Volunteer Fort Bend is looking for Katy-area residents who are interested in helping local civic and nonprofit organizations.
ACCEPT DONATIONS and sort merchandise for a resale shop in Katy that benefits a nonprofit agency serving low-income persons. Your organizational skills will help bring order to what can otherwise be a chaotic collection of clothing and household items. You’ll be able to select a weekly shift between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays.
BABY BIRDS will be your focus when you volunteer in the avian section of a wildlife rehabilitation center near Hammerly and Beltway 8. Staff there will be happy to teach you all you need to know about the care and feeding of these feathered friends to enable you to nurse them to good health. Duty shifts are available on weekdays and weekends. The minimum age for volunteers is 18, but youth ages 12-17 are welcome if accompanied by an adult volunteer.
MEDICAL PERSONNEL are wanted at a free medical clinic for low-income persons in the Katy area. Among the specialists needed are family practitioners, dentists, nurse practitioners, RNs, LVN’s, physical therapists, and physician assistants. Flexible shifts are available Tuesdays through Fridays at the headquarters of the social service agency that operates the clinic.
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 (hippotherapy), the therapists help improve the neurological functioning and sensory processing of their young clients. Sessions will be held this fall 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 281-340-1919, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Additional opportunities can be found at www.VolunteerFortBend.org.
