Build a community around computer-science/information-technology education and a reason to be proud of living in West End.

Assist with typing, data entry, preparing monthly calendars, duplicating, etc. under the direction of Nature Center staff.

Help lead tours for preschoolers through high school students. (Training is held during the summer and fall.)

Friendly & informed ambassadors that narrate stimulating stories and share educational information about The Smith Center.

Help to pack boxed lunches for kids in our kitchen. These meals are served to thousands of kids each day during their after school program.

The academy will teach you the five Emotional First Aid skills of reaching out, protecting, reassuring, organizing and reinforcing. It is taught with the help of rescue personnel and mental health professionals. Becoming a volunteer requires the 36 hours of training, a three-month field-training program, plus mandatory 3-hour continued education classes once per month.