Immediate Needs:

WORLD NEIGHBORS

World Neighbors in an international non-profit organization that works with some of the most marginalized and rural poor in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Our mission is to inspire people and strengthen communities to find lasting solutions to hunger, poverty and disease and to promote a healthy environment. Since 1951, the organization has partnered with and assisted over 25 million people in 45 nations. To learn more about World Neighbors, please visit our website (www.wn.org).

Mental Health Association of Central Oklahoma

Ashley Neal, M.S., LMFT

LADC Candidate Under Supervision

TeenScreen Coordinator

(405) 840-9616

(405) 843-9904 (fax)

Description of Position:

The TeenScreen Assistant/Intern will assist in administering a mental health/suicide risk screening instrument to participation students in OKC middle and high schools.  Assistant/Intern will engage and interact with student in an effort to administer the screening, score the screening, and provide a debrief interview to the students upon completion.  Assistant/Intern will work with Program Coordinator to deliver classroom presentations in effort to inform students of program and to encourage participation.  Assist with referrals and identification of community resources as needed. 

Qualifications: General knowledge of behavioral health issues.  Good oral and written communication skills, majoring in psychology, social services, counseling, social work, etc.  Ability to accept and be open to feedback from Program Coordinator.  Prior history of working with teens is helpful.

National Crime Information Center Verification

This volunteer position is at the Norman Police Department and requires about 4 hrs per week with flexible hours between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. any day of the week after being trained. 

This is a long term federally mandated function involving the verification from victims that stolen property, stolen cars, missing persons, etc that are entered into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) computers have not been recovered or found. The job will entail phoning or writing to victims and some data entry. Good oral and writing skills are necessary.  Due to the confidential nature of the job the volunteer must submit to a background investigation.  The contact person is Mr Lance Terry, Communications Systems Manager, 366-5268  

Safe Kids Oklahoma

Christy S. Cornforth, Local Coordinator

405-271-5695 Office

Safe Kids Oklahoma

940 NE 13th St. Rm. 3N3500

Oklahoma City, OK 73104

Safe Kids Oklahoma is an injury prevention program at the OU Medical Center. Each month we have a variety of events ranging from car seat checks, health fairs, bike rodeos, and water safety events, etc. We are always in need of volunteers for these events and are happy to write a letter of acknowledgement to whomever volunteers with us.

(See full list of upcoming opportunities in the month of JUNE under "Upcoming Events" on the right hand side of the HOME page)

TUESDAY TUTORS

Tuesday Tutors, a tutoring program for Norman Public Schools students grades 6 thru 12, needs volunteer tutors. Tutoring is on Tuesdays immediately after school in the school libraries or at the Norman Public Library on Tuesday evening. For more information Contact Elizabeth Windes at: lizwindes@cox.net

HEALTH FOR FRIENDS

needs volunteers to help with administrative and office tasks such as reception and other customer service tasks, filing, and assisting with the processing of other paperwork such as prescription assistance applications.
Help is needed any time during office hours, Monday through Friday 8-12 and 1-5.
Bilingual volunteers are also desperately needed for certain clinics for Spanish to English translation, especially Monday Tuesday and Wednesday mornings 8-12.
Health for Friends is located at 317 East Himes (just across Porter from Norman Regional).
If you're interested, please contact Tandi Reheis at 329-4161 or via email at tandireheis@yahoo.com

BETHESDA, INC.

needs volunteers to reorganize, arrange and catalogue professional library for Counseling Center. Library containing many books, training materials, pamphlets and tapes needs to be organized and have materials catalogued and arranged so that the library is useable. Contact: Kay Christiansen, Executive Director at (405) 364-0333.