VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Have an Interest in Volunteering?
There's an Agency that Needs You!
Click on one of the volunteer categories below (or scroll through the list) to see a listing of agencies that have a need for volunteers in a specific area. Then click on the agency name to go directly to the agency's page, which lists the contact person, telephone number, and details on the volunteer skills requested. Call the contact person at the agency to get details on volunteering.

General Volunteer Opportunities
This category consists of all of the volunteer opportunities that do not fit into other specific categories.
AIDS Care (numerous opportunities for individuals or groups)
American Red Cross Blood Services, New York-Penn Region (warehouse assemblers, blood drive hosts & sponsors, apheresis recruiters, sign assembler/installers)
Asbury Dining & Caring Center (professional hair stylists to cut hair)
Bay View Family YMCA (sports coaches)
Birthright of Rochester (call for opportunities)
Blackfriars Theatre (backstage volunteers, set builders, ushers)
Breast Cancer Coalition of Rochester (please check web site for current needs: www.bccr.org)
CARES Committee to Aid Research to End Schizophrenia (graphic designer for print materials; new members; research)
Catholic Charities Community Svcs (CCCS) (reliable person to move furniture)
Catholic Charities (CCCS) Dev. Disabilities Svcs (move furniture: periodic and as needed)
Catholic Charities of Livingston County (assist in sewing/quilting program)
CFC Hannick Hall (groups to sponsor baby showers)
CFC Homeless & Housing Services (contact agency for volunteer opportunities)
CFC Refugee & Immigration (interpreting & translating services)
Center for Youth (Teen Court jurors, teen lawyers: prosecution and defense counsel)
Church Women United in Rochester and Vicinity (court observers, advocates for affordable housing, reps for churches/congregations)
ConKerr Cancer, Rochester Charter (sewing volunteers, card makers, Sew Day hosts and helpers)
CP Rochester (swim volunteers: work with adults & children with special needs)
Dream Factory of Rochester (meet with potential dream children, help fulfill dreams)
Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong (work with children in playrooms and movie library)
Gregory Kunde Chorale (music librarian)
Hearing Loss Association of America (interpreters)
Heritage Christian Services (coaches to support recreational athletic activities; fitness partners: help implement fitness plans)
Hill Haven (Haven Helpers: fund, support, & plan events that enhance lives of residents)
Hilton Parma Emergency Food Shelf) (businesses willing to have donation boxes at their sites)
Hochstein School of Music & Dance (ushers, reception planners)
Hope Hall (many varied opportunities)
Irondequoit Community Cupboard (call for opportunities)
Isaiah House (call for opportunities)
Jewish Community Center (ushers and backstage volunteers for Arts Dept.)
Lakeside Beikirch Care Center (call to disuss opportunities)
Legal Aid Society of Rochester (attorneys/law students to assist with case work; assistant to paralegal)
LIFESPAN of Greater Rochester (advocate/ombudsman for long-term care facilities, financial counselors, advisors on insurance options)
Linda's Cupboard at Hope Hall (contact Sister Diana in September for specific needs)
Make-A-Wish® Foundation of Western New York (wish granters)
New York Museum of Transportation (design and build exhibits, run model RR, run trolleys and track cars on full-size RR)
Planet Aid (collection box monitor)
Planned Parenthood - Roch/Syr Region (graphic design)
Rochester Music Coalition (run sound system for events, film crew)
Ronald McDonald House (various duties - please contact agency at www.ronaldshouse.com)
RSVP of Monroe County (financial & medical insurance counselors, tax assistants/counselors, disaster preparation & services, short-term or one-shot opportunities)
Salvation Army - Rochester Area Services (college internships)
Society for Protection & Care of Children (monitor visits between children and parents)
Special Olympics (contact agency for volunteer opportunities)
Stepping Stones Learning Center (volunteers needed throughout the program)
Togetherness in Love Community (cheerleading coach)
Women Helping Girls (assist with college applications, reporter/photographer for newsletter, youth editor for newsletter)
YWCA of Rochester and Monroe County (please call for volunteer opportunities)

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Activities & Programs
ABVI-Goodwill (adults to assist at quarterly recreation events)
Alternatives for Battered Women (play groups)
Alzheimer's Association (assist staff with acrivities)
The Arc of Livingston-Wyoming (seniors' program)
Autism Council of Rochester (assist with recreation and social events)
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Rochester (spend time with a child on a weekly basis, participate with children in group activities)
Camp Good Days and Special Times (volunteers for year-round activities)
CP Rochester (assist with recreational programs)
Crestwood Children's Center (assist in group activities)
DePaul (assist with crafts, activities, and outings at various DePaul sites)
Episcopal SeniorLife Communities (recreation assistant)
Family Service of Rochester (assist with Bingo, craft projects)
Gilda's Club Rochester (volunteers for workshops: yoga, dance, painting, crafts, etc.; volunteers for social events and activities)
Hickok Center for Brain Injury (assist with social outings & community programs; help with day programs: art, computers, cooking, etc.)
Hill Haven (activities assistant, group intergenerational activities, group entertainment)
Independent Living for Seniors (day-center helpers)
Jewish Home of Rochester (assist with Bingo games, accompany residents on outings)
LDA Life and Learning Services (organize recreational outings)
McAuley Residence (assist with social activities)
Monroe Community Hospital (participate in social activities)
National Multiple Sclerosis Society (help with wellness programs & special events)
Rochester Family Mission (help with holiday projects)
St. Ann's Community (Bingo callers, arts & crafts support, travel guides, Walking Club assistants; recreation therapy: picnics, music programs, etc.)
St. John's Home (Bingo volunteers)
Society for Protection & Care of Children (assist in child/parent group in Family Violence Program; casework and program support for Family Violence Program)
Women Helping Girls (assist with Saturday activities)

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Administrative, Professional, Planning, Grant Writing
Ausangate Creations - Coffee Connection (grant developer)
Autism Council of Rochester (grant writing, fund development events, board members, fiscal advisor)
Bay View Family YMCA (member services)
Bivona Child Advocacy Center (public relations, development)
Blackfriars Theatre (board members, grant writers)
Braddock Bay Raptor Research (grant writers)
Bridges for Brain Injury (board members)
CARES Committee to Aid Research to End Schizophrenia (community outreach; grant writing; letter writing)
Children Awaiting Parents (marketing, public relations)
Christ the King School (grant writer)
Church Women United in Rochester and Vicinity (board members: committees and projects)
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (work with school districts to recruit & cultivate a student youth board)
Early Childhood Education Quality Council (board members)
Friendship Children's Center (lawyer to serve on board)
Girl Scouts of Western New York (troop leaders, group leaders, program consultants)
Huntington's Disease Society of America - Upstate New York Chapter (grant writing)
Jefferson Avenue Childhood Development Center (grant writer)
LDA Life and Learning Services (coordinate volunteers)
Legal Aid Society of Rochester (administration: database, finance)
Mercy Outreach Center (lawyers, committee members)
National Multiple Sclerosis Society (volunteer management coordinator and assistant)
New York Museum of Transportation (legal assistance)
Oregon Leopold Child Care Center (fundraising and grant writing)
Parkinson's Support Group of Upstate New York (PSGUNY) (Caring Community Director; Needs Analysis Director ; VP of Strategic Planning)
Recovery Houses of Rochester (bookkeeper)
Regional Center for Independent Living (board members, event planning)
Rise Up Rochester (grant research/writer)
RochesterMommies.com (committee members, moderators)
Rochester Teen Challenge (grant writer, fundraiser)
Saint's Place (public relations/marketing, fundraising committee, grant-writing strategies and activities)
Salvation Army - Rochester Area Services (finance department: accounting duties)
Second Chance Bird Rescue (grant writers)
Shepherd Home (experienced grant writer, experienced Board of Directors candidates)
Spiritus Christi Mental Health Center (fundraisers, grant writers)
Stand Up Guys (grant-writing services)
Sweden Senior Center (research grants)
Threshold at The Community Place (board member)
Togetherness in Love Community (volunteer coordinator, grant writer)
Webster Comfort Care Home (marketing & advertising person)

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Animal Care, Work with Animals
Another Chance Pet Rescue (work pet adoption events, clean cages, foster homes for dogs and cats)
Bridges for Brain Injury (pet therapy)
CP Rochester (assist with horseback riding)
Four Legged Friends Animal Adoptions (cat-shelter volunteers, staff cat adoption day, provide foster home for cat, assist in feral cat rescue & relocation, build cat trees or feral cat shelters)
G.R.A.S.P. (temporary foster homes for cats, kittens, and dogs)
Habitat for Cats (foster homes for cats)
Heritage Christian Services (groom horses, handlers to help with lessons)
Hill Haven (pet visitors)
H.O.R.S.E. Rescue & Sanctuary (experienced or not: help at horse rescue & sanctuary)
Lollypop Farm, the Humane Society of Greater Rochester (animal care, pet-assisted therapy, meeters, greeters, docent guides)
Paws and Purrs Rescue, Inc. (foster homes for dogs & cats, workers for adoption days)
Pet Adoption Network (foster homes, especially for cats & kittens; adoption-day volunteers)
Rochester Animal Services (walk dogs, bathe animals, animal care, help potential adopters identify an animal for their home, take pictures of animals, spay/neuter program)
Second Chance Bird Rescue (clean cages)

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Baby & Child Care
Bay View Family YMCA (child watch)
CFC Hannick Hall (baby care before 8 weeks of age)
Children's Center at the Hall of Justice (care for children whose families are in court)
Friendship Children's Center (classroom aides: play activities, care for children)
Gilda's Club Rochester (assist with children's play hours)
Rochester Hearing and Speech Center (year-round classroom assistance with preschoolers)

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Camping Programs
American Diabetes Association (help plan and implement camp)
Camp Good Days and Special Times (summer volunteers for residential camping programs)
Epilepsy Foundation (camp counselors: in August, for children with epilepsy)
Genesee Country Nature Center (assist with earth camp)
Muscular Dystrophy Association (camp counselors: in June, for children with muscular dystrophy)
Partners in Community Development (assist with summer day camp)
Rochester Family Mission (summer camp volunteers)

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Caregivers, Companions, Friendly Visitors
Advent House (resident care)
Alzheimer's Association (work with person with dementia using art as a tool)
Aurora House of Western Monroe County (resident care)
Benincasa (care-giving volunteers to provide care and support to our residents)
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Roch (spend time with a child on a weekly basis, participate with children in group activities)
Bivona Child Advocacy Center (help with children: keeping them company in waiting room, playing games, reading, chatting)
Bridges for Brain Injury (human services/social work, psychology, music therapy, art therapy, speech therapy, occupational and physical therapy)
Catholic Charities (CCCS) Dev. Disabilities Svcs ("coffee cup" companions for adults)
Catholic Charities of Livingston County (visit homebound)
CFC Refugee & Immigration (welcome, companion, & provide transportation for newly arrived refugees - see listing)
Center for Youth (host homes to provide temporary shelter for a homeless teen; volunteers to respond in pairs to youth who have accessed Safe Place sites and possibly transport them to emergency shelter)
Christ the King School (adults to read with young students)
Compeer of Livingston County (provide mentoring, companionship to adults who are receiving mental health care, provide interaction with group of clients in staff-supervised setting)
Compeer Rochester (volunteer/mentors to be matched with youth and adults in Monroe County)
Crestwood Children's Center (volunteers for indirect or direct client contact; visit one-to-one or assist in a group activity)
DePaul (play cards, Bingo, games, or simply visit with residents)
Dimitri House (offer hospitality to guests: play cards or just sit and talk; volunteers to stay overnight at 7-bed men's emergency winter shelter)
Episcopal SeniorLife Communities (entertainers, guest lecturers, transport residents to and from in-house appointments)
Family Service of Rochester (visit individual resident once a week, accompany residents on outings)
Generation Two (play with first-grade students to foster social & emotional development)
Heritage Christian Services (work with children with developmental disabilities at stables)
Hill Haven (companion visitors, pet visitors, escort & transport service, trips and shopping, group intergenerational activities, entertainment)
Independent Living for Seniors (one-on-one visits with seniors, work with seniors on computers)
Jewish Community Center (friends/mentors for developmentally disabled adults)
Jewish Family Service (friendly visitors for the frail and elderly)
Jewish Home of Rochester (friendly visits, transport residents in wheelchairs to programs within the Jewish Home, visit residents who speak Russian)
Journey Home (hands-on caregivers; also support staff)
LIFESPAN of Greater Rochester (advocate/ombudsman for long-term care facilities, non-medical caregivers for older adults)
Lollypop Farm, the Humane Society of Greater Rochester (pet-assisted therapy)
McAuley Residence (reading aloud, musical entertainment, book reviews, etc.)
Mercy Outreach Center (social workers)
Monroe Community Hospital (visit residents, write letters, read, assist with meals, musical accompaniment during programs, push wheelchairs to activities)
Mount Carmel House (patient care for terminally ill residents)
Parkinson's Support Group of Upstate New York (PSGUNY) (chair committee to help members who are experiencing difficulty)
Planned Parenthood - Roch/Syr Region (clinic escort; rape crisis service: provide emotional support)
Rape Crisis Service of Planned Parenthood (rape crisis counselors: provide emotional support)
Rochester General Hospital - Volunteer Services (greeters at hospital entrances, Emergency Department family liason & greeters, Women's Center greeters & companions, Emergency Department patient companions)
Rochester International Council (provide hospitality to international college students and international visitors)
RSVP of Monroe County (non-medical caregivers, friendly visitors)
St. Ann's Community (one-to-one visitors, transport residents to daily Mass, assist residents and staff during trips into the community)
St. John's Home (transporters to push wheelchairs within the building, meal assistants, visitors to reminisce with elders, musicians, accompany elders and staff on outings, Bingo volunteers, snack cart, library cart)
St. Joseph's House of Hospitality (help staff the night shelter October 15 through April 15)
St. Vincent DePaul Society (home visits)
Shepherd Home (hands-on caregivers)
Sunset House (hands-on personal care volunteers)
Togetherness in Love Community (youth companions)
Twelve Corners Day Care Center (musical person: perform for children)
VA Medical Center (companion therapy, visitation, feeding hospitalized veterans)
Veterans Outreach Center (VOC) (help greet and thank returning servicemen and servicewomen)
Webster Comfort Care Home (resident care)

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Computer & Technology Applications
(For computer data entry opportunities, please see Office, Clerical)
(For computer instructors, please see Education, Tutors)
ACD, The Academy for Career Development (trainers: computer skills, building computers)
Ausangate Creations - Coffee Connection (web site designer)
Bivona Child Advocacy Center (computer technical support)
CARES Committee to Aid Research to End Schizophrenia (help in redeveloping & streamlining our web site)
Catholic Charities of Livingston County (eBay volunteers)
Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse Historical Society (person familiar with PastPerfect Museum Software to organize data collection)
Children Awaiting Parents (computer scanning, technical assistance: Access, Excel, Raiser's Edge)
Comfort in Crisis (monitor & update our web site, monitor & update Facebook)
Independent Living for Seniors (work with seniors on computers)
LDA Life and Learning Services (monitor, assist children & adults in using computers & technology)
Lollypop Farm, the Humane Society of Greater Rochester (photography, design, and other technology skills)
Monroe Community Hospital (computer assistance)
Recovery Houses of Rochester (web developer)
Rochester Animal Services (take photos of animals for web site, assist with web site updates)
St. Vincent DePaul Society (eBay person)
Shepherd Home (computer skills)
Step by Step of Rochester (IT person to troubleshoot)
Togetherness in Love Community (web designer)
Women Helping Girls (web site updates)
Webster Comfort Care Home (computer IT person)

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Drivers, Transportation, Delivery
ABVI-Goodwill (drivers: take people to and from medical appointments; shoppers: provide personal grocery shopping services)
American Red Cross Blood Services, New York-Penn Region (drivers: pick up and deliver blood)
Another Chance Pet Rescue (transport animals to vet appointments)
Catholic Charities of Livingston County (drivers for medical appointments, drivers to pick up & drop off donated furniture & household goods)
CFC Aging & Adult Services (drivers to help clients with doctor appointments, shopping, etc.)
Center for Youth (volunteers to respond in pairs to youth who have accessed Safe Place sites and possibly transport them to emergency shelter)
City East Transportation Ministry (drivers for non-emergency transportation)
Comfort in Crisis (deliver gift bags to hospitals)
Dimitri House (deliver holiday baskets the weeks of Thanksgiving and Christmas)
Elderberry Express (drivers to transport seniors to and from medical appointments, banking activities, visits to friends, prescription pickup, hairdressers, grocery shopping, etc.; dispatchers to line up drivers for clients who need rides the next day)
Gates Recreation & Parks Department (transport seniors to medical appointments)
Genesee Country Nature Center (snowmobile driver to groom trails)
Give-a-Lift (drivers for medical appointments, etc.)
Good Samaritan Transportation (drivers to take seniors to appointments, Mass, grocery shopping)
Greece Ecumenical Food Shelf (drivers: deliver food to families in Greece, Charlotte; deliver to people with special needs; deliver baby food and diapers)
Greece F.I.S.H. (Friends In Service Here) (drivers to take clients to doctors' appointments: one day per month)
Hearing Loss Association of America (drivers to transport members to day and evening meetings)
Hill Haven (trips & shopping assistance)
Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester (drive Holocaust survivors to speaking engagements)
Jewish Family Service (transport the elderly)
Jewish Home of Rochester (deliver personal mail to residents)
LIFESPAN of Greater Rochester (drive older adults to appointments & necessary errands)
Lollypop Farm, the Humane Society of Greater Rochester (transporters)
McAuley Residence (drivers to provide transportation to appointments, shopping, etc.)
Meals on Wheels (deliver Meals on Wheels)
Muscular Dystrophy Association (drivers for donated vehicles for fundraisers)
Perinton Food Shelf (pack and deliver groceries to those in need of emergency food)
Parkinson's Support Group of Upstate New York (PSGUNY) (distribute donation envelopes to funeral homes)
Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance (ambulance drivers)
Rochester General Hospital - Volunteer Services (provide wheelchair transport for patients)
Rochester Family Mission (help pick up food from Foodlink)
RSVP of Monroe County (drivers for medical appointments, etc.; drivers for home-delivered meals)
St. Peter's Kitchen (pick up deliveries Tuesday & Friday mornings)
St. Vincent DePaul Society (drivers for donation pickups)
St. Ann's Community (transport residents to daily Mass)
Saint's Place (van drivers & crew: pick up and deliver donated furniture)
Second Chance Bird Rescue (donation pickup)
Society for Protection & Care of Children (transport clients, pick up and deliver donations)
SOFI Transportation/Elderbus (transport clients to medical appointments, shopping, etc.)
Step by Step of Rochester (help with transportation for special events)
SWEM (Southwest Ecumenical Ministries) Community Services (deliver food to seniors: third Saturday of each month)
VA Medical Center (drive vans: Rochester, Syracuse, and Buffalo VA Medical Centers)
Visiting Nurse Service (deliver Meals on Wheels)
Women Helping Girls (driving girls to program activities)

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Education, Tutors, Docents, Facilitators
(Also see Mentors)
ACD, The Academy for Career Development (help youth 14-17 with school & work; trainers: computer skills, building computers)
Alternatives for Battered Women (support-group leaders)
Autism Council of Rochester (mentors & facilitators)
Braddock Bay Raptor Research (nature interpretation, lead walks outdoors, public programs)
Bridges for Brain Injury (presentations: woodworking, computers, cooking, horticulture, etc.)
Brockport Child Development Center (tutors)
Catholic Charities of Livingston County (personal budget counselors)
CFC Hannick Hall (conduct workshops on sewing, knitting, crafting, etc.)
Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse Historical Society (museum or lighthouse tower guides)
Christ the King School (adults to read with young students, practice math facts with students)
Cobblestone Arts Center (teacher's aide for persons with disabilities)
Community Lutheran Ministry (help with after-school tutoring: math and reading; help finding books for children ages 2 to 12; create reading program for ages 2 &3)
Compeer Rochester (short-term training in living skills: e.g., balancing a checkbook, cooking)
East House (one-on-one tutors for literacy training, GED preparation, adult basic education, basic computer skills; classroom aides)
First Community Interfaith Institute (tutors in math, reading, and English)
Friendship Children's Center (classroom aides: children's play activities & care)
Gates Historical Society (tour guides for Hinchey Homestead)
Genesee Country Nature Center (tour guides, naturalists to assist with kids' classes, lead groups)
Girl Scouts of Western New York (trainers, outdoor program trainers, panel-discussion leaders, special-interest-group leaders)
Heritage Christian Services (tour guide assistants)
Hickok Center for Brain Injury (help with day programs: art, computers, cooking, etc.; facilitator: keep programs member-driven)
Jefferson Avenue Childhood Development Center (teacher aides)
Jewish Community Center (instructors, coaches for computer classes)
Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester (assist school children with literacy)
Jewish Home of Rochester (assist with art classes; lead discussion groups)
Kids Adjusting Through Support (KATS) (co-facilitate bereavement or illness support groups for children or parents)
LDA Life and Learning Services (tutor adults in reading or math)
LIFESPAN of Greater Rochester (financial counselors, insurance advisors, trainers/presenters: job-seeking skills, fraud & scam education)
Literacy Volunteers of Rochester (tutors: reading and writing with low-literate adults; tutors for adults seeking help with survival English)
Lollypop Farm, the Humane Society of Greater Rochester (docent guides)
McAuley Residence (craft classes)
Mercy Bridges (tutors, one-to-one: basic literacy & English as a Second Language)
Mercy Outreach Center (health educators)
Notre Dame Learning Center (tutors/mentors: English language arts, reading, math)
Oregon Leopold Child Care Center (substitute teachers, tutors, mentors)
Parkinson's Support Group of Upstate New York (PSGUNY) (education committee)
Recovery Houses of Rochester (facilitate life skills groups)
Rochester Childfirst Network (homework helpers for grades 1 to 5)
Rochester Family Mission (help with computer classes s)
Rochester Hearing and Speech Center (year-round classroom assistance with preschoolers)
Rochester Landscape Technicians Program (tutors)
RSVP of Monroe County (tutors for elementary-school children, tutors for adults: basic literacy & English as a second language, coaches for falls prevention training, boomer-aged mentors)
Saint's Place (tutoring: assist students with homework, help adults learn English)
Society for Protection & Care of Children (tutors, mentors, homework helpers for after-school program; tutor clients for GEDs)
Sojourner House (Study Buddy program: one-on-one tutoring & mentoring for school-age children)
Stand Up Guys (mentors/educators)
Step by Step of Rochester (mentors: budgeting, nutrition, negotiating, etc.)
Togetherness in Love Community (homework assistants/tutors)
Town of Ontario Historical and Landmark Preservation Society (docents for weekends May to September)
Volunteers of America - Western New York (classroom assistants)
Wilson Commencement Park (professional life skills educators; computer coaches)

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Food Preparation & Service
A Meal & More (soup kitchen: volunteers always welcome)
Asbury Dining & Caring Center (help prepare and serve breakfast Tuesdays or Fridays)
Cameron Community Ministries (prepare, serve, clean up: Hot Lunch Program & Kids Cafe)
Dimitri House (drop-in program: serving a meal, kitchen work)
Episcopal SeniorLife Communities (meal assistant)
Friendship Children's Center (kitchen volunteers)
Journey Home (cooking support)
Open Door Mission (help with serving evening meals)
Partners in Community Development (serve lunch to seniors)
RSVP of Monroe County (kitchen/food service)
St. Joseph's House of Hospitality (prepare and serve lunch)
St. Peter's Kitchen (chop fruits, vegs, salad; slice desserts; pour beverages)
St. Martin's Place (help in soup kitchen, help with brunch)
Salvation Army - Rochester Area Services (food services: food preparation, serving, room setup, etc.)
Shepherd Home (baking for special events)
Women Helping Girls (food hostess for special events)

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Fundraising Administration
Advent House (fundraising)
Alternatives for Battered Women (fundraisers)
Aurora House of Western Monroe County (all areas of fundraising)
Autism Council of Rochester (fundraising specialist)
Bay View Family YMCA (fundraising)
Blackfriars Theatre (chair or help organize fundraising events)
Braddock Bay Raptor Research (grants & other fundraising possibilities)
Bridges for Brain Injury (fundraising)
CARES Committee to Aid Research to End Schizophrenia (solicit sponsors)
Charles Settlement House (fundraising)
Community Lutheran Ministry (plan a fundraiser for our ministry to children)
Dream Factory of Rochester (assist with fundraising and public awareness activities)
Four Legged Friends Animal Adoptions (plan and implement fundraising and special events)
Friendship Children's Center (fundraising specialist)
Global Family Outreach Ministry (help organize & establish fundraising)
Huntington's Disease Society of America - Upstate New York Chapter (fundraising)
Judicial Process Commission (experienced fundraising volunteers)
Oregon Leopold Child Care Center (fundraising and grant writing)
Pet Adoption Network (fundraisers: special projects)
Regional Center for Independent Living (fundraising services and expertise)
Rochester Childfirst Network (fundraising)
Rochester International Council (fundraising volunteers to coordinate events or campaigns)
Rochester Teen Challenge (fundraiser)
Saint's Place (fundraising committee, plan & organize fundraisers)
Second Chance Bird Rescue (help with fundraisers)
Shepherd Home (fundraising committee members)
Spiritus Christi Mental Health Center (fundraisers)
Stand Up Guys (fundraising training & events, pledge campaign)
Togetherness in Love Community (fundraisers)
Volunteers of America - Western New York (clothing & food drive organizers)
Wild Wings (fundraising)
Women Helping Girls (fundraising)
Webster Comfort Care Home (fundraising/public relations person)

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Gardening, Landscaping, Yard Work
Brockport Child Development Center (landscape)
Catholic Charities (CCCS) Dev. Disabilities Svcs (yard work: periodic and as needed)
Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse Historical Society (gardener)
Christ the King School (playground maintenance)
CP Rochester (gardeners)
Crestwood Children's Ctr (assist with gardening)
Easter Seals (seasonal yard work)
Genesee Country Nature Center (trail maintenance: trim back trails, lay mulch)
Hill Haven (outdoor maintenance)
LDA Life and Learning Services (assist with residential enhancement projects: painting, gardening, etc.)
Mercy Outreach Center (grounds keepers)
NY Museum of Transportation (mowing)
Salvation Army - Rochester Area Services (maintain grounds, snow removal)
Shepherd Home (yard maintenance)
South Wedge Planning Committee (landscaping/gardening volunteer)
Town of Ontario Historical and Landmark Preservation Society (gardeners for outdoor landscaping)
Twelve Corners Day Care Center (minor landscaping: trimming around trees and bushes)
Webster Comfort Care Home (grounds/mainteenance, gardening)

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Gift Shops, Retail Sales
Blackfriars Theatre (box office assistance)
Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse Historical Society (gift-shop cashier)
Episcopal SeniorLife Communities (workers to help in our Tip Top Gift Shoppe)
Heritage Christian Services (country store clerks; store assistants: sort and prepare donations, handle transactions; café assistants)
Hill Haven (gift-shop assistant)
Jewish Home of Rochester (staff café and gift shop)
Lollypop Farm, the Humane Society of Greater Rochester (gift shop)
Monroe Community Hospital (gift shop, thrift shop)
New York Museum of Transportation (Visitor Center: sell tickets, gift shop sales)
Rundel Library Foundation (salespeople for The Library Store and annual book sales)
Rush Public Library (help with book sales)
St. Ann's Community (gift shop & café attendants, grocery-store attendants)
St. John's Home (Ice Cream Shop volunteers)
Spiritus Christi Mental Health Center (shopkeepers for our consignment shop)
Volunteers of America - Western New York (retail store helpers)
Wild Wings (gift shop)

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Housekeeping, Cleaning
Advent House (housekeeping)
Blackfriars Theatre (theatre cleaning)
Friendship Children's Center (housekeeping volunteers)
Journey Home (cleaning, cooking, and maintenance support)
McAuley Residence (group project: wheelchair & scooter washing)
Mercy Residential Services (polish wood trim, shampoo carpet)
Regional Center for Independent Living (carpet cleaning, window washing)
St. Joseph's House of Hospitality (cleaning)
Salvation Army - Rochester Area Services (janitorial duties)
Women's Care Center (wash donated used clothes, help clean the center)

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Maintenance, Repair, Painting, Skilled Trades
Alternatives for Battered Women (facilities management)
Aurora House of Western Monroe County (skilled labor for building home)
Ausangate Creations - Coffee Connection (electrician with city permit)
Brockport Child Development Center (upgrades, painting)
Catholic Charities Community Svcs (CCCS) (paint interior walls)
Catholic Charities (CCCS) Dev. Disabilities Svcs (room painting: periodic and as needed)
Catholic Charities of Livingston County (home repairs)
CFC Hannick Hall (painters for interior and exterior painting)
Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse Historical Society (maintenance in Keeper's House, lighthouse tower, and annex)
Christ the King School (electrician, carpenter)
Community Lutheran Ministry (handyman skills needed for building repairs)
Crestwood Children's Ctr (assist with painting, special projects)
Easter Seals (painting)
Flower City Habitat for Humanity (year-round house construction, special building projects)
Four Legged Friends Animal Adoptions (build cat trees or feral cat shelters)
Irondequoit Community Cupboard (handy volunteers to help with needed building repairs)
Jefferson Avenue Childhood Development Center (paint classrooms & hallways, fall and spring cleaning)
Journey Home (maintenance support)
LDA Life and Learning Services (assist with residential enhancement projects: painting, gardening, etc.)
Mercy Outreach Center (repairmen/handyman, painters, plumbers, electricians)
Mercy Residential Services (interior painting)
NY Museum of Transportation (maintenance: mowing, electrical & mech. repairs; restore antique trolleys, vehicles: wood, metal, paint)
Oregon Leopold Child Care Center (handy people for maintenance and small repairs)
Providence Housing Development Corporation (spring & fall cleanup)
R Community Bikes (bike repair: need not be bike mechanic - we will train)
RAPA: Rochester Association of Performing Arts (set builders, carpenter, maintenance)
Regional Center for Independent Living (skills: photo enlargement, carpentry)
RISEGO, Inc. (home improvement skills: painting, bath tiling, floor refinishing, etc.)
Rochester Family Mission (help with building & grounds maintenance)
Rochester Teen Challenge (building maintenance: electrician, carpenter, plumber)
St. Peter's Kitchen (person to repair cooler)
Salvation Army - Rochester Area Services (maintain grounds and building, snow removal, painting, minor repairs)
South Wedge Planning Committee (painters, neighborhood cleanup)
Town of Ontario Historical and Landmark Preservation Society (professional services: mason, carpenters, electrician, plumber)
Twelve Corners Day Care Center (handy people for minor maintenance and small repairs)
Webster Comfort Care Home (maintenance: yard and house)

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Medical
ABVI-Goodwill (doctors to provide low-vision screenings, assistants for children's vision screenings)
Habitat for Cats (veterinarians, vet technicians)
InterVol (assist in sorting donated medical supplies & equipment)
LIFESPAN of Greater Rochester (coaches for falls prevention, advisors on insurance options)
Mercy Outreach Center (psychotherapists, dietitians/nutritionists, doctors, nurse practitioners, PAs, nurses, dentists, dental hygienists, chiropractors, acupuncturists, massage therapists, health educators)
Parkinson's Support Group of Upstate New York (PSGUNY) (clinical trial liaison)
Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance (medics to handle patient care: NYS-certified EMT)
RSVP of Monroe County (assist with prescription medicine reviews)
Spiritus Christi Mental Health Center (licensed psychotherapists and psychiatrists)

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Mentors
(Also see Education, Tutors)
ACD, The Academy for Career Development (help youth 14-17 with school & work; mentor previously incarcerated juveniles)
Autism Council of Rochester (mentors & facilitators)
Bridges for Brain Injury (mentoring assistance with community outings and classroom activities)
Catholic Charities of Livingston County (mentors for youth ages 6-14, Mentor Mom program)
CFC Hannick Hall (mentors for moms who need parenting skills)
Compeer of Livingston County (provide mentoring, companionship to adults who are receiving mental health care)
Compeer Rochester (to be matched with children and adults in mentor/friendship relationships)
Girl Scouts of Western New York (mentors)
Hickok Center for Brain Injury (mentor members in achieving daily goals)
Judicial Process Commission (mentors for those exiting the criminal justice system)
Notre Dame Learning Center (tutors/mentors: English language arts, reading, math)
Oregon Leopold Child Care Center (tutors, mentors, performers)
Regional Center for Independent Living (assist in youth group, technology, employment for disabled)
St. Joseph's Villa (share time with an adolescent in need of a trusting relationship)
Society for Protection & Care of Children (mentors, tutors for after-school program)
Stand Up Guys (mentors/educators)
Step by Step of Rochester (mentors: budgeting, nutrition, negotiation, etc.)
Successful Pathways (mentors for youth)
Wilson Commencement Park (mentors for adults and youth)
Women Helping Girls (mentoring for middle- and high-school girls)
Women's Care Center (peer counselors)

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Office, Clerical, Receptionists
ABVI-Goodwill (short-term office/clerical projects)
Advent House (office work)
Alternatives for Battered Women (clerical help)
American Diabetes Association (long-term office help)
American Heart Association (office volunteers)
American Red Cross Blood Services, New York-Penn Region (office assistants: filing, data entry)
Arthritis Foundation (help with large mailings)
Autism Council of Rochester (mailings, office coverage, typing, filing, etc.)
Bay View Family YMCA (office support)
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Rochester (answer phones, general office tasks)
Bivona Child Advocacy Center (office work)
CARES Committee to Aid Research to End Schizophrenia (help with mailings)
Catholic Charities of Livingston County (assistance with bulk mailings, clerical assistant for Connections Program)
Children Awaiting Parents (general office work, receptionist)
Church Women United in Rochester and Vicinity (collate & prepare bulk mailings)
Crestwood Children's Center (office work including word processing, data entry)
DePaul (volunteers with clerical skills)
Easter Seals (administrative work)
Family Service of Rochester (receptionist)
Friendship Children's Center (office volunteers)
Genesee Country Nature Center (desk assistant: watch desk, greet visitors)
Gilda's Club Rochester (reception, office support)
Girl Scouts of Western New York (administrative assistance)
Hearing Loss Association of America (note taker to type summary notes on a laptop computer for display to an audience)
Hill Haven (clerical support)
Huntington's Disease Society of America - Upstate New York Chapter (help coordinate event mailings)
Jefferson Avenue Childhood Development Center (office assistance)
Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester (help with large mailings)
Legal Aid Society of Rochester (receptionist duties; file clerk; administration: database, finance)
Literacy Volunteers of Rochester (office: work with staff on filing, mailings, etc.)
Lollypop Farm, the Humane Society of Greater Rochester (clerical duties)
Mercy Outreach Center (receptionists)
Monroe Community Hospital (clerical or computer assistance)
Muscular Dystrophy Association (office: folding, stuffing, filing)
National Multiple Sclerosis Society (general office help, administrative assistant)
Planned Parenthood - Rochester/Syracuse Region (clerical duties, data entry)
RAPA: Rochester Association of Performing Arts (receptionist)
Regional Center for Independent Living (bulk mailings, thank-you notes)
Rochester Animal Services (reception & administrative support)
Rochester Childfirst Network (office work, bulk mailings)
Rochester Eye and Tissue Bank (clerical office work: filing, organizing)
Rochester General Hospital - Volunteer Services (receptionsts: greeters at hospital entrances, Emergency Department greeter/receptionists, Pediatrics Emergency Department receptionists)
Rochester Hearing and Speech Center (office assistants)
RSVP of Monroe County (data entry, clerical, office support)
Rush Public Library (assorted office tasks)
St. Joseph's Villa (clerical duties)
Salvation Army - Rochester Area Services (administrative assistant)
St. Ann's Community (work in resource library)
Second Chance Bird Rescue (answer phones, greet visitors, show them around)
Shepherd Home (clerical skills, computer skills)
Sojourner House (receptionist: weekday business hours)
South Wedge Planning Committee (clerical volunteer)
Stand Up Guys (general office support)
Step by Step of Rochester (office help, typists, help with mailing of newsletter)
VA Medical Center (clerical assistants: typing, filing, phone calls)
Webster Comfort Care Home (office/clerical)
Wilson Commencement Park (volunteer librarians; clerical volunteers)
Women Helping Girls (mailing/office assistance)

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Publicity, Promotion, Advocacy
Alternatives for Battered Women (court advocacy)
Autism Council of Rochester (development of promotional materials, public relations specialist)
Bivona Child Advocacy Center (public relations, development)
Blackfriars Theatre (posting flyers)
Bridges for Brain Injury (marketing, public relations)
CARES Committee to Aid Research to End Schizophrenia (publicist)
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) (advocates for children)
Children Awaiting Parents (marketing, public relations; distribution of fliers, posters)
Dream Factory of Rochester (assist with public awareness activities)
Global Family Outreach Ministry (advocate for agency, share information publicly)
Gregory Kunde Chorale (publicity director)
LIFESPAN of Greater Rochester (advocate in long-term care facilities)
Pet Adoption Network (help with advertising & public relations)
Planned Parenthood - Roch/Syr Region (student organizers to launch campus groups)
Rape Crisis Service of Planned Parenthood (advocacy)
Rochester Eye and Tissue Bank (staff agency display at area health fairs, distribute organ and tissue donor cards)
Rochester International Council (public relations and marketing volunteers)
Rochester Music Coalition (hang posters/flyers promoting events)
RSVP of Monroe County (advocacy/ombudsmen)
St. Vincent DePaul Society (marketing person)
Saint's Place (public relations/marketing)
Second Chance Bird Rescue (advertising/public relations help)
Stand Up Guys (awareness-raising training & events)
Traumatic Brain Injury Foundation TBIF (help with publicity)

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Readers
ABVI-Goodwill (readers: provide personal reading services)
Christ the King School (adults to read with young students)
Community Lutheran Ministry (readers for children's program: ages 2 to 6; create reading program for ages 2 &3)
Jefferson Avenue Childhood Development Center (readers for school-age children)
McAuley Residence (reading aloud to residents)
Reach Out and Read of Greater Rochester (read to children in pediatric waiting rooms)
Wilson Commencement Park (storytellers for reading circles)

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Speakers
Alternatives for Battered Women (speakers bureau)
American Red Cross Blood Services, New York-Penn Region (blood recipients: share personal experiences)
Arthritis Foundation (speakers: to speak on topics of arthritis to groups)
Autism Council of Rochester (speakers for fundraising events)
Community Lutheran Ministry (share career & profession information with youth)
Episcopal SeniorLife Communities (guest lecturers)
Foster Grandparent and Senior Companion Programs (speakers on topics: aging well, children)
Gates Historical Society (presenters of programs related to local history)
Gates Public Library (presenters for senior citizen travelogue series)
Parkinson's Support Group of Upstate New York (PSGUNY) (Speakers Bureau Director)
Rochester Eye and Tissue Bank (Speakers Bureau: transplant recipients to share experiences)
Sweden Senior Center (guest speakers for a variety of subjects)
Town of Ontario Historical and Landmark Preservation Society (speakers for meetings)

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Special Events
ABVI-Goodwill (one-day events: e.g., Scouting for Food, Clothing Drive)
Alternatives for Battered Women (event volunteers)
American Diabetes Association (help with Tour de Cure, Step Out for Diabetes, and camp; hand out information at health fairs)
American Heart Association (pre-event and day-of-event workers for Heart Ball, American Heart Walk, other events)
American Red Cross Blood Services, New York-Penn Region (special projects)
The Arc of Livingston-Wyoming (seniors' program; assist with special events: see listing)
Arthritis Foundation (staff booth at health fairs, help with Rochester Marathon in September)
Aurora House of Western Monroe County (fundraising)
Autism Council of Rochester (assist with community events)
Bay View Family YMCA (special event help)
Blackfriars Theatre (chair or help organize fundraising events)
Bridges for Brain Injury (plan & implement special events)
Camp Good Days and Special Times (volunteers for fundraising events)
CARES (support May "Banner for Business" campaign, hand out literature at events, represent CARES at events)
Charles Settlement House (special events)
Community Lutheran Ministry (help with Thanksgiving dinner for 500 people, gather & hand out gifts for children at Christmas)
Compeer Rochester (volunteer at one-day special event: e.g., picnic, bowling, zoo trip)
Crestwood Children's Center (assist with special events)
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (follow-up calls to mailings for events and fundraisers, distribute fliers at health fairs, work on walk sites for Great Strides)
Dimitri House (work our annual fundraiser, deliver holiday baskets the week of Thanksgiving and Christmas)
Dream Factory of Rochester (assist with fundraising and public awareness activities)
Easter Seals (volunteers for major events)
Flower City Habitat for Humanity (special events: e.g., Cement Mixer Gala)
Gilda's Club Rochester New York (plan & staff social events & activities)
Girl Scouts of Western New York (cookie moms & dads, special events)
Hickok Center for Brain Injury (assist with community programs)
Hill Haven (special events)
Hilton Parma Emergency Food Shelf) (food drives & collections)
Huntington's Disease Society of America - Upstate New York Chapter (event volunteers)
Jefferson Avenue Childhood Development Center (coordinate car wash or "Kid's Day")
Jewish Community Federation of Greater Rochester (help with large community events)
Lifetime Assistance (assist with special events)
Lollypop Farm, the Humane Society of Greater Rochester (special events)
Make-A-Wish® Foundation of Western New York (wish event volunteers, school-aged children to host fundraising events)
Mercy Outreach Center (committee members for special events)
Monroe Community Hospital (special events: committee member)
Monroe County Fair and Recreation Association (entertainers for Monroe County Fair: coordinator, entertainers, various capacities)
Muscular Dystrophy Association (volunteers for Jerry Lewis Telethon in September, greeters for Lock-Up bail-raising fundraisers summer and fall)
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (assist with special events)
National Kidney Foundation Serving Upstate New York (planning committee & event volunteers for Kidney Walk, Golf tournament)
National Multiple Sclerosis Society (help with events: MS Walk, MS Bike Tour)
Ontario ARC (recreation events: basketball, softball, Bingo, bowling, other events)
Oregon Leopold Child Care Center (volunteers & supplies for parent involvement events, coordinators and food donations for summer picnic community event, volunteers for holiday/Christmas party for children)
Parkinson's Support Group of Upstate New York (PSGUNY) (help with April 5K Run/Walk, fall symposium)
Pet Adoption Network (special fundraising projects)
Pet Pride of New York (underwrite November building-fund luncheon & June golf tournament)
Planned Parenthood - Roch/Syr Region (booth representative; special events)
Reach Out and Read of Greater Rochester (volunteers to hold used book drives)
Rochester Animal Services (assist with offsite adoptions & promotions)
Rochester Childfirst Network (fundraising, special events)
Rochester Eye and Tissue Bank (help staff agency display at area health fairs)
Rochester International Council (fundraising volunteers to coordinate events)
Rundel Library Foundation (special-event volunteers)
St. Ann's Community (recreation therapy: picnics, music programs, etc.)
Saint's Place (plan & organize fundraising events)
Salvation Army - Rochester Area Services (assist with golf tournament, Project Bundle-Up, Toy Shop; Bell Ringers for Red Kettle campaign, etc.)
Second Chance Bird Rescue (help with and work fundraisers)
Society for Protection & Care of Children (annual golf tournament & other fundraisers)
Stand Up Guys (fundraising events, pledge campaign)
Togetherness in Love Community (people to help with special events)
Town of Ontario Historical and Landmark Preservation Society (helpers for special events: barn sales, etc.)
Traumatic Brain Injury Foundation TBIF (fundraising events)
Veterans Outreach Center (VOC) (distribute flags in exchange for contributions for Flag Day, June 14)

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Supplies: Clothing, Food, Donations
Asbury First Storehouse (donation sorters, clerks, buyers)
Cameron Community Ministries (sort and distribute clothing in the Clothing House)
Catholic Charities of Livingston County (storefront volunteers, Clothing Cupboard monitor, Food pantry volunteers)
Comfort in Crisis (collect and put together items for gift bags)
Dimitri House (emergency food cupboard: interview clients, bag food, etc.)
East House (assist in sorting and distributing Angel gifts in Nov. & Dec.)
Flower City Habitat for Humanity (staff our home-improvement retail outlet)
Gates Historical Society (work on archives and inventory)
Global Family Outreach Ministry (collect, store, and send donated items overseas)
Greece Ecumenical Clothing Closet (sort, fold, hang clothing, etc.)
Heritage Christian Services (store assistants: sort and prepare donations, handle transactions)
InterVol (assist in sorting donated medical supplies & equipment)
Mercy Residential Services (sort & organize donations to Baby Boutique, and food pantry)
Open Door Mission (clothing room program)
Oregon Leopold Child Care Center (food donations for summer picnic community event)
Partners in Community Development (pick up clothes for clothing distribution)
Perinton Food Shelf (pack and deliver groceries to those in need of emergency food)
RSVP of Monroe County (surplus food distribution)
Rundel Library Foundation (book sorters, book pricers)
St. Joseph's House of Hospitality (sort clothes)
Saint's Place (sort & organize donations, assist refugees in selecting clothing)
SWEM (Southwest Ecumenical Ministries) Community Services (help obtain, pack, and distribute food: buy fresh friuits and vegetables for distribution))
Volunteers of America - Western New York (helpers at emergency food pantry)
Women's Care Center (sort baby donations & prepare orders for clients)

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Telephone Calling & Counseling
Alternatives for Battered Women (hotline counselors)
Alzheimer's Association (telephone support: making calls to families & caregivers)
Catholic Charities of Livingston County (phone pals: call homebound person once per day)
Center for Youth (phone counselor: provide counseling, information, and referrals)
Children Awaiting Parents (phone calling to children's caseworkers)
Compeer of Livingston County (keep in contact by phone or e-mail with clients on waiting list)
Compeer Rochester (be a phone friend)
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (follow-up calls to mailings for events and fundraisers)
Elderberry Express (dispatchers to line up drivers for clients who need rides the next day)
Good Samaritan Transportation (dispatchers: record calls for rides and find drivers)
Greece F.I.S.H. (Friends In Service Here) (coordinate clients with drivers: one day per month)
LIFESPAN of Greater Rochester (reassurance phone calls; call-center volunteers: fraud & scam education)
Lollypop Farm, the Humane Society of Greater Rochester (behavior help-line counselors)
Pittsford Volunteer Ambulance (dispatchers: handle communication with 911 system)
Rochester Teen Challenge (telemarketer)
SWEM (Southwest Ecumenical Ministries) Community Services (answer help-line requests for emergency food)
Women Helping Girls (telephoning and carpool coordination)
Women's Care Center (telephone counselors)

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