Submitted by RayaneCTX t3_10t0te1 in massachusetts
Could anyone hook me up? I called around and emailed with no success. It seems the only thing needed is someone with a car to drive people around (which I’m not too interested in, unless there’s really nothing else…).
I’m looking for a good reason to get out of the apartment that provides some sense purpose outside of the work environment and allows me feel part of the community I live in. I haven’t volunteered a ton in my life so I don’t know what would foot the bill. I suppose working at a food bank would cut it, or mentoring people about my field, or helping out in a retirement home. No idea. I really thought it’d be easier to find something. I guess you have to know people.
Reach out to local nursing homes to see if they need volunteers to read or visit with people. Umass has a volunteer program too
Worcester Community Action Council phone: (508) 754-1176 could probably use VITA* volunteers https://www.wcac.net/vita/
(Volunteer Income Tax Assistance)
To learn what a VITA volunteer does see: www.irs.gov/individuals/irs-tax-volunteers
Farms is my first thought.
Worcester has a ton of places, I’m a vet and have volunteered at Veterans Inc on grove st if that’s your thing.
Check with local animal shelters & humane societies. Sometimes they need people to help clean the kennels, work the charitable events, etc.
https://baypathhumane.org/get-involved/volunteer/
Check with local farms & CSAs. A lot of them are volunteer-based and need locals to help.
https://landssake.org/events/csa-volunteer-orientation/
Check with the hospitals (Worcester, Framingham, Milford, Fitchburg, Leominster, etc). Some accept volunteers to help with basic administrative stuff.
https://www.ummhealth.org/umass-memorial-medical-center/giving/volunteer-services
Check with your town. They need volunteers to work the polls during elections. My aunt does it (and bombards me with messages telling me to vote).
Check soup kitchens and food pantry's ,they always want volunteers.
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Greyhound Friends Inc in Hopkinton was my sisters go to years ago.
I'm not a U.S. citizen. Before I do the six courses they require, do you know if I'm eligible? I see no indication that I am not eligible on the IRS website, but that doesn't really mean much.
Thanks! I contacted one.
I don't believe you have to be a citizen to volunteer. I would suggest speaking to the staff at the Worcester Community Action Council.
DiarrheaRiverQueen t1_j74r481 wrote
Elaborate on what you’re looking for and why