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 A CHANCE TO CHANGE 840-9000 Sherri Wageck 5228 Classen Circle OKC, OK 73118 Description: A non-profit agency offering services for persons of all ages for both addiction and mental health services. We offer prevention and education services, counseling services, and employee assistance programs. Volunteers Needed: Work a booth during wellness fairs and to assist with field trips for children between the ages of six and fourteen. Education Series every Monday night from 5-8pm. Help greet and sign in participants. MPACT after school program, help staff in activities related to the program for elementary or middle school students. Monday - Friday from 3-5:30pm.
BETHESDA, INC. 364-0333 Kay Christiansen 1181 East Main St. Norman, OK 73019 Description: A facility devoted solely to the treatment and healing of childhood sexual abuse. We offer confidential counseling and therapy to sexually abused children from ages 3 to 18 years of age. Volunteers Needed: After receiving a clear background check, you could assist by playing games with the children in the waiting room, get the group rooms ready for counseling sessions or preparing snacks, answer phones on Monday, Wednesday or Thursday mornings. Help organize the outreach storage or assist in the office.
BIG BROTHERS / BIG SISTERS 364-3722 Trudy Middleton 1155 E. Main Norman, OK 73071 Description: Matches children ages 6-18 from single-parent families with mentors. Volunteers Needed: Be a mentor to a child in either the school based program or the community based program. School based program is 1 hour a week during school year only. Participate in the Bowl for Kids’ Sake fundraiser. Internship program is available.
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA 840-1114, ext. 223 Chip Armishaw 3031 N.W. 64th OKC, OK 73116 Description: Offers programs for young boys to promote self-reliance, patriotism, character development, citizenship and mental and physical fitness. Volunteers Needed: Assist leaders with ongoing troop and pack meetings, assist with special events such as the Pinewood Derby (February), camping trips, etc.
CALM WATERS CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
405-841-4800 Lisa Kibblewhite Northwest Office Center 4334 NW Expressway, Suite 101 Oklahoma City, OK 73116 P: 405.841.4800 Description: Calm Waters Center for Children and Families, a local non-profit agency that helps children grieving through death or divorce, is in need of dedicated volunteers to co-facilitate small support groups for both children and adults. Volunteers Needed: Calm Waters needs adults of all ages and backgrounds who are looking for a unique volunteer opportunity. If you are compassionate and have good listening skills, Calm Waters could be for you! This experience will enrich the lives of both group participants and volunteers.
CAMP FIRE USA 478-5646 Judy Seikel 3309 E. Hefner Rd. OKC, OK 73131 Description: Delivers a variety of educational / recreational programs to children. Volunteers Needed: Be a program leader and work with boys and girls, programs including club and camp, as well as special programs geared towards self-reliance and conflict resolution. Also, there are opportunities to work to improve campsite. Both long and short term commitments are available.
CAMP JOHN MARC Ryan Douglas Assistant Director 2824 Swiss Ave. Dallas, TX 75204 P: (214) 360-0056 F: (214) 368-2003 Description: Camp John Marc is a year round camp specially designed to serve campers who have a chronic illness or physical disability. It works to provide over 1,200 campers with a high quality week at camp. Camp John Marc is located in Meridian, Texas 85 miles SW of Dallas at the top of the beautiful Texas hill country. Volunteers Needed: May 26 - June 1: Kidney Disease June 2-8: Burn Survivors June 9-15: Spina Bifida* June 16-21: Muscular Dystrophy June 23-29: Heart Disease June 30 - July 6: Cancer July 7-13: Sickle Cell Anemia* July 14-20: Hemophilia July 21-27: Cancer July 28 - August 3: Juvenile Arthritis August 4-10: Severe Asthma *
Stop by the Volunteer office, Union 249, for a Volunteer Camp Counselor application packet or for more information.
CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, INC. 364-1420 Kristen Russell 1151 E. Main Norman, OK 73071 Description: A non profit, United Way agency, is a child abuse/ neglect prevention and treatment agency. Volunteers Needed: Help conduct therapeutic playgroups for children or children of teenage parents. Volunteer for teenage parenting programs, extended families program, or help at the neighborhood center. Volunteers are asked to make a four to six month commitment.
CENTRAL PARK COMMUNITY GARDENS 524-3977 Allen Parleir P.O. Box 60898 OKC, OK 73146 Description: The Gardens encourages organic gardening in the Central Park Neighborhood as a means toward increasing a sense of community, safety and food security while improving the health of soil, urban wildlife and residents. Neighbors have transformed six city vacant lots into organic green spaces as well as numerous front and back yards. Volunteers Needed: Outside work (often with children and youth) on one of six community garden sites. Work depends on the season and help is needed for year-round organic gardening, hot composting and worm composting. Prepare new garden beds, planting, trimming, harvesting, composting, weeding, mulching and watering.
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL AT OU MEDICAL CENTER
CIRCLE OF CARE, INC. 530-2080 1501 NW 24th, Ste. 214 OKC, OK 73106 Description: We have two residential group homes, one in Gore and the other in Tahlequah. We provide on-site care for children and youth, ages six and above, and to young adults pursuing higher education and vocational training opportunities. The children and youth in our care require special attention and assistance in overcoming problems that prevent them from living at home. Volunteers Needed: Help with events and give tours of the sites.
CITIZENS CARING FOR CHILDREN 348-9034 3317 S. Wynn Dr. Edmond, OK 73013 www.citizenscaringforchildren.org Description: Provides services to foster children, age birth to 18, in DHS custody in the OKC metro area. Volunteers Needed: Resource Center - volunteers are needed to assist with checking and tagging merchandise into inventory, stocking the clothing room and assisting foster children shop for clothing, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9am to 4pm, at our 45 NE 50th, OKC location. Shifts are flexible. Mentor Program - caring adult volunteers willing to make a one year commitment and spend six to eight hours each month with a foster child as a friend and role model.
CITY RESCUE MISSION, INC. 232-2709 ext. 101 Penny Davis 800 W. California OKC, OK 73106 Description: Provides health, safety, physical and spiritual help to the poor by giving hope, demonstrating God’s love, and assisting them to become independent, dignified and productive members of our community. Volunteers Needed: Help at reception desk, tutor adults and children, mentor, maintain clothing room and medical and dental volunteers needed as well.
CLEVELAND COUNTY CASA 360-5295 1650 W. Tecumseh Rd. #400 Norman, OK 73069 Description: Helps abused and neglected children who are in the Juvenile Court and in foster care, by appointing a trained volunteer court advocate to ensure the well being and best interest of the child. Volunteers Needed: To be trained to serve as a court appointed special advocate.
COMMUNITY AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM 366-5970 Ashleigh Scarbrough 1023 N. Flood Norman, OK 73069 Description: Provides before and after school child-care. Volunteers Needed: Volunteers are needed to read to the children, help with homework, play with them during group game time, organize games and board games, watch movies with them, and arts and craft projects. Monday through Friday from 2:45 till 6pm.
COMMUNITY YOUTH OUTREACH 424-2064 Tom Hardiman 1208 NE 50th OKC, OK 73111 Description: We work with at-risk youth on a 3.5 acre urban farm. We have developed a holistic, community-based curriculum emphasizing empowerment and utilizing the concepts of sustainability, permaculture, and organic gardening. Volunteers Needed: Volunteers work outside on the farm. Work depends on the season and help is needed for year-round organic gardening, hot composting and worm composting. Prepare new garden beds, feeding the worms, planting, trimming, harvesting, composting, weeding, mulching and watering.
CROSSROADS YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES 292-6440 ext. 223 Jonnina Benson 1333 W. Main Street Norman, OK 73069 Description: Emergency youth shelter for abused, neglected or homeless children; provides counseling for families with children under the age of 18. Volunteers Needed: Be a mentor or tutor to a child living at the emergency shelter, put together a special event to entertain the children, play with the children, or work in the office. Contact Jonnina Benson at 292-6440 ext 223 or jonninab@crossroadsyfs.com for more information.
Tuesday Tutor Program tutors students grades 6-12 in 6 secondary schools in Norman.
Tutors are needed for tutoring on Tuesday from approximately 3:30 - 5 p.m. or Norman Public Library from 6:30- 8 p.m. Contact Elizabeth Windes at 321-4216 or lizwindes@cox.net to set up an interview.
Head Start/ Early Head Start Program. An early childhood development program needs volunteers to participate in all aspects of classroom experiences. Great experience for Early Childhood Majors. Contact Jonnina Benson for this interview.
DIRECTIONS ANEW, INC. 605-4929 Barbara Robinson 701 NW 8th St. OKC, OK 73102 Description: An organization formed to circumvent juvenile degeneration and stifle gang growth. We have after school and summer programs for diverse economically disadvantaged students in grades 2 to 12th. Additionally, there are classes for adults with reading and speech barriers. Volunteers Needed: Tutor in a wide range of academic subjects. (i.e. general courses, home economics, home repair, arts and crafts, business and financial management/planning, drama, physical education, music, Spanish/English and activity coordinator.
EAGLE RIDGE INSTITUTE
EMERSON ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL 232-5273 Dr. Debra Thomas 715 N. Walker OKC, OK 73102 Description: An alternative high school that provides two programs. Outreach program serves students who are pregnant and/or parenting teens. Metro program serves students who have attendance problems, social problems or other barriers that prevent them from continuing their education. Volunteers Needed: Need tutors, mentors, up keep of childcare playground, motivational speakers for assemblies, life skills speakers for classrooms, etc.
EMERSON TEEN PARENTING PROGRAM 236-8172 Terry Connally 720 N. Dewey OKC, OK 73102 Description: Provides individual and group mentoring for at-risk teen females in the Oklahoma City Public Schools. Volunteers Needed: Be a mentor for an at-risk teen-aged girl.
GIRL SCOUTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 329-5873 Pam Moser 1212 Greenbriar Ct. Norman, OK 73072 Description: Provides an organized atmosphere where girls can participate in a variety of educational and recreational activities. Volunteers Needed: Guide the girls while they learn new skills and participate in recreational activities, accompany the girls on camping trips and other outdoor activities, put on a badge workshop for 4th, 5th and 6th grade girls in areas such as arts & crafts, sports, fitness, science & technology, etc. Full time assistant troop leader, need young adults for role models.
GIRL SCOUTS - RED LANDS COUNCIL 528-3535 ext 120 Lynn Zoch 121 NE 50th OKC, OK 73105 Description: Mentor young girls 5-17 in a variety of fun, learning environments, career development, life skills, arts and science. Volunteers Needed: Need volunteers to help with camping, ropes, hiking, fundraising, administrative and IT support.
HEAD START Norman Office 292-6440 Jonnina Benson 1333 W. Main Moore Office 912-9993 Angelicia Nizza 2026 N. Broadway Description: Serves disadvantaged and handicapped children age’s birth to five by providing education, medical and dental treatment, nutritional and social services. Volunteers Needed: Help teacher supervise children, assist children with reading, arts & crafts and other activities, food handler’s permit required.
INNOVATIVE MEDIA ACCESS INSTITUTE 292-1205 Stephanie Young 1932 W. Lindsey St., Ste. G Norman, OK 73069 Description: Provides tutoring for disadvantaged children grades K-12. Volunteers Needed: Help tutor in math and reading, English as a second language, assist with fundraising events. This program qualifies as a work-study program.
J.D. MCCARTY CENTER 573-5338 Sarah Michner Description: Provides physical, occupational, speech and language therapy to children with developmental disabilities. Volunteers Needed: Assist various departments of the hospital, answer phones, and work in the warehouse and kitchen.
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT OF GREATER OKLAHOMA CITY 235-3399 Paula McDade, Programs Director 5400 N. Grand Blvd., Suite 230 OKC, OK 73112 Description: A non-profit organization whose purpose is to develop the next generation of leaders in our city and state through financial, business and economic education. Volunteers Needed: Our traditional school program consists of going into a class during one class period (up to one hour), once per week for approximately 5-10 weeks depending on the grade level. Elementary sessions are 5 weeks, Middle grades are 6 weeks and High School sessons are 7 to 10 weeks. Our “Done in a Day” program consists of going to a school and presenting all of the lessons in one day in the classroom. JA provides a curriculum kit filled with all of the materials (including volunteer lesson plan guide) for each volunteer free of charge.
JUVENILE SERVICES UNIT (JSU)
LINWOOD ELEMENTARY 943-5623 Kathy Draper 3416 NW 17th OKC, OK 73107 Description: We are a Pre-K through 5th grade public school that serves a diverse population in Northwest Classen Leaning Community which is part of the Oklahoma City Public School District. Volunteers Needed: To become a member of our learning community. We need mentors to tutor, assist in the classroom, or help parents use computers or learn to read.
MOORE PUBLIC SCHOOLS - WINDINGCREEK ELEMENTARY 793-3270 Scott Blythe 1401 NE 12th Moore, OK 73160 Description: Elementary school located about 12 miles north of Norman. Volunteers Needed: Tutor elementary school children in basic reading, writing, English, math, science or English as a second language.
Maisha International Orphanage 333 NW 5th, Suite 904 Oklahoma City, OK 73102 405-209-5438 MAISHA is a locally based nonprofit organization that currently houses about 20 Kenyan orphans in Kisumu, Kenya whose parents have died from, among other things, AIDS. The goal is to shelter and rear these children in a safe, supportive environment. In addition, the orphanage feeds approximately 100 children in the Kisumu area, and it also seeks to provide AIDS awareness training to educate the populace in order to combat the epidemic.
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION (MDA) (918) 744-7021 Jane Miller (405) 722-8005 5601 NW 72nd, Ste 124 Oklahoma City, OK 73132 Description: MDA camp counselors needed. They need volunteers to be camp counselors for the MDA summer camp for youngsters with muscular dystrophy. This is a wonderful opportunity to give a week of your time - and make a difference of a lifetime. Donations are also welcome. Volunteers Needed: June 9-15 and/or June 23-29 in Guthrie, Oklahoma
NEW LIFE MOM’S DAY OUT 794-6411 Stephanie McCutchen 1105 N.W. 27th Moore, OK 73071 Description: Mom’s Day Out Program Volunteers Needed: Assist with storytelling, arts & crafts, dance, singing, etc.
NORMAN PUBLIC LIBRARY 701-2600 Susan Gregory 225 N. Webster Norman, OK 73069 Description: Public library that serves central Cleveland County and is the headquarters of a three county library system. Volunteers Needed: Help prepare for annual book sale, work with young adult and children’s activities.
NORMAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS Contact Sonya Smith, Director of Elementary Education or Dr. Roger Brown, Director of Secondary Education at 366-5844 . Administration Building , 131 S. Flood 364-1339 Adams Elementary, 817 Denison Dr. 366-5972 Cleveland Elementary, 500 N. Sherry 366-5875 Eisenhower Elementary, 1415 Fairlawn Dr. 366-5879 Jackson Elementary, 520 S. Wylie Rd. 366-5884 Jefferson Elementary, 250 N. Cockrel 366-5889 Kennedy Elementary, 621 Sunrise 366-5894 Lakeview Elementary, 3310 108th Ave. N.E. 366-5899 Lincoln Elementary, 915 Classen Blvd. 366-5904 Madison Elementary, 500 James Dr. 366-5910 McKinley Elementary, 728 S. Flood 366-5914 Monroe Elementary, 1601 S. McGee 366-5927 Roosevelt Elementary, 4250 W. Tecumseh Rd. 447-6581 Truman Elementary, 600 Parkside Rd. 366-5980 Washington Elementary, 600 48th Ave. S.E. 366-5984 Wilson Elementary, 815 N. Peters 366-5932 Description: Public elementary schools. Volunteers Needed: Tutor or mentor elementary students, assist teachers in the classroom, help with special events. Duties vary depending upon the school. Please contact Sonya Smith or Dr. Roger Brown to see what volunteer opportunities are available.
OKLAHOMA COUNTY POST ADJUDICATION REVIEW BOARD (PARB program) 713-6457 or 474-1634 Amy Powell 5905 N. Classen Blvd, Room 302 Oklahoma City, OK 73118 Description: The PARB functions in an advisory capacity to the District Court and makes suggestions concerning the appropriateness of treatment, services and placement of the children. Volunteers Needed: Able to help 5-7 hours each month. The juvenile information is confidential. There is an application process with a background check and training is provided. No specific child welfare experience needed.
OKLAHOMA YOUTH CENTER 573-3814 Stephanie Dean 1120 E. Main Norman, OK 73071 Description: Weare an “inpatient” psychiatric treatment facility; the length of stay for a child is usually two to four weeks. We offer various therapeutic activities at the center, such as pet therapy, music therapy, team sports, fitness/strengthening, arts and crafts and community outings. Volunteers Needed: Work with a patient individually and assist with our groups (must be 21 years of age). Have a group or your student organization throw special parties for the kids.
OMNIPLEX SCIENCE MUSEUM 602-3678 Rocksye Harris Wyrick 2100 N.E. 52nd St. OKC, OK 73111 Description: Omniplex Science Museum, a Smithsonian affiliate in Oklahoma City, satisfies your brain’s hunger for knowledge allowing you to chomp down on interactive and entertaining science delicacies and much more. From hands-on activities to busy railroad cars and World War II airplanes to a relaxing walk in the gardens, visitors of all ages will find something to enjoy at Omniplex. Standing nearly seven stories tall, OmniDome Theater – Oklahoma’s only giant dome-screen theater – houses a 70-foot diameter dome screen virtually encompassing each moviegoer’s entire field of vision. Omniplex Planetarium, Oklahoma's first public-access planetarium since 1958, takes you to the farthest reaches of the universe and beyond! Omniplex has over 350 hands-on exhibits and an array of educational programs designed to enlighten, entertain and educate the entire family. Volunteers Needed: KidSpace/ Family Space, Welcome Team, Science Demonstrators, Archives, Mission Control Explorer, Train Engineer Operator, Creative Art, Exhibit Greeters, and the Reptile Room are year round volunteering areas. For a one time volunteers, you could be apart of an electric, gooey and creepy crawly event. You can assist visitors in experiencing SPOOKY SCIENCE or take part in the GHOULISH HAUNTED LAB. Join our SPOOKtacular event. Omniplex has 6 nights of Family Entertainment starting on Oct. 26th, and WE NEED YOU. You can volunteer on your own or with a group. Join in this electric experience for one shift or as many as you can handle.
POSITIVE TOMORROWS 556-5082 Regina Cummings P.O. Box 61190 OKC, OK 73146 Description: Provides education and family support services for children and youth who are homeless or at-risk for becoming homeless. Volunteers Needed: Groups to work on projects requiring a large number of people. Individual opportunities include tutoring/mentoring or sharing gifts and talents with kids during special activities.
PREVENT CHILD ABUSE OKLAHOMA 232-2500 Micah Stirling 437 NW 12th St. OKC, OK 73103 Description: Seeks to prevent the abuse and neglect of Oklahoma’s children through parent education and support. Volunteers Needed: Play games with kids at support groups, transport families to support groups, help serve food at Christmas party, landscape maintenance, mentoring teen moms, office held, and child abuse presentations.
RED EARTH, INC. 427-5228 Sundra Flansburg 2100 NE 52nd St. OKC, OK 73111 Description: An educational organization dedicated to preserving, promoting, and promulgating the richness and diversity of Native American cultures. It accomplished this through operation of year-round educational programs, the Red Earth Museum, and an annual Red Earth Native American Cultural Festival. Volunteers Needed: For museum programs with an education and/or arts interest to develop and run children and youth activities. Check and update inventory in museum, work in vaults, work on development database, and assist with membership recruiting.
RESTORATIVE COUNSELING SERVICES 692-5577 Dave Filkins 10007 S. Penn Ave. OKC, OK 73159 Description: Non-profit outpatient mental health services. Working with children and adults who have been affected by abuse and violence, couples wanting pre-marital sessions, work with women affected by abuse, and men with anger and domestic abuse issues. Volunteers Needed: Primarily to assist in program development, and clerical functions including writing, editing and publishing website work and computer assistance.
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES 424-6873 Marcy Leonard 1301 N.E. 14th St. OKC, OK 73117 Description: Provides a home away from home for families of seriously ill children being treated at area hospitals. Volunteers Needed: A variety of volunteer opportunities exist at the Ronald McDonald House. Needs range from receptionist work, preparing or warming meals for our guest families, cleaning, painting, planting flowers, etc. There are also special events as well as fundraising opportunities. We need volunteers for our annual events: Thunder Run in August, Lighthouse Triathlon in August, and the Red Shoe Gala in November.
SAFE KIDS OKLAHOMA 271-5695 Martha Collar 940 NE 13th., Ste. 3N3500 OKC, OK 73104 Description: The Oklahoma Safe Kids Coalition organizes activities and leverages resources through our valuable partners in an effort to protect children in our state from unintentional injury. Volunteers Needed: Help staff child safety seat checks, health fairs and other events.
SPECIAL OLYMPICS OKLAHOMA Local Contact: Curtis Boyer (405) 366-5932 State Office: Cathi Morris (800) 722-9004 Description: Provides training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for persons with intellectual disabilities. Visit our website or call the stae office for the Volunteer Schedule (available in September and February). Winter State Games occur on the OU campus each winter, information available on the website in November. Volunteers Needed: Help keep score; hand out award ribbons; referee; help participants prepare; and provide support to participants. Volunteeers are also needed as mentors for Global messengers (althletes trained in public speaking).
TEENLINE Julie Geddes (405) 522-3835 The expansion of Teenline (a peer support telephone Interns working with Teenline may also have opportunities to attend professional conferences, seminars and meetings. If you would like other information about this and other opportunities, please feel free to call me.
THE BAIR FOUNDATION 759-2670 Paulette Jobe 1601 Greenbriar Pl. OKC , OK 73159 Description: A non-profit Christian therapeutic foster care agency. We provide therapy to children that have been abused and neglected and are currently in the foster care system. Volunteers Needed: We need volunteers to help supervise our children once a month on our group night (3rd Monday evening), volunteers could help with clerical, phones, and recruitment activities.
THE CHILDREN’S CENTER (405) 470-2282 Andrea Gray 6800 NW 39th Expwy Bethany, OK 73008 Description: A private, non-profit pediatric hospital for medically fragile children ages birth to 18 years. We provide 24-hour medical care, rehabilitative therapies, respiratory therapies, special education, and outpatient services to children from Oklahoma and the surrounding states. Volunteers Needed: Cuddling and rocking infants, reading and tutoring, classroom assistance, special events and gardening and lawn care. The center will provide all necessary training for volunteers who are accepted.
TOUCHSTONE YOUTH PROJECT, INC. (405) 606-1818 Audrey Semore 200 SE 4th St. Oklahoma City, OK Description: Touchstone is a program for disadvantaged youth in the Oklahoma City area. We provide the opportunity for youth and volunteers to rock climb, learn life lessons, have a meal, and make life long friendships. Volunteers Needed: Mentors willing to rock climb are needed to serve as role models and supervise participants.
WESTERN VILLAGE ACADEMY, ELEMENTARY CHARTER SCHOOL 951-4807 Tobi Campbell 1508 NW 106th OKC, OK 73114 Description: A pre-K through 5th grade elementary charter school serving at-risk neighborhood children, most of whom are minority, and most of whom qualify for free/reduced meals based on the income level of the family. Volunteers Needed: Need mentors, reading tutors, work-day volunteers for facility improvement projects, book drives, uniform drives, school supplies, etc.
WILSON ARTS INTEGRATION SCHOOL 524-1140 Ann Matheny 2215 N. Walker OKC, OK 73103 Description: A public school whose teachers use arts integration to teach our core curriculum. Volunteers Needed: Help with painting, landscaping, playground, maintenance, moving books and furniture and playing with kids while parents attend PTA meetings.
YMCA - CLEVELAND COUNTY 364-9200 Vicki Howard 1801 Halley Ave. Norman, OK 73069 Description: Provides programs to promote healthy bodies, minds and spirits. Volunteers Needed: Assist with children in the after school program. Work in the snack shop, assist with clerical work; help with swim lessons; special projects; work in nursery; help with sports and annual events such as Fall Carnival, Family Fun Nights, Triathlon and Clinics. Volunteer track coaches needed from February through May for our elementary age track program.
YWCA McFARLAND YOUTH GARDENS 424-4623 JoAnn Morgan 1701 N. Martin Luther King OKC, OK 73111 Description: The Youth Gardens is a youth-led project of neighborhood youth around NE 16 th and MLK, Jr. Blvd. Youths garden organically to learn teamwork, respect, business and life skills, healthier food choices and how to care for the land, urban wildlife and each other. Volunteers Needed: Outside work (often with youth) on the grounds of the YWCA. Work depends on the season and help is needed for year-round organic gardening, hot composting and worm composting. Prepare new garden beds, planting, trimming, harvesting, composting, weeding, mulching and watering.
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