{"id":64307,"date":"2018-02-11T22:03:17","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T03:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=64307"},"modified":"2018-02-17T00:35:23","modified_gmt":"2018-02-17T05:35:23","slug":"youth-adult-volunteer-opportunities-volunteer-center-lehigh-valley-6-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/?p=64307","title":{"rendered":"Youth \u00a0& Adult Volunteer Opportunities from the Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley | Updated 2\/11\/18"},"content":{"rendered":"

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COMPEER OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY, Allentown <\/b>needs volunteers for one-on-one friendship matches.\u00a0\u00a0 Compeer matches volunteers from the community with members who are in stable, mental health recovery.\u00a0 Volunteers spend time with the member doing things like talking over a cup of coffee, taking a walk, going to a free concert, and many more.\u00a0 Hours are flexible and available in both Northampton and Lehigh Counties.\u00a0 Call 610-774-1450<\/a> or email compeer@pbfalv.org<\/a>.<\/div>\n

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GOOD SHEPHERD REHABILITATION NETWORK, Allentown <\/b>has rewarding volunteer opportunities at their main campus and other sites for the following:\u00a0 companions for long-term care residents, patient\/resident transportation, patient ambassadors, and clerical assistance.\u00a0 Gift Shop help is also needed 9am-noon<\/span><\/span> Monday<\/span><\/span> through Friday at the main campus.\u00a0 Call JoAnn Frey, 610-776-3125<\/a>, jfrey@gsrh.org<\/a>.<\/div>\n

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LEHIGH VALLEY ACTIVE LIFE, Allentown <\/b>is looking for volunteers (age14+) to be on call to shovel snow for low income senior citizens living in Allentown when snowfall is two inches or more.\u00a0 Be a real “Snow Angel” and call Rick Daugherty, 610-437-3700<\/a>, rick@lvactivelife.org<\/a>.<\/div>\n

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LEHIGH VALLEY ZOO, Schnecksville <\/b>is looking for dedicated volunteers (13+ years) for the 2018 season. Positions include: managing interactive exhibits, craft tables, activity stations, lots of fun games, membership, marketing, grounds departments. Contact Julia Bieski, 610-799-4171<\/a>, jbieski@lvzoo.org<\/a>.<\/div>\n

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MEALS ON WHEELS OF LEHIGH COUNTY, Allentown <\/b>is looking for volunteers (18+ years) to distribute meals to homebound individuals between 11am-1pm<\/span><\/span> Monday<\/span><\/span>-Friday.\u00a0\u00a0 Teams of 2 deliver to 33 routes throughout Lehigh County.\u00a0 Drive a route or ride along as a visitor.\u00a0 Bring a friend and form a team or let us provide a partner for you.\u00a0\u00a0 Training scheduled for Wed 2\/14 @1:30pm<\/span><\/span> and Thur 2\/15 @ 10:30am.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0 Call Dawn Stillwagen, 610-398-2563, dstillwagen@mealsonwheelslc.org<\/a>.<\/div>\n

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NORTHEAST MINISTRY, Bethlehem<\/b> is seeking volunteers to tutor students in grades 1-12 during their After School Homework Club.\u00a0 The club meets Monday<\/span><\/span> to Thursday<\/span><\/span> from 3:30-5:30pm.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0 Tutors assist students with homework, reading, and school projects.\u00a0 All tutors must complete and pass background clearances before beginning to volunteer.\u00a0 Call Paula Johnson, 610-691-3355<\/a>, johnsonp@northeastministry.com<\/a>.<\/div>\n

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PHOEBE ALLENTOWN NURSING HOME <\/b>needs friendly, compassionate & chatty volunteers to help in our gift shop. If you are interested, the hours we need help with are: Monday<\/span><\/span> & Wednesday<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 3 – 7pm<\/span><\/span>;<\/div>\n
Thursday<\/span><\/span> & Friday 9am – 3pm<\/span><\/span> (we can break this up into shorter hours). Contact Joan Wickel, 610-794-5364<\/a>, jwickel@phoebe.org<\/a>.<\/div>\n

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SIXTH STREET SHELTER, Allentown <\/b>needs volunteers to restock and refresh apartments on Saturdays from 10am – 2pm.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0 As apartments are vacated, they must be cleaned and restocked for incoming residents.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When families move out, they are allowed to take sheets, pillows, blanket, and other household items with them.\u00a0 Volunteers will then restock these items from the donation basement.\u00a0 Call Kristine Blasco, 610-435-1490<\/a>, Kblasco@caclv.org<\/a>.<\/div>\n

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VOLUNTEER CENTER OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY – Check our website www.volunteerlv.org<\/a> for more holiday volunteer opportunities.\u00a0 Our website is updated regularly.<\/b><\/div>\n

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  COMPEER OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY, Allentown needs volunteers for one-on-one friendship matches.\u00a0\u00a0 Compeer matches volunteers from the community with members who are in stable, mental health recovery.\u00a0 Volunteers spend time with the member doing things like talking over a cup of coffee, taking a walk, going to a free concert, and many more.\u00a0 Hours … Continue reading Youth \u00a0& Adult Volunteer Opportunities from the Volunteer Center of the Lehigh Valley | Updated 2\/11\/18<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":61816,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Volunteer-LV.jpg?fit=672%2C372&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=64307"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64307\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/61816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=64307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=64307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=64307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}