Helping Youth

D=Weekdays during business hours
E=Evenings
W=Weekends
F=Flexible times

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(F) Camp Weaver needs volunteers to help with specialty summer camps for children age 5-15. Camps run from June 28-August 6. Each lasts 1-2 weeks. Some themes include karate, soccer, mountain biking, gymnastics, and high ropes. Camp instructors must have experience in the area they lead. Other volunteers may help with field trips and child care. Minimum age: rising high-school senior.
Kim Guilbeau, 697-0525, kim.guilbeau@ymcagreensboro.org, www.campweaver.org

(E) Help girls ages 8-18 in the Tuesday and Thursday evening evening programs, which include health education, self-esteem programs, aerobics, a walking program, and double-dutch jump rope. Minimum age 19.

(F) Chaperone trips and evenings out. Lodging and admission reimbursed if required. Minimum age 18.

(F) Volunteer mentors for girls ages 9 to 15. Mentors contact their match at least once a week and spend as much time together as possible sharing fun and interesting activities and providing guidance. Training provided.

(F) Busy Bee Crafters needs volunteers to knit, crochet, or sew baby items for Women's Hospital and afghans for Hospice. Volunteers supply their own materials. No meeting requirements. Crochet lessons are available. Good project for groups.
Shannon Roesler, 852-4177

(E) Faith Matters is sponsoring a nine-week support group for mothers through February 26. Volunteers are needd to provide child care. Training provided. Minimum age 21; mature college students considered.
Amy Hart, 230-1987 or 230-0320,

(D) Gateway Education Center needs a volunteer to help students with disabilities in its pool. Work will be done under the supervision of the physical education instructor. Hours between 9 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. Criminal background check required. Minimum age 18.
Saundra Scales, 375-2575

(F) Girl Scouts, Tarheel Triad Council needs volunteer troop leaders and speakers for special events and activities.
Esther Bringman,

(D) Glenwood Library needs volunteers to provide childcare while parents attend ESOL classes. Children range in age from 2-5 years. Usually 3-5 children each day. Tuesdays and Fridays, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Minimum age 18.
Mari Noguchi, 297-5000,

Program Assistant: Help the program director with special camps and activities.

Special Events: Help with all aspects of special events such as Make-Believe Ball, Holiday HO HO HO-down, Ghoulash!, and traveling exhibits. Work includes set up and tear down, arts and crafts activities, face painting, and temporary tattooing.

Community Outreach: Participate in various programs including Fun Fourth, the Jaycees Holiday Parade, Eastern Music Festival Ice Cream Festival, and Children's Health Fair at UNCG.

Exhibit Educator: Assist museum patrons in different areas such as the grocery store, doctor's office, transportation center, and more.

Junior Volunteers: Teens from 12-18 needed to work with young children at day camps or special events. Requires interview and orientation. Four-hour shifts weekdays or weekends.

(F) Guardian Ad Litem Program of Guilford County needs volunteers in Greensboro and High Point to gather information to present to Juvenile Court to advocate for abused and neglected children. Minimum age 20. Must be mature, patient, and persistent. Times vary. Training held quarterly.
Patti Hanna, 574-4315 or

(F) Guilford County Animal Shelter needs volunteers to take shelter animals to local schools and other groups of yong people to teach children responsible pet ownership. Must have own transportation. Minimum age 18.Training provided; call for dates.
Mary-Eleanor Joyce, 297-5020, , www.adoptshelterpets.org

(D) Junior Achievement needs volunteers to help elementary, middle-school, and high-school students in Guilford, Randolph, and Alamance counties learn the importance of free enterprise, business, and economics. Junior Achievement matches volunteers with a class, provides lesson plans and classroom materials for hands-on activities, and trains. Volunteers work directly with classroom teachers to schedule times. Volunteers commit to one hour a week for five to ten weeks.
Aubree Royal, 299-4339 or
Website- www.ja.org

(E,W) Mary's House needs childcare workers to care for children while parents attend Alcoholic Anonymous classes in the evenings and on weekday mornings. Supervise children, read stories, play music, organize arts and crafts activities. Escort children to the restroom, change diapers, feed infants. Must respect and appreciate children of diverse backgrounds and be able to work with special needs children. Training provided. Must have high school diploma or GED. Minimum age 18.
Craig Thomas, 275-5200 or

(F) Project Linus - Guilford County needs volunteers to make new, handmade blankets and afghans for children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or are otherwise in need of comfort, security, and warmth. Blankets may be crocheted, knitted, fleece no-sew, or quilted. Volunteer may choose to join group as year-round volunteer or make a one-time donation or commitment to help with a special event. Donations of yarn, fleece, or other materials accepted. This is a 100% volunteer organization. Quarterly general meetings. Special events benefiting community agencies that help children. Training provided. No minimum age.
Darlene Glover, 323-0200 or
National website: www.projectlinus.org

Salvation Army needs:

Monica Wilkins, 235-0349,

Win-Win Resolutions needs these volunteers. Minimum age 18.

Debra Vigliano, 230-1232 or
Website - www.winwinresolutions.org

YWCA. Training provided.