Barker April 2017

Adopt A Us Soldier
Adopt A US Soldier is a non-profit organization that seeks volunteers and
donors to help show the brave men and women fighting for our freedom
that their sacrifices will not go unnoticed. It connects supportive civilians
with deployed soldiers and offers a channel by which to communicate
encouragement and express gratitude to those serving in the United
States Armed Forces. Adopt A US Soldier is sustained by its volunteer
workforce located across the United States. When registering for Adopt A
US Soldier your involvement can range from writing letters and sending
postcards, to mailing care packages full of items a soldier may need
or want. Handwritten letters are most important and meaningful to
soldiers. Adopt A US Soldier encourages civilians to adopt a soldier to
show your support for those that are making sacrifices for our country. If
interested, please go to www.adoptaussoldier.org to register.
Junior Achievement
of Southeast Texas
Junior Achievement is a non-profit organization devoted to inspiring
and preparing young students to succeed in a global economy. In
partnership with businesses and educators, Junior Achievement brings
the real world to schools, opening student minds to their true potential.
Junior Achievement programs, taught by local business professionals,
community volunteers and parents, build a bridge between school
learning and young people’s future success in their work world and real
lives by offering hands-on activities that further explore the topics of free
enterprise, financial literacy and entrepreneurship. Contact the Junior
Achievement of Southeast Texas office today, 713-682-4500 or www.
houston.ja.org, to find out about opportunities near you.
Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts
Interested in volunteering your time, talents and energy to a most
worthwhile local cause? Consider joining the Pearl Fincher Museum of
Fine Arts Volunteer Guild!
The mission of the Pearl’s Volunteer Guild is to:
• Promote volunteerism in the Northwest Houston area by providing
vital, on-going volunteer support for the Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine
Arts educational programs.
• Develop leadership potential and knowledge within its membership
• Further perpetuate the appreciation of fine art and the Pearl Fincher
Museum of Fine Arts in the community.
Information about the volunteer guild can be found at www.pearlmfa.
org. The Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts is a 501(c)(3) Not for Profit
organization that is solely supported through Grants and private
donations from community residents, businesses and friends of the
museum.
The Thomas A. Glazier Senior
Education Center - Volunteer
Opportunities Available
STAY ACTIVE. STAY ENGAGED. A new place for seniors to learn, located
at 16600 Pine Forest Lane, near Texas 6 and Clay Road. Free classes
available to Harris County residents 55 and older on subjects ranging
from basic computer skills to digital photography to astronomy, photo
editing and memory enhancement. We need you in our classrooms! Get
free volunteer training. Teach your own computer class. Contact us now
at 713-274-3250 or email us at glaziersec@pct3.com. Operated by Harris
County Precinct Three Commissioner Steve Radack.
Special Cheers Needs Volunteers
Special CHEERS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to
providing Occupational Therapy to children with special needs of all ages
living in and around the greater Houston area. Our facility is unique in that
we utilize animals, including horses, dogs, goats, pigs, lambs and rabbits
as an integral part of each child’s therapy treatment plan. Being a nonprofit
organization, we are constantly looking for extra help around the
farm. Therefore, Special CHEERS would like to welcome all high school
and college-aged students interested in working with both children and
animals to volunteer after school, on the weekends or seasonally (i.e.,
summer camp). Please call our director, Ms. Fritzi, at 713-983-0075, for
more information. A background check will be required of all individuals
applying for a volunteer position at our facility.
Foster Children:
Preparation for Adult Living (Pal)
When foster children reach age 18, they are considered independent.
That’s difficult for kids who have been wards of the state, with necessities
arranged by caseworkers with state funds. Now they’ll have to figure
out how to organize themselves and make their money last a whole
month. Fortunately, Child protective Services offers them a program
to help prepare for independence: Preparation for Adult Living (PAL).
The year-long course culminates in an all-day workshop hosted by the
National Council for Jewish Women (NCJW). The course is held at Junior
Achievement’s BizTown, using computer kiosks sponsored by local
businesses.
Want to help with PAL or other NCJW programs that help change lives
with hands-on community service? Contact info@ncjwhouston.org or
see www.ncjwhouston.org.
Volunteers Needed for
Dream Dachshund Rescue
DREAM Dachshund Rescue, Education & Adoption Mission is a Houstonbased
501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to rescuing abandoned
Dachshunds and finding new homes for Dachshunds whose owners can
no longer care for them. Our committed volunteers, working closely with
local veterinarians, provide our Dachshunds with quality medical care
and loving foster homes until they are adopted into carefully screened,
forever homes.
DREAM is currently looking for caring volunteers to provide temporary
foster care for our many rescued Dachshunds-in-need, currently
awaiting adoption. Prior to their adoption, DREAM continues to pay for
all medical care and monthly heart worm prevention. There is no longterm
commitment required. Food, water, shelter and a soft place to rest
is all you need to provide. The “love” just comes naturally.
Questions? Please send us an email to: Contact-Us@DreamDachs.org
and a volunteer will respond to you right away with all the information
you need!
Ready to Foster? Please visit our website at: www.dreamdachs.org and
click on the FOSTER tab to fill out our online Foster Application.
Literacy Advance of Houston
is Looking for Volunteers
Your way to transform a life in need… Teach someone to read! Just a few
hours a week can make all the difference for someone in your community!
Literacy Advance is Houston’s largest and oldest 100% volunteersupported
literacy organization - and we need your help! We’re calling
all passionate volunteers to help adults learn to read, write and speak
English. All classes are free because they are taught by caring people just
like you willing to volunteer a few hours a week. We’d love to match you
with a person in need. Ola read her first book at age 49, thanks to a tutor
just like you. Prior teaching experience is welcome but not necessary.
Training and ongoing support is provided and we have locations across
the city. Other volunteer opportunities are available as well, to find out
more please contact Maxine Stefano, Volunteer Manager, at tutor@
literacyadvance.org or at 713-266-8777 ext.16.
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