AJC Give Back Connection: Hospital seeks ‘volunteens’
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIESFind ways to volunteer in metro Atlanta and post opportunities at ajc.com/go/volunteer.
Applications available for summer volunteens
DeKalb Medical has begun accepting applications for its Summer Volunteer Program with a closing registration date of Feb. 27. Registration is open to all teens ages 14-18 with at least one year of high school course work completed.
The DeKalb Medical Volunteen program allows students to assist hospital staff in various departments in the facilities. The students also participate in Lunch and Learn events with medical professionals to learn about various jobs in the healthcare field.
When: summer
Who: DeKalb Medical Center
Where: 495 Winn Way, Decatur
Information: www.dekalbmedical.org/volunteers.
Memory care
Volunteers needed to use their special talents – whether that’s playing your guitar, giving a spinning wheel demonstration or even leading a laughing yoga class – to help enrich the lives of residents
When: ongoing
Who: Bickford of Buckhead
Where: Bickford of Buckhead, 4804 Roswell Road, Atlanta, GA 30342, USA
Contact: Michelle Layne at 404-531-0145 or mymichellelayne@gmail.com
IT/technology
Volunteers who are experts at Wordpress needed to help with website and ACCESS software to create a basic database. The organization, National Center for the Prevention of Home Improvement Fraud, helps seniors, disaster victims, the physically impaired, those who speak English as a second language, low wealth communities and women.
When: ongoing
Who: National Center for the Prevention of Home Improvement Fraud
Where: Virtual, 3525 Piedmont Road, Building 7, Suite 300, Atlanta
Contact: Phae Moore, 404-902-6100 or phae@ncphif.org
Grant writing
Volunteers needed to serve onsite and/or remotely via internet researching and preparing grant proposals to help achieve the mission “to build sustainable communities of educated leaders and entrepreneurs.”
When: ongoing
Who: People United Foundation Inc.
Where: 147 Lawshe St., Atlanta
Contact: Lyndon Greene, 678-522-0530 or Lgreene@thepuf.org
Workshop coordinator
Help PDAN organize a workshop for families about ADHD awareness and connections to personality disorders
When: ongoing
Who: Personality Disorder Awareness Network
Where: 2233 Peachtree Rd NE Suite 305, Atlanta
Contact: Frederic Bien, 404 474 0099 or frederic@pdan.org
Social media expert
The FitWit Foundation is looking for someone familiar with social media experience and knowledge who can take on the official role of distributing social media information. May also be used to help guide what messages/posts should be used and when.
When: ongoing
Who: The FitWit Foundation
Where: 138 Decatur St., Decatur
Contact: Megan Gilroy, 423-341-1009 or megan@fitwit.com
