Name: Sodalis Assisted Living in San Marcos
Need
: Volunteers to be matched with residents and build meaningful relationships with them
Date/Time:
Once a week visits
Location
: 1001 Crepe Myrtle St. San Marcos, TX 78666
Contact Name:
Kiara Marshall
Contact Email or Phone Number:
ksm92@txstate.edu
Name: Interim Hospice
Need
: Volunteers to provide companionship, offer support to families, help with community outreach, etc.
Contact Name:
Elizabeth Hoenemeyer
Contact Email or Phone Number:
elizabeth.hoenemeyer@interimhh.com
or 830-214-0129
Name: Legend Oaks Healthcare and Rehabilitation
Need:
Volunteers for Recreational Department Activities: assisting patients with bingo, arts & crafts, Movie nights, and 1:1 patient interactions
Location
: 2468 FM 1101 New Braunfels TX 78130
Contact Name:
June Silva
Contact Email or Phone Number:
junesilva@legendhc.com or 830-420-6298
Name: San Marcos Housing Authority
Need:
Volunteers for working with a summer program for kids and working with elderly and disabled adults
Date/Time:
Mon-Thurs from 3-6pm
Contact Email or Phone Number:
info@smpha.org
Name: San Marcos Housing Authority
Need
: Volunteers to help talk, visit with, play games, and assist in events
Location
: Springtown Villa, 503 Springtown Way, San Marcos TX 78666
Contact Email or Phone Number:
info@smpha.org
Name: San Marcos Senior Citizen Center
Need
: Volunteers to call Bingo, Loteria, host games, help with food service, yard service, some cleaning. etc.
Location:
Senior Citizen Center
Date/Time:
8-2pm
Contact Name:
April Huggard
Contact Email or Phone Number:
ahuggard@communityaction.com
or 512-392-2427
Trainings/Orientation:
Bilingual preferred
Animal Related:
Name: Prevent A Litter (PALS)
Need
: Volunteers to help foster cats and kittens, help at their annual Petfest fundraiser in October 2016, help out with adoption events at Petco and Petopia, help to feed community cat colonies, assist in feral cat trap neuter return procedure
Contact Name:
Nancy Gustafson
Contact Email or Phone Number: v
olunteerpals@gmail.com or call 512-392-0632
Trainings/Orientation:
Training and community service hours available
Name: San Marcos Regional Animal Shelter
Need:
Volunteers to help walk dogs, interact with puppies and kittens, play with the animals, and participate in events!
Location
: 750 River Road
Contact Email or Phone Number:
512-805-2650
Trainings/Orientation:
Community Service Documentation provided. Visit www.sanmarcostx.gov/volunteerforpets
Parks and Recreation Related
:
Name: Hays-Caldwell Women's Center
Need:
Individuals or groups to help maintain landscape on HCWC's campus; pulling weeds, watering plants, trimming shrubs
Date/Time:
Individual: weekly or bi-weekly, group: monthly
Contact Name:
Zoe Arabzadegan
Contact Email or Phone Number:
zoe@hcwc.org or 512-396-3404
Special Trainings/Orientation:
Must complete online application & read online orientation manual
Name: San Marcos Parks and Recreation
Name: San Marcos River Foundation
Need: Volunteers to help conduct a River Count.
Location
:
117 Riviera Dr, San Marcos, TX 78666 & 444 Pecan Park Dr, San Marcos, TX 78666
Date/Time:
Saturdays from 10am-6pm shifts are split up
Contact Name:
Grant Bradley Visit riverwatcher.org
Contact Email or Phone Number:
gab82@txstate.edu or 832-622-6389
Additional Info: Bring a bathing suit, towel, something to eat/drink, and sunscreen
Name: Centro Esperanza
Need
: Volunteers to mow lawns, weed eat, water lawns, and pick up debris around center
Contact Name:
Sulema Arrecis
Contact Email or Phone Number:
centroesperanza2050a@yahoo.com
or 512-353-0356
Name: City of San Marcos Board and Commissions Eagle Scouts
Need:
Volunteers for various needs
Contact Name:
Nellie Junek
Contact Email or Phone Number:
nelliejunek@yahoo.com or 512-353-0488
Trainings/Orientation:
Community Service Documentation provided
Name: Habitat for Humanity
Need:
Volunteers with gloves and close-toed shoes
Contact Name:
Glenn Wier
Contact Email or Phone Number:
512-392-6601 or 512-753-5433
Trainings/Orientation:
Community Service Documentation provided
Name: San Marcos Greenbelt Alliance
Need
: Volunteer for a variety of tasks including trail building, social media, outdoor recreation and geographic skills.
Contact Email or Phone Number:
visit smgreenbelt.org, contact
smgreenbelt@gmail.com or 512-392-7457
Trainings/Orientation:
Community Service Documentation provided
Name: San Marcos Parks and Recreation
Need
: Volunteers for multiple opportunities
Contact Name:
Catherine Marler
Contact Email or Phone Number:
cmarler@sanmarcostx.gov
Trainings/Orientation:
click
here
to visit their newsletter and learn about more opportunities
Name: High Five Events
Need:
Volunteers to assist in race events
Date:
Ongoing
Contact Name:
Jonathan Cruz
Contact Email or Phone Number:
jonathan@highfiveevents.com
Name: Centro Cultural Hispano de San Marcos
Need
: Volunteers for flower bed maintenance
Date/Time:
A couple hours once a week
Location
: 211 Lee St. San Marcos TX 78666
Contact Name:
Gloria Salazar
Contact Email or Phone
Number:
centro@sanmarcoscentro.org or 512-878-0640
Office Related:
Name: Austin-Bergstrom International Airport's Ambassador Volunteer Program
Need:
Volunteers at various stations
Date/Time:
Morning, afternoons, and evenings Sun-Sat
Location:
Airport's Visitor's Information Center
Contact Name:
Ramonika Carr
Contact Email or Phone Number:
VolunteeratABIA@austintexas.gov or 512-530-6610
Trainings/Orientation:
Training/Background check. Must have own transportation, be 18, & communicate clear English
Name: Caritas of Austin
Need: Landlord Outreach special intern & Apartment Set-up Intern
Date/Time:
Both ask for 4-6 months commitment of 18 hrs a week
Location:
611 Neches St. PO Box 1947
Contact Name:
Laura DeGrush or Melissa Ortiz
Contact Email or Phone Number:
ldegrush@caritasofaustin.org
Name: Centro Cultural Hispano de San Marcos
Need
: Volunteers of all levels from event/program planning to publicity as well as clean up
Location
: 211 Lee St. San Marcos TX 78666
Contact Name:
Gloria Salazar
Contact Email or Phone
Number:
centro@sanmarcoscentro.org or 512-878-0640
Name: Centro Esperanza
Need
: Volunteer to manage content for recently constructed website
Contact Name:
Sulema Arrecis
Contact Email or Phone Number:
centroesperanza2050a@yahoo.com
or 512-353-0356
Name: Children's Heart Foundation- Texas Chapter
Need:
Volunteers to help with events, hold fundraisers, and more
Contact Name:
Lea Astemborski
Contact Email or Phone Number:
leasuzanne9@gmail.com or 512-695-0207
Name: Hays-Caldwell Women's Center
Need:
Volunteers to handle confidential info and assist in administrative work, and/or help organizing the Donation Center
Date/Time:
2-4 hours a week
Location:
Donation Center
Contact Name:
Zoe Arabzadegan
Contact Email or Phone Number:
zoe@hcwc.org or 512-396-3404
Name: Heart to Heart Hospice
Need:
Volunteers for office duties and friendly visits
Contact Name:
Nora Morales
Contact Email or Phone Number:
nmorales@htohh.com or 512-667-6816
Name: Wimberley on Wheels (WOW)
Need
: Volunteers to help with social media and outreach as well as conducting interviews and assessments
Contact Email or Phone Number:
wimberleyonwheels@gmail.com
Name: American Gateways
Need
: Volunteers to work with immigrant survivors of abuse
Contact Name:
Alfredo Gonzalez
Contact Email or Phone Number:
alfredog@americangateways.org
Trainings/Orientation:
Community Service Documentation provided
Name: The Walker's Gallery
Need:
Volunteers to help prepare and hang art, publicity, and reception food preparation and serving
Location
: 501 E. Hopkins St. San Marcos TX 78666
Contact Name:
Linda Kelsey-Jones
Contact Email or Phone Number:
lkj@centurytel.net or 512-787-2892