HELPING HANDS: Volunteer opportunities in the Pikes Peak region
These agencies need volunteer help. Call about specific opportunities and time commitment. To submit an item for Helping Hands, see the information at the end of this list.
TIME-SENSITIVE
Children’s Literacy Center — Volunteers needed for Summer Reading Camp beginning June 4. For information, contact Pamela, 471-8672 or go to www.childrensliteracycenter.org.
Catholic Charities of Central Colorado — Information sessions for volunteers needed to each adult English classes for the 2012-2013 academic year, 5:30-6:30 p.m. June 18 or 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. June 19, Catholic Pastoral Center, 228 N. Cascade Ave. Registration required: Corey Almond, 866-6510.
Colorado Springs Sports Corp. — Volunteers needed for the USA Ultimate’s U.S. Open July 5-8; Aubrey McCoy, 634-7333, ext. 1007 or aubrey@thesportscorp.org.
Colorado Springs Sports Corp. — Volunteers needed for the Rocky Mountain State Games July 20-22 and July 27-28; Aubrey McCoy, 634-7333, ext. 1007 or aubrey@thesportscorp.org.
Colorado Springs Sports Corp. — Volunteers needed for the USA Pro Challenge Aug. 24; Aubrey McCoy, 634-7333, ext. 1007 or aubrey@thesportscorp.org.
Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce — Volunteers needed for the “Fountain Valley 5k for the Fallen” on Sept. 3. For information, contact Leslie Haren-Friesz, 382-3190.
ONGOING
The Alzheimer’s Association — 266-8773.
The American Cancer Society — 636-5101.
The American Numismatic Association Money Museum — Docents needed to conduct tours for youth and adult groups. Good public speaking skills and an interest in currency and/or history is a plus; Andy, 482-9814.
Another Life Foundation of Colorado Springs — Volunteers needed to work with those battling with depression and suicidal behaviors: www.anotherlifefoundation.org.
Arthritis Foundation — 520-5711.
Assistance League -- About 100 volunteers needed to support the league's programs, including Operation School Bell and Operation Can You Hear Me. Operation School Bell provides a new winter jacket, clothing and school supplies to needy schoolchildren. 475-2627; www.assistanceleaguecs.org.
CAPS (Community Advancing Public Safety) — Hosted by the City of Colorado Springs Police and Fire Departments. Volunteers, 18 and older, needed for internal operations and field locations; www.springscaps.org.
Catholic Charities of Central Colorado — Marian House Soup Kitchen; Life Support Center; Family Literacy Project’s English as a Second Language program; Life Connections Program; 636-2345 or www.ccharitiescs.org.
Care and Share Food Bank — Wanda Stanley, 528-1247.
Center for Cultural Interchange — Host exchange students; 238-6402.
Cerebral Palsy Association of Colorado Springs — Volunteers needed to fill positions on the Board of Directors. Send letter of interest to 1322 N. Academy Blvd., Suite 115. For information, call 638-0808.
Cheyenne Mountain Zoo — Cheyenne Mountain Zoo — Volunteers who love animals and want to be part of connecting animals and people needed; www.cmzoo.org or volunteer@cmzoo.org.
Child Nursery Centers — 632-1754, ext. 40.
Children’s Literacy Center — 471-8672 orwww.peakreader.org.
Children’s Mental Health Matters — Volunteers must be licensed mental health professionals; Lani, 633-4604, ext. 199, lani@pppartnership.org or www.mentalhealthanswers.org.
The Colorado Instruction Materials Center — On the campus of the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind; Ann Hicks, 578-2195.
Colorado Springs Police Athletic League — 444-7618 or www.cspal.org.
The Colorado Springs Department of Corrections Sex Offender Registration Unit — 226-4689.
The Colorado Springs Police Department — Volunteers needed for handicap parking enforcement, Spanish interpreters, senior victims advocates, chaplains, and clerical; Kathy Rowlands, 444-7441 or rowlanka@ci.colospgs.co.us.
Colorado Springs Sister Cities International — Helps school and nonprofit organizations of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia; 575-4314.
Community Partnership for Child Development/Head Start— Delberta Uvalle, 635-1536, ext. 276.
Cottonwood Center for the Arts— Volunteer opportunities include docents, grant writer, IT assistance; 520-1899 or cottonwoodcenterforthearts.com.
Council for Educational Travel, USA — Host exchange students; Karin Bugatti, 633-8444.
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of the Pikes Peak Region — Volunteers represent victims of child abuse and neglect in court: RoseMary, 447-9898, ext. 1008 or www.casappr.org.
Crossfire Ministries — Les or John, 447-1806.
The Depression and Bipolar Support of Alliance of Colorado Springs — 477-1515.
Disability Services of Colorado — Volunteers needed for bingo fundraising sessions; 574-9002 or e-mail pslaton@disability-services.org.
Diabetes Community Center — Helping to transform lives of those touched by diabetes through education and support; 473-7808 or www.dcccolorado.org.
The District Attorney’s Office — Gwen Stein, 520-6037or website at www.4thjudicialda.com.
Doll Doctors— Help refurbish gently used dolls and stuff animals for charities. Donations accepted: Pat Dinsmore, 574-1915.
Don’t Forget Homeless Vets— Donations of household items, furniture and food are needed for programs in Colorado Springs that get homeless veterans off the streets. Volunteers are also needed to alternate weekly donated-food deliveries and to pick up and deliver donated furniture. Free storage space, central location is also needed; Bunny, 471-8527.
EF Foundation for Foreign Study — Host an exchange student: 1-888-447-4273 or www.effoundation.org.
Earthseeds — An environmental advocacy group; 636-3637.
Ecumenical Social Ministries — Volunteer coordinator, 228-6785 or www.ecusocmin.org/Volunteer.aspx.
The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office — Volunteers needed for a variety of positions; 520-7216 or shr.elpasoco.com.
Family Attachment Center — Work with children with mental problem-attachment disorder; 632-3204.
Feed My Starving Children— Volunteers needed to package meals to benefit needy children; Carrie Kintz, carrie.kintz@fotf.org or 531-3312.
First Visitor — Provides home visits to families with newborns; English and Spanish speaking volunteers needed: www.peakvista.org or 344-6639.
Fort Carson Red Cross Therapy Dog Program— Certified therapy dog teams needed to visit Evans Army Hospital; Amy Sorrels-Mourabit, 526-7144.
Freedom from Addictions Outreach — Ruth, 578-0038.
Friends of the Garden of the Gods— Bonnie Frum, 219-0101.
Friends of the Pikes Peak Library District — Board of Director members needed; www.friendsppld.org/board.html.f
FutureSelf — E-mail, volunteer@futureself.org.
Girl Scouts of Colorado — 597-8603.
Habitat for Humanity — www.pikespeakhabitat.org/volunteer
Harvestime International Network — A Christian nonprofit organization that provides free Christian education materials to people around the world: 487-3265 or www.harvestime.org.
Ideal Support Services — Volunteers needed to work with developmentally disabled people; 799-6930 or www.idealsupportservices.org.
Interfaith Hospitality Network — Volunteers needed to interact with homeless families as role models and advocates. Call 329-1244.
Junior League of Colorado Springs — Female volunteers needed; www.jlcoloradosprings.org or 632-3855.
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation — Lynn or Elise, 633-8110.
Kids Crossing Child Placement Agency — Amy, 667-7040 or www.kidscrossing.tv.
KPC Kids’ Place — A program of Pikes Peak Family Connections, is a crisis and respite nursery for children to age 5 who are at risk for abuse and neglect. Volunteers are needed to assist staff during days and evenings. Background checks are necessary and training is provided: 520-1019 or e-mail operations@pikespeakfamilyconnections.org.
Leading with Love — Volunteers needed to love and nurture a puppy who will become a guide dog for the blind; leadingwithlove@hotmail.com.
Licensed Dental Hygiene Care — Provides dental services to seniors; volunteers needed for administrative duties and scheduling; 338-2195.
Lutheran Family Services Refugee and Asylee Resettlement programs — Volunteer cultural mentors needed; Kelly O’Brien, 314-0218 or kelly.obrien@lfsco.org.
Manitou Springs Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau — Volunteers knowledgeable about Manitou Springs needed; Christi Mayfield, 685-5089.
Manna Ministries Food Pantry — Pam, 635-1057.
The McAllister House Museum — 635-7925.
Memorial’s Volunteer Services Department — 365-5298.
“Memories in the Making” — A program of the Alzheimer’s Association, needs art class facilitators: Martha, 494-0740.
Miramont Castle — Volunteers needed for housekeeping and with the Sawyer and Garstin collection; 685-1011.
Mountain Community Transportation for Seniors — 488-0076.
The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill — 473-8477.
New Hope International — Serves children, youth and families in Eastern Europe. Opportunities available in the Colorado Springs Office; Robbie, 577-4450.
One Nation Walking Together — An organization that helps American Indians living in the poorest areas in the United States: 329-0251.
Open Bible Medical Clinic — Serving adults who are uninsured or low-income with medical care: Pam, 475-0972.
Operation Christmas Child — Year-round project of Samaritan’s Purse to help children overseas with school supplies, toys, necessity items and letter of encouragement; Sheila Cain, 532-9566 or www.samaritanspurse.org/occ.
PEAK Parent Center — Helps families and children with disabilities. Volunteers needed for answering phones and general office support; 531-9400 or volunteer@peakparent.org.
Pikes Peak Advertising Federation Communications Committee — E-mail rgpubrel@penandvoice.com or jeff.moore@gazette.com.
Pikes Peak Area Crime Stoppers — Volunteers needed for the Board of Directors; 444-7866.
Pikes Peak Blues Community — Volunteers needed to support events and educational activities; 505-8653 or www.pikespeakblues.org.
Pikes Peak Chapter of the American Red Cross — 632-3563.
Pikes Peak Historical Street Railway Foundation — Volunteers needed for various administrative positions; 475-9508.
Pikes Peak Hospice & Palliative Care — Volunteers needed in patient’s homes, long-term care facilities and inpatient unit. Flexible schedules available and comprehensive training provided; 633-3400, ext. 685.
Pikes Peak Justice and Peace Commission — Volunteer coordinator, 632-6189 or go to www.ppjpc.org.
The Pikes Peak Library District — 531-6333, ext. 1251.
Pikes Peak Therapeutic Riding Center — Volunteers ages 14 and older needed to assist riders with disabilities during lessons; 495-3908 or e-mail volunteer@pptrc.org.
Pikes Peak United Way — Aimee Liotini, 955-0762 or www.ppunitedway.org.
Pikes Peak Workforce Center — Volunteers needed for the RESTORE Program, which helps ex-offenders who are on probation secure employment; Kris, 667-3765 or Grace, 667-3775.
PILLAR — A local Institute for LifeLong Learning: 633-4991.
PlayDate Behavioral Interventions — Provides intervention to children with autism and other disabilities; Eric Boggs, 465-3989 or www.myplaydate.org.
Rocky Mountain Health Care — Lynn Vilencia, 457-0660, ext. 220.
The Rocky Mountain Stroke Club — 599-4223.
Rocky Mountain Unit of Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic — Volunteer readers, directors, bookmarkers, office assistants and more needed; betsyrfbd@qwest.net.
Ronald McDonald House of Southern Colorado — Volunteers needed to staff our house at 311 N. Logan, as well as the Ronald McDonald Family Rooms at Memorial Central and St. Francis Medical Center; Ronda at 471-1814 or ronda@rmhcsoutherncolorado.org.
Safe Passage — Volunteers needed to assist greeting families. Safe Passage is focused on providing a friendly and neutral environment for the investigation of child sexual assault cases; Debbie Smith, 636-2460 or Debbie@safepassagecac.org.
The Salvation Army — 636-5266.
School District 11 GrandFriends — Retirees and senior citizens needed to provide academic assistance to students in grades K-12 and adult education; Mary Beth Williams, 520-2311.
SET Family Medical Clinics — Volunteer doctors, PA’s, NP’s and RN’s needed to make a difference in the lives of the uninsured, underinsured and low income people of your community. Help is needed at our homeless clinic 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday-Friday at the Marian House and 5:30-8:30 p.m. Monday-Wednesday at St. Francis Health Center. Contact Theresa Manous at 776-8850, ext. 1105 or theresamanous@centura.org for more information..
SHARE Colorado — A monthly food distributor that offers grocery packages at half the retail price; 210-3244 or www.sharecolorado.com.
Silver Key Senior Services— Transportation drivers, clerical and boutique volunteers needed; Lori Orwig, 884-2300.
Smokebrush Gallery and Foundation for the Arts — Volunteer accountant or bookkeeper needed; 444-1012.
Special Kids Special Families - Supporting youth and adults with developmental disabilities and special needs; volunteer coordinator at 447-8983, ext. 20 or email sksf@sksfcolorado.org.
Springs Rescue Mission — Various volunteer opportunities available; 314-2314 or www.mysrm.org.
Star Bar Players — Volunteers designers, builders, painters and more needed; www.starbarplayers.org or 357-5228.
Suicide Prevention Partnership— Volunteers 21 and older needed for the Hotline; 573-7447.
Teen Court — A nonprofit organization designed to provide a second chance to kids ages 11 to 18 who have broken the law: 475-7815.
TESSA — An agency that assists victims of domestic violence: Jody Petry, at 785-6811 or jpetry@tessacs.org.
The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs’ Kraemer Family Library — 262-3068.
Urban Peak — A transitional-housing shelter for homeless youth; Tammi Pitzen, tpitzen@safepassagecac.org or 719-636-2460.
630-3223.
USO- United Service Organizations — Greeters needed at USO Fort Carson; Phil Martinez, 306-1898, pmartinez@uso.org or www.uso.org.
VisionQuest Alliance — A service provider for Christian ministries: 488-4114 or www.vqalliance.org.
The Volunteers of America — Needs people 60 years and older that can devote 20 hours per a week to become foster grandparents; Kathy Bell, 632-1448 or www.voacolorado.org.
The Volunteers of America Honor and Memorial Program — Provides the opportunity to make tax-deductible contributions to help support the residents of Laurel Manor Care Center; 473-7780 or www.VolunteersofAmerica.org.
Western Museum of Mining and Industry — Volunteers needed for various positions; 488-0880.
Wild Forever Foundation — A wildlife rescue, rehabilitation and education organization; 475-9453 or www.wildforever.org.
Women’s Resource Agency/Dress for Success— 471-3170.
Women Build — Men and women volunteers needed Saturdays to help build the Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity Women Build Home. No construction experience needed; Jenny, 475-7800 or jenny@pikespeakhabitat.org.
The World Heritage Foreign Exchange Student Host Family Program — Ellen Hayden, 266-6504 or www.world-heritage.org.
Workout Ltd.— Volunteer on mediations between victims and juvenile offenders; 471-4200.
Youth for Understanding USA — Area representative needed for exchange students in Colorado Springs; www.yfu-usa.org.
Youth in Action — A program of Mothers Against Drunk Driving: 380-8673.
YouthLink — Connecting Kids with Caring Adults: Scoti Domeij, 444-5404.
Zach’s Place — A respite/child care center that serves children with disabilities and special needs; volunteer coordinator at 447-8983, ext. 20 or email sksf@sksfcolorado.org.
Submit items for Helping Hands to Carlotta Olson, 30 S. Prospect St., Colorado Springs 80903, e-mail carlotta.olson@gazette.com, or fax 636-0202.
