Volunteer Connections provides opportunities through the Human Services Council.
For information on the following and other opportunities, call 360-735-3690.
• The city of Vancouver seeks volunteers, 16 and older, to help with the Father/Daughter Ball Feb. 2 and 3. Help is needed with setup, decoration, serving food, and with activities.
• Evergreen Habitat for Humanity is looking for volunteer cashiers who are able do simple math and work standing, to assist customers as they purchase furniture, appliances, and building materials.
• Furry Friends seeks long-term volunteers to provide leadership at the all-volunteer cat rescue. Help is needed with photography, adoptions, fundraising and researching grants.
• Hope Dementia Support Groups is looking for group facilitators for its weekly support groups. Training is provided.
Vancouver Public Schools seeks volunteers to serve as positive adult role models in its Lunch Buddies program. Adult volunteers meet with an assigned elementary student at lunchtime, once a week throughout the school year, share conversation, and may play a game, do a puzzle, or read together.
Call 360-313-4730 or email LunchBuddy@vansd.org
FISH of Vancouver helps feed around 4,000 people each month. Volunteers are needed at its Westside Food Pantry, 906 Harney St. For information, contact Wendy Bukoski, operations manager, at 360-695-4903.
• Front desk receptionists greet and process clients. A background in mental health is helpful. Multilingual volunteers are encouraged to apply.
• Warehouse workers break down pallets, sort and rotate food, and complete inventory. Lift truck operators are encouraged to apply.
• Closers work from 2 to 4:30 p.m. and sweep, vacuum, mop, and clean work areas, break down pallets, lock the building and parking lot gates.
• Food box stocking assistants work 9 a.m. to noon, or noon to 3:30 p.m., and stock coolers, freezers and shelves, organize inventory, and clean work areas.
• Front room monitors work 9 a.m. to noon, or noon to 3:30 p.m., and help shoppers as they fill a bag with donations, and clean work areas. Multilingual volunteers are encouraged to apply.
• Food box window volunteers work 9 a.m. to noon, or noon to 3:30 p.m., greet clients, and supply them with a box of food, according to their family size.
