Anonymous
12/11/2023 19:07
Subject: Re:Retiree looking to volunteer
I volunteer for the National Park Service.
The website is volunteer.gov
The website is volunteer.gov
Anonymous
12/09/2023 20:48
Subject: Retiree looking to volunteer
Where I live the local United way has a database of volunteer opportunities at their member organizations.
Anonymous
12/09/2023 20:45
Subject: Re:Retiree looking to volunteer
Meals on Wheels
Anonymous
12/08/2023 18:02
Subject: Retiree looking to volunteer
If you want to be outdoors, the volunteer coordination at Red Wiggler Care Farm is great: https://redwiggler.org/volunteer/
Volunteers work alongside employed adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to grow organic food and most of the food produced is donated.
Volunteers work alongside employed adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to grow organic food and most of the food produced is donated.
Anonymous
12/08/2023 17:43
Subject: Retiree looking to volunteer
Anonymous
12/08/2023 17:42
Subject: Re:Retiree looking to volunteer
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Contact your local NICU to see if they need volunteer baby holders. It’s something I plan to do when I retire in 10yrs.
I don’t think this position actually exists.
NP. I think it used to, but with litigation the way it is I don't see how that would work bringing in a volunteer around medically fragile babies. TBH, if I were a new mother of a NICU baby I would not want a strange volunteer holding my baby.
I think they volunteer with babies who do not have family to care for them..especially those born addicted.
Anonymous
12/08/2023 17:42
Subject: Retiree looking to volunteer
Tutor at school.
Anonymous
12/08/2023 17:40
Subject: Re:Retiree looking to volunteer
I have a marketing background and I volunteer at a local high school working with students taking classes in innovation and entrepreneurship. At each stage in the course work I will speak with them about my own experience that relates to that stage. It’s fun working with the teens and they seem to really appreciate someone with real world experience. The teachers love it because they get a break.
Anonymous
12/08/2023 17:01
Subject: Retiree looking to volunteer
Anonymous wrote:OP, everyone's experiences may vary, but I would advise to temper your expectations about volunteerism and be prepared you may have to try several/many organizations before you find a good fit.
I've done volunteering in elder care, youth support, historic venue, animal shelters and music/arts promotion.
Not all of them are created equal. Some organizations just don't have the bandwidth to manage volunteers successfully. Others have a distinct "pecking order" and can be clannish, leaving newcomers essentially standing on the sidelines and ignored.
I eventually found a couple of good causes where I feel like I'm being useful, and hope you will have similar luck.
This has been my experience as well.
Anonymous
12/08/2023 16:18
Subject: Retiree looking to volunteer
I am a former board member of a nonprofit that offers a wide range of volunteer opportunities in adult career development. It is based in Alexandria and run by an excellent executive director: https://www.computercore.org
Anonymous
11/15/2023 23:03
Subject: Retiree looking to volunteer
I have heard also that you may have to try out more than one stint before finding the “right” one.
Anonymous
11/14/2023 07:48
Subject: Retiree looking to volunteer
OP, everyone's experiences may vary, but I would advise to temper your expectations about volunteerism and be prepared you may have to try several/many organizations before you find a good fit.
I've done volunteering in elder care, youth support, historic venue, animal shelters and music/arts promotion.
Not all of them are created equal. Some organizations just don't have the bandwidth to manage volunteers successfully. Others have a distinct "pecking order" and can be clannish, leaving newcomers essentially standing on the sidelines and ignored.
I eventually found a couple of good causes where I feel like I'm being useful, and hope you will have similar luck.
I've done volunteering in elder care, youth support, historic venue, animal shelters and music/arts promotion.
Not all of them are created equal. Some organizations just don't have the bandwidth to manage volunteers successfully. Others have a distinct "pecking order" and can be clannish, leaving newcomers essentially standing on the sidelines and ignored.
I eventually found a couple of good causes where I feel like I'm being useful, and hope you will have similar luck.
Anonymous
11/13/2023 23:08
Subject: Re:Retiree looking to volunteer
Check Palisades Village. palisadesvillage.org
There are other "village" communities which may be closer to you but this is the one I have been involved with. You can volunteer to take people grocery shopping, have a friendly visit, change a light bulb, drive someone to a doc appointment. The list is endless. And you can also volunteer to help with their annual house tour to raise money for the organization!
There are other "village" communities which may be closer to you but this is the one I have been involved with. You can volunteer to take people grocery shopping, have a friendly visit, change a light bulb, drive someone to a doc appointment. The list is endless. And you can also volunteer to help with their annual house tour to raise money for the organization!
Anonymous
11/13/2023 23:06
Subject: Retiree looking to volunteer
In my city (not in the DMV) the United Way has a searchable database of volunteer opportunities on their website.
Anonymous
11/13/2023 22:51
Subject: Re:Retiree looking to volunteer
Anonymous wrote:Contact your local NICU to see if they need volunteer baby holders. It’s something I plan to do when I retire in 10yrs.
There are more needy adults than infants needing this care.