The Food Pantry volunteers set up our pantry to prepare for client shopping and then assist clients with their food orders.
READ Ottawa has nine volunteer Board Members that steer the organization to ensure optimal operations and quality programming. All Board Members are required to serve on at least one of our committees, participate in tutoring or tutor training sessions, participate in community events, make contributions, and attend monthly board meetings in the evening.
READ Ottawa is always seeking members from the community to join our three committees. Committees tend to meet bi-monthly for up to two hours in the evening or on an as needed basis. All committee members are expected to attend every committee meeting. Our committees are: Outreach & Marketing Fundraising & Events Program & Operations
Tutor training and ongoing support is provided.
Take one of our dogs to a local park to enjoy much-needed exercise and stress relief — enjoy the mutual benefits for dog and human! We welcome walkers and runners. By exercising our dogs off-site, you not only allow them to get a nice dose of fresh air and mental stimulation, you also expose them…
Our Slumber Buddies program allows volunteers to take approved dogs for a 1-3 night stay at their home. This allows us to gain valuable information on the dogs behavior that will help us place them with adopters! Volunteers will hang with their pup, take them for walks, take lots of photos, and report back on…
In efforts to capture photographs and videos that showcase our residents’ personality, we are seeking photographers and videographers who are able to provide high-quality images and videos for our marketing content. If you own a professional camera, video equipment, or are very skilled at taking striking portrait photos on your iPhone — we could use…
Mentoring a Hazel Park student through the transition out of high school and into postsecondary education.
‘- Perform general maintenance duties as needed in and around the facilities (i.e. indoor and outdoor painting, auto maintenance, furniture repair, landscape work, etc.) – Assist in transporting vehicles for routine maintenance appointments
‘- Provide support to the Advancement Department for event preparation. – Project assistance during peak periods – Volunteering at Wedgwood events