What are some volunteer opportunities for a 9th grader?
Education/Counseling: •Help younger readers •Tutor an English learner •Peer counseling •Donate books to local library •Donate old computer to school •Community Cleanliness: •Paint mural over graffiti •Clean vacant lot or park •Fund-raise for playground equipment •Plant garden or tree for neighborhood •Clean trash along river, beach or park Homelessness: •Cook/serve meals at shelter •Collect clothes to donate to shelter •Donate care kits (combs, toothbrushes, etc) to shelter •Organize canned food drive •Build homes with Habitat for Humanity Elderly Neighbors/Nursing Homes: •Visit and send letters •Rake leaves or shovel snow •Take a senior for a walk •Pick up groceries or medicine •Teach how to use the Internet Citizenship: •Contact local representative about key issues •Register voters •Pass out election materials •Send letter to veterans or overseas soldiers •Bake cookies and bring them to your local fire or police station. Going green: •Organize car pool •Campaign for more walking/biking •Recycle •Don't litter. Special Needs: •Volunteer at Special Olympics Event •Organize buddy system for local special needs kids •Fund-raise for Braille books for visually impaired •Read books/newspapers on tape for visually impaired Medical: •Bring toys to hospital cancer ward •Deliver meals to home-bound patients •Volunteer as candy striper at local hospital Animals: •Volunteer at local animal shelter •Walk a vacationing neighbor's dog or pet •Adopt a pet from Humane Society Nature: •Adopt an acre of rain forest •Create wild life habitat Contact your guidence councelor or local volunteer center for more service opportunities.
I want to volunteer for reading sessions for the visually impaired students in Chennai. Can anyone suggest the places where reading sessions are held?
This is the information I do have.For more information and latest updates w.r.t. Services to the Visually Impaired, you can contact Mr. Bharath. He will lead you further. Here is his number.098949 49878…You may also contact 09941014591Reading Classes for the Blind(Visually Impaired) in Adyar:Darshini, an organization based in Adyar has been conducting reading classes for the blind college students in Youth Hostel, Indira Nagar for nearly two decades. They conduct reading classes every Monday and Friday from 2.30 P.M. to 4.30 P.M. at Youth Hostel, 2nd Avenue, Indira Nagar. Interested women willing to volunteer may contact 9840860724, 044-22472950.Services that blind people need:Audio recordings(They will give their pen drive to you. You gotta record the reading material for them. They play, hear and grasp)Doing projects for them . Especially B. Ed students really really need such help. I did have so many blind friends when I was doing B.Ed. So I literally have seen them suffering in search of readers/volunteers.Reading the materials then and there. You gotta read for a group of blind students . They listen and grasp. Some takes notes too using braille.
I would like to volunteer as a scribe for blind people. From where do I start with this?
Congrats for your initiative. There is lack of awareness among literates about how one can put to use their writing ability.There are few NGO s who are arranging scribes for students.One such NGO ‘Amrutha Bindu’ in BANGALORE who is doing a wonderful service. The areas covered are karnataka, Tamilnadu AP .One word of caution : its better to do scribe through an ngo rather than entertaining a direct request from an individual unless you know the student personally.link: Amrutha Bindu | For the Needy
What NGOs in Bangalore can I volunteer with on weekends or holidays?
Aashayein FoundationAashayein Foundation is an NGO (Non governmental organisation) in India that works towards the betterment of the under privileged children through the medium of education.Programs:Bachche Mann Ke Sachche (BMKS)To identify children who do not get a chance to attend schools and provide them with educational opportunities.Shikshana AbhiyanaThe objective of this project is to provide quality education to the students in various government and government aided schools.Breakfast ServingTo serve breakfast at various orphanages, old age homes, blind schools, leprosy centers and other places, thereby to spend some time with the inmates to make them feel comfortable, to make them feel that there is somebody who cares for them and they are not alone, to share their joys and sorrowsSubscribe to newsletter and get updates about the weekly events happening ie., every weekend you get a chance to be part of Shikshana Abhiyana & Breakfast serving.
Volunteer in Mexico?
I live in Southern California. I will be attending school here and am hoping to find some place where I can go into Mexico, when I have free weekends and what not and help out (in any area). I don't need an organization necessarily; I am able to get there myself. I would like to work on my Spanish, see another country, meet new people and help out. Any ideas?
Volunteering while pregnant?
Here are some resources you can take advantage of to get involved in your community: www.handsonnetwork.org www.unitedway.org www.1800volunteer.org www.cns.gov All of these agencies have national affiliations, and you may be able to find a fantastic volunteer opportunity you never knew existed. Any of these agencies will be able to put you in touch with your local volunteer center, who will be able to match you with an opportunity based on your availability or interests....there are tons of things out there, from reading to the visually impaired, to helping seniors or kids with arts & crafts programs to cooking and serving meals to those in need....you name it! I'd steer clear of an animal shelter, just to be on the safe side. Pregnant women are generally advised to have NO contact with litter boxes while pregnant. And as a bonus, the volunteering while you're pregnant will fill in a gap on your resume very nicely! Best wishes to you!! I hope you find a great opportunity to get involved!
What US military branch can I join as a legally blind person?
According to the common US military enlistment standards,Visiona. Current distant visual acuity of any degree that does not correct with spectacle lenses to at least one of thefollowing (367) is disqualifying:(1) 20/40 in one eye and 20/70 in the other eye.(2) 20/30 in one eye and 20/100 in the other eye.(3) 20/20 in one eye and 20/400 in the other eye.Therefore, if you are legally blind (which is generally defined as 20/200 in your better eye) than you would be ineligible for enlistment. However, if you are only legally blind without correction, and correction does bring you within the standards listed above then you would be eligible for enlistment with any of the military services.Keep in mind that specific jobs have more stringent criteria. So, while you may qualify for some jobs, your choices will be more limited than someone without vision difficulties.AlternativesIf you are ineligible for military service, you may wish to volunteer with the Civil Air Patrol (CAP), the Coast Guard Auxiliary (CGAUX), or a State Defense Force (SDF).These are congressionally-mandated, state-supported non-military, non-paying, volunteer positions that allow you to support the work of the US military. Their standards are generally much more relaxed when compared to the military.
Which app impressed you recently?
Yesterday when I was looking for some new and interesting apps to publish on my website, I came across an app named “Be My Eyes”. As I am a kind hearted person and believe in humanity, I really loved the app. I realised that technology is the best thing that can change the lives of the people around us and we can make use of us to help the needy people.You can avail this app on the Play Store as well as on the App Store. I am sharing some of the details here:Play Store Link: Be My Eyes - Helping the blindApp Store Link: Be My Eyes - Helping the blindI am sharing details of the app here:Be My Eyes app is all about contributing and benefiting from small acts of kindness. It helps Blind or visually impaired people to perform their day-to-day task with guidance from the people with sight.This video brought a smile on my face.With this app, Blind or visually impaired users can request help from a sighted volunteer, who will get a notification on their phone. As soon as the first volunteer helper accepts the help request, a live audio-video connection will be set up between the two. The sighted person can now assist the blind or visually impaired, through the video connection from the later's rear-facing camera.You can be Volunteer to helpWhen you join app as a sighted user, you become a part of the big "Be My Eyes volunteer-network", so don’t worry about leaving a blind person hanging, if you are not able to answer a request. The request is just forwarded to the next available volunteer.You can request for helpThe visually impaired or blind person can seek help with anything from knowing the expiry date on the milk, to make sure that their clothes match.Note:• The app encourages blind or visually impaired users to be patient when requesting as most of the calls are answered within 60 seconds.• You can add the languages you speak in settings.Some of you might know about this before, but for me, this is the new and the best one. I am thinking to free some timeout of my schedule and use this app as a volunteer.You guys must try it.Helping Someone= Feeling GoodThanks