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@ Your Fingertips: WPPL's Best of the Web Volunteering Opportunities
Organization	Contact	Category	Description
Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens	407-647-6294	Museum, Garden	Needs people to greet visitors and to handle tours and special events. Training and hours are flexible.
Alzheimer Resource Center	407-843-1910 info@AlzheimerResourceCenter.org	Various positions	Needs assistance with marketing, fundraising, office help and errands.
Alzheimer's Resource Center	407-843-1910	Office	Needs people to staff the front desk, answer telephones, run errands and help with fundraising and events.
American Cancer Society	407-843-8680, ext. 536	Office	Needs help with clerical work and with answering phones, putting packets together for fundraisers and organizing the gift room.
American Heart Association	407-843-1330	Office help	Needs assistants for office work and for health fairs and other events. Heart disease and stroke survivors are welcome to volunteer or act as spokespersons.
Angel Eyes Sickle Cell Support Group	407-518-9152	Support group facilitators	Needs people to facilitate the group, conduct presentations, mentor, join the board and committees and participate in fundraisers and events.
Animal Shelter Thrift Shop of the Humane Society of Central Florida	407-877-7387	Thrift shop	Needs help sorting clothes and donated items seven days a week. Volunteers choose hours and days they want to work. People also are needed to walk dogs, care for cats and clean cages at the Animal Shelter in Winter Garden. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
Apopka Family Learning Center	407-889-0100	Fundraising	Needs people to help organize events that will benefit its children's programs.
Arthritis Foundation	407-647-0045	Office	Needs office volunteers with good clerical and telephone skills and basic computer knowledge to work on office projects and assist with events.
Back to Nature Wildlife Refuge	407-568-5138	Animal care	Needs people to clean cages and dishes, prepare food, landscape, do repairs or office work and conduct tours and fundraising. Volunteer orientations are offered monthly.
BETA Center	407-277-1942, ext. 104.	Maintenance and facility help	Needs a maintenance and facility volunteer to help in the beautification and upkeep of the alternative school, child development center and residential housing facility. Part-time hours are available.
Buddies for Life	321-274-6043	Dog, puppy help	Needs people to take adult dogs or puppies into their homes for about three weeks and care for them before they are ready for adoption.
Canine Companions for Independence	407-522-3306.	Reception & administrative help	Needs people to answer phones, do clerical work and help with projects in its Southeast Regional Office, 8150 Clarcona-Ocoee Road. Various shifts are available. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Catholic Charities	407-658-1818	Various positions	Needs people to answer phones, enter data, file and make copies. The organization's Semoran Food Pantry also needs people to sort and bag food items. Catholic Charities is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Center for Independent Living	407-422-1535 or visit rsvporangecountyfl.com	Community outreach	Needs people to provide information to the community and staff displays at agency fairs, a typing teacher for keyboarding and basic computer skills for adult staff on Mondays and people to teach clients with hearing impairments how to use volume-control telephones.
Central Florida Gliders Track Club	407-682-1368 CoachWise@hotmail.com	Track coaches and administrators	Needs administrators and coaches for its youth running club. Training is provided.
Central Florida Regional Hospital Auxiliary of Sanford	407-302-7385	Hospital help	Needs people to work in several areas, including the gift shop, information desk, outpatient-surgery area and waiting rooms.
Child Watch Corporate Chapter in Orlando	407-290-5100	Office help	Needs people to do database entry, answer phones and perform other clerical duties. Volunteers are also needed to help with the organization's Kidguard Safety Program, taking photos and fingerprints for child identification cards.
Children's Home Society of Florida	407-895-5811 cf.volunteers@chsfl.org	Support for new mothers and abused children	Needs people to assist at its emergency shelters for abused children. People are needed to assist at mealtime, rock babies, play games with children, maintain neatness of clothes closet, & perform administrative duties. Also needed are people to serve as mentors to at-risk first-time mothers. Days and hours are flexible with opportunities in Osceola, Orange and Seminole counties.
Coalition for the Homeless	407-872-5784	Meal service	Coordinators are needed from 5:45 to 7:15 or 8 nightly to welcome and assist volunteer meal servers at Coalition for the Homeless. Also, groups of people are needed to provide and serve dinner. A group either secures the food and prepares a meal, or it donates the funds to the coalition for the kitchen staff to prepare the meal and then the group serves on its designated night.
Community Health Centers	407-905-8827, Ext. 220 development@chcfl.com	Board members	This is a nonprofit health-care organization with nine facilities that provide medical and dental services to the uninsured and under-served within Orange and Lake counties, needs Hispanic board members. Meetings are monthly in Winter Garden.
Council of Central Florida	407-321-1136	Office help	Needs people to help the local office promote the international visitors program. Those who are retired, former military, or have international or State Department experience are preferred. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday.
Covenant House Florida	407-736-9003	Various positions	Needs people to unpack and sort donated clothing and household goods. Receptionists and people to answer phones are also needed. Shift times are flexible.
Disney's Track Series	407-938-3880, option 5 www.sports.enthusiast@disneysports.com	Track & field help	Volunteers at least 15 years of age. Volunteers under 18 must have parental consent.
Dress For Success	407-628-0506	Various positions	A not-for-profit organization serving low-income women in the Metro Orlando area, needs personal shoppers, inventory managers, donations receivers and sorters, drivers, donation drop-off assistants, fundraisers, special-event coordinators, public- relations people, grant writers and data-entry assistants.
Empowerments Theatre	407-210-3989	Theater help	A nonprofit Christian-based theater organization, needs play directors, clerical workers, makeup artists, hairstylists, grant writers, choreographers, vocal and acting coaches, stage managers, technical directors, set designers and prop masters. Help is also needed with public relations, ticket sales and fundraisers.
Fab Follies	407-699-6222 TheFabFollies@aol.com	Seamstress	Needs a seamstress to help make costumes for an upcoming production.
Fire to the Nations	407-896-2724 fttn@cfaith.com	Fundraising organizer	Fundraisers are needed for the nonprofit missions organization Fire to the Nations. Duties include helping organize fundraising, communicating with businesses and running errands.
Florida's Blood Centers	407-248-5067 or 407-248-5089	Various positions	(formerly the Central Florida Blood Bank) Needs people as special-events team members, ambassadors, medical and clerical workers and drivers.
Freedom Ride	407-293-0411 volunteerinfo@freedomride.com	Horse handling	A therapeutic riding facility needs people to help with horse-riding classes for the disabled Tuesday through Sunday and barn help, administrative support, landscaping and maintenance assistance daily.
Friends of Mead Garden in Winter Park	407-644-5770	Garden help	Needs help in the butterfly garden Thursdays from 8:30 to 11 a.m. and Sundays from 2 to 4 p.m. Bring gloves, hoes, etc.
Friends of the Library-Seminole County	407-830-8041	Bookstore help	Needs help daily sorting and shelving donated books and magazines.
Friends of the Orange County Library System	407-835-7496	Library help	Needs people to help in its gift shop and bookstore in the downtown Orlando Public Library. Parking expenses will be reimbursed.
Gift for Teaching	407-345-0515	Teacher help	Seeks help at its store, where surplus school supplies are provided to teachers free of charge. Volunteers help teachers select items, create displays, stock shelves and organize donated products. Hours are available Monday through Saturday.
Girl Scouts of Citrus Council	407-896-4475 or 1-800-367-3906	Adult volunteers	Needs adults for a variety of opportunities. The council serves Brevard, Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Volusia counties.
GROWS Literacy Council in Apopka	407-889-0100, ext. 230 growsapopka@earthlink.net	Computer help	Needs computer-savvy people to help set up a database of information about students. Computers run Windows programs. They are networked within the GROWS office and are online.
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Apopka	407-880-8881 info@habitat-apopka.org	Retail store help	Needs people to help with pickup of furniture and appliances for its Home Store in Apopka. People are also needed to run the cash register and shelve items.
Habitat for Humanity of the Greater Orlando Area	407-426-7192	Retail help	Needs help in its retail Home Store at 2105 N. Orange Blossom Trail. Hours are from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Habitat for Humanity Seminole County	407-696-5855 msmith@habitatseminole.org	Retail help	Needs people to sort and prepare merchandise for the sales floor in its thrift store Monday through Saturday. Hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Harry P. Leu Gardens	407-246-3668	Garden house and museum help	Needs people to meet and greet visitors and process admissions at its Garden House. Museum guides are needed to conduct tours at the Leu House Museum.
Haven for Injured and Orphaned Wildlife in Altamonte Springs	407-260-6137	Animal help	Needs people to help care for animals, including medicating, feeding, cleaning cages and occasionally transporting animals and supplies.
Health Central Park	407-296-1628	Nursing and rehab facility	This nursing-rehabilitation center needs people able to push wheelchairs to help with elderly residents on field trips. People also are needed to teach residents how to operate computers and learn how to use e-mail programs, and to help with the pets, which include birds and rabbits.
Helen Stairs Theatre Repertory Co	407-321-8111	Theater help	Needs help in all areas of show production including costumes, set design and directing.
Hemophilia Foundation of Greater Florida	407-629-0000	Office help	Needs people for clerical work, answering phones and assisting with large mailings. Computer experience is helpful but not necessary.
Hospice of Orange-Osceola	407-599-5079	Hospice help	Needs English/Spanish-speaking volunteers to provide companionship to patients.
Hospice of the Comforter	407-682-0808	Comforter and clerical	Needs people to befriend patients, provide family support, offer bereavement care and perform clerical duties. Volunteers are also needed for its Pet Partners, Life Review, massage therapy and Horizons Bereavement programs and for delivery of medical supplies. Bilingual volunteers are welcome. Orientation and training is provided.
House of Hope	407-843-8686, ext. 317 HouseofHopeKris@aol.com	Various positions	Christian, nonprofit residential organization helping troubled teenagers and their families in the Orlando area. Needs Christian mentors to serve as tutors in its school and as big brothers and big sisters. Also needed is help with computer repair and networking, landscaping and general maintenance.
Junior Achievement (JA) of Central Florida	407-898-2121	Classroom mentors	Needs people with a business background to serve as classroom mentors for students in elementary, middle and high schools in Seminole and Orange counties. Volunteers are trained and must devote one hour per week for five to eight sessions.
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation	407-774-2166	Office help	Needs general office and data-entry workers between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. in its Altamonte Springs office, 279 Douglas Ave, Suite 1108.
KARMA Project	407-256-8935 thekarmaproject@hotmail.com	Mentors	A nonprofit organization that works with 12- to 19- year-olds needs people to help in the areas of art, music, poetry, creative writing, photography and film. A background check is required.
Kids in Motion	407-889-0100, ext. 235	Teacher aides, mentors	An after-school program of the Justice and Peace Office in the Apopka Family Learning Center, works with children 5 to 10 years old and needs people to help with language arts, math, music and art.
Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association	407-841-8310, ext. 3127	Legal help	Looking for people to help attorney Guardians ad Litem to represent the best interests of abused, abandoned and neglected children in the dependency court in Orange County.
Long Term Care Ombudsman Council	1-888-831-0404 or 407-482-2146	Advocates	Needs advocates for resident's rights in long term care facilities. An Ombudsman does inspections and resolves complaints involving residents, their families and the facility. Expenses are reimbursed.
Make-A-Wish Foundation	407-622-4673, ext. 201 rjbock@wishcentral.org	Wish granters	Needs "wish granting" volunteers. Responsibilities include visiting with children and their families to gather information so the foundation can grant their wishes. People are also needed for fundraising and special events, and bilingual volunteers are needed for translation & interpretation.
Meals on Wheels Etc	407-333-8877, ext. 104 or ext. 120	Drivers	Needs drivers to deliver meals to Seminole County homebound seniors for one hour, one day a week and provide their own transportation.
Mental Health Association of Central Florida	407-855-0588	Grief facilitators	Needs grief facilitators to make a one-year commitment to work with children and adult support groups at the Children's Grief and Trauma Center. A 20-hour training program is required.
New Hope for Kids	407-599-0909, ext. 26	Office help, grief facilitators	Helps children grieve the loss of a loved one and grants wishes to kids with life-challenging illnesses, needs people to answer phones, assist with clerical work and assist with wishes, special events and fundraisers throughout the year. Grief facilitators are needed to work with children ages 3 to 18 twice a month for one year. A 25-hour training program is required.
Ninth Judicial Circuit Volunteer Program	407-836-4782 or visit ninja9.org	Information-booth help	Needs people to staff its information booth at the Orlando County Courthouse and at the Juvenile Justice Center. Tour guides also are needed.
Nonprofit Coalition for Professional Licensing Reform	407-657-5500	Various positions	Seeks people with skills in public relations, marketing, membership-sponsorship, fundraising, grant writing or administrative work.
Oakland Nature Preserve	407-905-0054 tom@oaklandnaturepreserve.org	Outdoor activities	A not-for-profit organization, needs groups and individuals to help with restoration efforts. Work involves removing exotic plant species using garden tools, maintaining the butterfly garden, replanting native vegetation, and maintaining hiking trails.
Office for Farmworker Ministry	407-886-5151	Tutors	Needs tutors to assist with an after-school program for middle- and high-school farmworker students who require additional academic assistance. Tutoring takes place Mondays and Wednesdays from 2 to 6.p.m. in Apopka.
Orange County Regional History Center	407-836-8376 Nathalia.Bauer@ocfl.net	Museum help	Needs tour guides, event hosts, gift-shop clerks, office managers, marketing assistants and mail specialists.
Orlando Career Learning Center	407-422-4855, ext. 147	Spanish-speaking tutors	A private adult Christian high school within the Orlando Union Rescue Mission, needs tutors who speak Spanish to teach reading and math one hour a week.
Orlando Science Center	407-514-2223 mhouck@osc.org	Science center help	Needs adult volunteers for information-hospitality stations, clerical and mailing support, special events and exhibit guides.
Orlando Theatre Project at Seminole Community College	407-328-4722, ext. 3323	Data entry and construction help	Needs help with data entry from 9 to 5 p.m. and with stage construction.
Pathways to Care	407-388-0245	Various positions	A recuperative care center for the homeless, needs people to answer telephones, help in the kitchen, drive residents to appointments and lead spiritual, educational and recreational activities.
Project MYTOS (Mentoring Youth Toward Success) of the Juvenile Assessment Center	407-836-8800 and ask for a MYTOS coordinator	Mentors	Needs adult mentors to help at-risk children improve academically and in interpersonal skills.
Project MYTOS (Mentoring Youth Toward Success) of the Juvenile Assessment Center	407-898-6127, ext. 281	House help	Provides a home away from home for families with children receiving medical treatment at Orlando hospitals, needs people to greet and register guests, answer phones, give tours and provide support. Orientation and training are provided.
Safehouse of Seminole	407-302-5220	Crisis-line help	A domestic-violence center, needs people to answer its 24-hour crisis hotline.
Sanford Police Department	407-302-1080 or download an application	Police help	The Sanford Police Department is accepting applications for the Volunteer Citizens on Patrol program.
Second Harvest Food Bank	407-296-0873	Computer and data entry	Needs someone with basic computer and data- entry skills who can commit eight hours per week for a continuing weekly assignment.
Seminole County Animal Services	407-323-4440, ext. 2	Animal help	Needs people to do clerical work, exercise dogs, train dogs to follow basic commands and handle adoptions of dogs and cats.
Seminole County Environmental Studies Center	407-320-0467 Patricia_Burkett@scps.k12.fl.us	Environmental studies docents	Needs adults and high school students to conduct nature walks and museum tours for visitors.
Seminole County Legal Aid	407-834-1660, ext. 102	Office help	Looking for people to help applicants complete eligibility applications for services and to answer phones. The organization is also looking for Spanish-speaking volunteers. Hours are 9 a.m. to noon or 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. but can vary.
Seminole County Public Schools	407-320-0182	Tutors	Adults are needed to encourage students in kindergarten through 12th grade in Seminole County Public Schools. Initial training and background screening are required.
Seminole Soil & Water Conservation District	407-321-8212	Clerical, bookkeeping, etc.	Needs help for community outreach programs, Adopt-A-River, educational and organic gardens and Enviro-Camp. Help also is needed in clerical and administrative areas, bookkeeping, grant writing and fundraising.
Sharing Center in Longwood	407-260-9155, ext. 14	Various positions
Shepherd's Hope	407-876-6699, Ext. 3	Health-care help	Provides free medical care to uninsured, low- income families and individuals, needs licensed health-care providers and volunteers without medical experience to serve one or more nights a month.
Stepping Stone Medical Equipment Bank	407-649-4100	Office help	Provides free equipment, supplies and other health- related services to children and adults in the Orlando area, needs someone to sort through medical supplies 1 day a week for about 4 hours.
Vietnam National War Museum	407-342-6606 halftrackhat@aol.com	Welders	Needs welders to help repair and restore antique military vehicles and other equipment.
Wekiwa Springs State Park	407-869-0303, 407-774-9501 Catbird@cfl.rr.com	Bird studies	Assistance is needed with bird studies in Wekiwa Springs State Park for a project conducted with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Westminster Care of Delaney Park	407-841-4371	Various positions	Needs people for board games, letter writing and reading with residents, answering telephones and filing.
Winter Park Memorial Hospital Auxiliary	407-646-7090	Hospital help	Needs drivers with a pickup to help at the Thrift Shop.
Winter Park Public Library	407-623-3486 (Mary Gail Coffee, Community Relations Coordinator)	Bookstore assistance	Volunteers are welcome to assist in the New Leaf Bookstore.
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