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Volunteer Center | Volunteer Events/Opportunities
Animals
The Cherokee County Humane Society could use people like YOU to volunteer your time helping at their animal shelters. Days and times are flexible!
Contact: Beth Rogers at the Humane Society 918-457-4874 or Megan Hall at the NSU Volunteer Center, 204 Administration Bldg., 918-444-2120, if you are interested.
Children/Youth
Mentoring (Big Brother/Big Sister Program)
Be a positive role model for children. Days and times are flexible!
Contact: Megan Hall in the NSU Volunteer Center for an application. 204 Administration Bldg., 918-444-2120.
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
Help an abused and neglected child find what every child deserves - a safe, loving home. Speak up for a child in court by volunteering as a Court Appointed Special Advocate. You will learn how to learn more, when to apply, how you will be screened to assure this is the right volunteer job for you, how you will be trained for this powerful and important role, and how big a time commitment you will need to make in your life.
Contact: Jennifer Craver or Lyn Henderson to find out more information. 304 W. Keetoowah St., Tahlequah, 918-456-8788.
Tahlequah Learning Centers (TLC)
Assist in improving academic success of children, providing a safe place for children, and enriching the lives of children by volunteering your time in an after school program.
Contact a Site Coordinator to find out more!
- Barbara Coffman, Tahlequah High School, 918-931-2035
- Duane Meadows, Tahlequah Jr. High, 918-931-2020
- Rhonda Carey, Central Elementary, 918-931-2049
- Charolette Benn, Cherokee Elementary, 918-931-2049
- Jan Willis, Greenwood Elementary, 918-931-2014
- Jana Shumate, Sequoyah Elementary, 918-931-2009
“Teacher for the Day”
Show your support of the Tahlequah Public School system in this time of need by covering a classroom in the absence of a teacher. You can specify preference of grade level and/or subject matter. You may also designate days of availability. There will be free substitute training for those interested.
Contact: Deborah Coley or Christy Hammons for an application, 918-458-4100.
Smart Start
Volunteer and earn an Education Award that can be applied to current college expenses or student loans, or saved for future expenses such as graduate or professional school.
Things you may be doing as a Smart Start member:
- · Tutoring a student in a particular subject area.
- · Mentoring a young person or adult to encourage their successful college preparation.
- · Helping staff a Saturday or weekend program.
- · Other activities that help more students see college as an option and become better prepared to reach their goals of becoming college graduates.
Log onto www.okhighered.org/smartstart to find out more about Smart Start, the Smart Start sites, and application materials.
Domestic Violence
Help-In-Crisis utilizes a combination of professional, para-professional and trained volunteer staff to achieve its goals. Everyone possesses a talent that can be useful. Whether your talent is organization, fund raising, household repairs, public speaking, plumbing, running errands, stuffing envelopes or answering the crisis line, you can be an active volunteer. Let Help-In-Crisis put your time and energy to good use. Short term and long term volunteer opportunities are always available. The Help-In-Crisis mission is to eliminate family violence and sexual assault through education, counseling, support, and prevention services.
Contact: Sandy Johnson or Sarah Mouttet, 918-456-0673
Health Care
Hospice of the Cherokee
- · Office help
- · Fundraising (for holiday gifts and medications)
- · Participating in projects that benefit the care of terminally ill patients
- · Visiting with terminally ill patients
Qualifications of volunteers:
- · OSBI and Driving Record
- · TB Shot
- · 3 hours of orientation
Contact: Lois Fuller, 918-458-5080.
Trinity Hospice
- · Providing companionship to a terminally ill patient or their family
- · Office help
Qualifications:
- · 8 hour training (training provided)
- · drug test
- · background check
- · TB test
- · Hepatitis B Vaccination (optional)
Contact: Sharon Arthurs, 918-456-6851 or 1-800-976-8851.
Bill Willis Community Mental Health & Substance Abuse Center
- · Working with groups (group outings, activities, and projects)
- · Teaching and redeveloping independent living skills with individuals and groups
Contact: Betty Meeks, 918-207-3012.
Cherokee County Health Department
- · Internships for both Speech Pathology and Social Work majors
Contact: Lynne McAllister, 918-456-8826 or 918-456-0108.
Carter Hospice
- · Providing companionship to a terminally ill patient or their family
- · Office help
Qualifications: (all of the following will be provided to you at no cost)
- · 8-10 hours of training
- · CPR Certification
- · TB skin test
- · Must submit urine analysis
- · Hepatitis B Vaccination
Contact: Jeremy Skaggs, 918-458-0663 or 1-888-951-1112.
Other
Filing in the NSU Great Expectations Office
Days and times are flexible!
Contact: Shawn Coffman, 918-444-3735, if you would like to help.
Public Relations and Promotion of Area Chamber of Commerce and Tahlequah Area.
(For Public Relations, Tourism, or Communications Majors)
Responsibilities: Assisting visitors, writing and designing of promotional material, assisting office staff in office duties.
Contact: Randy Gibson at the Area Chamber of Commerce, 918-456-3742.
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life
See how you can help in the fight against cancer!
Contact: Angie Demoss 918-444-3511, Megan Hall 918-444-2120, or Mary Holder 1-888-376-1725.