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1000 Southern Artery
Senior Center
1000 Southern Artery is Senior Housing for more than 700 residents. Opportunities to serve and volunteer include: Dinner service and/or clean-up: 4:30 – 6:30 (one to two
students at a time- varied days (Mon - Fri). Assisting with special events as needed/scheduled. Assisting with clerical projects as needed.Please call Linda Roach, Activities Director, at 617-471-1000 for more information.
Students and volunteers are encouraged to perform, take part in one of our scheduled activities or come up with an activity they would like to do with the residents on their own.Examples of activities include:ADOPT A GRANDPARENT, TEA, READING, CARD GAMES, ETC.Please contact Kimberly Foley 617-471-1155
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY RELAY FOR LIFE
Thank you to all those who volunteered!!Stay tuned for Summer 2014 opportunities!!
Bernazzani Elementary Spring Festival
Thank you to all who participated!
Stay tuned for 2014 Spring Festival Volunteer information!
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A non-profit organization creates and facilitates volunteer service projects each month, working with a large variety of non-profit agencies in Greater
Boston.Visit: Bostoncares.org
BCNC – Quincy Youth Center1 Billings Road, Unit 103
Quincy MA 02171
BCNC- Quincy Youth Center is looking for youth leaders to be tutors and enrichment leaders for middle school students.
- Volunteer 2 days a week 3-6p.m- Attend weekly fun life skills and leadership workshops-
Join us for the Orientation Kick Off Thurs 9/26 3p.m to learn more. FREE FOOD! Bring your friends!If you’re interested, contact Catalina Tang 617-770-0091 [email protected] and fill out an application in the following link:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1hGeHtAwxMrQcWSKQ1Tx-Tyf9Hxakhdv2goOutWefEpg/viewform
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Gardening and farming opportunities at Brookwood Community Farm.
Date(s) and Time(s): to be scheduled with farmer.Faculty Advisor: Ms. Krieger, Science
For more details: [email protected]
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1419 Hancock St.
Suite 201
Helpers needed for After School Programs!
Camp Fire Eastern Massachusetts is looking for volunteer After School assistants to help out in courses in Quincy Elementary and Middle Schools during the after school hours. The courses we offer include arts & crafts, nature, health, science, and writing. This is a great opportunity for any student interested in teaching or just wanting to give back to younger students in the community!Requirements:• Have interest in working with children• Ready to jump in, have fun, and help keep the kids safe and engaged• Classes are 6 weeks in length you must be able to commit to at least one class and participate in a training session prior to starting.
If you are interested in applying for this position, please e-mail [email protected] with days you are available and why you are interested in this opportunity
Central Middle School
CAMP WING COUNSELORS NEEDED!SEE MS. MCMILLEN @QHS, MS. SHEA, OR MS. QUINLIN AT CENTRAL FOR
APPLICATIONS!
CLEANER, GREENER, QUINCY
Help paint Brill Field inline skating rink onSaturday, September 15
Noon-4pmContact Ms. McMillen ant QHS or Ms. Ginty at NQHS to sign up
CLIFFORD MARSHAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Summer Bridge Reading Program
High School Volunteer needed to assist administrationBeginning July 8th and running through August 1st
8:00am- 11:30am Monday- FridayLooking for mature, bilingual student(s) for office help
Contact: Nick Ahern (617) [email protected]
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Individuals, families and groups are welcome to volunteer.
However, ANY STUDENT UNDER 18 must have an adult with them.
See http://cradlestocrayons.org/boston/volunteer for additional details.
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DARE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
help mentor and educate 5th grade students about dangers of drug and alcohol abuse
4-6pm, from Nov - June (usually 1 or 2 programs scheduled per week...none scheduled on weekends/holidays/school vacations)
Applicants will be interviewed by Off. Don Sautter and Off. John Grazioso
Contact them at 617-745-5735 or [email protected]
Quincy Lodge of Elks
High School Volunteers needed to help out at the upcoming special events:
Senior DinnerDecember 4th, 2012 4pm-8pm
6-8 High school volunteers needed to assist the Elks with set-up, clean-up and serving.
Contact: Jim Folk, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, (617)472-2223 or at [email protected]
Future Chefs offers opportunities to volunteer at food-related fundraising events.
Students must be a member. FYI, Future Chefs is a large commitment, students meet five time per month, they also contribute to an outside
events, only some of which qualify for community service.Dates: Opportunities vary throughout the year.
Contact: Chef Noe, QHS, Culinary Department, QHS
Team Up with Friends of the Blue Hills to Green Up the Blue Hills!
Thanks to all those who volunteered this past spring!
Stay tuned for the 2014 Spring Festival!
GERMANTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER(a part of the YMCA)
366 Palmer Street
Quincy, MA 02169
“We provide services for families for all in Quincy.” Summer camp kids’ activities, field trips over the summer and school
vacationsContact: Alice at [email protected]
AFTER SCHOOL Volunteer:Time: 3:00- 5:30pm Duration: At least 1 full semesterDay: Monday - Friday (Any one or two days per week)Responsibilities:- Assist in academic and recreational activities for students from grade 1-5- Check / Correct the student's homework
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1 Linden Street, Quincy MA 02170617.639.5797
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- Give instruction to the students when they need help with their homework.- Join the outdoor activities with the students
*Must be in good academic standing*Must fill out appropriate paperwork prior to volunteering. See website for details
Contact: Joady Lin 617-639-5797 [email protected] or [email protected]
See http://gbfb.volunteerhub.com for opportunities
Kathryn PrioliCommunity Relations Manager781 337-7744 [email protected]
Opportunities to come! www.sshabitat.org
HELPING HANDS ESSENTIALS PANTRY
Emergency Food Center1 Copeland StreetQuincy, MA 02169
(617) 471-0796
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Opportunities include:- Serve as "personal shoppers" during Pantry openings- meet and greet guests, review their request list for the month, then fill and deliver bags of personal care items- Serve as translators: mostly ASL and Mandarin/Cantonese- Running a collection drive at school- Assist with Pantry shoppingDates: Second Saturday of each month Hours: 9:30-11:30 a.m.Contact: Kristen Poulin at 617-645-0079, [email protected].
HOLLY HILL FARM – a certified organic farm, Cohasset, Mass. Some of the produce grown here is
donated to Quincy’s Father Bill’s.
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Saturdays from 1-4pm (must be scheduled in advance -- a minimum of 4 students is suggested.)
Duties to include but not limited to: making compost, weeding, assisting in the fencing of animals and their care, or barnyard and garden chores.
Visit: www.hollyhillfarm.org for particulars about Holly Hill Farm’s mission and offerings.
Contact (to be made BY STUDENT): Jon Belber, 781-383-6565. Email: [email protected]
HOUGHS NECK COMMUNITY CENTER
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Houghs Neck ChowdaFestSaturday, September 14th
Help with set-up of tables and chairs, hang signs & banners, serve food, empty trash barrels and help with clean up.
Contact: Cynthia at H.N.C.C 617-376-1385
Impact Quincy, a program of Bay State Community Services, is a community advocacy group that works to prevent underage drinking and substance abuse. You may recognize the Impact Quincy (IQ) through the Trivia Competition or the Game Show held at the high school.
IQ has a community service opportunity called, “Sticker Shock.” Sticker Shock is a project in collaboration with local package stores and pizza shops to raise adult
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awareness that buying alcohol for minors is both unsafe and illegal. To accomplish this, IQ creates customer bags and stickers with an informational message to discourage adults purchasing alcohol for minors.
Impact Quincy is looking for Quincy high school age youth to help with this project
You can earn up to 10 community service hours during June and/or July With an Impact Quincy Program Coordinator, volunteers will help to
distribute stickers and bags to pizza shops and package stores This opportunity might lead to a job as a Peer Advocate at Impact
Quincy during the school yearIf interested or if you would like more information contact Annelie Stavis at [email protected] or 617.471.8400 x 209
105 Adams Street, Quincy.Click here for more information
Limited positions are available for food pantry or thrift shop work during school vacations (December, February, April, and summer). Four positions are available for each shift offered. Pantry hours are Monday-Friday 9:30 am-12:30 pm and Thrift Shop hours are Monday-Friday 12:30-3:30 pm.
Visit: www.interfaithsocialservices.org for more details.Contact (to be made BY STUDENT): Paula Daniels at 617-773-6203 x28. Email: [email protected]
Josiah Quincy House20 Muirhead Street
Quincy, Mass. 02170
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Discover Quincy Days
Saturday October 5, 201310am-3pm
Volunteers needed to help with children’s colonial period activities.Contact: Melinda Huff
Lincoln Hancock School Lincoln Hancock media center and computer lab is looking for volunteers needed after school. Any time you can give would be a great help! Our immediate need involves shelving books, but other opportunities may arise as the school year progresses.
Contact: John Cain at [email protected]
Montclair School Holiday Shopping Expo 2013Saturday, November 16, 2013
@QHSLooking for 20 volunteers to help assist vendors and crafters with set up from 8:00-10:00 am4-6 volunteers to help during the sale hours from 10:00-3:0020 volunteers to help with the clean-up from 3:00-5:00pm
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Interested volunteers can contact us at: [email protected] or by reaching out to our President, Maureen Whooley at [email protected]
PARKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSummer Bridge Reading Program
High School Volunteer needed to assist administrationBeginning July 8th and running through August 1st
8:00am- 11:30am Monday- FridayLooking for mature, bilingual student(s) for office help
Contact: Deirdre Murphy (617) [email protected]
POINT WEBSTER
MIDDLE SCHOOL
SPORTS: help with cross country, volleyball, swimming, track or other sports during their season. Looking for 2-4 hour commitment. Contact: Ms. Barrett at: [email protected]: offered in the fall, winter and spring. Looking for 1-4 hour/week commitment. Contact Ms. Cunniff: at [email protected]
DRAMA/THEATRE: offered in the spring. Looking for 1-4 hour/week commitment: Contact Ms. Rogers at: [email protected]
HOMEWORK OR ACADEMIC SUPPORT: Monday-Thursday, after school, 1-2 hour per week commitment: Contact: Ms. Barrett at: [email protected]
Quincy After School Child Care, Inc.
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QCARE is looking for volunteers to work with kids ages 5-13 at our After School Programs and at our Summer Program.
If you are at least 15 years old, a sophomore in high school or older, and you enjoy interacting and working with children, click on the
link below to find out how you can make a difference in the life of a child.
Contact Angela at:[email protected]
QUINCY ANIMAL
SHELTER
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Quincy Animal Shelter is delighted with the interest from our Quincy Public School students. They suggest that a group project would be best: team-up with other students and organize drives (lemonade stands, bake sales, etc ). Or, they would lovesome creative help in finding ways to advertise the shelter: posters or banners.
Quincy Art AssociationQuincy Art Association Presents:Annual ArtsFestSeptember 21st & 22nd, 2013Looking for volunteers to work in the Kid’s activities tent.Hours available 10am-5pm
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Contact Karen at [email protected]
QUINCY ASIAN RESOURCES
Click here for more informationLUNAR NEW YEAR & AUGUST MOON
FESTIVALS
Please see the QARI website at www.quincyasianresources.org for more details.Thank you to all who volunteered at the annual August Moon Festival!Student volunteers are still needed for this year’s Lunar New Year Festival, contact Peter for more information.
PLEASE SEE PETER AT QUINCY ASIAN RESOURCES TO OBTAIN HIS SIGNATURE ON YOUR VERIFICATION OF COMMUNITY SERVICE FORM.
Contact: [email protected] CAN
(Climate Action Network)Looking for dedicated, responsible students who are interested in working with QCAN toward our environment and energy goals in Quincy.
Volunteer Opportunities include:
1. Intern-like role: student(s) help with ongoing communication needs. Beginning in the fall for only a few hours a month.
2. Event Help: as needed/available
Contact: [email protected] or see http://www.quincycan.org for more details.
Quincy Career Center152 Parkingway, Quincy
Computer-savvy volunteers needed to work in Resource Room assisting job-seeking customers with Word and Outlook functions (i.e. working with e-mails, attachments, and job sites).
The Center is open from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily.
If you are available after-school or during school breaks, please Contact: Mike Carco at [email protected]
Quincy Council on AgingKennedy Center
440 E. Squantum St.,Quincy, MA, 02171
(617) 376-1246
The Kennedy Center is a center for senior information and activities.
Contact: Linda Bowes at 617-376-1245
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QUINCY HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
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Request for opportunities has been made.
Quincy Track Club’s spring program, operating Monday through Fridays 6 to 8pm, from May to July at the new Faxon Field, needs volunteers to:
Teach and coach track and field events Time/score events (meets every Friday) Concession and apparel sales
If interested contact Director, Geoff Hennessy, at 617-510-1456, or [email protected]
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Quincy Youth Baseball & Softball is a non-profit, all volunteer organization. The sole purpose of Quincy Youth Baseball & Softball is to provide quality
recreation for the youth of Quincy
See Coach Sommers @QHS orCoach Ginty @ NQHS for more information
QUINCY YOUTH SOCCER
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Quincy Youth Soccer TOPSoccer (soccer program for players with special needs) is seeking volunteers on Sundays from 12 noon - 1:15p from
9/8/13 - 11/3/13 Under 6 (U6) "First Kicks" Program is seeking coaches for Saturday
morning program 9-10a from 9/7/13 - 11/2/13 Soccer players are preferred. To volunteer students must email
[email protected] to inquire about the programs.
Esther R. Sanger Center for Compassion, Inc.P.O. Box 31 s Quincy, MA 02170-0001 s
617-847-6967
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The Esther R. Sanger Center for Compassion is dedicated to advancing a culture of compassion. We strive to fulfill this mission through a commitment to meeting the needs of the disenfranchised and marginalized members of Boston's South Shore community.Volunteer Orientations are being held on the following dates:Thursday, September 12, 3:00 – 4:00 PMSaturday, September 14, 10:00 – 11:00 AMSaturday, September 21, 9:30 – 10:30 AMSaturday, October 5, 9:30 – 10:30 AMThursday, October 24, 7:00 – 8:00 PM
To reserve a spot or get informationcall 617-847-6967
email [email protected] the “Contact” form at SangerCenter.org
Samaritans 5KWho: 150+ Volunteers needed!What: Samaritans 15th Annual
“Run for Someone Else’s Life” 5KWhen: Saturday, September 28, 2013Where: Artesani Park, located on Soldier’s Field Road in Brighton
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If your group would like to volunteer at the 2013 Samaritans 5K - no matter the size - please contact Event Director, Garrett Owen, at [email protected] or 617-536-2460
SCA Massachusetts AmeriCorps
Trail Work Project
***Thank you to all who participated***Thursday, February 21 from 10 am to 3 pmSquantum Point Park in QuincyLearn how to do trail work: prune the trails, pick up trash, and more.Tools and safety equipment provided. Please dress for outside work and come for as long as you like.
For more information, contact: Jessica Harwood at [email protected]; 413-339-6631
SNUG HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Student Volunteers needed to help out in the Library.When: Everyday afterschool 3pm-4pm
Contact: Ms. McNeil 617-984-8763
More Opportunities to follow!
STERLING MIDDLE SCHOOL Opportunities for volunteers include: Mentoring Help with various sports teams Homework Club
Contact (to be made by student prior to service)Ms. Mitchell at [email protected]
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Opportunities abound!
Contact Mr. [email protected]
THOMAS CRANE
LIBRARY
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Opportunities for high school students at the Thomas Crane Public Library do exist, but they are much more
involved and require a long-term commitment.
For details on volunteer opportunities, see: http://thomascranelibrary.org/connect/volunteer-library
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***Thank you to all who participated!!!***
Quincy High School and N.Q. High will both be organizing teams of both walkers and volunteers. Please see Ms. McMillen in D-211 @QHS or Ms. Ginty in the Gym @NQHS for registration material
WOLLASTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLThe Wollaston School Annual Harvest Festival
Event time and date TBAThis is our annual fundraising event which helps for fund projects for the Wollaston
School Community all year long.Volunteer opportunities include face painting for the younger children,
running games, running bouncy houses and obstacle course, assisting with crafts.
Please contact Principal Jim Hennessy at 617-984-8791 or Event Co-Chair Eileen Enos at 617-770-0098.
WORK Inc. is located at:25 Beach St.
Dorchester, MA 02122(just over the Neponset Bridge)
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“It is the mission of WORK Inc. to ensure that all individuals with disabilities have the ability to grow, the right to make choices, access to education, and the opportunity to participate in
community life via meaningful work”
High school volunteers needed for the following upcoming events:Halloween Party
October 25th 6pm-8pmFamily Support Center Annual Open House
November 1st 6pm-8pmFamily Holiday Dinner
December 13th 6pm-8pm
Contact: Amanda Bernasconi at 617-691-1555 if interested.
Quincy Location:
There are a variety of volunteer opportunities at the South Shore YMCA, Quincy Branch. Volunteers are needed to assist with youth programs, special events, and more! Volunteer applications are available at the Welcome Center at the Quincy YMCA, 79 Coddington St., Quincy or on our website, www.ssymca.orgFor more information, please contact Courtney Gray, Volunteer Involvement Coordinator at (617)479-8500 X160 or [email protected]
Chinatown Location8 Oak St. WBoston, Ma02116
Contact: Dave Monroe, (617) 426-2237 [email protected]
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