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Allegheny County Area Agency on Aging - Senior Companion Program

Matches eligible individuals with volunteers for friendly visits and/or phone calls once or twice a week to older adults in need. Senior Companions are volunteers, ages 55 and older.

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Volunteer Opportunities
Friendly Visiting
Friendly Telephoning

Blair Senior Services - Senior Companion Program

Volunteer opportunities to work with the Senior Companion Program. Senior companions help people whose independence is compromised stay in their own homes by providing friendship, emotional support, and care to supplement that provided by family or professional caregivers.

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Friendly Visiting
Volunteer Opportunities

Lehigh County Humane Society - Animal Shelter and Clinic

Provides a humane animal shelter. Services include adoptions, foster program, animal vaccination clinics, and a low-cost spay/neuter program. Also provides 24-hour rescue and emergency assistance to homeless animals in distress. Investigators check out all reports of cruelty or abuse and prosecutes when warranted. Donations of animal care items and pet food accepted; volunteer opportunities available.

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Animal Food/Supplies Donation Programs
Neuter/Spay Services
Animal Adoption
Cruelty to Animals Investigation
Volunteer Opportunities
Pet Care Services
Animal Shelters

YWCA Hanover - Safe Home

Provides a 24-hour confidential, domestic violence support hotline. Makes referrals for temporary or emergency safe shelter. Offers legal advocacy, including assistance with filing a Protection From Abuse Order. Coordinates with other social service agencies that provide assistance with health, finances, housing, drug/alcohol treatment, support groups, children's services, employment/training, food, furniture, clothing, and more. Provides referral and support services, child therapy, and the W.E.A.V.E. (Women's Empowerment Against Violent Environments) adult support group, which includes free childcare during group sessions. Delivers community education for all groups, including educational speakers and age-appropriate outreach materials. Provides accompaniment and/or transportation to appointments/hearings, including civil and criminal hearings. Also offers options for counseling and crisis response, with free childcare provided when necessary. Offers volunteer opportunities.

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Domestic Violence Hotlines
Domestic Violence Issues
Counseling for Children Affected by Domestic Violence
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
General Abuse Prevention
Volunteer Opportunities
Domestic Violence Support Groups
General Crime Victim Assistance
Advocacy
Domestic Violence Protective/Restraining Orders

Oxford SILO - Growing with SILO

Builds and places raised vegetable gardens into the backyards of Oxford community families to boost their food security and access to fresh produce. Also provides volunteer opportunities.

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Community Gardening
Volunteer Opportunities

Faith Centre - Volunteering

Opportunities to volunteer for Faith Centre's thrift store, boutique, and coffee corner.

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Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer Recruitment/Placement

Masonic Villages of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania - Personal Care

Provides an assisted living facility for those who require some assistance with daily living. Services include assistance with medication, housekeeping, transportation, dining and recreation. Also provides Assistance with personal hygiene, bathing, dressing, and other activities of daily living.

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Older Adult/Disability Related Supportive Housing
Volunteer Opportunities

Central Pennsylvania Literacy Council - Literacy Group

Trains adults to become tutors of other adults who want to improve basic skills. Day, evening, and Saturday sessions are available. Services are provided by appointment only.

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Literacy Programs
Volunteer Opportunities
Tutoring Services

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

Community Warehouse Project of Chester County - Furniture and Funds Donations

Accepts donations of furniture, household goods, and funds. Also offers volunteer opportunities.

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Volunteer Opportunities
Furniture/Home Furnishings Donation Programs

Bucks County Area Agency on Aging - Positively Aging Volunteer Program

Provides opportunities for individuals to engage in volunteer services. Matches interested volunteers with appropriate volunteer positions.

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Volunteer Service Programs

Greater Erie Community Action Committee - Foster Grandparent Program

Foster Grandparents are role models, mentors, and tutors to at-risk children in an educational setting. The program provides a way for volunteers to stay active by serving children and youth in their communities. All one needs to join is the ability to give the kind of comfort and love that sets a child on the path toward a successful future. If individuals are 55 or older and want to share their experience and compassion, then they have what it takes to be a Foster Grandparent. GECAC will provide a stipend or other benefits that enable individuals to participate as Foster Grandparents without cost to themselves .

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Volunteer Service Programs
Volunteer Opportunities

United Way of the Capital Region - Youth Volunteer

Offers technical assistance to school volunteer programs, informs school of current volunteer opportunities available to their students, and develops opportunities in conjunction with area non-profit agencies.

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Volunteer Opportunities

Union-Snyder Agency on Aging, Inc. - Lewisburg Senior Center

Provides socialization, fun activities, educational programs, guest speakers, exercise classes, hot, nutritious meals and volunteer opportunities. General center daily activities include blood pressure screenings, exercise classes, crafts and games, bingo, table games, computer labs, inspirational speakers, pot luck, dining out and day trips.

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Senior Centers

Diakon Child, Family and Community Ministries - Diakon Child, Family and Community Ministries

Offers a range of human services for seniors. Programs include senior volunteer opportunities, volunteer home care, senior community centers, Health & Wellness programs, Living & Learning after 50, classes and events, Meals on Wheels, and Apprise Medicare counseling

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Personal Care

Habitat for Humanity - Low Cost Building Materials/Supplies, Beaver County

Sells used construction and building materials at low prices, with a focus on home improvement items such as furniture, home accessories, building materials and appliances. Accepts donations and arranges for pick ups. Volunteer opportunities for individuals and groups.

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Volunteer Opportunities
Donation Pickups
Low Cost Building Materials/Supplies

Toys for Tots Southeast - Toys for Tots Local Campaign Finder

Provides an interactive online list of local toy distribution campaigns, searchable by Pennsylvania city and county, and provides information for how to apply to receive toys for each campaign location.

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Toy/Game Donation Programs
Holiday Gifts/Toys
Volunteer Opportunities

Lycoming County SPCA - Animal Services

Operates a full-service shelter that provides services such as shelter, emergency treatment, investigation and prosecution of cruelty and abuse complaints, pet spaying and neutering, adoption, counseling, education, outreach, and humane care. Volunteer opportunities to work at the facility are available.

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Neuter/Spay Services
Animal Shelters
Cruelty to Animals Investigation
Volunteer Opportunities
Animal Adoption

Diakon Child, Family and Community Ministries - Community Services for Seniors

Offers services and programs to seniors, ages 50 and above. Includes: PA MEDI: Trained staff and volunteers assist individuals in navigating the Medicare system and help them to understand all available options. Meals on Wheels: Provides nutritious hot and cold meals to homebound individuals. Health & Wellness: Offers health promotion and disease prevention, fitness classes, walking clubs, and wellness screenings. Living & Learning after 50: Courses, classes, events, trips and workshops for active older adults, including a Senior Expo. Volunteer Opportunities Senior Community Centers: Offer a variety of programs and services as well as lunch-time meals.

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General Health Insurance Information/Counseling
Continuing Education
Physical Fitness
Home Delivered Meals

American Red Cross - Water Safety Training

Teaches swimming at all skill levels, lifeguarding, and water safety.

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Water Safety Education
Recreational Activities/Sports

Potter County Human Services - Volunteer Program

Volunteer opportunities exist in delivering meals, ombudsman, Apprise program, and Senior Center activities.

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Volunteer Opportunities

Franklin Center of Beaver County - Youth Programs

Offers year-round enrichment programs for children and youth. STEM-focused after-school program, and special interest day camps that focus on business, science, the environment, and the arts.

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Youth Enrichment Programs
Special Interest Camps

Franklin County Government - Religious Services

Provides pastoral care to inmates, their families, and jail staff through the chaplain, including approximately 1,000 individual pastoral sessions each year. Offers oversight of daily volunteer-led Bible studies and coordinates weekly worship services for all faiths. Supports inmates and their families through a Christmas gift program for children, a Christmas party for inmates with cookies from local churches, and individual correspondence Bible studies. Conducts mission interpretation visits to local churches and creates opportunities for inmates who want to change and are open to connecting with a congregation. Offers training and guidance to individuals who wish to visit the jail as a Christian witness.

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Inmate Support Services

Dreams Go On, Inc. - Dreams Go On, Inc. Volunteer Opportunities

Offers volunteers opportunities to assist with the programs. Groups, organizations and individuals age 16 and over may volunteer during any of the 6-week sessions. Anyone interested in being part of an incredible team whose goal is to assist our amazing riders is welcome! We also appreciate having volunteers who work around the barn and/or office.

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Volunteer Opportunities

Project SHARE of Carlisle - Harvest Share

Invites all sportsmen and sportswomen to share their harvest. Seeks and offers deer, turkey, bear, and fish.

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Food Donation Programs
Recreational Activities/Sports
Donation Drop Off Points
Volunteer Opportunities