Working with Animals
Guilford County animal shelter
§ Fostering, education, pet therapy, rabies clinics, adoption fairs, calling foster families, paperwork
§ Training required
§ www.adoptshelterpets.org
North Carolina Zoological Park
§ Wildlife Rehabilitation, gift shop, kidzone, zoo host, exhibit interpreter, browse garden, butterfly garden
§ Application and training required
§ www.nczoo.org/volunteer/
Natural Science Center
§ Exhibit interpreter, special events volunteer, educator, and more
§ 336-288-3769
Working with Animals and Children
Kopper Top Life Learning Center
§ Care and feeding animals, fundraising, horsehandling, sidewalking, special events, animal assisted therapy, media
§ In Liberty, NC www.koppertop.org
HorsePower
§ Sidewalking
§ Colfax, NC www.horsepower.org
Working with Children and Teens
Girl Scouts, Tarheel Triad Council
§ Troop leader, advisor, assistant leader, cookie chair, first aide, fundraiser, organize troops
§ www.tarheeltriad.org
Teen Parent Mentor Program
§ Females only YWCA
§ www.ywca.org/site/pp.asp?c=imKWJdNXJtF&b=409233 or 273-3461
Muscular Dystrophy Association
§ 336-856-1591
Black Child Development Institute of Greensboro, Inc.
§ Tutor, mentor, fundraising, child advocate, assist in office
§ www.blackchilddevelopment.org/
Glenwood Tutoring Program
§ Tutoring
§ Within walking distance to UNCG
§ www.glenwoodtutoring.com/
Leadership Connections
§ Mentoring
§ 336-790-8247 www.leadershipconnectionsnc.org/index.htm
Boys and Girls Club
§ 336-292-0438 www.greensborobgc.org
Guilford County Education Alliance
§ Student talent showcase, ticket sales, sponsorships, publicity, logistics
§ 336-841-4332 www.guilfordeducationalliance.org/
Latino Family Center
§ Working with children and their parents, mailing, food pantry, fundraising
§ www.cssnc.org/volunteer.html
Working with Adults
Homeless Shelter
§ www.uss.salvationarmy.org/USS/www_uss_greensboro_nc.nsf/vw-dynamic-index/A336B1B4B39C0E4F852574710050FA4C?openDocument
§ 336-235-0349
The Servant Center
§ Help with veterans, driving, administrative support, maintenance, cooking, organize activities, deliver groceries
§ 336-275-8585 theservantcenter.org/home.html
Working with Seniors
Hospice and Palliative Care
§ Direct patient care, kids path program, fundraising, patient care support, special skills volunteer (driving, crafters, notaries, hair stylist, maintenance, bakers)
§ 336-621-2500 hospicegso.org
Senior Services
§ Friendly visits, transportation, delivering meals and groceries
§ 336-242-2290 in Lexington, NC www.mealcall.org/meals-on-wheels/nc/lexington.htm
Medical Related
Hospice and Palliative Care
§ Direct patient care, kids path program, fundraising, patient care support, special skills volunteer (driving, crafters, notaries, hair stylist, maintenance, bakers)
§ 336-621-2500 hospicegso.org
Moses Cone Health System
§ Many opportunities and many locations in Greensboro
§ Moses Cone Hospital 336-832-8145, Wesley Long Community Hospital 336-832-0574, The Women’s Hospital 336-832-6586 www.mosescone.com/
Triad Health Project
§ Many opportunities in Greensboro and High Point
§ Greensboro 336-275-1654, High Point 336-884-4116 www.triadhealthproject.com
Unite for Sight
§ Promote eye health, take eye examinations
§ mrmcquag@uncg.edu
§ www.uniteforsight.org
§ www.uniteforsight.org/chapter
Other Sites to Check Out
www.volunteergso.org
§ Scroll down and click on general opportunities under the heading Volunteer! on the left of the page
https://web.uncg.edu/stn/service/login.php
§ You need you UNCG login information to access