Avenida Guadalupe Association          
The Avenida Guadalupe Association, Inc. is in need of Community Enhancer Volunteers.  Volunteer duties include assisting with painting projects, façade renovations and installing energy efficient light bulbs in three senior centers.  Volunteers will work alongside their maintenance staff to complete projects.  Avenida Guadalupe would like to develop a group of core volunteers who would be able to commit to such projects at least once a quarter as they have many ongoing needs.  Contact Teresa Hernandez, Assistant Director and NCR Project Manager at (210) 223-3151 or info@avenidaguadalupe.org  

Court Appointed Special Advocates Needed
Child Advocates San Antonio (CASA) is in need of Court Appointed Special Advocates.  Volunteers will be appointed by the courts to advocate for the best interest of abused and neglected children.  Applicants must have the desire and commitment to help abused and neglected children.  Training will be provided at no cost to the volunteer.  Contact Lori D’Amico, Team Leader at (210) 225-7070 or volunteer@casa-satx.org

Teacher and Office Assistants Needed
Community Council of South Central Texas, Inc. – Head Start Program is in need of  teacher and office assistants.  Office assistant volunteer duties include assisting the teaching staff and office staff with daily routines and duties in the classrooms and offices.  Teacher assistants will work primarily with children ages 3-5.  Programs are located in Seguin, New Braunfels, Marion, Cibolo and McQueeney.  All applicants must clear a criminal background check.  Training will be provided in specific areas of interest.  Contact Melba A. Romo, Head Start Program Director at (830) 379-8090 or mromo@ccsct.org

Become an Advocate for Nursing Homes & Assisted Living Facilities
Alamo Area Council of Governments (AACOG) Bexar Area Agency on Aging (BAAA) Ombudsman Program is in need of volunteers who are willing to advocate for nursing homes and assisted living facilities residents.  Volunteer duties include investigating and resolving complaints made on behalf of residents living in long-term facilities.  Volunteers will also educate the public and facility staff on complaint filing, neglect and abuse issues, new laws governing facilities and best practices used in improving quality and care.  Applicants must have a desire to make a difference in the level of quality of care and life of the long-term care residents.  Volunteers are asked to agree to donate at least two hours per week visiting the nursing home or assisted living facility.  Training provided.  Contact Nick Monreal, Managing Local Ombudsman at (210) 362-5236 or nmonreal@aacog.com    

Volunteer Activities Coordinator
Healthy Families San Antonio (HFSA) is in need of a Volunteer Activities Coordinator.  Volunteer duties include planning, organizing and executing, in conjunction with the HFSA Parent Activity Team Leader, the monthly group activities.  Volunteers must have enthusiasm, energy and positive leadership skills.  Volunteers are asked to commit ten hours a month for a six month time period.  One hour orientation and four hours curriculum training provided.  Contact Norma Cuellar-Hicks, Executive Director at
(210) 224-6812 or chicks@hfsatx.org

Computer Lab Monitor
The Salvation Army Center of Hope is in need of a Computer Lab Monitor volunteer.  Volunteer duties include managing sign-in of clients/residents using any of the fourteen computers in the lab, troubleshooting and making sure that users are following guidelines.  Volunteer is also asked to assist individuals in searching the web for housing, jobs, facts for school papers and other necessary information.  Applicants must have basic computer skills.  A two hour orientation with the volunteer manager will be provided.  Contact Cathy Tompkins, Volunteer Manager at (210) 352-2000 ext. 231 or cathy_tompkins@uss.salvationarmy.org

Meals on Wheels of San Antonio
The Meals on Wheels of San Antonio Program is in need of Meal Delivery Volunteer Drivers and Kitchen Volunteers.  Volunteer duties are as follows:

Meal Delivery Volunteer Drivers - Volunteers, in their own vehicle, deliver hot meals to homebound elderly and disabled.  Many volunteers donate their lunch hour once a week, Monday thru Friday, between 10:30 am and 1:30 pm.  This activity is a recurring event.  Orientation is required for all new volunteers and is held every Wednesday at noon at Christian Senior Services located at 4306 NW Loop 410 and Babcock.  Volunteers must be at least 18 years of age – school aged children are welcome to participate with their families.  Volunteers must be able to lift a meal carrier and be able to endure a lot of walking and getting in and out of their vehicle often.  A one hour mandatory orientation is provided.

Kitchen Volunteers – Meals on Wheels prepares and packages over 3,000 hot meals per day.  Kitchen volunteers assist by working on food assembly line scooping food into compartmental trays.  Other kitchen duties include assembling breakfast packs, packaging tortillas and dish duty.  Volunteers are needed Monday thru Friday starting at 6:00 am and must be at least 18 years of age; 16 years of age welcome for breakfast pack assembly with an accompanying adult.  Volunteers must be able to stand for long periods of time and lift 30lbs. or more.  Commercial kitchen experience preferred but not required.  Onsite training provided.

TYC NEEDS 30 MENTORS IN 30 DAYS!
Do you want to make a huge, positive difference in the life of a young person?  Are you dedicated, caring, and eager to contribute to the effort to help our at-risk youth?  If the answer to both of these questions are a resounding “YES—count me in!” this article was written with you in mind.  The Texas Youth Commission (TYC) provides for the care, custody, and rehabilitation of Texas’ most serious juvenile offenders.  A vital piece of the puzzle lies with volunteers who offer to assist at different levels—and this is where you come in:  TYC needs Mentors!  Our campaign will start January 27th; it’s called “30 mentors in 30 days”.  We are in critical need of mature, trustworthy adults who are willing to enter into a mentoring friendship with one of these young people and share their walk, helping them by their presence, their support and understanding, and by being a role model of upright and responsible citizenship.  One carefully matched assignment at a time, one hour a week, for six months, right here in San Antonio with TYC community based-programs.  It is a privilege, it is a pleasure, it is a rich learning experience, and it has proven to be extremely effective as an instrument in turning wayward lives around.  Imagine yourself in the sometimes desperate conditions some of our youth tragically have to contend with.  How much would it brighten up your days to have a hard-working, reliable, warm-hearted mentor show up for you week after week, to walk together with you a while?  That stable and generous “someone” is you:  TYC needs mentors!  Come join us, make a huge and positive difference, one youth at a time.  If you are interested please contact Roberto R. Ruiz, TYC Community Relations Coordinator at 210.242.7852; cell 210.602.8919 or roberto.ruiz@tyc.state.tx.us website www.tyc@state.tx.us