Volunteer Opportunities Fair

This fair focuses on volunteer opportunities available at local non-profit organizations.  Students are able to speak one-on-one with agency staff about specific positions, required time commitment, distance from campus, accessibility of public transportation to the site, and any necessary training for volunteers.

Wednesday, September 14, 2011
6:30-8:00pm
Rice Memorial Center (RMC) Grand Hall

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The following 41 agencies attended the 2011 Volunteer Opportunities Fair. Click on the agency name to visit their web site or on the link below the table for a document with a listing of their mission statements and opportunities available.

Amazing Place - http://www.AmazingPlaceHouston.org   Avon Walk for Breast Cancer - http://www.avonwalk.org  Bering Omega Community Services - http://www.beringomega.org  Boat People SOS - http://www.bpsos.org Breakthrough Houston - http://www.breakthroughhouston.org Casa de Esperanza - http://www.casahope.org Cathedral Health & Outreach Ministries - http://www.chomhouston.org  Catholic Charities - http://www.catholiccharities.org  Children's Museum of Houston - http://www.cmhouston.org  Citizens For Animal Protection -http://www.cap4pets.org  City of Houston - Volunteer Initiatives Program - http://www.houstonservice.org  Community Family Centers - http://www.communityfamilycenters.org  Crisis Intervention of Houston, Inc. - http://www.crisishotline.org CROSSROADS: Community Partnership For Youth, Inc. - http://www.crossroads-volunteers.org  Easter Seals of Greater Houston -http://www.eastersealshouston.org  Harris County Hospital District - http://www.hchdonline.com   Hermann Park Conservancy - http://www.hermannpark.org Hostelling International Houston -http://www.hiusa.org/houston  Houston Arboretum and Nature Center - http://www.houstonarboretum.org  Houston Food Bank - http://www.houstonfoodbank.org  Houston Grand Opera Guild - http://www.hgoguild.org  Houston Hospice - http://www.houstonhospice.org   Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - http://www.jdrf.org/houston  Lighthouse of Houston - http://www.houstonlighthouse.org Lupus Foundation of America -http://www.lupustexas.org  Magnificat House, Inc. - http://www.magnificathouse.org Main Street Ministries, Houston - http://www.msmhouston.org Memorial Hermann Hospital - http://www.memorialhermann.org/services/volunHE1.htm  Muscular Dystrophy Association - http://www.mdausa.org  National Kidney Foundation - http://www.texaskidney.org Neighborhood Centers, Inc. - Neighborhood Tax Centers - http://www.neighborhood-centers.org/tax  PAIR (Partnership for the Advancement & Immersion of Refugees) - http://www.pairhouston.org  Rice University - Community Involvement Center - http://cic.rice.edu  Santa Maria Hostel - Jacquelyn House - http://www.santamariahostel.org  Sight Into Sound - http://www.tapingfortheblind.org Small Steps Nurturing Center - http://www.ssnc.org  The Methodist Hospital - http://www.methodisthealth.com/volunteer   The Monarch School - http://www.monarchschool.org The Women's Home - http://www.thewomenshome.org United Nations Association - http://www.unahouston.org University of Houston - Graduate School of Social Work - http://www.sw.uh.edu Urban Harvest -http://www.urbanharvest.org West University Place - Parks and Recreation - http://www.westutx.gov

To download a .pdf document to see the organizations' mission statements and the types of opportunities they currently have available, please click the link below. 2011 Volunteer Opportunities Fair Agency Missions & Opportunities

Community Involvement Center6100 Main MS-200, Houston, Texas 77005-1827       Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1892, MS-200, Houston, Texas 77251-1892

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