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Bayfront Maritime Center - EASE (Erie Adaptive Sailing Experience)

EASE provides maritime opportunities for individuals with mental and physical challenges. Specially designed sailboats, called Hansa Dinghies, provide a safe, effective platform for sailors to enjoy barrier-free sailing. A team of highly-skilled volunteers, mainly teachers, volunteer their time to create a nurturing, empowering experience.

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Special Education Classes/Centers
Recreational Activities/Sports

Coraopolis Community Development Corporation - Community Garden

Provides volunteer opportunities for members of the community to develop gardening skills and teach children about assisting those in need. Produce is given to the CCDC Food Pantry for local families in need.

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Community Gardening
Volunteer Opportunities

Washington County Senior Centers - Senior Centers

Provides congregate meals, socialization, and recreational activities including: arts & crafts, computers, bingo, cards, pool, puzzles, games, and exercise classes.

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Senior Centers

Washington County Senior Centers - Senior Centers

Provides congregate meals, socialization, and recreational activities including: arts & crafts, computers, bingo, cards, pool, puzzles, games, and exercise classes.

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Senior Centers

Flenniken Public Library - Library Services

Provides library services including computer access, books, DVDs, movies, tutoring, summer reading, language learning software, car repair manuals, and more. Acts as a cooling and warming center during extreme weather events. Call to confirm hours and availability for these services.

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Extreme Cold Warming Centers
Extreme Heat Cooling Programs
Older Adults
Libraries
Tutoring Services
Volunteer Opportunities

Central Pennsylvania Food Bank - Food Bank Services / Food Assistance

Solicits surplus food from local industry and effectively distributes these foods through a network of community organizations including food pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters. Provides SNAP outreach services, facilitating client eligibility screenings, and COMPASS applications.

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Food Stamps/SNAP
Benefits Screening
Food Banks/Food Distribution Warehouses
Volunteer Opportunities

Sleep In Heavenly Peace - PA Lock Haven - Sleep in Heavenly Peace

Offers to build and deliver beds to children who do not have a bed, as supplies and donations allow. Seeks volunteer builders and donations.

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Charities/Grantmaking Organizations
Beds
Volunteer Opportunities

Habitat For Humanity - Home Rehabilitation Services

Builds, rehabilitates houses, and sells them. Provides training in home ownership skills. Seeks volunteers for construction, community service, and our ReStore.

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Volunteer Opportunities
Home Rehabilitation Services
Sweat Equity Programs
Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling

Charitable Deeds and Services - Clothing and Furniture Giveaway

Offers clothing, furniture and other items. Volunteer opportunities available.

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General Clothing Provision
General Furniture Provision
Furniture/Home Furnishings Donation Programs
Household Goods Vouchers
Volunteer Opportunities

Habitat for Humanity - Affordable Homeownership Program

Habitat builds, renovates and repairs homes in partnership with qualifying homebuyers in Lancaster and Lebanon Counties whose income is too low to qualify for FHA or conventional mortgages or loans. Homes are sold to participating families with a zero percent interest, affordable mortgage. Families are required to contribute sweat equity hours; this includes working on the build/repair site, taking financial literacy and home maintenance classes and entering a mentorship program. Habitat is not an emergency housing provider.

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Sweat Equity Programs

Habitat for Humanity Wyoming Valley - Habitat for Humanity

Offers to build homes for families in need. Volunteer labor and charitable gifts ensure our homes are affordable to low income families. Family members have sweat equity by assisting with volunteer labor.

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Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling
Sweat Equity Programs
Volunteer Opportunities

John F Kennedy Center - Active Adult Program

Provides a senior center with weekday congregate meals, fitness classes, walking club, guest speakers, health screens, craft classes, bingo, cards, pool, puzzles, birthday and holiday celebrations, and volunteer opportunities.

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Congregate Meals/Nutrition Sites
Recreational/Leisure/Arts Instruction
Senior Centers
Physical Fitness

Center for Animal Health and Welfare - Volunteer and Donation Opportunities

Volunteer opportunities are available -- volunteers, age 12-17, must be accompanied by a parent. Donations of animal care items and pet food are accepted anytime.

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Volunteer Opportunities
Animal Food/Supplies Donation Programs

Laurel House - Community Education Program

Provides education and training to the community about domestic violence. Works to build relationships with community service providers through presentations, distribution of educational materials, and training to health care professionals, law enforcement, business associations, corporations, social service providers, schools, religious congregations, and more. Also provides volunteer opportunities to participate in program delivery.

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General Crime Prevention Programs
Volunteer Opportunities

Columbia - Montour Aging Office, Inc. - Volunteers

Volunteer programs provide a varied array of opportunities for older adults to serve other older adults and their community at large. This program also provides opportunities for persons of all ages to participate in providing services to older adults.

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Volunteer Opportunities

Southern Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce - Chamber of Commerce-Southern Lancaster County

Exists to create opportunities for members to build successful businesses, enhance the quality of life, and to promote a thriving community through an all volunteer staff.

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Chambers of Commerce

Library System of Lancaster County - Ephrata Public Library

Provides an array of public library services. Additional services at this location: - Meeting rooms available to rent - Passport services

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Meeting Space
Libraries
Public Access Computers/Tools
Passports
Recreational/Leisure/Arts Instruction
Youth Enrichment Programs
Volunteer Opportunities

BSST Area Agency On Aging - Senior Companion Program

Provides assistance to older adults with various health issues or those who need companionship. Supports socialization, helps prepare lunch, play a game, read, or accompany senior to events or appointments. Senior companions are matched with clients according to needs, abilities, and distance.

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Volunteer Opportunities
In Home Respite Care
Friendly Visiting

Allegheny Health Network - Volunteer Program

Offers adults various types of volunteer experience within the hospital. Two $500 scholarships are awarded to volunteers from local schools.

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Volunteer Opportunities

Love INC of Lancaster County - Hope and Wholeness Center

A ministry that connects churches with the needs of the community. Some examples of the volunteer services provided are personal care, friendly visits, transportation, homemaking assistance, home maintenance, budget guidance, respite care, and tutoring/mentoring. Financial aid not available.

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Homemaker Assistance
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Moving Services
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Tutoring Services
Personal Care
Housekeeping Assistance
In Home Respite Care
Volunteer Opportunities
Errand Running/Shopping Assistance
Friendly Telephoning
Personal Financial Counseling
Friendly Visiting
Volunteer Recruitment/Placement

County Task Force - Snow Removal Volunteer Opportunities - Snow Removal Volunteer Sign Up Website

Provides website for volunteers to register to help with snow removal. Sign-up form is divided by date and region of Erie County.

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Volunteer Opportunities

Special Olympics Pennsylvania - Volunteer Opportunities

Offers a variety of ongoing, one-day, and event volunteer opportunities.

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Volunteer Opportunities

American Red Cross - Disaster Relief and Home Fire Campaign

Offers shelter, clothing, food, replacement of life-sustaining medication, personal hygiene items, community resource referrals, cleaning supplies, and other disaster-related needs. Provides community disaster education presentations.

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Disaster Management Organizations

Church of the Good Shepherd - Family Closet Donation Opportunities

Accepts donations of new and gently worn clothing as well as hygiene products for the familly closet. For those interested in volunteering to sort and staff the family closet, please contact the church office.

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Personal/Grooming Supplies Donation Programs
Volunteer Opportunities
General Clothing Donation Programs

Susquehanna Valley United Way - Volunteer Opportunities

Administration volunteer opportunities are available to directly serve the Greater Susquehanna Valley United Way office. Additionally, information and referral can be provided to outside agencies and community groups in the area that also need and accept volunteer assistance. Volunteers can be matched by skill/service to an identified community need.

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Volunteer Opportunities