Helping with our Special Ministries program for adults with disAbilities. Volunteers to help participants in their various programs and activities.
Due to the tremendous need that we are experiencing from our vulnerable population, seniors, we are in need of additional drivers to pick up grocery orders and deliver to the front porch of senior’s homes.
Bring Joy to a Homebound Senior! Do you enjoy playing cards? Looking for a lunch date? Volunteers needed for friendly home visits, transportation to medical appointments, respite care, errands and more.
Be part of a team of adult and youth residents planning and coordinating substance use/abuse prevention efforts and activities to raise awareness and decrease incidents of use, abuse, and overdose incidents in Livingston County.
Provide dinner and companionship to our 12 families in the Youville family shelter.
School supplies, hygiene products, diapers, baby items, Christmas gifts, and more.
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
Help an adult learn to read and speak English and use a computer. Catholic Charities El Centro del Cardenal located in Jamaica Plain seeks volunteer computer lab assistants, teaching assistants, and tutors for its daytime adult English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program.