VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
(Alphabetical by County)
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BOULDER COUNTY
Bringing Beauty Back to Jamestown
Individual or Group Opportunity:
Both
Time Commitment:
One-time event and Ongoing
Groups will assist residents with a variety of outdoor tasks including: yard cleanup - removing debris and rocks, soil preparation, landscaping - laying paths, building planters, and planting - plants, grass seed, and trees.
Jamestown Flood ReBuild
Individual or Group Opportunity:
Both
Time Commitment:
One-time event and Ongoing
Assist Flatirons Habitat for Humanity in all aspects of rebuilding a home residence in Jamestown.
Rebuild and New Construction
Individual or Group Opportunity:
Both
Time Commitment:
One-time and Ongoing
Help homeowners affected by the floods repair and rebuild their homes and low-income families to build simple, decent affordable homes.
Saturday Volunteers
Individual or Group Opportunity:
Both
Time Commitment:
One-time and Ongoing
Every Saturday, Lyons Volunteers meet at 9am at Lyons Depot, the former location of the Lyons Library, where we organize, equip, and deploy. Come by and join the rebuilding efforts!
EL PASO COUNTY
Group/Team Projects
Individual or Group Opportunity:
Group
Time Commitment:
One-time event and Ongoing
If your group would like to help fire survivors with debris cleanup, reforestation, erosion control, or other work, please contact Black Forest Together at 719-495-2445 or blackforesttogether [at] gmail [dot] com.
Resource Center Volunteers
Individual or Group Opportunity:
Individual
Time Commitment:
Ongoing
Assist the Black Forest community recovery by staffing the Resource Center. Duties include: returning phone calls, responding to emails, issuing discount cards, and calling clients to verify ongoing needs.
Team Lead
Individual or Group Opportunity:
Individual
Time Commitment:
Ongoing
Liaison between Black Forest residents and the volunteer teams helping with cleanup and/or mitigation. Duties include: working with residents to understand the work being undertaken, oversight of volunteer teams, and other troubleshooting as needed.
Team Member
Individual or Group Opportunity:
Both
Time Commitment:
One-time event and Ongoing
Participate in teams helping with cleanup and/or mitigation. Duties include: moving/loading burnt wood or other debris, and creating defensible space around homes.
LARIMER COUNTY
Emergency Disaster Services
Individual or Group Opportunity:
Individual
Time Commitment:
One-time event
Volunteers will be contacted for EDS deployment at the time of disaster only. EDS volunteers help prepare meals, transport food to the place of disaster, serve meals, water and hygiene items at the place of disaster; solicit and pick up donations of food and hygiene items; provide logistics support from the office.
H.E.L.P. International
Individual or Group Opportunity:
Individual
Time Commitment:
One-time event and Ongoing
Volunteers are needed 9am - 4pm, Monday - Thursday, 6 - 9pm Thursday evenings, and some weekends to sort and pack donations, pick-up and deliver goods to the local community, assist in the shipment of items abroad, and complete office tasks. H.E.L.P. International identified, collects, and distributes humanitarian aid, medical supplies, and equipment to those in need in times of peace, war, or disaster, and assists each community to sustain itself through the development of micro-businesses.
Memory Preservation
Individual or Group Opportunity:
Individual
Time Commitment:
One-time event or Ongoing
Help flood survivors reclaim their memories. Volunteers will assist at washing and drying stations for wet or muddy photos, videos or memorabilia; scanning stations; and provide recommendations and referrals for other recovery services. No special skills required and NO film developing chemicals used to wash and dry. Protective gloves and masks are provided. Contact Noelle Maestas to volunteer: 720-466-5260 or coalition.mpc@gmail.com.
Poudre River Clean-Up
Individual or Group Opportunity:
Both
Time Commitment:
One-time event
Join Mountain Whitewash Descents rafting company and the City of Fort Collins Natural Areas Department for the annual spring clean-up. All you need are gloves, sunscreen, and the desire to make a difference.
Restoration Corps
Individual or Group Opportunity:
Both
Time Commitment:
Ongoing
Get your hands dirty and give back by assisting with creating habitat and restoring natural areas on a regular basis. Projects such as weeding, planting, watering, and trail maintenance will be offered weekly. UPCOMING: May 2nd, 9am - 12pm.
WELD COUNTY
2-1-1 Information and Referral Volunteer
Individual or Group Opportunity:
Individual
Time Commitment:
Ongoing
Provide general assistance to 2-1-1 staff. As the work entails information and referral services, the majority of the position will be spent on the phone. Duties include: answering phones, complete and track phone surveys, and other clerical duties.
