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Provides clothing to those in need. Offers volunteer opportunities. Accepts monetary donations and donations of toiletries and clothing for men and women.

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

Matches adults, age 55 and older, with volunteer opportunities that suit their skills, interests, and availability. Volunteers can receive AmeriCorp Member Benefits during term of service including living allowance, money for college/trade school, loan deferment, professional development, and an alumni network.

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.

Provides age-appropriate fire and burn prevention education to children. Teaches those who are most venerable for risk of burns, how to protect themselves and others from injury by giving them the knowledge and tools they need to be safe. Programs are operated at early learning centers, elementary schools and middle schools. Includes: Home Safe Home Young Adventurers Club Flick Fire & Burn Safety Program The Great Escape

Collects, stores, and sends surplus food. Offers volunteer opportunities.

Provides air conditioned space during extreme heat emergencies

Working with the local community, the Schuylkill United Way raises and distributes funds to 15 partner human service agencies in Schuylkill County.

Screens individuals and families and provides application assistance for Dollar Energy Fund grants and hardship programs.

Partners with families in need of decent, affordable housing. Homeowners help build their own homes alongside volunteers and pay an affordable mortgage.

Provides refurbished medical equipment to people in UPMC Horizon's service area who lack the insurance coverage or means to buy new medical equipment. Accepts donations of used equipment from individuals, as well as volunteers to help support the program.

Provides a wide range of services designed to work with clients to thrive in the home environment best suited to their needs. Assessment of need is done through our office and we work with volunteers and subcontractors to deliver appropriate service. Some of the services are: A) Home Delivered Meals: A meal is provided to functionally disabled, home-bound, or convalescent people age 60+ B) Personal Care Service: Provides personal grooming help - bathing, dressing, feeding, toileting and transferring C) Respite Care: Program designed to provide relief to the primary caregiver. Eligibility and hours will be determined in the assessment process D) Chore Service: Minor home repair may be possible when safety and necessary upkeep is required E) Protective Services: Reports of abuse can be made by calling 717-334-9296 or 800-548-3240 24 hours a day

Cultivates a community garden. Distributes produce to community members in need. Provides volunteer opportunities.

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.

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

UDS service dogs are provided with proper training from the time they are pups for over two years by a team of dedicated volunteers and professionals. Then, they’re partnered with people who have a mobility disability or autism to help them live fuller lives. They are here to provide help with getting a service dog in PA. * Service Dogs for Mobility Disabilities and Autism: For individuals with autism or have a mobility disability, a UDS service dog can help improve their quality of life. - Pups in the Classroom: Offers facility dogs that are specially trained to help children who struggle in the classroom. - Sponsor a Dog: Their service dog program is supplemented by donations from generous individuals and businesses in the community. - Volunteer With UDS Service Dogs: Learn about all their volunteer opportunities.

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.

Connects young people with adult mentors to help them build confidence, develop life skills, and overcome challenges. The program pairs youth with trained mentors who provide guidance, support, and encouragement, helping them achieve their personal and academic goals.

Prevention Education and Awareness Programming: Offers evidence based and/or research supported strategies to prevent victimization by focusing on conditions that reduce violence. Primary prevention refers to behavior change. These strategies move beyond knowledge and awareness to include opportunities for audiences to learn, practice, and adopt skills and behavior changes that create environments and cultures free from violence. Education/Community Awareness: Provides one time educational and community awareness programs designed to raise an understanding of violence and victimization in the community. Crisis Intervention Volunteer Training: Offers training in para-professional counseling skills to help volunteers to support victims/survivors when they are faced with crisis situations.

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

Operates Adopt-A-Highway, an effective way to reduce the overall cost of litter pick-up in Pennsylvania. Offers volunteer opportunity to clear a two-mile section of state highway two to four times a year. Works to reduce the overall cost of litter pick-up in Pennsylvania.

Operates Adopt-A-Highway, an effective way to reduce the overall cost of litter pick-up in Pennsylvania. Offers volunteer opportunity to clear a two-mile section of state highway two to four times a year. Works to reduce the overall cost of litter pick-up in Pennsylvania.

Volunteer network for people 55 and over that would like to use their skills to help others in their community. Opportunities include packaging/delivering Meals on Wheels, assist at a local food pantry, offer services at local senior center, etc.

Provides an opportunity to raise funds for Salvation Army by ringing a kettle at various retail locations. Starts in mid-November and ends on December 24.

Recruits and trains volunteers to assist across all of the services provided.