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BSST Area Agency On Aging - PA MEDI

Helps beneficiaries understand and enroll in their Medicare and other health insurance benefits, including the Medicare prescription benefit; files appeals, assists with billing/claim issues, and helps with applying for eligibility assistance program that may help lower Medicare costs. Volunteer training provided.

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Volunteer Opportunities
General Health Insurance Information/Counseling
Medicare Information/Counseling

Family Services of NW PA - Big Brothers Big Sisters

Provides an evidence-based mentoring program that helps children realize their potential and build their futures by creating and supporting one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. The program provides adult role models to young children in the community. Volunteers are matched through common interests in hopes that the volunteer is able to enhance the child's life as well as broaden their horizons. Volunteers are trained to look for teachable moments to develop social, academic, physical skills as well as introduce new hobbies, cultural, recreational, and environmental experiences.

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Volunteer Opportunities
Mentoring Programs

Habitat for Humanity - Low Cost Building Materials/Supplies, Armstrong 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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Donation Pickups
Low Cost Building Materials/Supplies
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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In Home Respite Care
Volunteer Opportunities
Friendly Visiting

Mental Health America of Lancaster County - Compeer Lancaster

Matches volunteers in one-to-one relationships with adults who are recovering from mental illness. Their friendship provides structured opportunities for socialization which decreases loneliness and increases well being and confidence in the clients. Some opportunities include meeting for coffee, visiting local museums, going out to eat and taking walks together. Other volunteer opportunities include making a 15 minute phone call each week to an individual waiting for one-to-one friend. Program is also available to veterans.

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Transitional Mental Health Services
Volunteer Opportunities
Mentoring Programs

PAChildren's Aid Society, Southern PA District Church of the Brethren (CASSD) - Crisis Nursery

Offers 1 to 72-hour short-term respite care for children ages birth through six years old. Serves as a 24-hour hotline for families in crisis. Prevents child abuse and neglect through respite, support, education, and counseling services. Seeks volunteers.

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Volunteer Opportunities
Child Abuse Prevention
Parenting Helplines
Child Abuse Hotlines
Crisis Nurseries/Child Care

American Red Cross - International Services/Restoring Family Links

Offers tracing services for people in the community who have been separated from their relatives (citizens of other countries) due to war, civil disturbance, or natural disaster. Operates a Holocaust and War Victims Tracing Information Center.

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Missing Persons Location Assistance
International Refugee Relief

No Longer Bound - Prevention and Training Services

Provides an after school community -based prevention education programs for youths.

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Youth Enrichment Programs
Substance Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Parenting Skills Classes
Diabetes Management Clinics
Extended Child Care
Volunteer Opportunities
Weight Management

McBride Memorial Library Berwick - Volunteer Opportunities

Provides Volunteer opportunities.

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Volunteer Recruitment/Placement

NephCure - Advocacy

Supports and facilitates research into effective treatments for Nephrotic Syndrome. Advocates for federal funding and provides support, connections, and education for patients and their families. Also recruits patient support and advocacy volunteers.

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Advocacy
Health Related Advocacy Groups
Funding
Volunteer Opportunities
Research

RSVP Volunteers - Elementary Literacy Program

Recruits and trains volunteer reading coaches to increase literacy development by expanding opportunities for children to have shared adult-child book reading time, ultimately helping youth read on grade level by 3rd grade and stay on track to school success. Both in person and virtual opportunities are available.

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Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer Service Programs
School Readiness Programs
Literacy Programs
Tutoring Services

United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania - Volunteer Opportunities

Offers volunteer opportunities. Sign up here.

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Volunteer Opportunities

AmeriCorps - Volunteer Opportunities

Offers volunteer opportunities.

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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

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

Historic Rock Ford - Historic Preservation

Provides opportunities to connect with and explore the life of Edward Hand, the diverse communities and material culture of early Lancaster County, and the complex issues that shaped our nation in its formative years by preserving and interpreting Historic Rock Ford and its collections.

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Museums
Volunteer Opportunities
Historic Preservation

Center for Community Action - Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP)

Provides volunteer opportunities for Seniors at local non-profit organizations.

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Volunteer Opportunities
Older Adults
Volunteer Service Programs
Volunteer Recruitment/Placement

Salvation Army - Reading - Modelo One-To-One Mentoring

Pairs adults in a one-on-one mentoring relationship with our upper-elementary and middle school students to encourage higher-education, foster long term relationships, and develop self-confidence in the students.

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Volunteer Opportunities
Mentoring Programs

Factory Ministries - Factory Market

Provides food for Pequea Valley community members experiencing food insecurity. The market is designed to make sure that everyone knows that they deserve a dignified shopping experience.

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Volunteer Opportunities
COVID-19
Food Pantries

Food Connect - Food App

Provides a mobile app and website designed to make it fast, simple, and safe to donate surplus food in realtime to a local shelter. Donations are tax deductible.

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Volunteer Opportunities
Food Donation Programs

Washington County Senior Centers - Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program

Provides eligible individuals with vouchers to purchase Pennsylvania-grown produce at participating farmers’ markets and farm stands. Vouchers are distributed in the summer and may be used through November.

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Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program Applications

Pennsylvania Court Appointed Special Advocates - Advocacy

Recruits, trains, and supervises community volunteers to accept court-appointed cases of abuse and neglect. Volunteer advocates investigate and monitor facts in the case and present their findings and recommendations to the presiding children's court judge.

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Volunteer Opportunities

Habitat for Humanity - Sweat Equity Program

Weatherization services including, but not limited to: roof replacement, furnaces repair/replacement, windows, doors, insulation and ductwork. Work is completed through a contractor and financed through a 1% interest loan that covers the cost of repairs.

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Weatherization Programs

Mercer County Mentoring - Community Site Based Program

Encourages any group such as a church, club, or community organization to host a site for mentors and children to meet on a weekly basis.

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Volunteer Opportunities

A Woman's Place - Education and Outreach

Promotes safety, justice, and equality through community awareness events, outreach programs, workshops, trainings, coalition work, and also counseling and hotlines.

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Volunteer Training
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
General Crime Prevention Programs
Domestic Violence Issues
Outreach Programs
Workshops/Symposiums
Volunteer Opportunities