2016 - 2017 Fact Book

Organizations
with respite care, transportation,
clerical work. Training provided,
321-269-4240.
Huntington Place Rehabilitation
& Nursing Center: Needs
help visiting and assisting
Rockledge residents with crafts,
gardening and playing piano for
sing-alongs, 321-632-7341.
Indian River Center-ElderCare
Network: Needs volunteers for
social interaction, West Melbourne,
321-727-0990.
Jewish Federation of Brevard:
Needs help with fundraisers,
cultural and educational events,
food pantry, families in need and
social services, 321-951-1836;
jewishfederationbrevard.com.
Junior Achievement of the
Space Coast: Program uses
hands-on experience to help
students understand economics.
Needs office workers, teachers and
role models for business and
economics classes. Training and
materials provided, 321-751-4024.
Keep Brevard Beautiful: Needs
support for education, beautification,
recycling and anti-litter
projects, 321-631-0501;
keepbrevardbeautiful.com.
Liberty Bell Memorial Museum:
Needs tour guides and
greeters ages 18 and older at the
historic, American history museum
on Hickory Street in Melbourne,
321-727-1776.
Literacy for Adults in Brevard:
Volunteers needed to tutor people
who wish to improve reading,
writing and speaking skills, 321-
301-4496; brevardliteracy.org.
March of Dimes, Space Coast
Division: Needs help with office
duties, working on databases,
telemarketing, planning entertainment,
fundraising and sponsorship
activities, recruiting for Walk
America, 321-775-0205.
Marine Resources Council of
East Florida: Needs volunteers to
do light office work, remove
invasive plants, replant native
plants and monitor water quality,
3275 Dixie Highway N.E., Palm
Bay, 321-725-7775; mrcirl.org/join.
Meals on Wheels: Needs volunteers
to deliver hot meals from
11 a.m. and 1 p.m. weekdays to
homebound elderly. Volunteers
must have vehicle, valid driver’s
license and car insurance, 321-639-
8770; agingmattersbrevard.org.
Melbourne Civic Theatre: Brevard
County’s oldest theater group
needs performers and volunteers
for set construction and production,
817 E. Strawbridge Ave.,
Melbourne, 321-723-6935.
Palm Bay Police Athletic
League: Weekday after-school
programs, youth sports, cultural,
educational and recreational
opportunities, Youth Director’s
Council and Police Explorers, Teen
Center on Friday and Saturday
nights, 321-952-3530.
Palm Bay Police Department’s
Victim Advocacy Program: The
unit needs volunteers to work
closely with victim advocates to
help victims and witnesses of
crimes by offering further services,
creating follow-up report documentation,
meeting and networking
with professionals in the
victim services field and keeping
victims informed throughout the
legal and judicial process. Everyone
must undergo a criminal
background check, orientation
and training before volunteering,
321-953-8980.
Palm Bay Police Volunteer
Citizens On Patrol: Opportunities
include, but are not limited to,
administrative assistance, providing
department tours, assisting
citizens with vacation house
watches, fingerprinting for noncriminal
applicants, conducting
road patrol, working with crime
victims and providing crime-scene
assistance. Everyone must undergo
a criminal background check,
orientation and training before
volunteering, 321-953-8980.
Pregnancy Resources: Offers
volunteer training for support
of women and families facing
unexpected pregnancy. Daytime
and evening hours available,
321-752-5540; melbournepri.com.
Public radio station WFIT: Volunteers
needed to cover phones
during fundraising drives, assist
with mailings, receptionist duties,
clerical tasks, special events and
more, 321-674-8140, e-mail
wfit@fit.edu; wfit.org.
Retired and Senior Volunteer
Program: Volunteers ages 55 and
older are placed with community
agencies, 321-631-2749;
agingmattersbrevard.org.
Rolling Readers Space Coast:
Seeks readers, mentors and tutors
to inspire children to love reading,
321-254-9908; rollingreaders
spacecoast.com.
Senior Care of Brevard: Volunteers
needed for crafts, entertainment
and activities at day care for
elderly disabled, 321-631-9014;
seniorcareofbrevard.com.
Senior TranServe Program:
Sponsored by Community Services
Council of Brevard. Needs drivers
to transport homebound seniors
ages 55 and older to medical
appointments and grocery stores,
321-806-3729; agingmattersbrevard.org.
Seniors at Lunch: Group dining
at 15 nutrition centers, provides
hot meals and activities to Brevard’s
elderly population; 321-639-
8770; agingmattersbrevard.org.
Serene Harbor Domestic Violence
Shelter: Assist with cell
phone recycling program, children’s
groups, hot line counselors,
tutoring children and fundraisers,
321-726-8282; sereneharbor.org.
Serving Health Insurance
Needs of Elders: Provides free
health insurance counseling to
seniors, family members and
caregivers. Volunteers are needed
to assist people with Medicare,
321-752-8080; floridashine.org.
Shiloh Adventure Camp: Christian
overnight summer camp for
boys and girls ages 8 to 15. Volunteers
are needed to help camp
counselors. Camp is located at
LongPoint Park in Melbourne
Beach, 321-452-3943;
shilohadventure.com
Shoes for Needy: Project of
Fraternal & Veterans Council of
Titusville provides shoes for needy
children, 321-269-7243 or
321-383-7973.
South Brevard Sharing Center:
Needs cashiers, receptionists, data
entry, truck drivers, sorters and
more. In Melbourne, 321-727-8581;
Palm Bay thrift shop, 321-722-1241;
Palm Bay client center, 321-676-
2965; mysbsc.org.
Space Coast Progressive Alliance:
Dedicated to improving life
on the Space Coast; scpaflorida-
.com.
Space Coast Therapy Dogs:
Dogs and handlers needed to visit
hospitals, schools, nursing homes,
assisted-living facilities and rehab
centers, 321-639-7323; spacecoast
therapydogs.org.
Space Coast Area Transit/Volunteers
in Motion: Helps elderly
people with medical appointments
and grocery shopping.
Needs vehicle drivers, escorts,
office clerks, 321-635-7999; ridescat.com/special-
services/volunteers-in-motion.
Sunflower House: Needs volunteers
for community resource
center for families and caregivers
at Merritt Square Mall, 321-452-
4341; agingmattersbrevard.org.
Surfrider Foundation, Sebastian
Inlet chapter: Volunteers
needed for beach cleanup, environmental
activism and educational
presentations, including graphic
design, newsletters and speeches,
email sebastianinlet@surfrider.org;
sebastianinlet.surfrider.org.
Surfside Players of Cocoa
Beach: Needs help constructing
theater sets, painting, sewing
costumes, marketing and ushering,
321-783-3013.
Therapy Dogs Inc.: Dog/handler
teams visit hospitals, schools,
nursing homes, assisted-living
facilities and rehab centers, email
therapydogtester@hotmail. com;
brevardtherapydogs.com.
Titusville Rehabilitation
and Nursing Center: Volunteers
needed to visit with residents,
clerical help, reading, bingo and
more, 1705 Jess Parrish Court,
321-269-5720.
United Way of Brevard County:
To volunteer, call 321-631-2740;
uwbrevard.org/
UOTS Inc. Cancer Service:
Provides mammograms for women
without insurance, prostate
screenings and medications for
those in need. Volunteers needed
to crochet, knit and sew lap robes,
booties and bags for fundraisers
and hospice patients, 321-773-
0591; uots.org/Brevard.
Valiant Air Command
Warbird Museum: Space Coast
Regional Airport, south Titusville,
needs tour guides and more. No
experience necessary, 321-268-
1941; vacwarbirds.org.
VIPS: Volunteers in Public Schools
program needs help in classrooms,
media centers, front offices, mentoring
and other duties. Call the
school where you would like to
volunteer or 321-633-1000, ext.
500.
VITAS Innovative Hospice Care:
Needs volunteers to help terminally
ill patients and their families,
321-751-6671; vitas.com.
VSA Brevard: Promotes creative
power in people with disabilities,
Hands-on Arts Festival conducted
in April. Training provided, 321-
632-8610; vsabrevard.org.
The Women’s Center: Volunteers
needed for administrative
support, counseling assistance and
victim advocacy. Training provided,
321-242-3110;
womenscenterinbrevard.org.
Wuesthoff Brevard
Hospice & Palliative Care:
Volunteers needed to offer administrative
services, transportation
and emotional support to
terminally ill patients and families,
321-253-2222.
Yellow Umbrella: Needs parent
aides to assist at-risk families and
help with fundraising, office work,
teen mentoring and Spanishspeaking
programs, 321-723-2927;
yellowumbrella.org.
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