Volunteer opportunities
(Fall 2021)
Virtual Volunteering
Senior citizen pen pals
Send letters to the nursing home below and be a pen pal with a senior citizen who is alone and in quarantine during this time
1 point = 2 letters
Send a picture of yourself sending letter or a picture of the letter
Address:
Hillside Medical Lodge
C/O “name”
300 South Highway 36 Bypass
Gatesville, Tx. 76528
Get Us ppe
Grassroots movement founded by physicians and medical researchers. Volunteers can help acquire PPE (personal protective equipment) for frontline workers. Explore the page for many ways to get involved
1 hour = 1 point
Send screenshot of your registration for proof
Big Brothers big sisters of big bend
Take a screenshot of your FaceTime call with the kids and the time stamp for proof!
7 Cups
Be an online listener and provide emotional support
In person volunteering
The Kearney Center
The Kearney Center is a local non-profit serving the homeless or those on the verge of homelessness in Tallahassee. It can be an ongoing service opportunity. Volunteers can be kitchen servers, donation sorting, handing out clothes, hygiene sorting.
Contact: internalservice.aedfsu@gmail.com
Big bend hospice
Contact: Katie Mandell (850) 933-1878, kcmandell@bigbendhospice.org
ENGAGE TLH
Outside volunteering
Download the app and sign-up for regular or one-time service events at different days & times in Tallahassee
TALLAHASSEE MUSEUM
Sign up to help with day to day events at the Tallahassee Museum. The Volunteer Application to sign up can be found here (https://www.volgistics.com/ex/portal.dll/ap?ap=130660939). Fill it out as an individual volunteer.
Contact: Allison Ashcroft aashcroft@tallahasseemuseum.org
AARP
In person service events in different Florida counties
