Volunteer Center of Central Vermont and the Northeast Kingdom

.....an invitation to serve

“Volunteers getting things done in Central Vermont and the Northeast Kingdom”

If you are 55 or older and aching to volunteer, RSVP is eager to put you to work.  RSVP builds a bank of volunteers and matches them with nonprofit groups.  Despite a healthy pool of volunteer talent, the Northeast Kingdom has more need than volunteers to fill it.  If you are interested in any of these opportunities, or you have a friend who would like to join RSVP, please call us at (802)626-5135 or (802)222-4994. 

January is National Mentoring Month  The following agencies have openings for their mentoring programs in schools in the Northeast Kingdom…children of all ages desperately need you kindness and support.  EverybodyWinsVermont needs volunteers on Wednesday or Thursday for one hour to read with an assigned elementary school student in St. Johnsbury…training is provided.  Northeast Kingdom Youth Services JUMP program

Continues to look for mentors for programs in all area schools.  The CNSU Safe Schools Healthy Students has multiple openings in the after-school programs in all CNSU schools, especially Sutton.  If you are interested in helping our young people, please let us know.

Northeast Vermont Regional Hospital has opened a new Cancer Boutique.  They are looking for a licensed cosmetologist and people who have been treated for cancer to staff the Boutique.  Flexible schedule.

Kingdom Community Services needs volunteers for the Saturday meal between 10 and 1 to help with serving the free noon meal at the Unitarian Universalist Church.  One or more volunteers are needed for meal preparation at the meal site at the North Congregational Church and a volunteer is also needed for the food shelf in St. Johnsbury.

The Darling Inn Meal Site in Lyndonville would like musicians to volunteer Monday or Fridays for an hour to perform before the noon meal.  Any commitment, once a week or once a month, would be appreciated and is looked forward to by those attending the meals.   A Meals on Wheels driver is needed Monday, Wednesday and Friday; mileage is paid for this.

Fairbanks Museum needs volunteers to provide information to patrons about items in the museum and upcoming events, collect donations, have patrons sign the guest book and staff the gift shop.  Hours are flexible and training is provided

                 RSVP Tele-care Telephone Reassurance Program is seeking volunteers to call home-bound seniors in the area on a regular schedule.  If you enjoy socializing on the phone and can make a commitment, even if you are unable to get out yourself, this may be the position for you.

 Burke Senior Meal Site needs a volunteer homebound delivery person on Wednesday and Fridays.  This is a 17-19 mile round trip, takes about 45 minutes and mileage is paid monthly.

                The AARP Driver Safety Program needs volunteers to conduct safe driver classes in Caledonia, Orange, Essex and Orleans Counties.  Training and materials are provided.  Volunteers would then arrange and conduct the four-hour classes 3 times a year

                The Kingdom Animal Shelter in St. Johnsbury Center desperately needs volunteers to work in the cat shelter in St. Johnsbury Center and to assist in the office.              

Volunteers are needed on a continuing basis with the following agencies in Caledonia/Orange Counties.

American Red Cross    Area Agency on Aging    St. Johnsbury Athenaeum  Caledonia Home Health   Catamount Arts               Cobleigh LibraryBurke Senior Meal Site   Good Living Center  HOPE  Lyndon Area Food Shelf     Lyndon Senior Action Center    Northeast Kingdom Youth Services NVRH  Open Door       OSPI Adult Day Services Riverside Life Enrichment      St. Johnsbury Rehabilitation    St. Johnsbury Senior Meal Stagecoach Transportation Pines Rehabilitation  VT Ombudsman Project     West Barnet Meal Site  West Burke Library                       

If you are interested in these opportunities or would like to know about other opportunities, contact Diana Lopez at (802)222-4994 or (802)626-5135.   RSVP and the Volunteer Center for Central Vermont and Northeast Kingdom is sponsored by the Central Vermont Council on Aging, a member agency of Lamoille County and Green Mountain United Way.  For more information, visit volunteervt.com.

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