The Volunteer Center of Yavapai County recruits willing volunteers to match with nonprofit agencies
and businesses in Yavapai County. Volunteers make the difference by providing extra help, creative
ideas and skills, while enhancing their lives and those of the people they serve.
Check out our current listing of volunteer oportunities and see what others have already found out;
volunteering will make a difference in the lives of others, fullfill a sense of purpose in your own.
You can utilize your experience, meet new people, build new skills and be a part of the solution by
making an impact in our community.
Anyone under the age of 18 please review the opportunities listed below and if you cannot find
any volunteer job you want that will accept your age please contact YOUTH COUNT at
928-708-0100.
Last Update 8-23-10
Any United Way Partner Organizations interested in listing their volunteer information on our
website please email us at uwin@cableone.net
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Boys & Girls Club 8/31/10
Volunteer Opportunities for our Annual
"STARS FOR KIDS" Gala
Friday, September 24, 2010
Contact Maureen 928-776-8686
Check-In
Greeting guests, passing out Programs, show seating arrangements, etc.
Arrive at 5:00 pm and work one hour to maybe an hour and one half.
Check-Out
Assistance in gathering silent auction clip boards, record bidder numbers,
give bidder winners their auction items.
Time for check out is 8:30 - 9:00 pm. For those only doing check-out they
need to arrive at 6:30 pm and stay until 10:00 pm
Set-Up / Friday Steptember 24 at 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Setting out decorations, table toppers, kids pictures, posters, lights and
final silent auction items on tables in numerical order.
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AWEE
(Arizona Women's Education & Employment)
805 Whipple St., Ste. C
Prescott, AZ 86301
for further information please call 778-3010 mornings from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
1. Clothing Closet Volunteer:
Keep the clothing organized and in the correct size category.
Sorting and hanging new donations.
2. Clerical:
Volunteers for afternoons at AWEE answering phones, updating our job book,
helping lcleints with the computers, greeting people when they arrive.
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West Yavapai Guidance Clinic
Prescott, AZ
Ongoing Volunteer Opportunity
Age requirement is 55 years and older (these are seniors helping peers so they need to be 55)
Are you a Senior who wants to help other Seniors focus on their strengths while respecting their
individual needs and wishes? Do you want to offer personal empowerment and be a large part of
someone's success story? Do you know someone who fits this description? A neighbor, friend or
family member? You will learn new skills while creating a sense of purpose in your life. And most
importantly, you will be a model for successful aging. Contact the Mary Anne Halvorson at the
Senior Peer Program (a prevention program at West Yavapai Guidance Clinic at 445-5211,
ext. 2672 or m.halvorson@wygc.org.
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Stepping Stones
ONGOING Volunteer Job Opportunities
Director of Gratitude
The ideal candidate will be energetic have an outgoing personality, have basic computer skills and be
willing to put their creativity to work. The Director of Gratitude will be responsible for all acknolegement
opportunities for Stepping Stones to include acknoledgement of community partners, donors, staff and
volunteers. The time commitment is approximately 8 hours a week. If this sounds like something you
may be interested in, contact Mayra at 772-4184 or send your resume to 772-3944 or
mayra@steppingstonesaz.org.
Hosts or Hostesses
Step One Community Center is looking for two friendly individuals to serve as Hosts or Hostesses.
The ideal candidates will be highly energetic, enjoy working with the public, and have basic computer
skills. If working in a fun environment for the approximately 8 hours a week sounds like something
you may be interesed in, contact Mayra at 772-4184 or send your resume to 772-3944 or
mayra@steppingstonesaz.org.
Volunteer to Work with Families
We are looking for a volunteer to work with families trying to get back on their feet. The Transitional
Housing Advocate will work with families in the Stepping Stones Agencies Transitional Housing program
on case management and service planning. No experience in social services is necessary - all training
will be provided. The ideal candidate will enjoy working with people, be detail oriented, and have
excellent written documentation skills. The time commitment is approximately 4 hours a week. If this
sounds like somethings you may be interested in, contact Mayra at 772-4184 or send your resume to
772-3944 or mayra@steppingstonesaz.org.
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Feed the Hungry
ONGOING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
Ages under 18 must be supervised
This organization provides service to feed those in need every Saturday in the Salvation Army Dining
room on South Montezume Street. The Salvation Army feeds five days a week. Anyone interested
in preparing and serving a meal on one or more Saturdays, please call Cindy Campbell at 445-4351
or Sue Malarkey at 445-2023. A lot of help is needed and you will be blessed beyond words.
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Northland Cares
ONGOING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
Age 18 or older
Volunteers are needed to answer phones, assist in the front office and help with speical events, Monday
through Thursday. We are also in need of a volunteer to do general cleaning for one hour, once a week.
Call Nancy Brick, volunteer coordinator, at 776-4612, ext. 15 to set any appointment with Roger Gonzales.
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The Center for Adult Day Service
ONGOING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
Age 18 or older
A 501c3 non-profit organization, is a licensed, free-standing day center offering activities and recreation,
nutritious meals, musical programs and social services for adults dealing with strokes, Alzheimer's
Desease, memory loss, confusion or head injuries and need socialization and health monitoring.
Volunteers are needed to help in many areas including assistance with arts and craft classes,
musical and other entertainment, educational presentations, etc. The Center is open Monday
through Friday from 8 am to 4 pm. Call Elly Little at 445-6384 for more information,
826 Sunset Ave., Prescott.
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Interact
Interact is a club at Bradshaw Mountain High School with over ten youth already in this Rotary youth
organization who help seniors and others in the comunity prune trees and vines. In the Summer they
pick the ripened fruit giving the property owners all they need and then selling the rest to family,
friends or at the local farmer's markets. Some food may also be given to the Yavapai Food
Bank as well.
This club helps our youth earn service hours, assists seniors with harvesting and triming their trees
and vines as well as making money to circulate back into our community. This club is also at
Chino Valley High and North Pointe Expeditionary in Prescott.
CALL MARY TOPERO AT 759-0760 if you know someone with excess fruit or veggies
in need of help come Summer time.
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Yavapai Regional Medical Center
1003 Willow Creek Road
Prescott
Current Volunteer Positions Open (8-5-10)
Age Requirements 14 years and older
Gift Shop
General retail duites, several shifts open.
Advanced Wound Care Center
Supportive services to staff and supplementary services
to patients and families.
Friday morning shift open.
Information Desk
Assist guests at our Information Desk.
Wednesday and Friday evening shifts 4 - 8.
Courtesy Cart Drivers
Provides rides in a golf cart for visitors & patients from parking lot to hospital.
Substitutes needed for morning and afternoon shifts .
Emergency Department
Supportive services to staff and supplementary services to patients and families.
Several shifts open.
Nutrition Services
Assist patients with meal chocies and gather information for
meal satisfaction survey.
Monday shift open.
Musicians
Provide music, especially bedside for our music program.
Flexible scheduling.
Clowns
Training to be scheduled soon for our therapeutic clown program.
Flexible scheduling.
Snack Cart
Snack cart is pushed throughout the facility to provide refreshments for employees
and visitors. Wednesday and Friday morning shifts open
Volunteer shifts are generally 4 hours once a week
New volunteer orientations are held once a month
CONTACT THE VOLUNTEER SERVICE DEPARTMENT
Nancy or Sue AT 928-771-5678 FOR MORE INFO
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Women's Shelter (PAWS) - Prescott
ONGOING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
Need food providers and servers for evening meals.
Need help to deliver meals and snack items at 6 pm daily.
Need bagels, cream cheese and fresh fruit or any kind of healthy snacks or dinner entres.
(spaghetti, macaroni and cheese, soups, etc)
PAWS
336 N. Rush St.
Prescott
leave message at 928-778-5933 OR email to estone@ycvp.org
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Sedona Community Center
ONGOING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
928-282-2834
SccSedona.org
Meals on Wheels Drivers:
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Any age with a driver's license, insurance and a car. Work once weekly (or more) from
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10:30 AM - 12:30 PM delivering meals to homebound seniors. ALL TRAINING INCLUDED.
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Can work from the West Sedona outlet or the Village of Oak Creek outlet. FREE LUNCH
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ON DAY OF SERVICE!
Lunch Servers:
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Camp Verde Adult Reading Program
ONGOING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
395 S. Main St., Room 305
Camp Verde, AZ 86322
Cottonwood LEARN Lab (in the DES Building)
1500 E. Cherry St.
Cottonwood, AZ 86326
Contact Person: All initial volunteer contacts should be made through Anne Hoy, Program
Director first at 928-567-3187 or email anneh@cvarp.org
Age Requirement: 16 years of age and older.
All correspondence please mail to Camp Verde Adult Reading Program, PO Box 733,
Camp Verde, AZ 86322
We can use volunteers for a variety of tasks:
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Welcoming students and helping them complete their enrollment paperwork
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Tutoring students in problem areas
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Filing and organizing materials
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Preparing fundraising activities
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Preparing mailings and distributing fliers
Prior teaching experience is a big plus, but not required for all tasks.
We can use volunteers from 1 hour a week to 3 hours once or even twice a week and
we are flexible when scheduling prople with varying hours on Monday through
Thursday.
BOTH LOCATIONS ARE CLOSED ON FRIDAYS, SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS.
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Catholic Charities ONGOING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
Prescott
Contact Person: Haley Hyatt
928-778-2531 ext. 54079
Age: 16 with supervision and older
Catholic Charities offers a diverse range of social services that stregthen families, protects
and nutures children and supports people in crisis of all ages and faiths. They need your help.
There are several regular and event based volunteer opportunities available within our organization.
We need volunteers for The Medical Loan Closet who loan out for a small fee walkers, wheel
chairs, toilet risers, etc. There is phone and interfacing with the public and the hours are from
9 am to 1 pm on every Thursday and Friday.
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Central Arizona Food Bank ONGOING UNTIL PROJECT COMPLETE
654 Main St.
Cottonwood, AZ 86326
Contact Person: Ed Naylor - 928-634-7447
Age: 18 or older
Will work with court ordered people.
We are developing reliable service statistics for our area.
Volunteers must be computer literate and able to enter basic client information in an Excel program
on a MAC computer. The work is easy but tedious. Training is provided and Mr. Naylor is often
with the volunteers.
The days of work are on Wednesdays and Fridays when the food bank is closed. The hours are
9 am - 12 pm or 1 - 4 pm and there is some flexibility in times. Transportation is not provided but
coffee is. If more information is needed, please call 928-634-7447.
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