.VolunteerFortBend.org.
