Community Engagement Opportunities

The Catholic Charities of Fort Worth is a non-profit organization that provides services to meet the needs of the poor, and to care for orphaned and abandoned children. It offers a comprehensive range of services to persons of all ages and from all religious and ethnic affiliations. Different type of volunteer opportunities include: Immigration Services, Refugee Services, Educational Programs, The Assessment Center Children’s Shelter, Pediatric and Family HIV/AIDS Project, Financial Assistance, and EATC (Emergency Assistance of Tarrant County). Orientation is required.

We need students who would like to volunteer with international refugees that are resettled in the Fort Worth area. We could use students to teach ESL, job readiness, health and hygiene, or cultural orientation classes for our refugees. Volunteers can also tutor refugee children or organize a donations drive and then distribute the donated goods to the refugees. Additionally, students who are fluent in a current refugee language, such as Burmese, Chin, Karen, Kirundi, Nepali, or Arabic, are greatly needed to serve as volunteer interpreters. A volunteer application and criminal background check are required for all volunteers. If a volunteer plans to continue working with our refugees after the semester is completed, they will need to take a TB skin test. We provide volunteer orientations to all new volunteers working with our refugees. Orientation is required.

 

The Center provides quality child development for children birth through 5 years of age from all income levels. Volunteers will care for children during naptime so teachers can participate in on-site training. Volunteer training required (once each month 11:45 a.m.-12:30 p.m.).

 

The Center for Transforming Lives lifts women with children from poverty to possibility through:

Safe Homes – an on-site homeless shelter for women and off-site homes for families.

Early Childhood Education – providing free or subsidized early childhood education to impoverished and homeless families.

Financial Stability – individual financial coaching and other programs to promote financial self-sufficiency.

General Service Needs
Financial Empowerment Coach – Working with low- to moderate-income women and families in Tarrant County, coaches provide guidance on budgeting, debt management and setting goals during Coaching Clinics, with follow up by email and phone over the next few months. This volunteer opportunity requires a minimum commitment of 6 months.

Resale Shop Sales Associate – The Center for Transforming Lives’ Resale Shop generates much-needed revenue benefiting our programs. Volunteers greet customers, sort donated merchandise, make items ready for sale and help the store operate smoothly and efficiently. (The Center for Transforming Lives Resale Shop is open Tuesday– Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., closed Sundays and Mondays.)

 

Centerpoint is a nonprofit corporation created to teach, touch and assist the lives of at-risk children and their families in the Arlington area. Centerpoint is a rescue mission for the minds and hearts of children and their families who live in a world oppressed by poverty, violence, gangs, drugs, illiteracy and fragmented lives. It is also a bridge, which reaches across cultural and economic challenges to the lives and future of children. Centerpoint’s outreach programs include: school reading, school assemblies and Kid’s ClubHouse.

Child Care Associates is a non-profit organization that delivers a wide range of programs and services to boost early childhood development for children in lower-income families, who have the greatest needs. We deliver Head Start programs, engage parents in the learning process, assist families with child care subsidies, influence public policy, and continuously work to improve the quality of early child care and education. Our mission is to assist family successes through excellence in comprehensive early education and development services.

General Service Needs
Service needs in the following fields: early childhood development, special needs/early intervention, health (mental, physical, nutrition), nursing, family support services, education, social work.

Tasks Available for UTA Students

• Read/interact/play with children
• Assist with classroom projects & activities
• Be a door greeter
• Help in the garden
• Campus cleanup
• Maintain "lending libraries"
• Create fun activities for parents to take home
• Assist teachers in classroom
• Help with holiday events & festivals
• Decorate classrooms & bulletin boards
• Help with breakfast & lunch
• Be a parking lot attendant
• Assist with children on playground
• Assist campus nurses with hearing & vision/heights & weights
• Conduct STEM activities
• Bilingual volunteers converse with children in their native language
• Create a cooking experience
• Hold/feed babies
• Coach outdoor activities (soccer, basketball)
• Assist during nap time
• Work with children with special needs
• Assist with special projects as needed

 

Due to the increased needs of the communities served, the Chris Howell Foundation has expanded to not only disease education and prevention, but their work now extends to providing programs and resources including skills development, health, wellness, and financial education.

General Service Needs
HIV/STD testing
Financial Literacy courses
COVID programs
Male empowerment program
Women empowerment


Tasks Available for UTA Students
Registration/Check In
Setting up space/Breaking down space
Answer General Questions

 

We host several volunteer events through out the year. Events can range from park maintenance, city beautification, environmental programs, special events, photography, youth sports, etc.

General Service Needs
Change through out the year.

Tasks Available for UTA Students
Events can range from park maintenance, city beautification, environmental programs, special events, photography, youth sports, etc.

 

We serve the residents and visitors of Fort Worth with an array of services from animal control to zoning requests.

General Service Needs
Please visit fortworthtexas.gov/volunteer to see the current volunteer opportunities.

 

The City of Grand Prairie serves an estimated population of 185,000 with residential and business services such as public safety, environmental services, recreation, library, and much more.

Upcoming development in Grand Prairie includes IKEA and the Epic (a mega recreation center, library, indoor/ outdoor water park, Central Park amphitheater, trails and inclusive playground).

General Service Needs
The City of Grand Prairie offers many service learning opportunities for students across a range of departments.

1. Environmental Services
2. Library
3. Parks, Arts, & Recreation (includes recreation centers for seniors and the general public; major events; Farmers Market; Uptown Theater)
4. Tourism
5. Animal Services
6. Volunteer Services (includes administrative/ professional support for Legal, Engineering, and other departments)

The City of Grand Prairie also offers a number of group service opportunities.

Tasks Available for UTA Students
Some volunteer tasks, depending on department:

1. Clean up streams and cemeteries with Keep Grand Prairie Beautiful
2. Support community gardens
3. Read with a child/ assist with homework
4. Coach a youth sports league (basketball, volleyball, soccer, and more)
5. Assist with recreational and nutritional programs for senior citizens at The Summit, Grand Prairie's premier 50+ club
6. Promote DFW tourist hotspots as a Travel Ambassador
7. And much more!

View opportunities and apply online at http://bttr.im/vpkno