We depend on volunteers to help fulfill our mission through board service, help with landscaping at the site, fundraising, planning, and advocacy. Your support helps us keep expenses low so that our funds can go to the costs of building new affordable housing for those with developmental disabilities.
Share your experience as a business owner with clients seeking assistance starting or growing a business at the Merrimack Valley Small Business Center
Adult education tutors are mature, positive and flexible, enjoy working with people, and have an enthusiasm for education. Volunteers must have a four-year degree, be enrolled in a four-year degree program, or enrolled in a community college transfer program that will lead to a four-year degree.
The YWCA Greater Harrisburg is unable to accommodate supervision requrements involved with mandatory community service. For more information about volunteering with the YWCA Greater Harrisburg, please contact Tiffanie Keck at 717-724-2250 or [email protected].
The YWCA’s Violence Intervention and Prevention Department is seeking adult mentors to participate in a new, innovative human trafficking prevention initiative: PAATH to Success. This trauma-informed mentoring program targets child victims of commercial sexual exploitation and at-risk youth ages 12-17. PAATH to Success mentors provide support to the youth, with the goal of decreasing risk…
Prepare recipe ingredients by washing, peeling and chopping fruit and vegetables, meat and other foods as required in the daily operations of the childcare food program and YWCA events. Undertake basic cooking duties such as steaming or parboiling, baking, and preparing simple dishes such as salads, entrees, etc. Assist in plating and serving in proper…
Adults 55 and older work with students 1-on-1 in schools or child care centers to help them reach educational goals. Foster Grandparents receive benefits including recognition, a meal each workday, transportation, and more! Must work a minimum of 5 hours per week.
Our house parents work diligently to provide a safe, learning environment for these youth. However, they need a chance to recharge and rest. By volunteering for a respite night or weekends, you allow them to do just that.
At LifeWorks we hold lots of fun events for our youth and our community. If you like to party plan or organize events, this is for you! You will be doing everything from decorating and setting up to helping run games and activities.
These volunteers accompany residents and staff into the community and help to enrich the experience for individuals. A volunteer might help someone without sight to experience an event or locale by describing the visuals to him/her. These volunteers usually commit to a couple of hours either once or twice per month.