Volunteer Opportunities From: United Way of the Blue Mountains

Link to Apply  or read more details - go to redcross.org/volunteer  

Home fires and other disasters can occur any time, any place. As a Disaster Action Team volunteer, you’ll provide emotional support, financial assistance, and information to help families begin the process of recovery. After your initial training, your shifts will include responding to emergencies within 2 hours, night or day, rain or shine, either on the scene or coordinating remotely to provide immediate compassion and care. With experience and further training you can take on leadership and response coordination roles to have a wider impact. At the same time, you’ll be developing skills that you may choose to apply to larger-scale disaster response efforts with the Red Cross.

Young Life is a fun, faith-based outreach ministry that builds authentic relationships with middle and high school kids to introduce them to Jesus and help them grow in their faith. We meet them where they are—on campus, at games, and in everyday life—sharing hope and showing up with consistency and care.

We're inviting college students to join us as volunteer leaders! It’s an incredible opportunity to make a real impact in the lives of teens while building lasting friendships and growing in your own faith.

Whether it’s late-night milkshakes, wild club nights, or deep conversations about life and God—Young Life is fun, meaningful, and seriously life-changing.

If you're looking for something fun, fulfilling, and full of purpose, come serve with us!

Thank you for your interest in joining the Gesa Power House Theatre (GPHT) volunteer team! The Gesa Power House Theatre is on the National Register of Historic Places and is a nonprofit organization committed to building a strong, inclusive community through the performing arts. Volunteering with us is fun and flexible. Our shows include a little bit of everything: Dance performances, concerts, independent film, live theatre, stand-up comedy, and community events. Volunteers are often the first point of contact when a patron enters the theater, and you play a vital role in ensuring that our patrons have a memorable and safe experience.

GPHT volunteers must be at least 18 years old to become an adult volunteer. All volunteers must complete an in-person volunteer orientation. The next orientation date is Thursday, May 23rd, at 5:00 p.m..

Volunteers help our patrons and guests in a variety of ways. Your role as a volunteer may include directing patrons to their seats, scanning tickets, distributing programs, helping people finding the restrooms and the balcony, opening/closing doors to the auditorium, observing patrons during a show/event to help as needed, and assisting with clean-up of the auditorium after a show/event.

We also have volunteer opportunities outside of show events like decorating for the holidays, helping with mailing campaigns, and distributing posters.

Volunteer benefits include:

To apply for this volunteer role, complete a volunteer application by contacting volunteers@phtww.org or by visiting this link -->  MyImpactPage - Application Form - Gesa Power House Theatre (betterimpact.com) 

Dog Walking is our most needed volunteer position. We have scheduled shifts, and this position allows for "drop-in" volunteering every day of the week. Our Dog walking team to provides essential physical and mental stimulation for our canine residents. Responsibilities include walking and playing with dogs, promoting positive interactions, and ensuring timely cleanups.

Please fill out a Volunteer Application and schedule your orientation with this link:

https://bluemountainhumanesociety.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=65724&start_over

Be a weekend warrior with Builders ReSupply!

Work with staff and customers in the store environment. Depending on where you are at in life, you can share a wealth of skills and expertise in recycling, upcycling, remodeling and home improvement, customer service, cash handling, sorting and organization OR learn the experts. Even skilled warriors will learn something new!

We are open Saturdays from 9A to 4P and would love to have you join us for two hours or more on a periodic basis from every week to once a quarter! Whatever suits your needs. You will always have the support of staff who are responsible for the store's safe operation.

For more information, contact us at (509)525-2728. We encourage anyone interested to visit the store prior to submitting interest.

Do you believe that art is integral to every child's education?  We are looking for volunteers to join our dynamic team!

Volunteers are the heart of Carnegie Picture Lab.  Our volunteers deliver the only structured art education program in our elementary schools.  By volunteering for Picture Lab, you will nurture the creative self-expression and enrich the learning of elementary school children by providing art history/art making lessons in any of our partner schools, our Makerspace, and community events. 

No art experience is required - all training and materials provided.

Help a Resident run their errands, paint their nails, read to them, play games, or simply bond with a Resident and be the person they look forward to seeing and interacting with. This will help our Residents in so many ways and add to a better quality of life with you in it!  This is also a great opportunity to get credits needed for school. 

Contact Park Manor today! 

Sonya Fowler

Sfowler@ensignservices.net

Park Manor Rehabilitation

(509) 529-4218 ext.2100

The Adult Literacy Program helps adults to reach personal goals in improving their education, such as:

Students are paired one-on-one with a tutor.  We ask students and tutors to commit to meeting twice each week for 60-minute sessions.  Tutoring must take place in a public location.  Meeting days, times and location are determined by mutual agreement of student and tutor.  

All tutors participate in a 3-hour general training with the program director.  Our English literacy curriculum (Essentials) and our ESL curriculum (Intercambio) provide online self-paced training modules we ask tutors to complete prior to using the materials. 

You can find more information on the Adult Literacy program at https://www.bmacww.org/programs/adult-literacy You may also complete an online Adult Literacy volunteer application at https://www.volgistics.com/appform/132725574.

The Adult Literacy Program works with adults who want to learn to speak conversational English. Student skill levels range from little to no comprehension/speaking of English to students who simply need assistance practicing their English with a conversation partner.  

Tutors working with students who have little to no English comprehesion/speaking skills, need to be conversational in Spanish.  Tutors who serve as conversation partners do not need to speak Spanish.  

Typically, students are paired one-on-one with a tutor, however, we may pair two students with a tutor if the students are at a similar level and the tutor agrees to work with two students.  We ask students and tutors to commit to meeting twice each week for 60-minute sessions.  Tutoring must take place in a public location.  Meeting days, times and location are determined by mutual agreement of student(s) and tutor.  

All tutors participate in a 3-hour general training with the program director.  In additon, completing the online self-paced training modules for our ESL curriculum, Intercambio, is required of tutors using this curriculm.  Tutors who volunteer as conversation partners are not required to complete the online training, but are welcome to do so if interested.   

You can find more information at https://www.bmacww.org/programs/adult-literacy You may also complete an online Adult Literacy volunteer application at https://www.volgistics.com/appform/132725574.

The Adult Literacy Program frequently receives requests from adults who are seeking assistance with digital literacy.  This could range from understanding how to use a smartphone, to uploading documents on an application to using Microsoft Word and Excel.  

Typically, students are paired one-on-one with a tutor, however, we may pair two students with a tutor if the students are at a similar level and the tutor agrees to work with two students.  We ask students and tutors to commit to meeting twice each week for 60-minute sessions.  Tutoring must take place in a public location.  Meeting days, times and location are determined by mutual agreement of student(s) and tutor.  

While there is no requirement to be bilingual in English/Spanish to provide digital literacy tutoring, we currently lack digital literacy tutors who speak Spanish and would like to add this service to our tutoring program. 

Digital literacy tutors participate in a 3-hour general training with the program director.  You can find more information at https://www.bmacww.org/programs/adult-literacy. You may also complete an online Adult Literacy volunteer application at https://www.volgistics.com/appform/132725574.

We're always looking for volunteers to help out in our office on our Administrative Team! Volunteers in this role help out with things like:

For more information, or to apply, contact Luci Berg, Volunteer Coordinator at 509-525-5561 or luci@wwhospice.org to learn more!

Have you ever wondered about other people's stories or lives? Perhaps you'd like to chat with someone about their life and all of their experiences they've had to shape them into the person they've become today. We all live such different lives, and no matter how long we live, it's never long enough. 

Hospice volunteers are so lucky to be able to spend time with our patients, socializing and learning about patient lives, or sometimes just providing the patient's caregiver respite while their loved one sleeps. Either way, the volunteer is highly valued.

Walla Walla Community Hospice is looking for volunteers in Walla Walla, Columbia, and Umatilla Counties!

For more information, or to apply, contact Luci Berg, Volunteer Coordinator at 509-525-5561 or luci@wwhospice.org to learn more!

BMAC is once again the host of a new regional office for the Washington State Long-Term Care Ombuds Program (LTCOP). This program provides effective, visible advocacy for residents in long-term care facilities. A certified ombuds is a volunteer, observer, listener, detective, communicator, and problem-solver who advocates for residents in long-term care facilities. Each volunteer receives extensive free training and support. Our volunteers find that they enjoy knowing that their volunteer work makes a critical difference in the lives of vulnerable people. Volunteer Ombuds work to protect residents’ rights and dignity, ensure quality care, and prevent neglect, abuse, and other issues.

Contact Elizabeth Claridge to request a volunteer application.

Our vision is to have a community of volunteers that will rise to the challenge of emergencies to improve the quality of life in Walla Walla Valley in the future. We are prepared to open an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to provide support to field incident commanders and information to the public when a disaster occurs. We are always looking for volunteers to assist us in the EOC.

The Kitchen Prep volunteer works whenever they are available between 7:00AM and 3:00PM to do kitchen prep work: peeling, chopping or just filling containers for our Nutrition Program. Each volunteer must have a Washington State food handlers card which you can get online and costs $10. If you do not have this card, you can do the short course here at the Walla Walla Senior Center and we will pay for it.

Feel free to sign up for this opportunity through this site, or contact us at (509) 527-3775.

We are looking for someone to come enrich the lives of our residents here at Whitman Place by playing various board and card games with the residents! This could be Uno!, Scrabble, Monopoly or any other game we have! This will be a weekly or bi-weekly opportunity that can work around your schedule. If you have any questions contact Bailey at bkissack@enlivant.com.

Whitman Place is looking for a nondenominational bible study leader!

We are able to work with your schedule, and will ensure you have everything you need for a wonderful bible study session. This could be a virtual opportunity if needed, but our residents love new people coming in! Please reach out to bkissack@enlivant.com if you have any questions!

This volunteer position will support Whitman Mission NHS rangers by staffing the visitor center desk and assisting them in other duties. The volunteer will have to adhere to all National Park Service safety and health regulations during the volunteer position. 

Duties:

Qualifications:

Are you looking to contribute your skills to nonprofits in your community? Do you have a broad understanding of nonprofit administration and/or expertise in small business development? If so, look no further than becoming a Pathways consultant with 501 Commons. As a Pathways Consultant, you will have the opportunity to make a fundamental difference in an organization’s ability to more effectively deliver their mission!

Are you looking to contribute your skills to nonprofits in your community? Do you have a broad understanding of nonprofit administration and/or expertise in small business development? If so, look no further than becoming a Pathways consultant with 501 Commons. As a Pathways Consultant, you will have the opportunity to make a fundamental difference in an organization’s ability to more effectively deliver their mission!

Pathways is a short consultative process that provides a framework for what it means to be a healthy nonprofit, tips on how an organization can "easily" move themselves up the ladder, and personalized assistance working through their more challenging issues. It is meant to help organizations take stock of where they are at and daylight a way forward.

Grounded in the Five Elements of a Healthy Nonprofit Assessment, Pathways helps organizations reflect on their own ability to:

Pathways consultants work in teams of two to:

The entire Pathways process includes a series of four meetings held over the course of 2-3 months and approximately 25 hours of service per consultant.

Apply to volunteer with 501 Commons and prepare to make a difference in your own community. For more information about Pathways or volunteering with 501 Commons, reply to this posting.

Many nonprofits lack the capacity, resources, and knowledge to raise the funds they need in order to sustain themselves financially and deliver their missions. You can help by contributing your fundraising expertise and boosting the capacity of local nonprofits while also enhancing your own consulting skills.

501 Commons provides high-quality, affordable consulting, coaching, and training services to nonprofits, schools, and public agencies thanks to a corps of skilled volunteers who share their time and talent. The Executive Service Corps, a program of 501 Commons, is dedicated to connecting the skills and expertise of volunteer consultants with organizations in need of planning and management consulting. As a fund development consultant with 501 Commons, you can help build the capacity of nonprofits to effectively fundraise by:

As a Service Corp Member, you will:

While the requirements of each project vary, consultants typically work in pairs and serve approximately 10-12 hours per month each, over the course of 2-4 months.

For more information about how you can utilize your professional expertise to benefit the nonprofit community, visit 501commons.org and click on Engage.

Nonprofit organizations need your help more now than ever!! Many lack the capacity and resources they need to support their missions and the numerous people they serve. Your professional expertise and passion for contributing to the community will play an essential role in helping these organizations realize their full potential.                                                                                 

Who are we? 501 Commons provides high-quality, affordable consulting, coaching, and training services to nonprofits, schools, and public agencies thanks to volunteer consultants who generously give of their time and talents. The Executive Service Corps, a program of 501 Commons, is dedicated to connecting the skills and expertise of volunteer consultants with organizations in need of planning and management consulting.                                                                                                                                            

How does it work? Members of 501 Commons’ Service Corps support nonprofits by acting as:

While the requirements of each project vary, on average consultants can expect to serve 6-12 hours per month throughout the course of  4-6 months, and work on projects in pairs. All volunteers are covered by 501 Commons' Professional Liability coverage.                                                                                                                                 

What’s in it for you? As a service corps member, you will:

How do you start? For more information about this opportunity and how to join the service corps, please visit the "engage" section of our website www.501commons.org or reply to this posting. 

We are in need of individuals who would like to be a mentor to an elementary school child.  Meeting once a week during lunch and recess at at local elementary school can make a world of difference to a child.  

A storm traveled from the west toward Wallowa on Aug. 11, with some hail reported as large as golf balls and even baseballs in certain areas of Wallowa County and winds up to 50 mph, according to media accounts.

While many community organizations have banded together, the northeast Oregon community of around 800 people does not have the financial resources to support repairs and recovery, Governor Brown said in a news release.

The city of Wallowa is a small, remote rural community with many low-income community members that live on fixed incomes, and many are either uninsured or underinsured.

The BMLTRG is seeking individual volunteers and team volunteers to fill roles that vary from meeting with survivors to documenting needs to hands-on roofing, siding, window installation, to installing insulation. We are seeking teenagers (with appropriate supervision) to individuals skilled in the trades.

By responding to this general post we will contact you to see what the best fits are. As specific needs are identified over the next week we will be posting specific volunteer days and times for individuals but we can customize group team dates.

Thank you in advance!

Volunteer opportunities are always available at the Walla Walla Adult Day Center (ADC). Our volunteers share a bit of their daily lives with us, and we could not be any more grateful. There are no mandated hours to be a volunteer, volunteers share their time according to their availability. It does not matter whether your availability is once a week for one hour or four times a week for the full six hours of the program, we'd love to have you. To become a Walla Walla ADC volunteer there are just a few prerequisites: being a listening ear, a watchful eye and having a caring attitude.

Having six daily program hours doesn't seem like much. However, when you take those six hours and multiply it by the number of participants attending on any particular day, days could turn into a whirlwind if help is not steadily available. Our daily average of 10 to 15 participants equals out to be between 60 and 90 hours of daily "supervision", socialization, engagement, and social work services. Help is always needed and welcomed.

Program hours: 9am-3pm. Monday through Thursday.

Feel free to apply through this site, or contact us at (509)527-3775 Ext. 3

United Way of Walla Walla is seeking someone that is willing to act as translator for some documents.

Duties include:

Reading fliers and documents 

Translating from English to Spanish

Writing and editing

If you would like to gain these skills or possess some of these skills already, we would love to  hear form you!