The Jr. ZooTeen program is a creative and meaningful educational opportunity for highly-motivated youth ages 11 to 14. This program offers both a hands-on learning atmosphere as well as several mentoring relationships with senior staff members.
Be our ambassador, greeting residents and guests at our campuses, answering questions, and helping out with packages.
In this role, volunteers provide consumer companionship. Many consumers feel isolated and would like to connect with someone over the phone once a week. The program will connect a volunteer and consumer as TeleFriends. The volunteer will call and check-in on the consumer, chat, and provide companionship via phone. With the TeleFriends program, we hope…
Available to run a few errands for someone in need? During the COVID-19 crisis, we are advising all consumers to order groceries online. However, some consumers are unable to utilize online delivery services, and often there are large backlogs to ordering online. MABVI will connect volunteers who are willing and able to grocery shop for…
More and more residents have smartphones, tablets, and laptops, but they often have questions about how to use them. Volunteer for our weekly Tech Support Clubs to answer questions, teach how to use new apps, and fix minor problems.
Coaches are responsible for helping with all aspects of the team, including: attending pre-season coaches meetings; assisting with recruiting athletes, partners, and additional volunteers; maintaining athlete records and registrations; developing an 8-10 week practice schedule for the season; conducting well organized practices; attending sectional and state-level competitions with your team; and having a working knowledge…
Volunteering is a great way to help a neighbor stay up to date on all information, bills, and correspondence. Volunteers can help sort, organize, and pay bills by opening and reading mail to consumers. This can be done in person where volunteers and consumers are required to meet outside, and stay 6 feet apart. (See…
Those interested in sewing to create costumes for interpreters, lecturers and performers.
Those interested in helping run our programs and those interested in helping with the operation of the James House: directors, grant writers, planners, supervisors, fundraisers, program facilitators, clerical help, and program assistants. This is a wide group of activities ranging from financial advice to working with children by helping run period children games and training…
Those who would like to give or help with educational instruction in a variety of period topics such as historical landscape design, 18th and 19th century farming, salt marsh haying, early carpentry, quilting, sheep shearing, and more. Volunteers must provide a written description of the instruction content and be prepared to present the content to…