Care provided for terminally ill patients in their homes and in various care settings, such as nursing homes. Volunteer opportunities include visiting with patients in their home or in long term care facilities to provide companionship by talking with patients, playing board games, reading, music, etc. Other opportunities available for administrative tasks such as helping to file paperwork in our local offices, answer phones, and write cards.

Caris Healthcare Website

Contact: Diana Puckett at dpuckett@carishealthcare.com or 423-929-2044

There are a wide variety of volunteer service projects across the state. Visit their website or click here to find a park near you. You can also click here to view parks that have ongoing projects.

Contact: Nancy Schelin at Nancy.Schelin@tn.gov

Volunteers needed to help with tutoring, homework, and general programming.

Contact: Brittany Montgomery at brittany.montgomery@bgcrc.net.

Ongoing opportunities!

Contact: Cassie Davis, Director
931-684-1476 or shelby@americanusa.net

Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency hands out commodities to families in need all throughout the Upper Cumberland (i.e. Cannon, Clay, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, and White). They have different days scheduled for each county. 

Contact: Danny Hill, Field Operator Program Specialist
931-520-9638 or dhill@uchra.com

Volunteers needed on an ongoing basis. Potential opportunities: installing free smoke alarms, present to 3rd-5th graders about how to prepare for disasters, helping in special events for the armed forces, helping with blood drives, office work, and more.   

Visit their website.

Contact: Kevin Watt at 615-250-4256 or kevin.watt@redcross.org

Date: October 7, 2017

Volunteers needed to assist participants to benefit The Friends of Harpeth State Park.

More information and volunteer waiver form here.

Students must volunteer to assist with triatholon for service hours to be accepted. Participating in the triathlon itself will not qualify as community service hours for TN Promise.

A county-wide non-profit organization concerned with the collection, preservation, and interpretation of Cheatham County history and heritage. The Association assists with the Cheatham County Museum’s events throughout the year. Several opportunities exist with CCHGA office assisting with office work, filing, and organizing news articles and phots, as well as writing brief stories to be used for publicity and social media posts.

Contact: Lisa Walker at cchga007@bellsouth.net or 615-792-3623

October 14, 2017 7:00 am - 6:00 pm

Several events throughout the year in the community.  Volunteers are needed to help with various activities. 

Contact: Melissa Womack at mwomack@ashlandcitytn.gov or 615.792.3629

Volunteers needed to help with special events, general park maintenance, trail work, invasive plant removal, as well as other outdoor activities. Programming for groups and assisting with native plant gardens are also available for experienced volunteers.

Address: 1674 Standing Stone Park Hwy, Hilham, TN

Contact: Ranger Shawn Hughes at shawn.hughes@tn.gov or 931-823-6487

Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency hands out commodities to families in need all throughout the Upper Cumberland (i.e. Cannon, Clay, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, and White). They have different days scheduled for each county. 

Contact: Danny Hill, Field Operator Program Specialist
931-520-9638 or dhill@uchra.com

Volunteers needed to sit with patients in their home or a facility and simply talk to them, read, sing, play games--whatever they are comfortable with. We also have volunteers that work here in our office arranging flowers, answering phones, and filing papers. We love to have people help out.

To sign up: Volunteer Match Website

Avalon Hospice Website

Contact: Sara Johnson at 931-563-7784 or sajohnson@curohs.com.

Volunteers needed to read with students, file papers for teachers, clerical work as needed, classroom/remedial tutoring as needed, outside jobs in garden area, cleaning tasks to help with school readiness prep, etc.

Contact: April Norris at april.norris@tcsedu.net or 931-454-2610

Volunteers needed to help with monthly adoption events and the small kennel.

Contact: Tamara Lacy at 865-363-6706 or adoption@coffeehumane.org

Store Greeters: Greeters meet customers at the store entrance and inform them of the day’s specials. Greeters may also assist customers with cart selection and offer coupons. Volunteers can be scheduled for anytime between 9:00am - 8:00pm, Monday - Saturday or 12:00pm - 6:00pm, Sunday. Retail Volunteers: Goodwill’s Retail Stores are fundraisers for our Mission Service programs. Retail Volunteers assist in job duties such as cleaning or organizing merchandise at Goodwill’s Retail Store locations. Volunteers can be schedule for anytime between 9:00am - 8:00pm, Monday - Saturday or 12:00pm - 6:00pm, Sunday.

Contact: Taryn Balwinski at 423.629.2501 ext. 2920 or taryn.wilson@goodwillchatt.org.

We are an environmental and educational services organization that provides help with litter, recycled art, beautification and education.  We have litter cleanups every quarter of the year. Check out their website HERE!

On September 30th we will be having a litter clean up at the Barton Springs boat ramp at Normandy lake. Please arrive 8:30-9 and we willl leave about 11:00. The TVA will be providing this opportunity.  Call for more information.

Contact: Call 906-450-2479 or Keepcoffeecobeautiful@gmail.com

 

Volunteers needed to help with cleaning of facility and grounds as well as volunteering to come and read and sing and interact with the children.

Contact: Kayla Ehlers at 931-393-3993 or Eangelsds@gmail.com

Volunteers needed for most services performed at the park, including train maintenance, litter pick-up, trail marking, weed trimming, and more.

Address: 732 Stone Fort Drive, Manchester, TN

Contact: Park Ranger Josh Waggener at josh.waggener@tn.gov or 931-723-5073.

League of Extraordinary Teens

Part of the Governors Books from Birth program. We provide free books for children from birth to age 5.

Volunteers needed to help with LOFT. LOFT financially and logistically supports county Imagination Libraries and inspires current and future involvement in the Imagination Library by involving and rewarding young people age 13-19.

Contact: Rosemary Crabtree at rosemarycrabtree@live.com or 931-455-6711

Tullahoma Sunrise Rotary Club              

1. Assist litter pick up at the Tullahoma Sunrise Rotary Disc Golf Course
2. Assist litter pick up at the Rotary Rocket Playground and Frazier McEwen Park
3. Assist with the literacy bookstore in Tullahoma’s Northgate Mall

 Contact: Greg Sandlin at 931-273-8955 or gjsandlin@lighttube.net

We are a hospice and we are looking for volunteers to help families by sitting with their loved ones, mowing lawns, preparing and delivering care packages, cleaning, doing paperwork, etc. If you are interested in helping people at the end of life we have opportunities for you. Check out their website HERE!

Contact: Justin Hogg at jhogg@adorationhealth.com or by phone 615-733-3600

A not-for-profit educational institution dedicated to igniting curiosity and inspiring the lifelong discovery of science. With 44,000 square feet of exhibit space, the Center features nearly 175 hands-on exhibits focused on biology, physics, visual perception, listening, mind, air and space, energy and earth science.

Volunteers have the opportunity to get involved with Adventure Science Center through a variety of volunteer shifts and assignments.  Please contact them for more information!

Visit Adventure Science Center's Website.

Contact: Elisabeth McClain at emcclain@adventuresci.org or 615-401-5099

The American Red Cross has some upcoming events we would like to offer to TN Promise students.  In September and October, chapters across the state are installing free smoke alarms in at-risk neighborhoods and we need volunteers to help.

Knoxville will be on September 30: questions can be sent to Kristen.manuel@redcross.org and this is the link to the registration form is HERE!

Chattanooga’s event will be on September 23 - contact Amanda Bisgaard at 423-551-1116 to sign up for this event.

Nashville will host their event on September 23 and interested students can contact Jessica.tuggle@redcross.org or sign up HERE!

Volunteers needed on an ongoing basis. Potential opportunities: installing free smoke alarms, present to 3rd-5th graders about how to prepare for disasters, helping in special events for the armed forces, helping with blood drives, office work, and more.   

Visit their website.

Contact: Kevin Watt at 615-250-4256 or kevin.watt@redcross.org

Its that time!!! We are now booking volunteers to assist with Angel Tree Registration! It will operate slightly differently this year. We are going to be doing signups on all three of our campuses here in town at the same time. So you can pick the location that works best for you! All volunteers will register through our online volunteer management system and select the slots they would like to work. 

To register for our South Campus (this is the location in the Antioch area where we have been at the last several years and needs the most volunteers to handle the numbers), click here.

To register  for our North Campus, (which is located in Madison), click here

To register for our East Campus, (which is located in East Nashville), click here.

An adult education program working to empower individuals to overcome obstacles created by poverty. We provide GED test prep, English as a Second Language and Computer and Job skills classes as well as mentoring and access to resources to men and women earning salaries below living wage.Volunteers are needed to serve as Tutors, ESL Teachers and Childcare workers at any of our 6 programs located throughout Middle TN.

Visit their website here.

Contact: Lauren Christians at 615-332-2480 or volunteer@beginanew.org

R. Ensworth Aquatics is an ancillary program of Ensworth School that is committed to the positive development of people of all ages through a range of aquatic programming options. Ensworth Aquatics programs are open to members of the Ensworth community (students, teachers, parents, alumni, faculty, etc.) and to the general public.
--> Check out their website HERE!

Contact: Naomi Kitahara at eaqvolunteers@gmail.com

Dates: October -Open Swim Meet-
-October 14, 2017 8:00am to 12:00pm;  12:00pm to 4:00pm;  4:00pm to 7:00pm.
-October 15, 2017 8:00am to 12:00pm; 12:00pm to 4:00pm.
-->Deadline to sign up: October 1, 2017

There are a variety of volunteer opportunities available at its 8 locations in Davidson and Williamson Counties. From helping to set up for special events to providing direct service for the older adults that we serve, there are a variety of opportunities at FiftyForward to help you fulfill your community service hours. 

Visit their website!

Contact: Robin Johnson at rjohnson@fiftyforward.org or 615-743-3424

A one-of-a-kind achievement center for individuals with Down’s Syndrome, their families, and the community. GiGi’s Playhouse offers more than 30 therapeutic and educational programs that advance literacy, math skills, motor skills, and more, all free of charge. There are multiple tasks that students can participate in: volunteer as a tutor, program volunteer, or help with admin work around the office and facility.

Contact: Janea Rayborn at nashville@gigisplayhouse.org or 615-370-1500.

Goodwill Website

Contact: Natisha Moultry, Community Relations Manager at 615-346-1601 or natisha.moultry@givegw.org.

Volunteers needed to entertain, spend time, converse, maybe even bingo, cards, any type of games, etc.

Contact: Tara Maxwell madison.act@mericareusa.net or 615-865-0527

The Association is seeking an administrative volunteer to help with data entry/verification and other office projects and administrative tasks. Duties include typing and verifying information in our computer database; scanning and electronically filing documents; and organizing/categorizing items in our resource library.

Contact: Tammy Drolsum at general@nashvillebaptists.com or 615-259-3034

A non-profit, interfaith organization that disrupts cycles of poverty, journeys with the marginalized, and provides education about issues of homelessness. In addition to being committed to relational outreach work, we host Resource Shelters (bi-weekly shelters to work on starting the housing process with our friends) and education sessions about breaking cycles of poverty. We have chances to volunteer all year long. Most volunteers serve at our Resource Shelters held at 3 different sites on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each month.

Here is a list of volunteer opportunities with rough time estimates for those evenings:
- Set Up Team (help set up beds, tables, etc.; 5:15pm-6:30pm)
Welcome Table Host (greet and sign in our shelter guests; 5:30pm-7pm)
- Haircuts and Foot Clinics (6pm-8:30pm)
- Floater Volunteers/Active Listeners (serve as a listening/conversation partner for some of our friends at the shelter, help with last minute volunteer needs; anytime between 5:30pm and 8:30pm)
- Dinner/Breakfast (provide meal for about 20 people; Dinner 5pm-8pm; Breakfast drop off anytime after 5pm)
- Innkeepers (stay the night at the shelter with another volunteer; 8pm-8am)
- Laundry (do laundry after the shelter before the next shelter; pickup after 8am next morning)

Additionally, we host volunteer projects on weekends and evenings throughout the year. Many local colleges have groups who work with us and I'd be glad to connect you with them and/or students who have served recently.

Open Table Nashville Website or Open Table Nashville Facebook Page

Contact: Liz Shadbolt at volunteer@opentablenashville.org.

Ongoing Opportunity!!

Pet Community Center is dedicated to strengthening the human-animal bond through accessible veterinary care & support services. Pet Community Center offers several volunteer opportunities within our multiple programs. These programs include: Spay + Neuter clinic, Community Cat program (TNR), Wellness clinic, and events. Opportunities available daytime Monday-Friday 9am-3pm, some hours Monday-Friday 5pm-10pm, and Saturdays 8:30am-1pm.

Check out their website HERE!

Contact: Courtney Augustine at courtney@petcommunitycenter.org or by phone at (615)669-0073

 

Provides basic primary and preventive care services, referrals to other medical providers and health related services and agencies, patient case management services and eligibility assistance, enabling services, education regarding availability and use of health services. 

Careers shadowing is also available in the following fields: Medical doctors, Nurse Practitioners, Physician assistants, Nursing (CNA, MA, LPN, RN) Med Tech, Pharmacy, Dental, IT, Administration, Personnel, Receptionist, Marketing, and Community outreach.

Contact: Jane White at janewhite55@gmail.com

Ongoing Opportunity!!

We have a brand new volunteer opportunity for those who would like to work with children who's families are experiencing homelessness! Our Supportive Housing Program partners with the HERO program at Metro Nashville Public Schools to provide tutoring and homework help to our families weekly. We are looking for 2 to 4 volunteers that can commit to a weekly or bi-weekly commitment! You will need to undergo a background check, and a one time onsite training that will be held before your first tutoring session and should take roughly a half hour.

Click here to register!

Volunteers are needed to assist children and young adults with mental or physical disabilities by walking beside the horse as the child rides, and assisting the riders with various activities. No experience with horses or people with disabilities necessary – training provided and classes are supervised. Volunteers are needed for 2-3 hours weekday evenings and Saturday mornings.

Visit Southern STARRS Website.

Contact: southernstarrs00@gmail.com or 615-428-3347

Here you have the opportunity to give back to the community in an amazing and rewarding environment, meet people with similar talents and interests, and be around world class art all at the same time. With so many events on the calendar, including our studio workshops, summer concerts, film showings, and unique exhibitions, there is no better time to join our team.

Opportunities include helping with art making, audio technology, the gift shop, and visitor services. Plus, you’ll enjoy the best volunteer ben­efits around!

Visit their website.

Contact: Ronny Criss at rcriss@fristcenter.org or 615-744-3329

Ongoing Opportunity!!

We are a food pantry that is open weekly.In 2017 we provided food for 1,471 households.We need volunteers on a weekly basis,Thursdays to unload trucks and stock shelves,clean,etc.On Fridays we distribute to the community,We need people to carry out groceries for clients, Etc.

Contact: Charles Hood, Director
at  GracePlaceFoodPantry@gmail.com or 615-578-5465

Visit their website HERE!

Seeking volunteers to educate the community about proper nutrition, healthy meal options and provide nutrient-rich meals to patients fighting cancer. Students can assist in our kitchen helping to prepare these nourishing meals for our clients.

Volunteers needed on Tuesdays from 3:00 until 6:00 PM

Visit The Heimerdinger Foundation's Website.

Contact: Natisha Moultry at volunteer@hfmeals.org or 615-730-5632

I am looking for volunteers for an opportunity with Bridgestone arena for all the NHL hockey games and concerts held at the Bridgestone arena.
-Volunteers are from needed from 4:30pm-10:00pm.

Contact: Cheria Wilson at mailto:mannersmatternashville@gmail.com

Archie’s Promise is seeking volunteers to work 3 Titans home games on November 5th, November 12th, and December 3rd. All volunteers must be 18 years old or older. If you are looking for volunteer’s hours and ways to meet new people this would be a great opportunity. You could earn 8 or more volunteer hours in one day. All volunteers would be required to wear black pants and black shoes, shirts will be provided. Volunteers will be working in a concessions environment around food and will be expected to clean, cook, or handle money.

Sign up HERE!

TAADAS is looking for volunteers Monday-Friday anytime between the hours of 8am-5pm. We need volunteers to answer phone calls and direct our walk-in visitors.

Visit TAADAS Website

Contact: Ivory Saulsbury at ivory@taadas.org 

Volunteers needed for several events throughout 2017.

Contact: Jami Eller
jami@tbcc.org or 615-377-8777
Contact 2: Haley Ferrell
haley@tbcc.org or 615-377-8777

Website: www.tbcc.org

ONGOING OPPORTUNITY!!

Our organization is in need of students to volunteer with our agency in several different areas. These volunteer opportunities are needed immediately. The following are the areas in which we need assistance.

-Social media engagement and related tasks
-Photography
-Grant research and development
-Food drive and community outreach
-Film making (i.e. PSA, short films)
-Community service and fundraising

Contact: Jaye Cole at 615-256-3882 or jalyon.cole@educatingwomen.org

A unique educational facility and cultural center combining teaching, research, cultural outreach and crafts marketing.  Volunteers needed for trails clearing and upkeep on the property on an ongoing basis

November 18-19 holiday Festival, Celebration of Craft Festival first Saturday in April.

Contact: Debra Ruzinsky at druzinsky@tntech.edu or 9313726875

Volunteers needed to help with special events, general park maintenance, trail work, invasive plant removal, assisting with cleaning our native plant butterfly garden, as well as other activities.

Address: 1630 Edgar Evins State Park Road, Silver Point TN

Contact: Park Ranger Mark Taylor at Mak.Taylor@tn.gov or 931-982-3918.

Volunteers needed year round to assist with library operations and special events.

Address:  Justin Potter Library, 101 S. 1st Street, Smithville TN

Contact: Justin Potter at 615-597-4359 at least one week in advance to schedule your volunteer hours.

September 30, 2017 9:00AM- 1:00PM

At Center Hill Lake- Hurricane Bridge Recreation Area

-->Help them develop their new trails at the park!
For more information, call 931-858-3125

Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency hands out commodities to families in need all throughout the Upper Cumberland (i.e. Cannon, Clay, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, and White). They have different days scheduled for each county. 

Contact: Danny Hill, Field Operator Program Specialist
931-520-9638 or dhill@uchra.com

103 West College Street
Dickson, TN 37055

Contact: Renee Boehm at TheDCHelpCenter@bellsouth.net or 615-441-0076 

DCYAA is a sport's program that provides baseball/ softball recreation league to Dickson County's youth (ages 4-19). Spring season starts in March runs through July and Fall starts in August and runs through October. Volunteers needed to help run the concession stand during games.

Visit their website.

Contact: Billy Lamastus at info.dcyaa@gmail.com or 615-812-7478

Ongoing opportunities available for 2017!

Gardening Partners is a gardening education organization. Volunteers needed for various projects including planting, greenhouse work, maintenance, hospitality, and office work. 

Contact: Linda Al-Sangar
gpdc471@gmail.com or 6153756675

Website: www.gardening.partners

Volunteers needed year-round to assist the park rangers with park maintenance and special events.

Address: 1020 Jackson Hill Road, Burns, TN

Contact: Park Ranger Eric Runkle at eric.runkle@tn.gov or 615-797-9052.

Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency hands out commodities to families in need all throughout the Upper Cumberland (i.e. Cannon, Clay, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, and White). They have different days scheduled for each county. 

Contact: Danny Hill, Field Operator Program Specialist
931-520-9638 or dhill@uchra.com

Volunteers needed to carry produce and other items to customer's cars.

Contact: Phillip Wilkerson at 323phillip@gmail.com

Tullahoma Sunrise Rotary Club              

1. Assist litter pick up at the Tullahoma Sunrise Rotary Disc Golf Course
2. Assist litter pick up at the Rotary Rocket Playground and Frazier McEwen Park
3. Assist with the literacy bookstore in Tullahoma’s Northgate Mall

 Contact: Greg Sandlin at 931-273-8955 or gjsandlin@lighttube.net

Volunteers needed to sit with patients in their home or a facility and simply talk to them, read, sing, play games--whatever they are comfortable with. We also have volunteers that work here in our office arranging flowers, answering phones, and filing papers. We love to have people help out.

To sign up: Volunteer Match Website

Avalon Hospice Website

Contact: Sara Johnson at 931-563-7784 or sajohnson@curohs.com.

Volunteers needed to help with lawn care maintenance around the county welcome signs. Equipment and supplies provided. 

Contact: Josh Hughes (931) 638-9632

Volunteers needed to assist with the thrift store.

Helping Hands Hickman Website
Contact: 931-670-1008.

Volunteers needed for all fundraisers and with foster animals. 

Contact: Human Society hotline at 1-866-304-3352

The Hickman County Public Library
120 West Swan Street, Centerville, TN 37033

Contact: 931-729-5130

UT Extension provides a gateway to the University of Tennessee as the outreach unit of the Institute of Agriculture. It is a statewide educational organization, funded by federal, state and local governments, that brings research-based information about agriculture, family and consumer sciences, and resource development to the people of Tennessee where they live and work.

In Hickman County, we work with farmers, families, and youth providing educational programs to assist with needs on the farm, in their homes or developing youth through the 4-H program.

Volunteering with UT Extension/Hickman could vary depending on your likes and the time of the year. We receive calls from groups wanting the youth to help with their community activities.  Extension has events that assistance is needed and then there is always help needed in our office. 

Contact: Donna Bradley at dbradle2@utk.edu or 931-729-2404

Contact: Denise Borens, Perishable Food Distribution Coordinator
Call 931-721-3222 or mborens@gmail.com

Volunteers are needed to assist with shelving books, keeping the library in neat appearance. Qualified students will assist patrons in basic computer usage and assist as needed with pre-school story times. When you call, please make sure to mention you are a TN Promise student looking for community service opportunities.

Contact: Ethel Carmical, Library Director, at humphreyslibrary@bellsouth.net or 931-296-2143.

Volunteers needed at any time as a caregiver, relief, patient companionship (reading, talking, baking, cleaning, crafts, games, etc.).

Contact: Carrie Shankles at 731-727-7197 or carrie@theshankles.com or 731-438-3880

Volunteers needed to help with special events, general park maintenance, trail work, invasive plant removal, as well as other outdoor activities. Programming for groups and assisting with native plant gardens are also available for experienced volunteers.

Address: 1674 Standing Stone Park Hwy, Hilham, TN

Contact: Ranger Shawn Hughes at shawn.hughes@tn.gov or 931-823-6487

Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency hands out commodities to families in need all throughout the Upper Cumberland (i.e. Cannon, Clay, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, and White). They have different days scheduled for each county. 

Contact: Danny Hill, Field Operator Program Specialist
931-520-9638 or dhill@uchra.com

Volunteers needed to sit with patients in their home or a facility and simply talk to them, read, sing, play games--whatever they are comfortable with. We also have volunteers that work here in our office arranging flowers, answering phones, and filing papers. We love to have people help out.

To sign up: Volunteer Match Website

Avalon Hospice Website

Contact: Sara Johnson at 931-563-7784 or sajohnson@curohs.com.

Volunteers needed to participate in focus groups and environmental scans related to culture in Lawrence County and youth influence on substance use.  Biannual Drug Take Back day occurs the last Saturday in April 2017 and October 2017. Volunteers will hand out surveys and lock boxes. 4.5 hours each Drug Take Back event.  Quarterly Coalition meetings held throughout the year at 6:00PM. Contact 931-244-5533 to get on list for volunteer opportunities.

Volunteers needed to sit with patients in their home or a facility and simply talk to them, read, sing, play games--whatever they are comfortable with. We also have volunteers that work here in our office arranging flowers, answering phones, and filing papers. We love to have people help out.

To sign up: Volunteer Match Website

Avalon Hospice Website

Contact: Sara Johnson at 931-563-7784 or sajohnson@curohs.com.

Volunteers needed to answer phones, shred paper, social media activities and other general duties as needed.

Buffalo River Services Facebook Page

Contact: Phillip Garner at phil.garner@brstn.org or 931-722-8825.

Volunteers needed at any time as a caregiver, relief, patient companionship (reading, talking, baking, cleaning, crafts, games, etc.).

Contact: Carrie Shankles at 731-727-7197 or carrie@theshankles.com or 731-438-3880

Volunteers needed year-round to assist building handicap ramps, holding fundraisers, rallies, dances, and other ongoing events!

Visit BLAST's Website.

Contact: Scott Phillips - blast.youth@yahoo.com or call 931-297-2290

A Lincoln County based clothing warehouse which clothes children at the request of teachers, school counselors, and Department of Children’s Services workers. Student volunteers are needed to sort clothing donations, folding clothes, putting them in the proper bins, and packing bags to fill clothing requests.

Contact: Laura Mayer at 931-625-6953 or Shelley Lyon at 931-625-5191, or clotheourkids@gmail.com.

Volunteers needed to assist with shelving and organizing books, filing, light computer work, tutoring kids and adults, creating flyers and other marketing materials in Microsoft Office, assisting in the Maker Lab (learning equipment and software for things such as 3D printing, Photoshop, Pod-casting, green screen and video, Eggbot, Osmo, and more beginning in 2017), stocking the book sale area, cleaning, and various other library related duties. 

The Fayetteville Lincoln County Public Library Website.

Contact: Jena Gray at flcoutreach@fpunet.com or 931-433-3286

The Imagination Library of Lincoln County provides one book per month to any registered child in Lincoln County from birth to age 5. We need help from volunteers in reaching out to children in the community through creating marketing materials (at the FLC Public Library, unless otherwise arranged), assisting with enrollment events at the Host of Christmas Past, the Lincoln County Fair, the Community Baby Shower, and other local community events, as well as helping implement fundraisers like the annual Imagination Library race. Since these events are spaced out throughout the year, this is a great volunteer opportunity for those students who have a strict schedule and/or prefer to plan their volunteer hours far in advance.

The Imagination Library Website

Contact: Jena Gray at flcoutreach@fpunet.com or 931-433-3286

Volunteers needed on an ongoing basis. Potential opportunities: installing free smoke alarms, present to 3rd-5th graders about how to prepare for disasters, helping in special events for the armed forces, helping with blood drives, office work, and more.   

Visit their website.

Contact: Kevin Watt at 615-250-4256 or kevin.watt@redcross.org

We are a low income public housing authority, located in Lafayette, TN. Our After School program meets on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from about 3:15pm (when the buses drop off) to 4:30pm. Our first priority is homework and if the students do not have homework, we may craft, color or play games (such as checkers, puzzles, dominoes, etc.).

Contact: Lisa Gentry at lafhouse@nctc.com or 615-666-2140.

Volunteers are needed to assist children and young adults with mental or physical disabilities by walking beside the horse as the child rides, and assisting the riders with various activities. No experience with horses or people with disabilities necessary – training provided and classes are supervised. Volunteers are needed for 2-3 hours weekday evenings and Saturday mornings.

Visit Southern STARRS Website.

Contact: southernstarrs00@gmail.com or 615-428-3347

Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency hands out commodities to families in need all throughout the Upper Cumberland (i.e. Cannon, Clay, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, and White). They have different days scheduled for each county. 

Contact: Danny Hill, Field Operator Program Specialist
931-520-9638 or dhill@uchra.com

Needs help building a fence at their dachshund halfway house. Help is needed drilling holes for poles, pouring cement, and putting up the chain link fence.
All American Dachshund Rescue Website

Address: 2150 Highway 64, Lewisburg, TN, 37091

Contact: Diane Irwin at 931-446-5533.

Volunteers for various opportunities, including trail work, invasive plant removal, programming for individuals and groups, community garden, and garden to table garden work, as well as other outdoor activities.
Please contact the park at least one week in advance to schedule your community service.

Contact: Ranger Ryan Jenkins at ryan.jenkins@tn.gov or 931-364-7724.

A no cost preschool program for 36 students that are eligible due to low income, disabilities, homelessness or other need. Located in two centers in the Carver Heights Housing behind Lyon's Chevrolet. Volunteer opportunities available after students leave for the day from 2:30pm-4:30pm or all day on most Friday's. Jobs available are cleaning centers, sheds, playground upkeep, peeping materials, as well as some painting, etc.

Visit their website!

Contact: Beckie Palmer at  R.palmer@schra.us or 931-359-9691

Provides basic primary and preventive care services, referrals to other medical providers and health related services and agencies, patient case management services and eligibility assistance, enabling services, education regarding availability and use of health services. 

Careers shadowing is also available in the following fields: Medical doctors, Nurse Practitioners, Physician assistants, Nursing (CNA, MA, LPN, RN) Med Tech, Pharmacy, Dental, IT, Administration, Personnel, Receptionist, Marketing, and Community outreach.

Contact: Jane White at janewhite55@gmail.com

Volunteers needed to sit with patients in their home or a facility and simply talk to them, read, sing, play games--whatever they are comfortable with. We also have volunteers that work here in our office arranging flowers, answering phones, and filing papers. We love to have people help out.

To sign up: Volunteer Match Website

Avalon Hospice Website

Contact: Sara Johnson at 931-563-7784 or sajohnson@curohs.com.

Ongoing Opportunity!!

The City of Columbia Parks and Recreation is an organization that provides a variety of programs for the citizens of Columbia, TN. Some of the programs offered include BBQ Cook Offs, Tot's Day Out, Monster Mash, Youth Basketball, and The Mid-State Classics just to name a few. We would need the tnAchieves students to volunteer in different areas within our Recreation Department. Check out their full site HERE!

Contact: Rita Ingram at  ringram@columbiatn.com or 931-380-2742

Saturday, September 30, 2017

Meet at the Riverwalk Pavilion @ 102 Riverside Dr-Columbia, TN
-->7:00 am until 9:00 am.
Canoes provided for on-river clean up or bring your own!
Land Lovers can clean the access points and Riverwalk Park!

Receive Free Lunch & Prizes!
To register, contact us: 931.388.8511 or info@keepmaurybeautiful.com

Provides basic primary and preventive care services, referrals to other medical providers and health related services and agencies, patient case management services and eligibility assistance, enabling services, education regarding availability and use of health services. 

Careers shadowing is also available in the following fields: Medical doctors, Nurse Practitioners, Physician assistants, Nursing (CNA, MA, LPN, RN) Med Tech, Pharmacy, Dental, IT, Administration, Personnel, Receptionist, Marketing, and Community outreach.

Contact: Jane White at janewhite55@gmail.com

Volunteers needed year-round!

Contact: Sherry Johnson or Susan Manning at buildingblockarts@gmail.com. 

The Maury County Arts Guild, aka The Center for the Arts

Address: 705 Lion Parkway in Columbia, TN 38401

Contact: Pamela Edwards at centerfortheartscolumbia@gmail.com

To view available volunteer opportunities, contact Margaret M. Pace, 931-221-6277 or pacem@apsu.edu

Contact 931-648-8826 for available volunteer opportunities.

Website: mcgtn.org

Volunteers needed for onsite clothing closet in studio for the Clarksville area. 

More information on their Facebook page here.

Contact: Denise Galben, dgalben@yahoo.com

Ongoing opportunities!

Monday – Saturday from 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Location: 215 Foster Street, Clarksville, TN 37040

Website: LoavesandFishes.org

Contact: 931-645-9020

Opportunities listed on website here.

Contact: 931-802-6800 or volunteer@mannacafeministries.com

For volunteer opportunities, contact 931-648-5750 or animalcontrol@montgomerycountytn.org

Provides basic primary and preventive care services, referrals to other medical providers and health related services and agencies, patient case management services and eligibility assistance, enabling services, education regarding availability and use of health services. 

Careers shadowing is also available in the following fields: Medical doctors, Nurse Practitioners, Physician assistants, Nursing (CNA, MA, LPN, RN) Med Tech, Pharmacy, Dental, IT, Administration, Personnel, Receptionist, Marketing, and Community outreach.

Contact: Jane White at janewhite55@gmail.com

Opportunities listed on website here. 

Contact: 931-552-5350

The Save Our Students Food Pantry at Austin Peay State University provides food for students who find themselves in difficult times. Volunteers can participate in a variety of tasks in the food pantry such as assisting clients, stocking inventory, and more. Students may also be asked to assist in the Victory Gardens where food is grown for the pantry.

Visit their website!

Contact: Alexandra Wills at sos@apsu.edu or 931-221-6120

Several resources in the Clarksville/Montgomery county area, and are eager to assist students needing to complete their volunteer hours.

Visit United Way's Website.

The Moore County Public Library has several community service opportunities available. Volunteers can work with their afterschool program on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays starting in September helping students with homework, listening to students read, and helping with scheduled educational programs. Volunteers are needed in October to haul and sort books for a book sale. Volunteers are needed to move furniture in November.

Contact: Peggy Gold at 931-759-7285.

Tullahoma Sunrise Rotary Club              

1. Assist litter pick up at the Tullahoma Sunrise Rotary Disc Golf Course
2. Assist litter pick up at the Rotary Rocket Playground and Frazier McEwen Park
3. Assist with the literacy bookstore in Tullahoma’s Northgate Mall

 Contact: Greg Sandlin at 931-273-8955 or gjsandlin@lighttube.net

4-H is the youth development organization of the University of Tennessee. Involvement in 4-H encourages diverse groups of youth to development unique talents and skills to the highest potential. Youth are given opportunities to participate in the 4-H through involvement in after school programs, clubs, camps, and much more. "Learning by doing" through hands on activities and community involvement empowers 4-H'ers to develop and strengthen life skills. We are looking for volunteers in a variety of 4-H programs locally and would love to have you volunteer.

Address: 317 E. University St, Suite 16 Livingston, TN 38570

Overton County Extension 4-H Website

Contact: Nicole Marrero at nmarrero@utk.edu or 931-823-2735.

Volunteers needed to help with special events, general park maintenance, trail work, invasive plant removal, as well as other outdoor activities. Programming for groups and assisting with native plant gardens are also available for experienced volunteers.

Address: 1674 Standing Stone Park Hwy, Hilham, TN

Contact: Ranger Shawn Hughes at shawn.hughes@tn.gov or 931-823-6487

Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency hands out commodities to families in need all throughout the Upper Cumberland (i.e. Cannon, Clay, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, and White). They have different days scheduled for each county. 

Contact: Danny Hill, Field Operator Program Specialist
931-520-9638 or dhill@uchra.com

Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency hands out commodities to families in need all throughout the Upper Cumberland (i.e. Cannon, Clay, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, and White). They have different days scheduled for each county. 

Contact: Danny Hill, Field Operator Program Specialist
931-520-9638 or dhill@uchra.com

Volunteers needed Tuesday-Friday from 9:30am-5:00pm and Saturdays 8:30am-2:00pm. Volunteers will be helping with donation intake in Habitat ReStore

Address: 728 E 15th St Cookeville, TN

Contact: Amy Jennings at amy@pchabitat.org or (931) 528-1711 ext 2

Beginning May 31, 2017

Tuesday-Friday 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM or Saturdays 8:30am-2:00pm

Amy Jennings, Volunteer Coordinator
931-528-1711 or amy@pchabitat.org

Every Tuesday afternoon there are English classes for Spanish-speakers in the Cookeville community and offer a kids program for their children. Currently, there are 4-8 women who attend classes every week and about 5-10 children who join them. Volunteers can serve as conversation partners or help with childcare. This is a time commitment of about an hour and a half every week. Every Wednesday a free dinner is served to about 40 students and could use volunteers to help cook from 4:30pm-6:30pm.

Visit their website!

271 E. 9th St., Cookeville, TN 38501

Contact: Wesley at tntechwesley@gmail.com or 931-526-4353

Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency hands out commodities to families in need all throughout the Upper Cumberland (i.e. Cannon, Clay, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, and White). They have different days scheduled for each county. 

Contact: Danny Hill, Field Operator Program Specialist
931-520-9638 or dhill@uchra.com

Volunteers needed on an ongoing basis. Potential opportunities: installing free smoke alarms, present to 3rd-5th graders about how to prepare for disasters, helping in special events for the armed forces, helping with blood drives, office work, and more.   

Visit their website.

Contact: Kevin Watt at 615-250-4256 or kevin.watt@redcross.org

Community service opportunities for a wide varieties of people and organizations. The work we offer is quite varied. In many cases it involves manual labor, either in one of our parks or at the Orlinda Fire Department. That can range from picking up trash, to painting, weed eating, hedge trimming, mowing, power-washing, window cleaning, and so on. We have also offered office work, which has involved everything from stuffing envelopes to website design and much more.

Contact: Kevin Breeding at 615-654-3366 or cityoforlinda@aol.com.

Volunteers are needed to help people with special needs ride a horse on Tuesdays (4pm-7pm) and Thursdays (5pm-8pm). Seven week sessions are available.

Contact: Sharolyn Snyder at 615-714-6274 or ssnyderzoo@aol.com.

Volunteers will need to fill out an application.

Contact: Melinda Allen at 615-382-9622 or mallen@ymcamidtn.org

Volunteers needed to meet the needs of seniors who may need a little help with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, and medication monitoring. Springfield Heights has a variety of ways for students to volunteer, including one-on-one visits with residents and doing activities with groups of residents.

Visit their website.

Students must fill out a volunteer application and submit to a background check before being placed. Their volunteer handbook provides guidelines and additional information for volunteers. The application is at the end of the handbook.

Address: 2540 South Main Street, Springfield, TN 

Contact: Emily Bowers at springfield.act@americareusa.net or 615-212-0300  

For those volunteering short term, they will be assisting in the Voluntary Service Office helping to sort and organize donations, folding letters for mail outs, etc.  For students interested in longer term assignments, we have a variety of positions available including serving as a friendly visitor, volunteer Ambassadors (pushing patients in wheel chairs throughout the medical center and providing directional assistance), providing clerical assistance, etc.  College students may also have an opportunity to volunteer in their area of career interest. Examples include, pharmacy, physical therapy, occupational therapy and medicine.

Address: Nashville VA Medical Center, 3400 Lebanon Pike, Hermitage, TN 37076

Contact: Nashville VA Voluntary Service Office at 615-873-6978 or Alvin C. York VA Medical Center in Murfreesboro at 6615-225-6497.

November 4, 2017

It's time for our 3rd Annual Brave the Dark Relay benefitting G.I.R.L.S. Ranch!

About the event:
-Grab your craziest friends (and your headlamp!) and join us on November 4th at 6:00 pm at New Vision Baptist Church in Murfreesboro, TN. You won’t want to be anywhere else but running through the trails at Gateway Park and Stones River Battlefield in Murfreesboro! Brave the Dark Relay is a fun and unique running experience in a family friendly atmosphere benefitting a local 501(c)3 non-profit, G.I.R.L.S. Ranch!

Register HERE!

Volunteers needed to help with a variety of tasks including answering phones, taking ticket orders, organizing props and costumes, archiving, helping artists hang their work in the gallery, and much more.

Contact: Anna Hall at anna@boroarts.org or 615-904-2787.

We run a haunted woods in Rutherford County every Saturday in October and the last two Fridays in October. We are in need of participants to act as characters. Costumes will be provided. We are insured and security will be on the property.

Dates: October 7,14,20,21,27,and 28
Contact: Tracy Cooper at coopertr47@gmail.com or by phone: 615-801-3158

Dunaway's Chapel United Methodist Church needs volunteers for landscaping and various projects.

Contact: Jim Overcast
jim.overcast@tnumc.com or 931-619-0244

Volunteers will be assigned duties such as product preparation, taping boxes and other various tasks in a warehouse environment. Available times for volunteers are Monday-Thursday from 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. or 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Fridays from 9:00 a.m.--12:00 p.m. Volunteers will assist in our Teacher Store on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Our Teacher Store provides free classroom and student supplies to teachers in Rutherford County. Volunteers will assist with selecting supplies and check out.

Address: 310 Tech Park Drive LaVergne, Tennessee 30786

Contact: Marci Todd at 615-793-3438 ext. 4401 or marci.todd@feedthechildren.org.

Our event this year will be December 1st and 2nd. We will be needing volunteers to help set up and take down for our event. The shifts will be in 3 to 4 hour blocks at the Miller Coliseum.

Contact: April Booten at aprilove99@hotmail.com

Ongoing Opportunity!!

Nourish Food Bank is currently experiencing a growth spurt and is looking for several volunteers to help us through, and beyond, this this exciting time of growth. Core volunteers are those individuals who seek to put their passion and compassion to work on a regular, recurring basis.  We are looking to fill several volunteer positions at our new Murfreesboro site:

 Cart Packers = 5 - 10:00-2:00 one or more days on a regular basis

Inventory = 2 - one or more days through September 1st, Monday-Friday

Sorting/processing donations = 2 - one or more days on a regular basis, Monday-Friday

Deliver/pick-up driver = 2 -one or more days on a regular basis, Monday-Friday

Contact: Jennifer Larson-Hamilton at jlh090112@yahoo.com and 615-474-2399

Students can help in many areas or our Medical Center. We generally speak with the student to determine the best fit for their eight hours of service. 

Visit their website!

Contact: Tom Gallagher at Thomas.Gallagher3@va.gov or 615-873-7477

Ongoing opportunity!!

The Nourish Food Bank needs volunteers to pack carts, sort food items, transfer food items (within the office), stock shelves, light cleaning, food pick-ups, answer phones and occasional projects. They accept individuals with community service requirements (TN promise, Beta Club, scouts, etc.). Their space is located in the McFadden Community Center, 211 Bridge Ave, Murfreesboro, 37129. Office hours are Mon-Friday, 8:30-4:00.

Feel free to swing by, call, or email me with questions. Jennifer Hamilton, jlh090112@yahoo.com, 615-747-2399.

Ongoing Opportunity!!

We have been thrilled and honored to work with students from Rutherford County and surrounding areas here at PAWS. To ensure everyone's safety, one of our policies is that before a student may volunteer at PAWS, they must attend a one-time volunteer orientation (last no longer than an hour). We generally hold them once a month, on the 3rd Thursday of every month.

All volunteer information can be found on our website: here.  We have a special orientation day coming up this Thursday if students would like to attend... due to construction August orientation will be closed, so this one will be the best opportunity to get into the program for students before the school year begins. PAWS would love to have TN Promise students here to help. We already have quite a few with us, and they are truly some great volunteers!

Contact: Lindsay Frierson at 615-971-6764

November 4, 2017

I'm organizing a pug festival to benefit a pug rescue organization. We need volunteers to help with the various festival events like contests, raffle sales, etc. The festival will be held in Murfreesboro on Sat Nov 4, 2017. For more information, click HERE!

Contact: Cindy Kline at cindy.kline@yahoo.com to volunteer at this event!

Volunteers are needed to assist children and young adults with mental or physical disabilities by walking beside the horse as the child rides, and assisting the riders with various activities. No experience with horses or people with disabilities necessary – training provided and classes are supervised. Volunteers are needed for 2-3 hours weekday evenings and Saturday mornings.

Visit Southern STARRS Website.

Contact: southernstarrs00@gmail.com or 615-428-3347

Stepping Stones Safe Haven is seeking volunteers to assist The Stone Cellar’s Barn Sale Thursday, Oct. 12.

Volunteers are needed to help set up, tear down and monitor the event.  They also need volunteers to help prepare for the event by finding vendors, corporate sponsors, filling welcome bags, designing flyers, etc.

Contact:  Amanda Mills at amandamills@kw.com or 615-524-1024. 

Event 5: Calvalry Demonstrations 
Date: September 23-24, 2017
Volunteers needed for traffic control and parking

Event 6: National Public Lands Day 
Date: September 30, 2017
Time: 7:30AM - 4:00PM

Event 7: Artillery Batter Programs
Date: October 28-29, 2017
Volunteers needed for traffic control and parking

November events TBD
Dates: November 4, 18, and 25, 2017
Times: 8:00AM-4:30PM
Volunteers needed for various projects such as invasive plant control, national cemetery headstone cleaning, trail maintenance, or trash pick-up.

Contact: jim_b_lewis@nps.gov or call (615) 893-9501

Please wear long pants, long sleeve shirts, and closed-toe shoes. Also bring water and lunch if staying for the full-day. 

There are many opportunities throughout the Medical Center in Murfreesboro. We like to speak with the student to determine the best fit for their 8 hours of service.

Visit their website!

Contact: Tom Gallagher at Thomas.Gallagher3@va.gov or 6152254555

Volunteers needed on an ongoing basis. Potential opportunities: installing free smoke alarms, present to 3rd-5th graders about how to prepare for disasters, helping in special events for the armed forces, helping with blood drives, office work, and more.   

Visit their website.

Contact: Kevin Watt at 615-250-4256 or kevin.watt@redcross.org

Volunteers are needed to assist children and young adults with mental or physical disabilities by walking beside the horse as the child rides, and assisting the riders with various activities. No experience with horses or people with disabilities necessary – training provided and classes are supervised. Volunteers are needed for 2-3 hours weekday evenings and Saturday mornings.

Visit Southern STARRS Website.

Contact: southernstarrs00@gmail.com or 615-428-3347

Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency hands out commodities to families in need all throughout the Upper Cumberland (i.e. Cannon, Clay, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, and White). They have different days scheduled for each county. 

Contact: Danny Hill, Field Operator Program Specialist
931-520-9638 or dhill@uchra.com

Volunteers needed on an ongoing basis. Potential opportunities: installing free smoke alarms, present to 3rd-5th graders about how to prepare for disasters, helping in special events for the armed forces, helping with blood drives, office work, and more.   

Visit their website.

Contact: Kevin Watt at 615-250-4256 or kevin.watt@redcross.org

Volunteers needed for the following activities:

Baking or cooking for holidays, birthdays, and other occasions.

Sewing, knitting, crochet blankets, and other items. 

Crafts, flower arrangements and other special projects.

Sitting with patients to provide socialization and or relieve the caregiver for a couple of hours a week.

Office work; helping hospice staff in the office with filing and phone calls.

Visit Avalon Hospice's Website.

Contact: Lynne Stearnes - lstearnes@avalon-hospice.com or call 615-264-6244

Dates: October 27 & 28; 8:00AM- 4:00PM

Bledsoe Creek State Park: concessions, assisting with parking cars, crowd control.
-->Need a total of 6 volunteers. 

Contact information: mthc2013@gmail.com to register.

Volunteers needed continuously to help remove litter along the roadside. Will provide safety vests and instruction. Time frames are flexible to students' schedules. 

Contact: Dianna Johnson at dianna.johnson@gallatin-tn.gov or 615-451-5909

Visit their website.

Students interested in the health care field would be assigned to the therapy or short term stay areas. Others can assist with mail delivery and other activities (bingo, jigsaw puzzles, manicures, reading to residents).

Address: 555 East Bledsoe Street

Contact: Robin Willmore at 615-452-7132.

Volunteers needed to deliver healthy meals to seniors in their homes Monday through Friday.

Contact: Gallatin office at 615-452-4022; Hendersonville office at 615-824-0811.

Many administrative, grounds, operational, and education programming opportunities available!

Contact: director@ historicrockcastle.com or call 615-476-7506

Website: www.historicrockcastle.com

Volunteers are needed to assist children and young adults with mental or physical disabilities by walking beside the horse as the child rides, and assisting the riders with various activities. No experience with horses or people with disabilities necessary – training provided and classes are supervised. Volunteers are needed for 2-3 hours weekday evenings and Saturday mornings.

Visit Southern STARRS Website.

Contact: southernstarrs00@gmail.com or 615-428-3347

A youth center in Gallatin that offers a space for middle and high school students to hang out after school. Life, career, and leadership skill classes offered as well as recreational arts classes to help build social skills and expand peer groups.

Volunteer opportunities include:
High School Juniors and Seniors needed to lead craft projects, group games, and special interest activities. 

Tech savy teens needed to update STC's image. This includes a review of current website and making a mock site for review. 

Tutor and offer homework support to younger students. Recommendation from teacher is required.

Visit Sumner Teen Center Website

Contact: Stacy Douglas at stacy@sumnerteencenter.org or 615-530-8248

Tuesday – Friday 9am-3pm; Saturday 10am-2pm

Volunteers are needed to directly assist the Executive Director with various duties, including marketing, promotions, graphic design, website and database management, spreadsheets, social media, and gallery, event, and venue management.

Visit their website.

Contact: Dan at 615-822-0789 and leave a message or email artscouncil@monthaven.org with “Community Service Volunteer” in the subject heading.

Volunteers needed on an ongoing basis. Potential opportunities: installing free smoke alarms, present to 3rd-5th graders about how to prepare for disasters, helping in special events for the armed forces, helping with blood drives, office work, and more.   

Visit their website.

Contact: Kevin Watt at 615-250-4256 or kevin.watt@redcross.org

Volunteers are needed to assist children and young adults with mental or physical disabilities by walking beside the horse as the child rides, and assisting the riders with various activities. No experience with horses or people with disabilities necessary – training provided and classes are supervised. Volunteers are needed for 2-3 hours weekday evenings and Saturday mornings.

Visit Southern STARRS Website.

Contact: southernstarrs00@gmail.com or 615-428-3347

Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency hands out commodities to families in need all throughout the Upper Cumberland (i.e. Cannon, Clay, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, and White). They have different days scheduled for each county. 

Contact: Danny Hill, Field Operator Program Specialist
931-520-9638 or dhill@uchra.com

Store Greeters: Greeters meet customers at the store entrance and inform them of the day’s specials. Greeters may also assist customers with cart selection and offer coupons. Volunteers can be scheduled for anytime between 9:00am - 8:00pm, Monday - Saturday or 12:00pm - 6:00pm, Sunday. Retail Volunteers: Goodwill’s Retail Stores are fundraisers for our Mission Service programs. Retail Volunteers assist in job duties such as cleaning or organizing merchandise at Goodwill’s Retail Store locations. Volunteers can be schedule for anytime between 9:00am - 8:00pm, Monday - Saturday or 12:00pm - 6:00pm, Sunday.

Contact: Taryn Balwinski at 423.629.2501 ext. 2920 or taryn.wilson@goodwillchatt.org.

Volunteers needed to sit with patients in their home or a facility and simply talk to them, read, sing, play games--whatever they are comfortable with. We also have volunteers that work here in our office arranging flowers, answering phones, and filing papers. We love to have people help out.

To sign up: Volunteer Match Website

Avalon Hospice Website

Contact: Sara Johnson at 931-563-7784 or sajohnson@curohs.com.

Volunteers needed to answer phones, shred paper, social media activities and other general duties as needed.
Buffalo River Services Facebook Page

Contact: Phillip Garner at phil.garner@brstn.org or 931-722-8825.

Volunteers needed at any time as a caregiver, relief, patient companionship (reading, talking, baking, cleaning, crafts, games, etc.).

Contact: Carrie Shankles at 731-727-7197 or carrie@theshankles.com or 731-438-3880

The Chamber has lists of civic and religious organizations that are looking for volunteers!

Civic Groups

Religious organizations

Contact: Rena Purdy at 931-722-3575 or chamber@netease.net.

Volunteers are needed for daily garbage pick-up, carrying dirt or rock to work sites, and cleaning grills at Burgess Falls State Natural Area. The park is open from 8:00am until 30 minutes before sunset. Please call ahead to confirm there is work or a supervisor on site.

Address: 4000 Burgess Falls Drive, Sparta, TN 38583

Contact: Bill Summers, Park Manager, at 931-432-5312.

Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency hands out commodities to families in need all throughout the Upper Cumberland (i.e. Cannon, Clay, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, and White). They have different days scheduled for each county. 

Contact: Danny Hill, Field Operator Program Specialist
931-520-9638 or dhill@uchra.com

Volunteers needed on an ongoing basis. Potential opportunities: installing free smoke alarms, present to 3rd-5th graders about how to prepare for disasters, helping in special events for the armed forces, helping with blood drives, office work, and more.   

Visit their website.

Contact: Kevin Watt at 615-250-4256 or kevin.watt@redcross.org

Angel Tree Mall volunteers are also needed from Nov. 11th to Dec. 9th! We will be using our online system to register volunteers for this opportunity. This will allow you to quickly secure your spot, AND you can register to be on the wait list for a spot in case someone else cancels! 

For Coolsprings Mall, go here.

For Rivergate Mall, go here.

Volunteers needed to help a family in your area with a child on the autism spectrum. The family wants to train volunteers to help them run a home based social skills program called the Son-Rise Program. No experience necessary. Free training provided. Time commitment is 2-4 hours a week for 3 months or more.

Located in Thompson's Station.

Contact: Shawn Richardson at shawnric86@gmail.com or 715-892-4781

An adult education program working to empower individuals to overcome obstacles created by poverty. We provide GED test prep, English as a Second Language and Computer and Job skills classes as well as mentoring and access to resources to men and women earning salaries below living wage.Volunteers are needed to serve as Tutors, ESL Teachers and Childcare workers at any of our 6 programs located throughout Middle TN.

Visit their website here.

Contact: Lauren Christians at 615-332-2480 or volunteer@beginanew.org

Fall Fest Swim Meet Dates: (Deadline to signup is September 14)Friday, September 22 – 5:00pm-9:00pm
Saturday, September 23 – 8:00am-12:00pm
Saturday, September 23 – 1:00pm-5:00pm
Sunday, September 24 – 8:00am-12:00pm
Sunday, September 24 – 1:00pm-5:00pm

Meet of Champs Swim Meet Dates: (Deadline to signup is November 22)
Friday, December 1 – 8:30am-12:30pm
Friday, December 1 – 1:00pm-5:00pm
Friday, December 1 – 5:30pm-9:00pm

Must Contact Swim Meet Director Lori Biller at 615-418-4425 or tlbiller@comcast.net prior to deadline to be guaranteed a volunteer spot.

Location: Williamson County Indoor Sports Complex Pool
920 Heritage Way, Brentwood TN

There are a variety of volunteer opportunities available at its 8 locations in Davidson and Williamson Counties. From helping to set up for special events to providing direct service for the older adults that we serve, there are a variety of opportunities at FiftyForward to help you fulfill your community service hours. 

Visit their website!

Contact: Robin Johnson at rjohnson@fiftyforward.org or 615-743-3424

Volunteers needed to deliver healthy meals to seniors in their homes Monday through Friday.

Contact: Fairview office at 615-799-0424; Franklin/Brentwood office at 615-790-9287.

A national military nonprofit based in Franklin TN honoring fallen military and the families they left behind, and help heal the visible and invisible wounds of war through endurance sports and fitness for both surviving families and veterans.

Volunteers needed on an ongoing basis to process and ship packages to families of fallen military, handwriting memorial back bibs containing the names of fallen service members, writing thank you notes, volunteer at our booth during events, and educating people on our organization and programs.

Medals of Honor Website.

Contact: Amy Cotta at info@medalsofhonor.org or 615-476-0592

Volunteering opportunities with Bike MS: Bike to Jack and Back.This year’s ride will take place on Saturday October 7th and Sunday October 8th  and we would be thrilled to have your support this year!

Areas to assist as a volunteer include:
Event set up and tear down
Registration
Lunch
Rest Stops
Finish Line Cheering 

For more information, please visit our website:
Bike MS: Bike to Jack and Back Ride

Provides basic primary and preventive care services, referrals to other medical providers and health related services and agencies, patient case management services and eligibility assistance, enabling services, education regarding availability and use of health services. 

Careers shadowing is also available in the following fields: Medical doctors, Nurse Practitioners, Physician assistants, Nursing (CNA, MA, LPN, RN) Med Tech, Pharmacy, Dental, IT, Administration, Personnel, Receptionist, Marketing, and Community outreach.

Contact: Jane White at janewhite55@gmail.com

This program uses one-on-one play therapy for autistic children focusing on areas of social development such as language, eye contact, flexibility, and interactive attention span.  No prior training is needed.  We provide excellent DVD training for our volunteers that outline the principals on the program and then do some hands-on training alongside them.  

The Son Rise Program's Website.

Contact: Michelle Aull at 615-294-7778 or michelleaull@hotmail.com

Tucker’s House is a non-profit organization that has been developed to partner with families of children with disabilities and their healthcare providers to provide assistance in navigating the complex path from diagnosis to home through specialized retrofitting resources so that their houses can become “home”. Tucker's House assists families in accessing resources that can help meet their specific immediate, intermediate and long term needs that make their home a place that is not only accessible and safe but where they can carry out their necessary daily therapy.

Tucker's House Website.

Contact: info@tuckershouse.org or 615-310-5224.

This is one of the largest and most exciting fairs in the state.  One of the big additions is a Youth Village that will encompass nearly a third of the arena floor.  This village will be full of interactive, free activities geared towards youth and families.  Many of the areas are specific: health, STEM, Robotics, Engineering, horticulture, wildlife, animal science, culinary arts, and much more. Use the signup link by clicking here to select the available dates.

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Contact: Matt Horsman at mhorsman@utk.edu or 615-790-5721

Volunteers needed on an ongoing basis. Potential opportunities: installing free smoke alarms, present to 3rd-5th graders about how to prepare for disasters, helping in special events for the armed forces, helping with blood drives, office work, and more.   

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Contact: Kevin Watt at 615-250-4256 or kevin.watt@redcross.org

Volunteer opportunities could include such things as trail maintenance, grounds keeping, painting, trash removal, construction of simple structures, and removal of invasive species.
Tennessee State Parks Website

Contact: Zack Tinkle at zach.tinkle@tn.gov or 615-443-2769.

Date: October 21, 2017 from 12:30pm-3:30pm

Event held for individuals ages 5-21 with any type of physical, developmental, or mental disability. Activities include modified sports and active games led by the Belmont University Doctoral Physical Therapy Students.
Volunteers needed to help with set up, clean up, and to be buddies to participants as they rotate through different activities. 

Location: James Ward Agricultural Center, behind Turner Evans Building, 945 East Baddour Parkway, Lebanon, TN. 

Click here to sign up.

Contact: Beth Goolesby
bethgoolesby@empowermecenter.com or 615-444-7988

Empower Me Center sends out a quarterly newsletter. Volunteers needed to help with folding the newsletters, stuffing envelops, labeling, and stamping. 

Location, dates, times: vary - contact Beth

Sign up by clicking here --> Volunteer Opportunities

Contact: Beth Goolesby
bethgoolesby@empowermecenter.com or 615-444-7988

Volunteers needed to deliver healthy meals to seniors in their homes Monday through Friday.

Contact: Lebanon office at 615-449-3488; Mt. Juliet office at 615-758-2777.

Volunteers are needed to assist children and young adults with mental or physical disabilities by walking beside the horse as the child rides, and assisting the riders with various activities. No experience with horses or people with disabilities necessary – training provided and classes are supervised. Volunteers are needed for 2-3 hours weekday evenings and Saturday mornings.

Visit Southern STARRS Website.

Contact: southernstarrs00@gmail.com or 615-428-3347

Southern STARRS provides therapeutic horseback riding and animal assisted activities to children, veterans and adults with special needs.  Ongoing volunteer opportunities are available to help during scheduled classes.  Help with stall cleaning and events also needed. Volunteer hours DO need to be scheduled ahead of time as STARRS works on specific class and barn hours  only.

Contact: Lauran Douglass
southernstarrs00@gmail.com or 615-453-2592

Website: www.southernstarrs.org