Needs From: Volunteer Tennessee

Patient Greeters are needed to welcome and assist the patients of the Regional One Health. These volunteers will work closely with the Patient Experience Team and check in on patients during their inpatient stay. 

Applicants will need to complete a background check, Occupational Health Screening, and online application.

Note - It is not recommended that court-ordered service hours be fulfilled by volunteering at Regional One Health.

Crossroads Hospice is looking for direct care volunteers to provide companionship and socialization to our patients through face to face visits. Activities that can be done when visiting with patients : talking, coloring, play games, reading, playing music, etc. 

Per Medicare - volunteer can visit a minimum of one time a month for 30 minutes to an hour. If you are able to visit more than once a month - that would be wonderful. 

To become a Direct Care Volunteer - you will need to :

1. Complete an application.

2. Have two reference forms filled out. 

3. Pass a background check

4. Have a TB test completed

5. Go through training at our office. Training lasts between 1.5 - 2 hours. We schedule the training around your schedule. 

If you are interested in volunteeering with Crossroads Hospice - please email me (Patty Smith) at patty.smith@crossroadshospice.com.

Streetdog Foundation does not have a facility, so we depend on volunteers to provide loving foster homes for our dogs while they wait to find the perfect family.  Streetdog provides all of the food, toys, medical care and other needed items. Volunteers provide the love!  We are limited only by the number of fosters available for the dogs we rescue.  Help us save more lives!

There are several options for fostering so that you can choose what best fits your lifestyle. Our Foster and Integration teams are ready to help you find the best fit and to help introduce a foster to any other pets in your household. 

Day Trips: Our dogs in boarding long for companionship, so why not take them to a nearby park for a walk, to a dog-friendly patio for some lunch, or  to meet up with some furry friends?

Weekend/Short Term Foster: When long term fosters go on vacations, or if a dog in boarding just needs a break, weekend fostering lets you spend time with a pup without the long term commitment.

Long Term Foster: Fosters open their homes for dogs until they find the perfect family. This can be several weeks to several months.

If you are interested in fostering for any length of time, please fill out the application linked below.

https://www.streetdogfoundation.com/foster-application

All of the dogs below currently need foster homes.

River's Way is looking to form church based walking groups in order to promote physical activity and the inclusion of people with disabilities in our communtiy. These groups work especially well for senior citizens. We have two goals with these groups:

1. To set up structured walking programs for church members in order to increase levels of physical activity 

2. To create walking groups that build social connections between church members and young adults with disabilities

River's Way staff will meet with church representatives to set up a walking group. We will look at best days and times, opportunities for walking indoors and outdoors and any limitations that walking group members might have. The church will designate a walking group leader/contact person. We will schedule walking dates on a weekly or monthly basis. River's Way staff will meet with walking group members on designated dates. River's Way staff will be accompanied by 2-3 adults with disabilities. The combined group will have a chance to socialize prior to walking for 45 minutes to an hour.  We plan to schedule a celebration/recognition event every 3-4 months. 

Do you feel called to volunteer for refugees and international families? If so, this opportunity is for you!

The Center for English and Integration Services is a nonprofit organization that provides refugees and other internationals in metro Knoxville with English language life-skills, empowering them toward integration and self-sufficiency.

We are looking for passionate volunteers to join our Childcare Program, caring for our students' children while they learn English as a Second Language.

Please let us know if you are interested in volunteering with us!

Sack Packs*: Pack enough food into a plastic shopping bag for children from area elementary schools (on the free and reduced lunch program) to have nutrition over the weekend. Requires some lifting and bending. This can be done in a group.

Emergency Food Boxes*: Volunteers serve at the Foxwood location (3209 Wilcox Blvd.) by giving out food boxes, assisting clients pick food, and, if needed, helping clients to their vehicles.

*Volunteer as an individual or group and help us sort, bag, and box food in a warehouse environment while working cooperatively with other volunteers and staff.  Closed-toe shoes are required. Volunteers may potentially be lifting 25-30 pound boxes.

Fruits and Vegetables Program: Position requires the ability to stand, prepare fruits and vegetables, and to distribute to the entire student body at Bess T. Shepherd Elementary school.

Preparation can consist of washing and, on occasion, slicing fruits and vegetables. Volunteers are needed August through May, every Tuesday and Thursday.

House volunteers: Provide administrative support, help keep the House clean and tidy, offer family support and greet families with welcoming smiles and listening ears.  

Family Room volunteers*: Help to ensure that those caring for sick loved ones are well taken care of and made to feel at home while using the Family Room inside Children’s Hospital (3rd floor). Volunteers help people register at the front desk, tidy up the kitchen, replenish snacks and food and interact with the visitors.

*You must be at least 18 years old or older to serve in the Family Room. In addition, you must complete Erlanger’s volunteer process, including the completion of a background check, health screening, immunization submission (flu, COVID, etc.), and a brief orientation.

Docents, also referred to as Aquarium Guides, are stationed throughout the galleries to interpret exhibits by offering educational information about the habitats, animals, and plants to visitors. Some situations allow Docents to use props to help explain the exhibit elements. Being a Docent is a combination of correct educational information and good customer service. Docents do not work with animals.

Do you love State Parks? Do you love giving back to your community? Join us at Big Ridge State Park to make a difference. Big Ridge is always welcoming volunteers for park ground clean ups, trail monitoring, weed eating, and lots more. If you are interested, please contact Big Ridge Park Office at (865)-992-5523 to see how you can help!

Tutors help Adult Basic Education students prepare for their high school equivalency test in the areas of Reading, Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, Math, and Writing. Education experience is preferred but not required.

Visit with Adult English as a Second Language students in an informal setting to help them practice their English and learn more about American culture.

Your time can mean everything to an individual who needs blood! Help be part of saving millions of lives each year by assisting as a Blood Donor Ambassador and serving as the face of the American Red Cross for individuals donating the ultimate life-saving element.

Please apply at:  www.redcross,org/volunteer

Email GiveTime@redcross.org with questions.

Volunteer as a Blood Donor Ambassador and discover a new purpose as a member of a lifesaving team to help support blood collections in your neighborhood.

Key Responsibilities:

Time Commitment: Red Cross Blood Donor Ambassadors will typically fulfill a 4-6 hour shift, depending on the event. Please consider volunteering once or twice a month, for a few months.

Please note all volunteers must pass a background check.

Your time can mean everything to an individual who needs blood! Help be part of saving millions of lives each year by assisting as a Blood Donor Ambassador and serving as the face of the American Red Cross for individuals donating the ultimate life-saving element.

Volunteer as a Blood Donor Ambassador and discover a new purpose as a member of a lifesaving team to help support blood collections in your neighborhood.

Key Responsibilities:

Time Commitment: Red Cross Blood Donor Ambassadors will typically fulfill a 4-6 hour shift, depending on the event. Please consider volunteering once or twice a month, for a few months.

Please note all volunteers must pass a background check.

Please apply at:  www.redcross.org/volunteer

Email GiveTime@redcross.org with questions.

The Career Speaker Series is a one-time volunteer commitment where the volunteer guest speaker has the opportunity to engage with students for approximately one hour. The volunteer guest speaker is asked to discuss his or her career with students, how they entered that career, details about the work that is involved and their educational experience. The volunteer guest speaker may bring props, samples of his or her work, or other visuals to help engage students. While this is a low time commitment, it is a high impact volunteer opportunity. 

Volunteers will need to arrive at the school and check in at the main office 15 minutes prior to the start time. We ask that volunteers wear comfortable shoes as you will be standing and interacting with students; organization or company shirts are welcome. 

Suggested age of volunteers is at least 25 years old. Volunteers are required to complete a background check before the day of the event. Following registration, a background screening link and required documents for review and signature will be sent via email. If not completed, the volunteer will be unable to volunteer. If you are bilingual or multilingual, please note the language(s) spoken. 

JA's biggest source of high school programming are semester long business courses that cover our three educational pillars. These courses cover marketing principles, economics, financial capability, financial literacy, entrepreneurial mindset, business communication, and business and technology. These programs are predominantly led by the classroom educator with volunteer guest speaker interaction. The volunteer guest speaker is asked to visit the class five times over the course of the semester to provide their expertise on the course topic by listening to student presentations and giving feedback on the course case study. The estimated total time commitment is 5 hours over the course of the semester. The initial date is a scheduled date, but the remaining four dates are scheduled as per the guest speaker's availability. 

Volunteers will need to arrive at the school and check in at the main office 15 minutes prior to the start time. We ask that volunteers dress in comfortable shoes as you will be standing and interacting with your students; organization or company shirts are welcome. 

Suggested age of volunteers is at least 25 years old. Volunteers are required to complete a background check before the day of the event. Following registration, a background screening link and required documents for review and signature will be sent via email. If not completed, the volunteer will be unable to volunteer. If you are bilingual or multilingual, please note the language(s) spoken. 

The School-Based Student Mentor shall communicate with their assigned scholars during the approved designated times, be respectful of the scholar’s instructional time and opinion, serve as a positive role model by modeling desirable behaviors, exude confidence and be able to establish appropriate boundaries, be encouraging and supportive, and help scholars develop a milestone plan beyond education and their disadvantages. 

The In-School Visionary Club Mentor shall assist in teaching an entreprenuership curruiculm to students that have an interest in small business/entreprenuership. 

The responsibility of an after-school tutor is to help scholars learn by reviewing content with them, explaining how to solve problems, and checking completed work. You may also help scholars develop study skills and organization techniques to help improve their academic performance and overall confidence.

Do you have a heart for our neighbors who are experiencing homelessness? Join Nashville’s robust network of community leaders who are working together to ensure everyone receives the care and respect they deserve. By joining Colby’s Army as an Outreach Partner, you’ll be meeting with us on Tuesday mornings to combine forces before going out into the community to provide services to individuals experiencing homelessness and resource scarcity. Ideally, you'd be able to provide a vehicle and we’ll give you a list of locations to check up on our friends - with whom you can take requests and discuss current needs, and we’ll work together to find solutions! If you're unable to drive your own car but still want to get involved, please let us know and we'll make it work.

These volunteers work directly with our lesson participants in mounted and unmounted activities. Some lessons are in our garden or other areas of our farm, and some involve horses. Working with our participants can be the most rewarding thing you will do here at our learning center! Lesson Assistants will be working alongside the PATH-certified instructor to take care of random needs like moving a cone out of the way, or running to the barn to grab fly spray. As Participant Support you’d be walking alongside our horse and rider to sure they’re staying balanced or providing support during unmounted activities.

Volunteers will need to complete horse handling training, leader and sidewalker training, or our non-equine general lesson assistant training. Our 50-minute lesson times are set according to the participants’ schedules and may be adjusted if needed due to weather.

To schedule time for training, please reach out with your availability and we’ll make it happen!

Help serve our community hot meals seven days a week! Visit https://southernusa.salvationarmy.org/Johnson-City/volunteer/ to sign up today.

Help us organize, sort, and hang clothing at our family store! Proceeds help support The Salvation Army of Johnson City's social service programs. Sign up to volunteer at https://southernusa.salvationarmy.org/Johnson-City/volunteer/!

Completing any task such as clean up, new nets, or area management of the course

Are you passionate about making a positive impact in the lives of individuals living with Parkinson's disease and their caregivers? Do you believe in the power of movement to improve balance, gait and muscle flexibility as well as positively impact mood and promote feelings of wellness? If so, we invite you to join our remarkable team of volunteers at PJParkinson's!

Who We Are: PJParkinson's is a dedicated organization that is committed to enhancing the lives of those affected by Parkinson's disease. We provide a range of services, including education, advocacy, community engagement, movement programming, groups, and concierge support services. Our mission is to make life better for families affected by Parkinson's Disease here at home (Tennessee) and around the world. 

Can you donate an hour or two once a month to make a difference in your community? Do you enjoy knowing you have made a difference in someone’s life?

Then Meals on Wheels needs you! We depend on individuals like you to deliver a hot, nutrition meal to homebound seniors. Your smile and that meal may be the highlight of their day.

You can volunteer as little as once a month or you can volunteer once a week or more. Routes typically take an hour to an hour and a half. The average route has around 15-20 stops. Meals are delivered daily Monday through Friday (except for holidays) and meals can be picked between 9am-11am.

Offering up a small portion of your time can make a great impact on the people you will deliver to. They will appreciate your kindness and willingness to make sure they receive a meal. It may be the only hot, nutritious meal they have that day. You are also providing a welfare check as you may be the only person they see that day.

Can you donate an hour or two once a month to make a difference in your community? Do you enjoy knowing you have made a difference in someone’s life?

Then Meals on Wheels needs you! We depend on individuals like you to deliver a hot, nutrition meal to homebound seniors. Your smile and that meal may be the highlight of their day.

You can volunteer as little as once a month or you can volunteer once a week or more. Routes typically take an hour to an hour and a half. The average route has around 15-20 stops. Meals are delivered daily Monday through Friday (except for holidays) and meals can be picked between 9am-11am.

Offering up a small portion of your time can make a great impact on the people you will deliver to. They will appreciate your kindness and willingness to make sure they receive a meal. It may be the only hot, nutritious meal they have that day. You are also providing a welfare check as you may be the only person they see that day.

Can you donate an hour or two once a month to make a difference in your community? Do you enjoy knowing you have made a difference in someone’s life?

Then Meals on Wheels needs you! We depend on individuals like you to deliver a hot, nutrition meal to homebound seniors. Your smile and that meal may be the highlight of their day.

You can volunteer as little as once a month or you can volunteer once a week or more. Routes typically take an hour to an hour and a half. The average route has around 15-20 stops. Meals are delivered daily Monday through Friday (except for holidays) and meals can be picked between 9am-11am.

Offering up a small portion of your time can make a great impact on the people you will deliver to. They will appreciate your kindness and willingness to make sure they receive a meal. It may be the only hot, nutritious meal they have that day. You are also providing a welfare check as you may be the only person they see that day.

If you are interested in volunteering or learning more about this opportunity, please contact Ina Ratliff at 423-246-0120

Can you donate an hour or two once a month to make a difference in your community? Do you enjoy knowing you have made a difference in someone’s life?

Then Meals on Wheels needs you! We depend on individuals like you to deliver a hot, nutrition meal to homebound seniors. Your smile and that meal may be the highlight of their day.

You can volunteer as little as once a month or you can volunteer once a week or more. Routes typically take an hour to an hour and a half. The average route has around 15-20 stops. Meals are delivered daily Monday through Friday (except for holidays) and meals can be picked between 9am-11am.

Offering up a small portion of your time can make a great impact on the people you will deliver to. They will appreciate your kindness and willingness to make sure they receive a meal. It may be the only hot, nutritious meal they have that day. You are also providing a welfare check as you may be the only person they see that day.

If you are interested in volunteering or learning more about this opportunity, please contact Misty Davis at 423-357-3281.

Can you donate an hour or two once a month to make a difference in your community? Do you enjoy knowing you have made a difference in someone’s life?

Then Meals on Wheels needs you! We depend on individuals like you to deliver a hot, nutrition meal to homebound seniors. Your smile and that meal may be the highlight of their day.

You can volunteer as little as once a month or you can volunteer once a week or more. Routes typically take an hour to an hour and a half. The average route has around 15-20 stops. Meals are delivered daily Monday through Friday (except for holidays) and meals can be picked between 9am-11am.

Offering up a small portion of your time can make a great impact on the people you will deliver to. They will appreciate your kindness and willingness to make sure they receive a meal. It may be the only hot, nutritious meal they have that day. You are also providing a welfare check as you may be the only person they see that day.

If you are interested in volunteering or learning more about this opportunity, please contact Sarah Simmons at 423-272-9186.

Can you donate an hour or two once a month to make a difference in your community? Do you enjoy knowing you have made a difference in someone’s life?

Then Meals on Wheels needs you! We depend on individuals like you to deliver a hot, nutrition meal to homebound seniors. Your smile and that meal may be the highlight of their day.

You can volunteer as little as once a month or you can volunteer once a week or more. Routes typically take an hour to an hour and a half. The average route has around 15-20 stops. Meals are delivered daily Monday through Friday (except for holidays) and meals can be picked between 9am-11am.

Offering up a small portion of your time can make a great impact on the people you will deliver to. They will appreciate your kindness and willingness to make sure they receive a meal. It may be the only hot, nutritious meal they have that day. You are also providing a welfare check as you may be the only person they see that day.

If you are interested in volunteering or learning more about this opportunity, please contact Marcia Cox at 423-444-1710. 

The Community Partner Program is a volunteer commitment in which the volunteer would facilitate sessions to one of our community partners that provide Junior Achievement programs. Volunteers should have a general understanding of financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and work/career readiness as these are the topics in which the community partner's chosen program would involve. Typically, community partner programs are offered during after school hours or weekends; the volunteer would work with the community partner's schedule to determine the exact time commitment. Volunteers will be provided training from Junior Achievement that is specific to the program the community partner has selected.

 Suggested age of volunteers is at least 18 years old. Volunteers are required to complete a background check before training. Following registration, a background screening link and required documents for review and signature will be sent via email. If not completed, the volunteer will be unable to volunteer. If you are bilingual or multilingual, please note the language(s) spoken.

Join the Red Cross volunteer team to help communities during disasters such as: Home Fires, Tornado and or Flooding.

Every day, people are forced from their home due to fires, storms or other disasters. You will work as part of an assigned team to provide immediate support and assistance to individuals and families who have been impacted by a home fire or other local disaster. Training is free, but the hope you bring is priceless.

Please note all volunteers must pass a background check for theft and violence.

Join Us! Apply at: https://volunteerconnection.redcross.org/?nd=lead&a=97764&h=986&p=571126

(Tip: Photograph your government-issued Photo ID before you get started.)

Or Email GiveTime@redcross.org with questions.

Join the Red Cross volunteer team to help communities during disasters such as: Home Fires, Tornado and or Flooding.

Every day, people are forced from their home due to fires, storms or other disasters. You will work as part of an assigned team to provide immediate support and assistance to individuals and families who have been impacted by a home fire or other local disaster. Training is free, but the hope you bring is priceless.

Please note all volunteers must pass a background check for theft and violence.

Join Us! Apply at: https://redcross.org/volunteer.
Or Email GiveTime@redcross.org with questions.

As a Lasagna Love Chef, you pick when you are available, how far you are able to travel, and your Local Leader will match you with a neighbor in need of a meal. Once matched you communicate with the recipient and schedule when to deliver your homemade meal! 

Lasagna Love is a global nonprofit and grassroots movement that aims to positively impact communities by connecting neighbors with neighbors through homemade meal delivery. We also seek to eliminate stigmas associated with asking for help when it is needed most.

Our mission is simple: feed families, spread kindness, and strengthen communities. 

As a Lasagna Love Chef, you pick when you are available, how far you are able to travel, and your Local Leader will match you with a neighbor in need of a meal. Once matched you communicate with the recipient and schedule when to deliver your homemade meal! 

Lasagna Love is a global nonprofit and grassroots movement that aims to positively impact communities by connecting neighbors with neighbors through homemade meal delivery. We also seek to eliminate stigmas associated with asking for help when it is needed most.

Our mission is simple: feed families, spread kindness, and strengthen communities. 

As a Lasagna Love Chef, you pick when you are available, how far you are able to travel, and your Local Leader will match you with a neighbor in need of a meal. Once matched you communicate with the recipient and schedule when to deliver your homemade meal! 

Lasagna Love is a global nonprofit and grassroots movement that aims to positively impact communities by connecting neighbors with neighbors through homemade meal delivery. We also seek to eliminate stigmas associated with asking for help when it is needed most.

Our mission is simple: feed families, spread kindness, and strengthen communities. 

As a Lasagna Love Chef, you pick when you are available, how far you are able to travel, and your Local Leader will match you with a neighbor in need of a meal. Once matched you communicate with the recipient and schedule when to deliver your homemade meal! 

Lasagna Love is a global nonprofit and grassroots movement that aims to positively impact communities by connecting neighbors with neighbors through homemade meal delivery. We also seek to eliminate stigmas associated with asking for help when it is needed most.

Our mission is simple: feed families, spread kindness, and strengthen communities. 

As a Lasagna Love Chef, you pick when you are available, how far you are able to travel, and your Local Leader will match you with a neighbor in need of a meal. Once matched you communicate with the recipient and schedule when to deliver your homemade meal! 

Lasagna Love is a global nonprofit and grassroots movement that aims to positively impact communities by connecting neighbors with neighbors through homemade meal delivery. We also seek to eliminate stigmas associated with asking for help when it is needed most.

Our mission is simple: feed families, spread kindness, and strengthen communities. 

As a Lasagna Love Chef, you pick when you are available, how far you are able to travel, and your Local Leader will match you with a neighbor in need of a meal. Once matched you communicate with the recipient and schedule when to deliver your homemade meal! 

Lasagna Love is a global nonprofit and grassroots movement that aims to positively impact communities by connecting neighbors with neighbors through homemade meal delivery. We also seek to eliminate stigmas associated with asking for help when it is needed most.

Our mission is simple: feed families, spread kindness, and strengthen communities. 

As a Lasagna Love Chef, you pick when you are available, how far you are able to travel, and your Local Leader will match you with a neighbor in need of a meal. Once matched you communicate with the recipient and schedule when to deliver your homemade meal! 

Lasagna Love is a global nonprofit and grassroots movement that aims to positively impact communities by connecting neighbors with neighbors through homemade meal delivery. We also seek to eliminate stigmas associated with asking for help when it is needed most.

Our mission is simple: feed families, spread kindness, and strengthen communities. 

As a Lasagna Love Chef, you pick when you are available, how far you are able to travel, and your Local Leader will match you with a neighbor in need of a meal. Once matched you communicate with the recipient and schedule when to deliver your homemade meal! 

Lasagna Love is a global nonprofit and grassroots movement that aims to positively impact communities by connecting neighbors with neighbors through homemade meal delivery. We also seek to eliminate stigmas associated with asking for help when it is needed most.

Our mission is simple: feed families, spread kindness, and strengthen communities. 

As a Lasagna Love Chef, you pick when you are available, how far you are able to travel, and your Local Leader will match you with a neighbor in need of a meal. Once matched you communicate with the recipient and schedule when to deliver your homemade meal! 

Lasagna Love is a global nonprofit and grassroots movement that aims to positively impact communities by connecting neighbors with neighbors through homemade meal delivery. We also seek to eliminate stigmas associated with asking for help when it is needed most.

Our mission is simple: feed families, spread kindness, and strengthen communities. 

As a Lasagna Love Chef, you pick when you are available, how far you are able to travel, and your Local Leader will match you with a neighbor in need of a meal. Once matched you communicate with the recipient and schedule when to deliver your homemade meal! 

Lasagna Love is a global nonprofit and grassroots movement that aims to positively impact communities by connecting neighbors with neighbors through homemade meal delivery. We also seek to eliminate stigmas associated with asking for help when it is needed most.

Our mission is simple: feed families, spread kindness, and strengthen communities. 

As a Lasagna Love Chef, you pick when you are available, how far you are able to travel, and your Local Leader will match you with a neighbor in need of a meal. Once matched you communicate with the recipient and schedule when to deliver your homemade meal! 

Lasagna Love is a global nonprofit and grassroots movement that aims to positively impact communities by connecting neighbors with neighbors through homemade meal delivery. We also seek to eliminate stigmas associated with asking for help when it is needed most.

Our mission is simple: feed families, spread kindness, and strengthen communities. 

We have afterschool tutoring sites in East Nashville, and we'd love to have volunteer tutors who help small groups of kindergarten – 8th Grade students with reading and math homework and exercises. For this opportunity, the volunteers should choose one day of the week when they will be there each week, for at least one semester.  Tutoring takes place for 90 minutes and exact times depend on which site, falling somewhere in the window of 2:30-7:00pm.

Each new Meals on Wheels recipient receives a home visit from a volunteer nurse.  The nurse meets with the recipient, assesses needs, and provides feedback on the location of the home and conditions of which our delivery volunteers should be aware.  Training is provided.  Hope you can join us!

To be a volunteer transporte, you will be trained in basic animal handling and transport. Your name will be added to our contact lists and text groups. In cases of emergency, 24 hours a day, texts and/or emails will be sent as calls come in. animals who are sick, injured or orphaned will be crated and transported to our rehabilitation staff. If possible, you may be asked to transport to other rehabilitation facilities in Tennessee. You will be provided with a carrier, handling gloves and towels. You will be required to sign a release form. You will be trained, however, you should never put yourself at risk of being bitten or scratched by a wild animal. Take every precaution. Thank you!

At Opie Acres the work is on going 365 days a year. We have from 75-200 animals in care at all time. The work is physical and dirty, at times, but it is very rewarding. Volunteers are required a minimum of 4 hours per week to stay current in specific care duties. As a volunteer you will learn species specific diets, cage care, infant care, elderly care and basic first aid. As you learn, you can expand your duties and possibly qualify as an advanced team member, caring for our more unusual and difficult patients and resident. You could join our medical Team and learn how to give life saving care, special feeding, and care taking duties, medicine administration, and wound care. We work outdoors and indoors, which requires us to be outside in inclement weather. If you are unable to perform the more physical task, we have plenty of duties in our food processing and preparation, and also in our infant care. Please consider joining us so that we can continue our care for these forgotten animals. 

Opie Acres is a non-profit wildlife rehabilitation center. Our skills are many, however, locating and writing grant proposals is not a skill we are proficient in. If you have experience in grants and are willing to help us, please contact one of our volunteer staff member ASAP. We are in constant need for funding. We are, likely, the largest wildlife rehabilitation center in the State of Tennessee, and we have a great number of animals in our care at all times. 

Thank you

Jerry Harvey TWRA Wildlife Rehabilitator

423-255-6460

opieacres1@gmail.com

Christina Young TWRA Wildlife Rehabiitator

423-244-8182

opievolunteer@gmail.com

We need students to volunteer to help tutor students in the Knox County Schools in Kindergarten to 8th Grade. Tutoring sessions are 30 minutes long and would me on Monday & Tuesday from 6:00pm-7:00pm and Thursday from 6:00pm-6:30pm. 

WDVX needs volunteers to help chart demographic data at our daily Blue Plate Special live radio show.

The show is held M-Sat at noon in downtown Knoxville at the WDVX Blue Plate Special stage inside Visit Knoxville. On Fridays, we host the Big Plate at Barley's. 

We are looking for volunteers to come to the Blue Plate and engage with the audience to gather demographic data on the makeup of the audience and where people are traveling from to attend our live events. Typically, a volunteer would claim a specific day of the week and come every week on that day to volunteer. We currently have open needs on Tuesdays, Fridays, & Saturdays. You would be surrounded by lovers of live music in our audience and have the opportunity to interact with musical guests and WDVX personnel.

Other volunteer opportunities at WDVX live events are also available on an as needed basis. These opportunities include helping with WDVX fundraising, festivals, and other events.

Direct inquiries to Nelson Gullett, WDVX Development Director, at volunteers@wdvx.com.

Come and make a dogs day! Metro Nashville Animal Care and Control has nearly 100 fantastic dogs available for adoption and they need your help! Our dogs need your help getting them out throughout the day for fun romps in one of our play yards, extended walks, or something even just a friendly lap to cuddle on! So come today and make a dogs day, help them relax from the stresses of the kennel, and help them find a new family for them to call home!

 Apply here https://tinyurl.com/MACCVolunteer 

Looking for a friendly lap! Come and make a cats day! Metro Nashville Animal Care and Control has nearly 30 fantastic cats available for adoption and they need your help! Help enrich our cats lives on a daily basis through play with tours and other enrichment, providing a lap for them to snuggle up in, or maybe even reading them a good book! You can help potential adopters find just the right new feline family member.

Apply Here tinyurl.com/MACCVolunteer

CASA volunteers are appointed by a judge to advocate for the best interest of a neglected or abused child. The primary responsibilities of a CASA volunteer include the following:

Time Commitment

​Time commitment typically depends on the stage of the case. Volunteers report that there is a greater time commitment at the beginning of a case. While the CASA volunteer experience is generally flexible and scheduled at the volunteer’s convenience, occasionally there are mandatory court hearings or meetings during business hours. A typical volunteer spends:

Become a SuperStar Coach! Join the Girls on the Run family to work with young people in Hamilton, Bradley and Polk Counties! Team up with other coaches and use our fun, experience-based curriculum to lead a small team of girls during after-school twice-weekly practices to promote positive youth development, teach life skills, connect with others, play running games and teach life skills. At the end of each season, take part in our exciting 5k Celebration.

Chattanooga Audubon Society's Visitor Center serves as a hub for education, advocacy, and community engagement. Volunteers find themselves immersed in a vibrant atmosphere, surrounded by passionate individuals who share a love for nature and conservation.

As a Visitor Center Greeter, your role is vital in creating an unforgettable experience for every guest. You'll be their go-to guide, sharing your knowledge and enthusiasm for the trails that wind through the picturesque landscapes. Offering personalized recommendations, you'll help visitors choose the perfect trail to embark upon. But that's not all! As you greet and engage with guests, you'll have the chance to delve into the fascinating history of Audubon Acres. From tales of the legendary Robert Sparks Walker Cabin to the captivating stories of the land's indigenous people, you'll weave a narrative that transports visitors back in time and ignites their curiosity.

So, if you're ready to be a part of something extraordinary, to share the beauty of nature and the allure of history, become a Visitor Center Greeter at the Chattanooga Audubon Society. The impact of volunteers is felt far beyond the center itself. By promoting environmental stewardship and fostering a deep connection with nature, volunteers become catalysts for change in the community. Their enthusiasm, knowledge, and dedication leave visitors in awe and inspire others to embrace sustainable living and protect the natural wonders that surround us.

*Visitor’s Center volunteers also handle tasks such as answering the phone, running the cash register, and providing guests with information about the land and trails.

Shifts are 9:00am-1:00pm or 1:00pm-5:00pm

Due to the nature of this role, we ask that you commit to one 4-hour shift per week for a minimum of 3 months. Weekend Volunteers are asked to commit to 2 Saturdays per month. This frees up our staff to work on programming, administrative work, and other tasks that require them to be away from the visitor’s center.
To apply, please contact Jessica Whitehorn at jwhitehorn@chattaudubon.org.

All those interested in Volunteering will go through at least 5 days of training. We ask that at least 2 of those training days be on a week day if possible. 

Volunteers must be at least 17 to open and close the visitor center with out parental supervision.   

Help us document the finish times of our parkrunners through scanning their finish tokens and personal barcodes - https://youtu.be/nRrD_q_7Ip8?si=RPImBQwxKCLo8fXf We need a scanner each and every Saturday. Respond with a single Saturday you're interested in helping out.

To volunteer, first register for parkrun at https://www.parkrun.us/register/?section=form and select "Third Creek Greenway" as your home event. Please then reach out with a day (or more) that you would like to volunteer.

As tail walker, you walk the entire 5k course and pick up signage en route. This role ensures that no one comes last at parkrun and that participants feel comfortable walking at parkrun. You also help us build community through cheering on participants and talking with any walkers who stay with you. We need a tail walker each and every Saturday. Respond with a single Saturday you're interested in helping out.

To volunteer, first register for parkrun at https://www.parkrun.us/register/?section=form and select "Third Creek Greenway" as your home event. Please then reach out with a day (or more) that you would like to volunteer.

Are you passionate about trails? Do you daydream about your next hike? Do you want to give back to the day hiking and thru-hiking community?

If you answered yes to any of these questions then we would love to have you join us in the design, creation, and maintenance of the trail systems at Rock Island State Park! Join our passionate staff in creating a legacy of hiking access!

This volunteer position will help us meet ongoing needs for trail work park wide. The Trailblazer brings their experiences and perspectives to design and care of trails. The Trailblazer leads the way for other volunteers, is someone who has a steward's heart, and is a lover of wild places. Do you have hiking friends who would like to help? Are you already organizing excursions for your hiking squad? Help us clear trails of obstacles, establish tread-paths, map future routes, and blaze the trail for others to follow. 

Does this sound like you?

Want to know more and talk to a Ranger? Click Respond and leave a message with your contact information. Thank you for your volunteerism!

Reducing the incidence of invasive plants in wild places allows time and space for the flourishing of a diverse biotic community. The exclusion of rare, endemic, or specialist species in an ecologically globalized world is common.

However, uncommon and extremely valuable are the ecological stewards who can help alleviate this pressure and provide time for ecological adaptation. Do you live in a "world of wounds" so eloquently described by the father of Conservation Biology, Aldo Leopold? Do you want to help keep all the parts on the landscape and be the intelligent tinkerer, the steward, that wild places demand of us?

Join the Rock Island State Park team in the establishment of our first ever ongoing volunteer based Invasive Species Strike Team. Your actions will have a direct impact on the success of endemic, rare, and threatened species in the park. Your volunteerism matters! Your actions can have an impact for generations!

The strike team will use hand tools, mechanical tools, and herbicide to target and remove the identified invasive plants in Rock Island State Park. Previous experience is not required; training and guidance will be given. 

The strike team is designed with you in mind and built around the team's interest and schedule. Learn practical skills for wildlife habitat improvement, learn plant identification, apply ecological principles in real time with satisfying feedback. The strike team can be a group you are already a part of. Are you a wildlife student with a group of classmates looking for a curriculum vitae boost? Do you have a group of friends who love wild places and want to give back?

If this sounds like you and you want to learn more, click respond and leave a message with your contact information. Thanks for your volunteerism!

Interested in history or have experience with historic preservation? Are you needing volunteer hours to receive or maintain a related certification? Roan Mountain State Park is in the process of researching and cataloging holdings into our newly established park archives. We are looking for volunteers to assist with preservation and archival activites.

Shifts are flexible and will be scheduled as volunteers and park staff are available. Activities will include coordinating as a team to carefully move objects (which may be both heavy and delicate), bending, reaching overhead, climbing a step ladder, and more. 

For more information, please respond to this opportunity. Ranger staff will contact you to discuss what you are interested in contributing and to coordinate further. 

Volunteers will work together to assemble items needed for STEM Kits to be shipped out. If you have any questions, please feel free to email (tamika@kidsntechnology.net) or call 901-658-7681.

Please dress comfortably.

Once you arrive, please let the guard gate know you are here to volunteer at Kids N Technology. Please do not park in the parking garage. Come into the lobby and contact the office at (901) 658-7681 and we will meet you in the lobby and bring you up to the office.

For the safety of our staff and other volunteers, if you have recently had a fever, cough or shortness of breath please stay home.

Purpose/Overview: The First Encounter Specialist will be an initial connection to guests who are seeking ministry services at KARM. The specific resources and direction needed to navigate housing, work, disability, probation, or other challenges can be overwhelming.  The First Encounter Specialist will have the opportunity to welcome guests into the ministry and programs at KARM, gather information and begin to build relationships, as well as assist guests in working toward overcoming the many challenges presented by homelessness.

Responsibilities:

Time Commitment: One shift per week, M-F, 8-11am or 1-3:30pm, one year commitment.

Qualifications:

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Responsibilities:

Time Commitment:  6-9pm, one or more shifts a week.  One-year commitment. 

Qualifications:

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Purpose/Overview:  LaunchPoint is a four-week program which helps homeless men and women begin a new life journey. During the four-week period, a class of approximately 30 participants begin discovering God’s plan and purpose for their lives, develop their own life plan with realistic goals, and learn to implement their life plan in manageable steps.  The focus of LaunchPoint is on moving forward and making good choices. 

Table facilitators will facilitate session icebreakers and devotionals as well as give instructions for activities and exercises. The table leader will also facilitate table discussions, Q&A, and participant feedback. Table facilitators are asked to be focused on the relationship and spiritual connection with our guests rather than being required to have extensive knowledge of the resources available.  Tasks are structured, and training will be provided. 

Responsibilities:

Time Commitment:  Minimum 1 shift per week (9am-12pm)  One-year commitment

Qualifications:

Training/Preparation:

Purpose/Overview:  KARM is focused on providing multiple opportunities for our residents to obtain their goals related to movement out of homelessness and away from the events that brought them to KARM. It is vital for our guests to attend necessary off-site appointments to continue on their path of transformation. Our volunteer transporters are there to transport residents to and from appointments, providing a safe, nurturing, and reliable environment for them while they’re out in the community. 

Responsibilities:                                        

Time Commitment:   One or more shifts per week, 2-hour blocks.

Qualifications:

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Purpose/Overview: Engage guests with the intent to establish trust, build relationships, and convey compassion. Allow personal testimony to influence and motivate guests toward solutions for their life, while pointing towards a relationship with Christ as the answer.

Responsibilities:

Time Commitment:  One two to four-hour shift per week.  One-year commitment. 

Shifts are 9am-12pm or 1-4:00pm

Qualifications:

Purpose/Overview: Plan and host an evening activity for homeless women.  Activities include but are not limited to: game night, arts and crafts, small group Bible study, movie night, pampering party, etc.  Each activity should be a Christ-centered activity.

Responsibilities:

Time Commitment: Approximately 1-3 hour shift per month.  Betty’s Place is open from 6:30p-9p.

Qualifications:

Training/Preparation:

We welcome women who seek to minister to the needs of the women we serve.  Intentional focus will be on entering into relationship building opportunities by choosing to volunteer in the following opportunities:

Life Management Classes

Career Readiness

Spiritual Development Classes

Women’s Health

Mentoring and Supportive Listening

Art Activities

Guided Journaling

Movie Nights

Seasonal Celebrations such as Mother’s Day, etc

Prayer Warrior/Prayer Ministry

Time Commitment:  2-4pm in designated areas of KARM.  Frequency during the month depends on volunteer or group. 

Qualifications:

Training/Preparation:

Purpose/Overview: Manage and organize the inventory of clothing and personal care items on hand at the shelter in order to make distribution to guests easy for staff. This is also a unique opportunity to pray for our guests who will be wearing the clothes and using the other items.

Responsibilities:

Time Commitment:  2 hours each, Tuesday or Friday afternoons

Qualifications:

Training/Preparation: Volunteer will have on-the-job training with staff the first one – two days of work and should feel free to ask questions of staff as they arise.

Description/Purpose:  With over 350 men, women, and children daily seeking meals, resources, and shelter at KARM, it is important that our facility and surrounding area represent an atmosphere of care and cleanliness.  The Operation Make KARM Shine project assists in conveying hope, second chances, and love to our guests who call KARM home.   Your group would assist in cleaning inside and outside KARM with tasks such as: window washing, laundry, vacuuming, deep cleaning our program areas, and other tasks as needed.

Group Requirements:

Responsibilities:

Tasks may include, but are not limited to:

Time:  3-hour shift, minimum. Monday – Fridays.

Qualifications:

Provided training/preparation:

Purpose/Overview: The Care Center Volunteer will provide overwhelming Biblical hospitality to guests who are seeking ministry services at KARM. This volunteer has a passion for working through relationships and conversations that will connect our guests with needed services and support. The skilled Volunteer will have the freedom and flexibility to foster relationships with guests at KARM through encounters in a numerous areas of the KARM Care Center with a focus on mental and physical health services through collaboration with other agencies and medical professionals.  This is a specific assignment to assist the physicians in the Care Center. 

The KARM ministry equation of Rescue+Relationships=Restoration is a guiding mission for this role.

Responsibilities:

Time Commitment:  One 4 hour shift per week, M-F, hours are 8-11am and/or 1-3:30pm.

Qualifications:

Training/Preparation:

Purpose/Overview: Plan and host an evening activity for men experiencing a season of homelessness. Christ-centered activities include but are not limited to: game night, small group Bible study, movie night, etc. Neal's Place is the name of the activity room in the men's dorm. 

Responsibilities:

Time Commitment: Approximately one 3-hour shift per month.  Neal’s Place is open from 6p-9p.

Qualifications:

Training/Preparation: 

Purpose/Overview:  KARM is focused on providing multiple opportunities for our guests to obtain their goals related to movement out of homelessness and away from the events that brought them to KARM.  Many of our programs are designed with courses of study to assist in this process.  Elective classes are designed to allow the New Life men time to unwind and learn about healthy and fun activities outside of KARM’s doors.

Responsibilities:

Time Commitment:   One shift per week (3:30PM-5:30PM) on Wednesdays

Qualifications:

Training/Preparation: 

Purpose/Overview:  KARM is focused on providing multiple opportunities for our residents to obtain their goals related to movement out of homelessness and away from the events that brought them to KARM.  It is vital for our New Life Program residents to attend necessary off-site appointments to continue on their path of transformation.  Our volunteer transporters are there to transport residents to and from appointments, providing a safe, nurturing, and reliable environment for them while they’re out in the community. 

Responsibilities:                                                              

Time Commitment:   One or more shifts per week. One hour or more per shift (depending on location). M-F

Qualifications:

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Join Our Team and Shape the Future of STEM Education!

Are you passionate about transforming education and bringing innovative STEM curricula to K-12 schools nationwide? Kids In Tech is seeking dedicated volunteers to join our Curriculum Team and play a crucial role in shaping the educational landscape.

Position: Curriculum Team Volunteer
Responsibilities:
As a member of our Curriculum Team, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with a dynamic group of individuals in editing, providing feedback, and developing cutting-edge STEM curricula for students in grades K-12. Your expertise and insights will be invaluable in creating engaging educational content that sparks curiosity and fosters a love for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

Who We're Looking For:

Retired School Teachers
Education Administrators
STEM Professionals (Engineers, Scientists, Technologists, Mathematicians)
Why Join Us:

Make a lasting impact on the education sector by contributing to the development of innovative STEM curricula.
Collaborate with a passionate team dedicated to creating a brighter future for students.
Utilize your expertise to bridge the gap in STEM education nationwide.
How to Get Involved:
If you are ready to make a difference and contribute to the advancement of STEM education, we invite you to join us! Whether you are a retired school teacher, education administrator, or a STEM professional, your unique perspective is valued.

To get started, visit our website kidsntechstemacademy.com to learn more about Kids In Tech and the impactful work we do. Ready to take the plunge? Contact us at tamika@kidsntechnology.net to express your interest and join our Curriculum Team today.

Empower the next generation through STEM education – join Kids In Tech's Curriculum Team!

Providing a Link for Survivors (PALS) is actively seeking volunteers across our service area.  Can you be a friend?  Then you can be a PAL!  Volunteers are simply asked to make a weekly contact with their assigned brain injury survivor and then engage in a monthly get-together or community outing.  It's easy...just be a friend!

The PALS Program Manager provides training and on-going support to both volunteers and survivors.  If interested in more information, please contact Melissa Barnes, PALS Program Manager, at melissa@bisolutions.org or (540)344-1200.  Come join the fun...and make a new friend!

*Volunteers must be 18 or older and pass a criminal background check.

Volunteer activities throughout the year such as Christmas lights, Easter egg Hunt, Fishing Rodeo, Frontier Days, Jr. Ranger, etc.  

Do you need volunteer hours or just want to support park trails?

Activities can include :

Picking up litter, leaf blowing, invasive plant removal, trail upkeep, and light maintenance tasks!

Stop by the office or email Ranger Marhya at Marhya.Faulk@tn.gov to set up a shift!

For volunteers at Rocky Fork that do not fall under other volunteer opportunities. 

The Center for English and Integration Services is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing metro Knoxville refugees and internationals with English language life skills, empowering them towards integration and self-sufficiency. 

We are calling for passionate volunteers to join our mission!

Join us in empowering individuals to overcome language barriers and build a brighter future together! 

*If you are interested in volunteering with us, you will have free access to our teacher training. A background check will be required.

 This is an ongoing opportunity for those who are volunteering at the park outside of specific volunteer events for hours towards educational, scholarship, or community service. Work tasks include, but are not limited too: River bank and Road way clean up, Trail work, cleaning, and natural resource management.

This is an ongoing opportunity for those who are volunteering at the park to satisfy their Tn Promise hours outside of specific volunteer events . Work tasks include, but are not limited too: River bank and Road way clean up, Trail work, cleaning, and natural resource management.

Knowledge Quest is doing all kinds of good in the South Memphis community. We invite you to come learn how we're working to achieve our mission by supporting our Building Engineer, Sam! 

This volunteer opportunity is for people who know how to work a room by maximizing its storage space, and for people who know their way around a toolbox. 

Sam maintains Knowledge Quest 's campuses by responding to the various work orders submitted by our staff. 

If you are interested please reach out to via Volunteer Memphis and we'll arrange your background check to get you started.

Thank you. 

Are you interested in recreating with purpose? Do you seek adventure and new experiences? If so, working with the Rock Island team to explore and understand Rock Island State Park may be the perfect avenue for giving back & learning new skills!

We are interested in your passion, hobby, educational aspirations, or outdoor pursuits. What do you love about TN State Parks? Are you a lover of geology, botany, birds, salamanders, trails, fishing, hiking, or maybe you long to just be in wild places. Whatever motivates you, we need your drive to help us monitor the health of the species, assemblages, and processes that exist within Rock Island State Park.

Specifically, we hope to employ volunteers to conduct bird surveys during their time in the park and visit designated survey locations in the park. We need volunteers to help conduct floristic surveys using scientific sampling techniques. Gaining a more complete picture of the plants that live in the park and their response to management efforts is critical! We will show you the skills to map, identify, and monitor the spread of invasive plant species and will guide you through how your activities can benefit the long-term stewardship of your wild places.

Discover scientific exploration at your doorstep while having fun and helping to protect wild places for the future!

Are you a History Lover and love to share your knowledge or would you like to learn more about nature, farm life, gardening, or history specifically around the 1930-40s? We would love to invite some enthusiasts to become Sadie Ford Farm Attendants.

The primary job to just to be available to visitors to answer questions and give tours of the farmhouse while the Farm is open. Don't worry about knowing everything, we have a frequently asked answers all ready for you, in case you need some help. We will also love to train you to better assist the public on all things history, farm life, gardening, and nature. 

We are looking for novice historians, college bound scholars, TNP students past and present needing volunteer hours, or any who would just love to volunteer their time and enjoy history, gardening, and nature with people. 

Bonus if you love animals, especially chickens and wild children.

Additional duties would be tours of the property, basic cleaning, gardening, and some animal care.  

Must apply and be interviewed before volunteering. 

Are you a nature lover and love to share your knowledge or would you like to learn more about nature? We would love to invite some enthusiasts to become Nature Center Attendants.

The primary job to just to be available to the visitors to answer questions while the Nature Center is open. Don't worry about knowing everything, we have a frequently asked answers all ready for you, in case you need some help. We will also love to train you to better assist the public on all things nature. 

We are looking for novice naturalists, college bound scholars, TNP students past and present needing volunteer hours, or any who would just love to volunteer their time and enjoy nature with people. 

Bonus if you love animals, especially snakes and wild children.

Additional duties would be  tours of the nature center, basic cleaning, gardening, and some animal care.  

Must apply and be interviewed before volunteering. 

The Organization for Autism Research seeks volunteers with business leadership and development experience to help our newest initiative, the Hire Autism Regional Ambassador program.

Regional Ambassadors work to help us expand our network of employer partners and community partners and increase our community involvement and engagement to expand the employment opportunities available to autistic job seekers across the nation. The expected volunteer commitment is 1-2 hours per week for 6-12 months, with the goal of onboarding at least 2-3 new companies each month.

Virtual training is provided, and Ambassadors have the option to enroll in our Autism-Friendly Employer Training, a voluntary 3-hour virtual training program that contains information on inclusive job descriptions, interviewing autistic candidates, and best practices for managing, training, and onboarding.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Requirements:

Are you interested in becoming a Regional Ambassador? Please apply here: https://www.hireautism.org/ambassador-application/ and we will be in touch with you! We limit the number of participants accepted into each cohort; not all who apply will be selected.

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.

Our State Parks are beautiful and unique places that should be enjoyed by everyone. Unfortunately, trash and litter always seems to make its way into the parks as well and sometimes there just is not enough time in a day to clean it all up. We need your help to keep the park beautiful and in return, you will earn volunteer service hours and a feeling of accomplishment.

This is an ongoing opportunity for community members and those who need volunteer hours to assist with clean-up duties throughout the park in areas with high levels of debris and/or litter. Trash bags and gloves will be provided to you by the park. Sturdy, closed toes shoes are required for this opportunity. All minors must be accompanied by an adult. 

Please contact the site supervisor to schedule your visit. Each participant must sign a liability waiver before volunteering to receive credit. 

Come help us teach refugees how to sew and how to market that new skill on their path to self-sufficiency!

The three pillars of success for refugees in the United States are learning English, employment, and community engagement.  With our new G.R.O.W. program, we hope to provide our refugees a path to accomplish all three.

G.R.O.W. stands for Growing Refugee Opportunities and Wealth, and it is a community-driven Bridge Refugee Services initiative centered on fostering sustained self-sufficiency through culturally informed vocational training, wellness education, and entrepreneurial opportunities.  Right now, the program is centered around teaching sewing as a marketable skill, ESL, and the entrepreneurial instruction to use this new skill to bring in a steady income. 

We are looking for volunteers to help us as floaters/assistants, with transportation, with set-up and tear-down, and with childcare.  No sewing experience, foreign language skills, or experience with working with refugee populations needed!

This opportunity is on the second and fourth Saturday of each month from 9:30am-12:30pm at First Presbyterian Church.

Volunteer Requirements:

If you have any additional questions, please reach out to Peter Green, our Volunteer & Co-Sponsorship Manager, via email at pgreen@bridgerefugees.org. 

Help us welcome our newest refugee neighbors to Knoxville!  We need volunteers with trucks, trailers, or tow equipment to help us pick up furniture donations from week-to-week!

One of our missions at Bridge Refugee Services is to provide safe, affordable, and furnished housing for our arriving refugee families.  We are largely dependent upon in-kind donations of gently used furniture from the community to set up a new home for our refugee families.  Sadly, we are missing out on a lot of donations because our organization is unable to do furniture pick-ups.  

We are looking for hero volunteers with weekday availability and vehicles that can transport couches, loveseats, dressers, dining tables, nightstands, end tables, and other basic types of furniture!  

Furniture pick-ups will generally happen on an as-needed basis usually during Bridge office hours, 8:30-5:30 M-F, and furniture will need to be transported to our off-site storage unit on Western Ave.

Volunteer Requirements:

Foreign language skills or experience working with refugee populations not required.

If you have any additional questions, please reach out to Peter Green, our Volunteer & Co-Sponsorship Manager, via email at pgreen@bridgerefugees.org.

Do you enjoy spending time with others?

Elderly or disabled clients can greatly benefit from a volunteer visiting in the capacity of a friendly neighbor providing socialization and much needed contact to the outside world, combating isolation and loneliness. Often those needs are not met by traditional programs, so volunteers can step in and close this crucial gap in services. 

Depending on the client's needs, volunteers in this role will just spend time with the client talking, reading or assist with getting the mail and reading it to the client or helping them understand the contents. Some clients may need a hand with simple household tasks such as switching a light bulb or vacuuming. Volunteers and clients could also partake in doing simple art projects together, if desired. 

Volunteers will be paired with a client in their area and volunteer and client will agree on the specifics of the volunteer's role prior to any visits. Volunteers should be willing to commit to a minimum of one visit per month for this opportunity. 

Please sign up if you are interested and we will be in touch to discuss next steps. Since this is a pilot opportunity the matching process might take a little longer. We'd love for you to provide feedback throughout the process so we can make improvements as we launch this opportunity on a bigger scale.  

I'll leave you with a quote from our first volunteer in this pilot:

"The Friendly neighbor program has benefited and rewarded me in so many ways. My client was blind and lonely, little or no interaction with people on a regular basis. My stopping by just once a week to read his mail and chat lifted his spirits greatly. He now can see as he has had both cataracts removed, but I am still checking on him.  

I think the only thing one needs to realize is that many live in poor circumstances but that doesn’t mean they aren’t proud of what they have. And most of all everyone needs and deserves respect and human kindness."

Looking for a volunteer with leadership skills and experience in fundraising for capital improvements.  The right individual will lead a fundraising committee for the Board of Directors for county animal services.  If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please respond to this need with a description of your most successful fundraising activity.

Find a purpose, develop new skills, share your time... You can make a difference!!

accentCare Hospice is looking for Musically Talented Volunteers to visit patients throughout Middle TN in Davidson, Williamson, Cheatham, Dickson, and Hickman Counties.

As a Hospice Music Volunteer, you will collaborate with our full-service medical and psycho-social care team to help patients and their family members. You will have the opportunity to offer music to patients in their home, assisted living, or skilled nursing facility while adhering to current health and safety guidelines. Volunteer time is flexible to work with your schedule.

Volunteer activities with patients include: Listening to a patient's stories, playing your musical instrument of choice, singing, discussing music, writing a song together, but most of all, supporting someone dealing with a terminal illness.

Volunteers DO NOT provide any hands-on care such as changing a patient, feeding a patient, bathing, giving medications, etc.)

No previous hospice experience is needed, accentCare Hospice will provide training and support throughout your time as a volunteer. Our volunteers are part of our team that provides excellent care to those at the end of life. Your gift of compassionate presence is valued!

If you are looking for a deeply rewarding volunteer opportunity, then this is for you!

Requirements: