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Volunteer in the Community | Volunteer Agencies in Santa Fe
HUDV 170 - Volunteer in the Community Contact Information:
Jessica Lawless - Instructor
Email: jessica.lawless@sfcc.edu
Adjunct Faculty Office: 428-1632
This is a list of sites that students enrolled in HUDV 170 Volunteer in the Community can choose to volunteer with. If you are a SFCC or Santa Fe community member looking for volunteer opportunities, feel free to contact any of these organizations on your own.
If you are a student interested in earning credit for volunteer service it is OK to contact any of the agencies below before attending an HUDV 170 enrollment session but you must be enrolled in the course to receive credit for volunteer service.
If you are enrolling in HUDV 170 and want to volunteer for a site not listed below please bring the information to your enrollment session along with the student guidebook (link below and on previous page)
HUDV 170 Student Guidebook - Adobe Acrobat (PDF)
Get Acrobat ReaderAGENCY LIST(catagories include Animals; Arts/Media/Film/; Community Outreach and Advocacy; Education; Environment and Sustainability; Food and Hunger; Healthcare; Homeless Services; Legal Services and Advocacy; Violence Prevention; Youth; Miscellaneous agencies)
ANIMALS
Agency: Espanola Valley Humane Society
Address: 108 Hamm Parkway Espanola, NM 87532
Volunteer Supervisor: Santa Fe /Nina Chiotasso
Phone: 470-1278
e-mail: EVHSnina@gmail.com
Website: http://www.espanolashelter.org
Job Description/Responsibilities: Help in the resale store, walk, cuddle and groom the animals; landscaping, photography, orgainizing, help in any way. Training is offered.
Qualifications: love animals and not be allergic to cats and dogs. May have to clean up some messes.
Commitment: 4 hours per month
Agency: Felines and Friends
Address: 369 Montezuma Ave. # 320 Santa fe, NM 87501
Volunteer Supervisor: David Schultz Phone: 930-8010
e-mail:askfelinesandfriends@yahoo.com
Website: www.felineandfriends.com
Job Description/Responsibilities: Care for cats at the adoption center at Petco in Santa Fe one day per week. Assist with cleaning cages on Sunday, noon- 2:00 PM.
Qualifications: Responsible, mature, good judgement in caring for kittens. Prefer 18 or older.
Volunteer a minimum of 2 hours per week.
Agency: The Horse Shelter
Address: call for directions-located in Cerrillos
Volunteer Supervisor: Georgia Smith
Phone: 471-6179
e-mail: info@thehorseshelter.org
Job Description/Responsibilities: yardwork, walking, grooming and feeding the horses, no experience necessary. Love the horses. Very rewarding!
Agency: Kindred Spirits
Address: call for directions- off of Highway 14
Volunteer Supervisor: Ulla Pedersen
Phone: 471-5366
e-mail: kindredspiritsnm@earthlink.net
Website: http://www.kindredspiritsnm.org/
Job Description/Responsibilities: Clean, brush and love the older dogs, horses and fowl. Help with yardwork and landscaping, carpentry, plumbing, electrical, gardening, special events. Love animals.
Time Commitment: 1 day per week
Qualifications: Love animals, references required, maintain own health insurance
Agency: Santa Fe Animal Shelter & Humane Society
Address: 100 Caja del Rio Rd Santa Fe, NM 87507
Volunteer Supervisor: Mary Hendrix
Phone: 983-4309 x 128
e-mail: mhendrix@sfhumanesociety.org
Website: http://www.sfhumanesociety.org/
Job Description/Responsibilities: walk dogs, socialize with cats, work in the shelter resale store- Look What the Cat Dragged in, greet people at the front desk, work in clinic, data processing, foster parent puppies or kittens for 2-6 weeks.Additional training is offered for the particular position assigned. Download volunteer and foster parent application at their website.
ARTS/MEDIA/FILM
Agency: Center for Contemporary Arts
Address: 1050 Old Pecos Trail Santa Fe, NM 87505
Volunteer Supervisor: Lacy Adams, Administrative Director
Phone: 982-1338 x 22
e-mail: lacy@ccasantafe.org
Website: http://www.ccasantafe.org/
Job Description/Responsibilities: installing shows in the gallery, take tickets at film events, help with grant research, docents, archiving, mailings, phones. For every 2 hours of volunteer service you receive a free movie pass.
Qualifications: must be 18
Time: Monday- Friday for office help, 10-4; evenings and weekends for ticket takers.
Agency: Chamber Music Festival
Address: 239 Johnson Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Volunteer Supervisor: Sarah Weiler
Phone: 983-2075 x 111
e-mail: sarah@sfcmf.org
Website: http://www.sfcmf.org/
Job Description/Responsibilities: Usher for summer concerts, office help, box office and/or giftshop
Qualifications: work in fast paced environment, love music, good organizational skills
Agency: El Museo Cultural
Address:555 Camino de la Familia, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Volunteer Supervisor: Maria Martinez at 992-0591
e-mail:info@elmuseocultural.org
Website: http://www.elmuseocultural.org/
Job Description/Responsibilities: Become culturally aware of the world. Assist with various assignments related to display of visual arts, support for theater productions, work on community geneology project, or administrative/ marketing projects. Help with the garden, facility and in classes with youth.
Agency: Fine Arts for Children & Teens
Address: 1516 Pacheco Street Santa Fe, NM 87505
Volunteer Supervisor: Cynthis Sandoval
Phone: 992-2787
Job Description/Responsibilities: Love art? Assist with arts programs in or out of the classroom. Training is provided.
Qualifications: Enjoy working with children, patience, be a team player
Time Commitment: one 4 hour shift per week.
Agency: KIDS FIRST!
Address: 112 West San Francisco Street Santa Fe, NM 87501
Volunteer Supervisor: Ranny Levy
Phone: 989-8076
e-mail:ranny@kidsfirst.org
Website: http://www.kidsfirst.org/
Job Description/Responsibilities: Teach children to become critical media users; increase invisibility and availability of quality children's media. Help withbgeneral office work, computer graphics, film festival.
Agency: Museums of New Mexico
Address:
Volunteer Supervisor: Steve Cantrell
Phone: 476-1144
e-mail:steve.cantrell@state.nm.us
Webmail:http://www.museumofnewmexico.org/
Job Description/Responsibilities: Assist curators, public relations, marketing, giftshop, etc.
Hours: Monday- Friday, 8- 5; special events on weekends.
Qualifications: Job specific
Time commitment: 4 hours per week
Museums include:
Museum of Indian Arts & Culture
Fine Arts
Palace of the Governors
Folk Art
Agency: National Dance Institute of New Mexico
Address: 1140 Alto Street, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Volunteer Supervisor: Dayna Velasco or Casandra Romero
Phone: 505-983-7646
e-mail: jbair@ndi-nm.org
Website: http://www.ndi-nm.org/
Job Description/Responsibilities: Box office assistance (phone calls, ticket sales, data entry, public assistance), general office help. Call for seasonal opportunities.
Qualifications: Familiar with computers, typing, prpfessional phone courtesy and dress
Time Commitment: 8-10 hours per week preferred
Agency: Santa Fe Art Institute
Address: 1600 St. Michael's Drive, Santa Fe, NM 87505
Mail: P.O. Box 24044, Santa Fe, NM 87502
Volunteer Supervisor: Deanne Brown
Phone: 505-424-5050
e-mail: dbrown@sfai.org
Website: http://www.sfai.org/
Job Description/Responsibilities: Youth Education Department: assist in all aspects of community work, workshops, arts projects, and exhibitions. Library: Assist in organizing catalogue and books and handling donated materials.
Qualifications: Very reliable and organized, self starter and ability to work withblittel supervision. Interest in youth and arts or library systems a plus but SFAI will train as needed.
Agency: Santa Fe Children's Museum
Address: 1050 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe, NM 87505
Volunteer Supervisor: Jeff Daily
Phone: 989-8359 x 117
e-mail: children@santafechildrensmuseum.org
Website: http://www.santafechildrensmuseum.org/
Job Description/Responsibilities: facilitate exhibits with the children, work in the shop, assist floor managers, garden managers, Earthworks managers, help with animals, interact with children ages 2-12.
Qualifications: Enjoy mentoring children, be responsible, have a pleasant attitude, have fun
Time Commitment: Minimum of three months
Open 6 days a week 9-5, Sundays 12-6, Thursdays 9-8.
Agency: Santa Fe Playhouse
Address: 142 East DeVargas, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Volunteer Supervisor: Rebecca Morgan- Project Director
Phone: 988-4262
e-mail: playhouse@sfplayhouse.org
Website: http://www.santafeplayhouse.org/
Job Description/Responsibilities: Work in the box office, help with lights and sound, assist stage managers and the director.
Qualifications: Some theater experience a plus, but not necessary. Actors and technical people welcome.
Time commitment: 4 hours per week
Agency:The Santa Fe Symphony & Chorus
Address:
Volunteer Supervisor: Diane Stengle
Phone: 983-3530
e-mail: dstengle@santafesymphony.org
Website: http://www.santafesymphony.org/
Job Description/Responsibilities: Collect tickets, office help, setting up for performances.
Qualifications: patience and ability to lift
Time Commitment: 3-4 hours per week
Agency: SITE Santa Fe
Address: 1606 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe 87501
Volunteer Supervisor: Candice Jernigan
Phone: 989-1199 x 28
e-mail: jernigan@sitesantafe.org
Job Description/Responsibilities: Assist with various departments, mingle with the artists, special events, administrative help, set up, breakdown, collect tickets
Time: Variable depending on events
COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ADVOCACY
Agency: Amigos del ParqueVolunteer Supervisor: Mara Taub
Phone:505-982-9520
Job Description/Responsibilities: Provide advocacy and services for immigrant day laborers; provide breakfast for workers 7:30-9am in DeVargas Park.
Time: At least 2 hours per week. Call for more information.
Agency: Faith At Work
Address: 3204 A Mercantile Court, Santa Fe, NM
Volunteer Supervisor: Angela Merkert, Executive Director
Phone: 471-6323
e-mail:angela@faithatworksf.org
Job Description:answer phones, organize donations, back to school supplies and uniforms
Qualifications: Desire to help, effective communications skills, dependable
Time: 2-3 hours per week, M-Th, 9-3
Agency: Open Hands
Address: 2976 Rodeo Park Dr. East, Santa Fe, NM 87508
Volunteer Supervisor: Coleen Falcone
Phone: 428-2320
Website: http://www.openhands.org/
Open Hands provides essential services to help frail elderly, disabled and economically disadvantaged members of our community to live with dignity and independence.
Description/Responsibilities: An artist is highly sought after to lead fun projects with the clients who are developmentally delayed, or with Alzheimers. Help with adult day care, and in the ofice. Experience creativity and companionship with our elderly population.
Qualifications: Be open to creative experiences. Fill out an application.
Time: Monday-Friday, 8-5
Agency: RESULTS Santa Fe
Address: c/o K. Sherlock, Group Co-Leader, P.O. Box 5003, Santa Fe, NM 87502
Volunteer Supervisor: Kathryn (Kitty) Sherlock
Phone: 505-473-9095
e-mail: kcsherlock43@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.results.org/
Job Description: RESULTS is a national grassroots volunteer organization established to create the political will to end hunger and poverty in the US and globally. Members take action locally to advocate on such issues as : expanding social, educational, economic and health services to poor families and individuals (example: expanding Head Start, sustaining WIC, Food Stamps). Writing letters to Congressional Representatives and other government leaders and to newspapers, serving as spokespersons presenting on poverty issues, assisting in holding forums, coalition meetings, attending workshops and conference calls.
Time: 3 hour conference calls requesting congressional action
Qualifications: Must have an interest in working toward the end of hunger and poverty and willing to be trained
Training: at least a 12 hour training
Agency: The Salvation Army
Address: 525 W. Alameda, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Volunteer Supervisor: Lt. Joseph
Phone: 988-8055
Job Description/Responsibilities: Help in the office, preparing food boxes, and help with after school tutoring for children.
Hours: 9-12 Friday, 9-12 & 1-4 Monday- Thursday
Agency: St. Vincent de Paul Society
Address: 1088 Early Street Santa Fe, NM 87502
Volunteer Supervisor: Joe Salas or Karen Kreutzer
Phone: office 989-8328 store 988-4308
Great opportunity for a Human Service/ Social Work degree major.
Job Description/Responsibilities: Assist in thrift store, office, computer help, work in the cemetary next door; lots to do, Monday-Friday, 10-4:30
Training will be provided. Fluent in Spanish a plus but not necessary.
EDUCATION
Agency: Challenge New Mexico
Address: 74 Caja Del Rio Rd. Santa Fe, NM 87505
Volunteer Supervisors: Carlos Caceres
Phone: 470-1815
e-mail: ninjacowboy@excite.com
Job Description/Responsibilities: This program serves the mentally and/or physically challenged. Great opportunity for psychology or education majors. Help with horseback riding program year round. In the winter participate in the Adaptive Ski program. Ski for free!
Call Chris Werhane for the ski program at 690-9103.
Time: Tuesday-Saturday, 10-5.
Agency: Cybernet Work NM
Address: 1964 Cerrillos Rd., Santa Fe, NM 87505
Volunteer Supervisor: Andres Romero- computer training
Phone: 690-2763
e-mail: andresromero@comcast.net doug@schocke.com
Volunteer Supervisor: Doug Schoke- computer upgrades
Phone: 670-1306
e-mail: doug@schocke.com
Job Description/ Responsibilities: Assist seniors with basic and intermediate computer skills. Upgrade computers to be given away to those in need.
Qualifications: Computer skills, patience
Time: 2 hours per week
Agency: Santa Fe Community College Literacy Volunteers / Adult Basic Education- English as a Second Language (ESL)
Address: 6401 Richards Ave., Santa Fe, NM 87508
Volunteer Supervisor: Letty Naranjo
Phone: 428-1330
e-mail: letty.naranjo@sfcc.edu
Website: http://www.lvsf.org/
Qualifications: Tutors must complete 20 hours of training to be a volunteer, unless needed for office work.
Time commitment: one semester
ESL Program(English as a second language)
Volunteer Supervisor: Andrea Gaytan
Phone: 428-1444
Website: http://www.sfcc.edu/
Job Description: Call for opportunities.
Agency: PMS Headstart (Santa Fe as well as Nambe, Chimayo, Pena Blanca)
Address: 5600 Agua Fria Santa Fe, NM 87505
Contact: Ann Liley
Volunteer Supervisor: Each centewr has their own director.
Phone: 954-4601 x 249
Job Description: Help in the classroom with children 6 weeks to 5 years old. Help with food prep and cleaning the center.
Training is provided.
Time: No more than 8 hours/week
Agency: Santa Fe Council on International Relations
Address: 1210 Luis Street Suite # 6 Santa Fe, NM 87505
Volunteer Supervisor: Patricia (Patti) Poitras
Phone: 982-4931
e-mail: cir@newmexico.com
Website: www.sfcir.org
The Santa Fe Council on International Relations is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to promoting the understanding of international issues and cultural affairs and to promoting “grassroots diplomacy.” We provide discussion opportunities, lectures, seminars, travel opportunities, student outreach activities and international visitor meetings.
Job Description/Responsibilities: Computer help, mailings, help with International Visitor Leaders Program, call for more information on job description
Time: 4-8 hours per week Monday-Friday, 9-4
Agency: Teen Parent Center
Address: 2100 Yucca Rd. Santa Fe, NM 87505
Volunteer Supervisor: Liz Mueller
Phone: 467-2824
e-mail: emueller@sfps.info
Center director: Janet Aboytes
Phone: 467-2827
Job Description/Responsibilities: Assist child care teachers with taking care of infants and toddlers (ages 2 weeks - 35 months)- play, sing, read, feed walk, stroll, etc. Mentoring and tutoring teen parents.
Qualifications: Must fill out a volunteer application with background check at 610 Alta Vista, Public School Administrative building. Call Helen Pacheco at 467-2050.
Time: 3 month commitment
Agency: Think New Mexico
Address: 1227 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, 87501
Volunteer Supervisors: Lynne Buchen
Phone: 992-1315
e-mail: info@thinknewmexico.org
Website: www.thinknewmexico.org
Think NM is a results-oriented think tank serving the citizens of NM by taking into consideration the problems facing NM and developing effective, comprehensive, sustainable solutions for those problems.
Job Description/Responsibilities: Help with computer data entry, and misc. office work and research projects.
Time: 2 afternoons a week for 6-8 hours per week.
ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY
Agency: Concerned Citizens for Nuclear Safety
Address: 107 Cienega Santa Fe, NM 87501
Volunteer Supervisor: Joni Arends- Director
Phone: 986-1973 fax- 986-0997
e-mail: jarends@nuclearactive.org
Website:http://www.nuclearactive.org/
Job Description/Responsibilities: Help with the mission of making the world a safer place without the use of nuclear weapons. Great for environmental lawyer/ scientist interests. Call the Direcdtor for more information for volunteering.
Commitment: 30 hours in a semester
Agency:Earth Care International
Address: 1235 Siler Road, Suite D Santa Fe, NM 87507
Volunteer Supervisor: Angela Harris
Phone: 983-6896
e-mail:angela@earthcare.org
Wesite: http://www.earthcare.org/
Job Description/Responsibilities: Administrative duties at the office, help to coordinate meetings for the Youth Allies Network or Teacher Institute for Sustainable Education.
Help to categorize books in the resource library and make them more available to the public.
Help with special events.
Qualifications: Strong communication skills and computer skills are required.
Time Commitment: 5 hours per week
Agency: Keep Santa Fe Beautiful
Address: City Parks Division, 1142 Siler Road, Santa Fe, NM 87505
Volunteer Supervisor: G.J. Montano
Phone: 955-2215
e-mail:gjmontano@santafenm.gov
Website: http://www.sfcc.edu/cms/sfcc/www.keepsantafebeautiful.org
Job Description/Responsibilities: Help with the annual Great American Cleanup day. Call for more info.
Agency: Los Alamos Study Group-for nuclear disarmament
Address:2901 Summit Place NE Albuquerque, NM 87106
Volunteer Supervisor: Trish Williams- Mello Phone: 265-1200
e-mail: twm@lasg.org
Website: http://www.lasg.org/
Job Description/Responsibilities: Based on individual's experience, volunteers may help with research, events, communications, outreach, or general office needs such as filing. Minimal training is provided.
Qualifications: Must have basic office skills and experience. Best for more experienced or older students but others may apply. An interview will be necessary prior to accepting new volunteers.
Time: Minimum of 4 hour shift per week.
Agency: New Mexico Environmental Law Center
Address: 1405 Luisa Street Santa Fe, NM 87505
Volunteer Supervisor: Yana Merrill
Phone: 989-9022 x 25
e-mail: mailto:jcolon@nmelc.org
Website: http://www.nmelc.org/
Job Description/Responsibilities: General office tasks such as filing, data entry, mailings, and possible involvement with events and hearings. Learn about environmental justice in NM and the workings of a non-profit law firm.
Qualifications: general computer skills and works well with people, takes initiative
Time: 2 hours per week, M-F 8:30-5:00 PM
Agency: Nuclear Watch of New Mexico Environmental
Address: 551 W. Cordova Road, #808, Santa Fe, NM 87505
Volunteer Supervisor: Scott Kovac
Phone: 989-7342
Website: http://www.nmelc.org/
Job Description/Responsibilities: Help with Facebook updates, uploading photos, and other social media networking; analysis of large PDF documents; help make issues accessible to wider audiences.
Qualifications: Ability to work on computer at home using Microsoft Word, familiarity with socila networking sites, e-mail, and blog posting. Interest in issues of nuclear weapons and waste.
Time: work at home on own hours after a brief orientation at Nuke Watch office. Call for more info.
Agency: Randall Davey Audubon Center
Address:1800 Upper Canyon Road Santa Fe, NM 87501
Volunteer Supervisor: Karen Stockdale, dir.
Phone: 983-4609
Website: nm.audubon.org
Job Description/Responsibilities: A variety of opportunities are offered. Work with school groups, in the office, on trails, work in the bookstore, staff the visitor center, general cleaning and maintenance, lead bird walks, assist the education staff with environmental education classes.
Qualifications: friendly attitude, eagerness to help, flexibility, some knowledge of nature, responsible, and capable of working well with others.
Time: 4 hours shifts, 2-4 days per month Nature Store open 10- 4:00 seven days a week.
Agency: Santa Fe Botanical Gardens
Address: PO Box 23343, Santa Fe, NM 87502
Volunteer Supervisors: Fran Cole
Phone: 471-9103
e-mail: fran@santafebotanicalgarden.org
Website: http://www.santafebotanicalgarden.org/
Job Description/Responsibilities: Love Mother Nature? After going through a training, share your knowledge of nature and the preserve by working with tours. Help teach elementary school children nature education at the Lenore Curtin Wetland Preserve (LCWP). Programs are structured with specific focus on subjects such as how animals and plants depend on each other for survival, how to use binoculars, how plants play an important part in our lives, the importance of wetlands, bird identification, insect behavior and more. 3-4 hour training session required.
Time: Preference is 2 morning shifts a week, Monday- Friday 8:30 - noon. Other hours are possible and volunteers can serve as docents on the weekend.
Agency: Santa Fe County Extension
Address: 3229 Rodeo Rd. Santa Fe, NM 87507
Volunteer Supervisors: Patrick Torres
Phone: 471-4711
e-mail:santafe@nmsu.edu
Website: santafeextension.nmsu.edu
Job Description/Responsibilities: Work on projects with 4-H, special events, help in the office.
Agency: Santa Fe Farmer's Market
Volunteer Supervisor: Nao Sadewic
Phone: 699-9032
Job Description/Responsibilities: work on farms helping the farmers, help at the market with the cafe, traffic control, customer assistance, give vendors a break from their table.
Agency: Wild Earth Guardians
Address: 312 Montezuma Avenue, Santa Fe, 87501
Volunteer Supervisor: Angelisa Espinosa, M-F 1-5
Phone: 988-9126 x 1151
Website: http://www.wildearthguardians.org/
Job Description/Responsibilities: Assist with events and fundraisers that occur throughout the year. Contact merchants, pick up donations, help with organizing.
Qualifications: outgoing, dependable, computer literate.
Commitment: 5 hours per week for a minimum of ten weeks
FOOD AND HUNGER
Agency: The Food Depot
Address: 1222 Siler Rd., Santa Fe, NM 87507
Volunteer Supervisor: Viola Lujan
Phone: 471-1633 x 11
e-mail: vlujan@thefooddepot.org
Website: www.thefooddepot.org
Job Description/Responsibilities: Stocking shelves, sorting and repackaging foods, and some help with mailings and office work. For more information, refer to the Volunteer Handbook posted on the website.
Qualifications: Helpful personality, willingness to serve community.
Time: as much as you like, 9-12, 1-3 M-Th
Agency: Food for Santa Fe
Address: 1222 Siler Rd. Santa Fe, NM 87507
Volunteer Supervisor: Maynard Chapman
Phone: 424-9414
Website: http://www.foodforsantafe.org/
Job Description/Responsibilities: Prepare family bags of groceries with non-perishable items on Wednesday morning. Add fresh produce on Thursday. 1,200 bags are prepared every week.
Time: Wed. 7-9:30 AM Thurs. 6:30 -9 AM - approx. 10-20 volunteers are needed each day.
Agency: Kitchen Angels
Address: 1222 Siler Rd. Santa Fe, NM 87507
Volunteer Supervisor: Joy Martindill
Phone: 471-7780/ Fax: 471-9362
E-mail: sfangels@qwest.com
Website: www.kitchenangels.com
Job Description/Responsibilities: Kitchen help, cook, drive food, and help with special events.
Training: Mandatory orientation for kitchen volunteering
Time commitment: 2 hours per week for a semester; food: 10-12 / 12-3:30 drivers: 4:30-6:30 PM packers: 3:30-5:30
Agency: St. John's Catholic Church Soup Kitchen
Address: 1301 Osage, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Volunteer Supervisor: Edwin Gonzales
Phone: 984-3118
Website: http://www.stjohn-sf.org/
Job Description/Responsibilities: Working in the soup kitchen. Call for volunteer information.
Time: Mon.- Fri. 9:30 -1:30 PM, serve from is 11:30-12:30
Agency: City of Santa Fe- Division of Senior Services/ Mary Esther Gonzales Senior Center
Address: 1121 Alto St. Santa Fe, NM 87501
Volunteer Supervisor: Thomas Vigil
Phone: 955-4740
e-mail: txvigil@sfnm.gov
Job Description/Responsibilities: Help prepare and serve meals to senior citizens. Shifts available at all SAnta Fe city and county senior centers. Have fun!
Time: Monday-Friday 6am -5pm
HEALTH CARE
Agency: Casa Milagro (therapeutic community of artists with co-occurring mental illnesses situated in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains)
Address: 49 Camino Bajo, Santa Fe, NM 87508
Volunteer Supervisor: Meryl Lieberman,Ph.D.,Lisa Kadel
Phone: 474-7684
e-mail: casamilagro@gmail.com
Website: http://sites.google.com/site/casamilagro/home
Job Description/Responsibilities: Ability to make authentic connection. Volunteers assist residents in art, music, daily living skills and support/advocacy. Enjoy humor and diversity! Must be 18 years of age. Some experience or knowledge in mental health or social services preferred but not required. Must have transportation.
Qualifications: Ability to work with the mentally ill, compassionate, remain calm in crisis, love animals.
Times: Monday- Friday 9-5 flexible; evening and weekend hours can be arranged.
Agency: Casa Rael (religious assited care/nursing home)
Address: 1650 Galisteo, Santa Fe, NM 87505
Volunteer Supervisor: Rosa Padilla
Phone: 984-8313
Job Description/Responsibilities: Provide companionship with clients, read, play bingo, and go for walks.
Time: Two hours per week
Agency: Kingston Residence (assisted living and retirement community)
Address: 2400 Legacy Ct. Santa Fe, NM 87507
Volunteer Supervisor: Sara Corwin (Tuesday- Saturday) Pam Baca (Sunday- Thursday)
Phone: 471-2400 Cell: 795-3109
Job Description/Responsibilities: Help with the activities program by attending the needs of the residents.
Qualifications: Caring and responsible people who enjoy seniors are very welcome!
Time: Needed seven days a week in the day time hours/ flexible, 9:00-11:30 AM and 1:00- 5:00 PM
Agency: La Familia Medical Center (non sectarian medical and dental care provided to underserved in Santa Fe)
Address: 1035 Alto St., Santa Fe, NM 87502
Volunteer Supervisor: Bernadette Pacheco
Phone: 955-0303
Job Description/Responsibilities: Organize files and help in the office.
Qualifications: Organized and knowledge of filing
There is an orientation. Volunteer 2hours per week.
Agency: Las Cumbres Community Services
Address: 805 Early Street, Suite B-102, Santa Fe, NM 87505
Volunteer Supervisor: Kathleen Benecke MA LPCC IMH-E
Phone: 955-0410 x 101
e-mail: kathleen.benecke@lascumbres-nm.org
Website: www.lascumbres-nm.org
Promotes the health and well-being of people of all ages in northern New Mexico. Our mission is to provide quality services, public awareness, and integrated community support for children, adults and families facing social, emotional and/or developmental challenges.
Job Description: See website for scope of social and mental health services provided in northern New Mexico. Call for more information.
Agency: Many Mothers (free services to families with newborns in the Santa Fe area.)
Address: PO Box 23222 Santa Fe, New Mexico 87502
Volunteer Supervisor: Julie Peet
Phone:505-670-1106
Website: http://www.manymothers.org/
Job Description/Responsibilities: Be a friend to a mom/family, newborn. Help with housework, hold the baby, play with siblings
Qualifications: Be a good listener and comfortable around babies and or young children.
Time: Flexible as this is an ongoing need. Volunteer for three months, 2-4 hours per week.
Agency: VistaCare Hospice
Address: 1911 5th Street suite 10D Santa Fe, NM 87505
Volunteer Supervisor: Rose Gordon
Phone: 988-5331
e-mail: rgordon@odysseyhealth.com
Website: http://www.odsyhealth.com/
Job Description/Responsibilities: Provide companionship, respite for family caregivers and emotional support. There is also opportunity for office work. Licensed pet therapists, massage therapists, harpists and musicians playing classical music are welcome too. Learn hospice philosophy and process. get experience working with those who are dying. See if working with dying, gernontology, social work or nursing is right for your future!
Qualifications: Must be 18 years of age. Training is required as well as background checks and TB tests
Time:Two hours per week
Agency: PMS - The Hospice Center
Address: 1400 Chama Avenue Santa Fe, NM 87505
Volunteer Supervisor: Mary Ann Andrews
Phone: 988-2211
Website: http://www.pms-inc.org/
Job Description/Responsibilities: Work with terminally ill patients. Two weekend trainings are required unless acting as a flower angel or helping in the office.
Agency: Quality of Life Center at St. Vincent Hospital
Address: Christus St. Vincent Regional Hospital in Santa Fe
Volunteer Supervisor: Tenchie Overcash
Phone: 501-0558
e-mail: tenchie.overcash@cancer.org
Job Description/Responsibilities: Volunteer one day a week for 4 hours and two semesters working with cancer patients. Help them with wigs, prosthetics, and resources.
Training: A 2 hour training is provided.
Commitment: 6 months or more if possible.
Agency: Santa Fe Care Center (religious non-medical nursing home)
Address: 635 Harkle Road Santa Fe, NM 87505
Volunteer Supervisor: Christine Sandoval
Phone: 982-2574
Job Description/Responsibilities: Volunteer in a one to one or group setting with elderly or disabled people. Opportunities vary and your interests are considered when coordinating placement in our program. Make a difference in the quality of another's life.
Qualifications: Be kind, gentle and respectful.
Time: Flexible 7 days a week
Monday-Sunday 9:30 AM-3:30 PM
Agency: Santa Fe Equistars Therapeutic Riding
Address: 100 S. Polo Drive, Santa Fe, NM 87507
Volunteer Supervisor: Karen Evans
Phone: 424-9550
e-mail: info@equestars.org
Website: http://www.equestars.org/
Job Description/Responsibilities: Along with special events, the main ongoing need is for volunteers who would like to work with clients of all ages who have special needs: cognitive, emotional, and physical. The clients participate in Equine related activities such as grooming, walking the horse and riding.
Training: Volunteers must attend one 3 hour training in order to work with the horses and clients. No previous experience is necessary. The volunteer must be able to jog briefly along side the horse.
Minimum Time Commitment Requested: 2 hours per week for 7 weeks
Agency: Santa Fe Recovery Center
Address: 4100 Lucia Lane Santa Fe, NM 87507
Volunteer Supervisor: Sylvia Barela/ Ericca Quintana
Phone: 471-4985
e-mail: sbarela@sfrecovery.org
Website: http://www.sfrecovery.org/
Residential drug and alcohol treatment center.
Job Description/Responsibilities: Greet new clients, answer the phones, assist in the office, prepare packets and help with the intake process.
Must sign a confidentiality statement.
Agency: Sierra Vista Retirement Community
Address:402 E. Rodeo Road Santa Fe, NM 87507
Volunteer Supervisor: Diana Mamalaki-Montoya
Phone: 986-9696
Website:http://www.vistaliving.com/
Job Description:Visit with residents, assist with activities, art projects
Qualifications: Interest and patience working with the elderly with memory loss
Time: Flexible volunteering; two hours per day
Agency: Sombrillo- Nursing and Rehab Center
Address: 1011 Sombrillo Court Los Alamos, NM 87544
Volunteer Supervisor: Katie Ballmann
Phone: 662-4300
e-mail:kballmann@asperridgelodge.com
Job Description/Responsibilities: Activities with the clients, reading, games, daily activities, games, conversation, office work, landscaping
Qualifications: Nursing, social work and or art students are especially desired, big heart and patience
Time: Two hours per week
Agency: Southwest C.A.R.E. Center
Address: 649 Harkle Road suite E Santa Fe, NM 87505
Volunteer Supervisor: Stella Reed
Phone: 989-9255
e-mail:sreed@southwestcare.org
Website:http://www.southwestcare.org/
Provides comprehensive medical care, research, education, prevention, case management and support services to people affected by HIV/AIDS and related conditions in New Mexico. We also provide free and anonymous rapid HIV testing.
Job Description/Responsibilities: Help with special events and fundraisiing such as the AID & Comfort Gala held every Fall. It's fun and worthwhile!
Agency: Villa Therese Clinic
Address: 219 Cathedral Place Santa Fe, NM 87501
Volunteer Supervisor: Joann Salazar
Phone: 983-8561
e-mail: vtcc@cnsp.com
Great for nursing majors and dental assistant majors
Job Description/Responsibilities: Hands on experience for health and dental students, shadowing the nurse, review immunizations schedules, triage assessment, triage assessment, help with data entry, help with early childhood. bilingual preferred, Catholic clinic
Bime: 2-3 hours per week
HOMELESS SERVICES
Agency: Adelante (Homeless kids and families services)
Address: 610 Alta Vista, Santa Fe, NM 87505
Volunteer Supervisor: Loretta Fernandez
Phone:505-467-2524
Job Description/Responsibilities: Help serve meals, clean and help with childcare at the Juntos de Jueves meetings on Thursdays from 5:30-7:30pm. Call for more information.
Agency: Bienvenidos Outreach
Address: 1511 5th Street Santa Fe, NM 87505
Volunteer Supervisor: Kristin
Phone: 505-955-4760
e-mail: bienvenidos1@qwestoffice.net
Job Description/Responsibilities: Prepare food boxes, work front desk, enter data, organize donations, help to fill and or give out grocery boxes to the homeless.
Qualifications: computer skills a plus
Times: Any time Monday 9-1:30 Tuesday- Thursday.
Agency: Life Link
Address: 2325 Cerrillos Rd. Santa Fe, NM 87505
Volunteer Supervisor: Pat Stark
Phone: 438-0010
Website: http://www.lifelink.org/
Helping individuals and families who are homeless and displaced achieve self-sufficiency through emergency assistance, housing and other supportive programs, including advanced addiction and behavioral health treatment services.
Job Description: Help GED students with their studies, help in the office, assist with teaching life skills with individuals experiencing mental health problems and or addictions.
Qualifications: teamwork skills, comfortable talking in front of others, respect confidentiality of clients, sensible and dependable, respect the population being served
Time commitment: at least one month during the semester
Agency: Santa Fe Habitat for Humanity
Address: 2414 Cerrillos Road, NM 87505 Santa Fe, NM 87508
Volunteer Supervisor: Devin Dinsay-Peterson
Phone: 986-5880 x 13
e-mail:info@santafehabitat.org
Website: www.santafehabitat.org
Job Description/Responsibilities: Enthusiasm with general construction and/or office work.
Help in the Restore on Cerrillos Road by assisting driver in picking up donations, T-F, 9-1. Call Simone at 473-1114
Be a Woman Build volunteer. Call Karen at 986- 5880 x11 or e-mail: karen@sfhfh.org
Minimum Time Commitment Requested: 8 hours in one day
Comments: Construction takes place Tuesdays-Saturdays 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Support is provided. Please check out the website for building site locations.
Agency: St. Elizabeth's Shelter
Address: 804 Alarid Street Santa Fe, NM 87505
Volunteer Supervisor: Caroline Vail
Phone: 660-2939
e-mail: volunteer@steshelter.org
Website: http://www.steshelter.org/
Job Description/Responsibilities: Help with cleaning, housekeeping, landscaping, and special projects.
Hours: For inventory and cleaning, Monday- Friday 10-1 , For front desk 7-3, Monday- Sunday, For kitchen help, Monday and Friday 9:30-1.
Time: 4 month commitment.
Great opportunity for social work and psychology majors.
Agency: Youth Shelters and Family Services
Address: PO Box 28279 Santa Fe, NM 87592
Volunteer Supervisor: Heather Tanner
Phone: 983-0586 x 112
e-mail: htanner@youthshelters.org
Website: http://www.youthshelters.org/
Job Description/Responsibilities: Good for a practicum for Education and/or Human Services. Teach life skills, tutor, cook with youth who live in the shelter. Participate in "Kids Can Cook," Wednesday, 5-7 PM.
Qualifications: Must be comfortable interacting with homeless youth and possess good communication skills.Training provided for long-term volunteers. TB test required. Background check and fingerprinting required to work with clients. Must be at least 23 years of age, mature and reliable.
Training: Hands-on training with clients (ages 14-18) provided by staff.
Time:Seeking long term volunteers.
LEGAL SERVICES AND ADVOCACY
Agency: Administrative Office of the Courts (New Mexico)
Address: 4673 Don Gaspar, Rm.25, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Volunteer Manager: Alice (Toby) Turner Phone: 827-4810
e-mail:aocajt@nmcourts.gov
Website: http://www.nmcourts.gov/
Good experience for paralegal & criminal justice students
Job Description: Administrative support, data entry, file management, filing, photocopying, mail outs, answering phones, and information desk.
Qualifications: Some computer skills, telephone skills and office equipment knowledge required. Everything must be kept confidential! Have good customer service skills, be reliable
Time: 8-5 Monday-Friday. Call for more information.
Agency: Coalition for Prisoners' Rights
Address: 702 Franklin Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87505
Volunteer Supervisor: Mara Taub
Phone: 982-9520
e-mail: cpr1911@gmail.com
Job Description/Responsibilities: Respond to prisoners' written requests for information and resources, assist with newsletter.
Qualifications: Have an interest in learning about the rights of prisoners, have good reading and writing skills.
Training: Training and close supervision provided.
Time: as much as you can give, arrange with Mara
Agency: Family Court Services
Address: PO Box 2268, Santa Fe, NM 87504
Phone: 827-4352
Job Description/Responsibilities: Great for law, paralegal, psychology, criminal justice students. The Family Court Services provides mediation and assessment services to parents in conflict over custody/visitation of their children. The volunteer will help with case management, clerical tasks, and will follow up on court ordered counseling services.
Qualifications: Requires a mature individual who is capable of working with the public in a high stress environment. Take initiative and pay attention to detail. Confidentiality is critical.
Training: Will be offered.
Time: At least 4 hours per week, M-F 8-5.
Agency: New Mexico Legal Aid
Address: 901 W. Alameda, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Mailing address: P.O. Box 5175, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Volunteer Supervisor: Tim Hasson
Phone: 505-982-9886
Website:www.nmlegalaid.org
Job Description/Responsibilities: Office support, some training required.
Time commitment: 4 hours/week, 2 month commitment.
Agency: Santa Fe Impact DWI
Address: 2300 W. Alameda Unit D 4Santa Fe, NM 87501
Volunteer Supervisor: Richard Roth
Phone: 471-4764
Job Description/Responsibilities: These DWI court ordered meetings are held once a month. Call Richard for volunteer opportunities. The meetings for 2009 are as follows, 6-9 PM at Santa Fe Community College. There may also be other opportunities related to the DWI program.
Qualifications: Dress neatly and be patient and respectful of the clients.
Times/Dates: volunteer for a session (3 hours) as follows: Aug 5, Sept 16, Oct 28, Dec 9, 2009
VIOLENCE PREVENTION
Agency: Esperanza Shelter for Battered Families
Address: 2845 Agua Fria, Santa Fe, NM 87507
Volunteer Supervisor: Suzy Bienvenu, LPC
Phone: 474-5536 x 108
e-mail: volunteer@esperanzashelter.org
Website: http://www.esperanzashelter.org/
Esperanza, of Greater Santa Fe, empowers people to live violence-free lives through protection, prevention, awareness and education.
Job Description/Responsibilities: Assist with outreach by distributing pamphlets in the community, office work, yard work. Call for other opportunities.
Time: Volunteer a full semester, 8-5 Monday-Friday.
Training: There is also a basic 4 hour training. After a 20 training on domestic violence, volunteers may work with the clients at the shelter.
Agency: Solace Crisis Treatment Center
Address: 6601 Valentine Way, Santa Fe, NM 87507 on the corner of Country Club Road
Volunteer Supervisor: Erica trujillo
505-988-1951
e-mail: mailto:ceberhardy@sfrcc.org
Website: http://www.sfrcc.org/
Job Description: Check the website for all of the programs provided by the center; Project Aware, Advocate Hotline (nights and weekends with 40 hours of training mandatory for this opportunity), and client services.
Qualifications: background check required for all positions
Time: Advocates must take 4 shifts per month. Call for more info.
YOUTH
Agency:Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Northern NM
Address: 1229 South St. Francis Dr., Suite C, Santa Fe, NM, 87505
Volunteer Supervisor: Bernadettte Garcia
Phone: 983-8360
e-mail: bgarcia@bbbsnorthernnm.org
Website: www.bbbs.org/northernnm
Job Description/Responsibilities: Help young people to reach their full potential through one on one interaction. Spend 1 hour per week with a youg person in school for the school year, school days lunch buddy program, and/or year-round mentoring. Help with special events including the annual bowlathon held every spring.
Qualifications: A desire to make a difference in a child's life, stability, dependability and the ability to listen.
Training for Volunteers: Interview, orientation and continued case management.
Minimum Time Commitment Requested: School year; one hour per week. Also, you can volunteer with a child three times a month for nine months.
Agency: Camp Corazones
Address: P.O. Box 23766 Santa Fe, NM 87502
Volunteer Supervisor: Jewel Cabeza de Vaca
Phone: 505-690-4837
Website: http://www.kids-camp.org/
Job Description/Responsibilities: Help to coordinate the annual fundraiser for the 4-day summer camp for children with HIV/AIDS. Also help at the summer camp.
Training: There is an orientation before spending 4 full days at the camp with the attendees. great opportunity to make a difference in a child's life and have fun!
Call for more information.
Agency: Girls Incorporated of Santa Fe
Address: 301 Hillside Ave., Santa Fe, NM 87501
Volunteer Supervisor: Tiffani Moody
Phone: 982-2042
e-mail: tmoody@girlsincofsantafe.org
Office Maneger: Lew Voltz
Job description: Help in planning events, fundraisers, administrative work; work with the girls after passing a background check and completing the application process.
Qualifications: Background check and training is required to work with the girls
Time: M- F 9AM- 6 PM with potential for weekend events
Agency: Girl Scouts of New Mexico Trails
Address: 450 St. Michael's Drive Santa Fe, NM 87505
Volunteer Supervisor: Carol Ann Short, Membership Recruiter cashort@GS-NMTrails.org
Phone: 983-6339 or 877-983-6339
Website: http://www.gs-nmtrails.org/
Job Description/Responsibilities: Assist troop leaders with program activities. For other options call for more information.
Qualifications: Be patient with children, as well as with adults, be a positive role model for girls ages kindergarten- 12th grade.
Training: Training in basic leadership skills and guidelines provided.
Time: Arrange with the troop leader.
Agency: Santa Fe Boys' and Girls' Club
Address: 730 Alto St., Santa Fe, NM 87507
Volunteer Supervisor: Chris Cavasos
Phone: 983-6632
Website: http://www.santafebgc.com/
Job Description: tutoring, helping with homework, playing games, computer help, mentoring youth that attend the Boys & Girls Club, sports.
Time: Mon - Fri 3 - 6:00 PM
There are also clubs in:
Santa Cruz, Contact: Bernadette Padilla/ Frances Palamares 753-2922
Camino de Jacobo (SF), Contact: Brian Chavez 471-6341
Valle Vista (route 14), contact: Crystal Sandoval 473-9623
Hopewell Mann, contact: Bernadette Padilla 470-4479
Sangre de Cristo: Bernadette Padilla 470-4479
Agency: Warehouse 21
Address: 1614 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, 87501
Volunteer Supervisor: Jennifer Sedillo
Phone: 989-4423
e-mail: jennifer@warehouse21.org
Website: http://www.warehouse21.org/
Responsibilities: Answer phones, greet public, workshop registration, admistrative help, assisting with event managing, graphic arts, carpentry, painting, murals, media lab supervision, mentoring and more.
Qualifications: Experience with teenagers, art, administration, web graphic design, fundraising, carpentry, painting, event management
Time: 4- 10 hours per week, Tuesday- Saturdays, noon- 7:00 PM; later for evening concerts and events.
Training is provided through orientations and special trainings
MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES
Agency: New Mexcio Women's Foundation
Mailing Address: 551 W. Cordova Rd., Box 411, Santa Fe, NM 87505
Physical Address: 3402 Mercantile Ct., Santa Fe 87501
Volunteer supervisor: Frieda Arth
Phone: 983-6155
Job Description/Responsibilities: Great for business majors; Research existing toolkits on and resources for non-profit management, business development and marketing. Work closely with NMWF Board President, volunteers, and Executive Director.
Qualifications: proficient Mac computer skills, be self motivated and communicate weekly with the supervisor
Time: 7 hours per week for 4 weeks, minimum
Training: overview and direction will be provided
Agency: Santa Fe County Fire Department/Volunteer Firefighting
Address: 35 Camino Justica, Santa Fe, NM 87508
Volunteer Supervisor: Captain Mike Jaffa
Phone: office 992-3087 cell: 699-6783
Job Description/Responsibilities: A rigorous training is provided; must be committed
Qualifications: 18 years of age
Time: 16 hours per month
For more information, please contact Jessica Lawless, (505) 428-1632, jessica.lawless@sfcc.edu.