Needs From: Voluntexas

Pet Therapy Volunteers offer meaningful support by providing companion visits to patients in their homes or care facilities. These visits bring comfort and emotional relief through the calming presence of certified therapy animals.

Volunteers and their animals help reduce anxiety, depression, pain, and loneliness, offering compassionate connection and companionship during a vulnerable time in a patient’s life. This role is ideal for individuals with certified therapy pets who are looking to make a difference in the lives of others through gentle, healing presence.

All visits are coordinated with the hospice team and tailored to the patient’s needs and preferences.

Music Therapy Volunteers provide soothing companionship through the healing power of music. Volunteers visit patients in their homes or care facilities, offering live music, recorded music with vocals or instruments to bring comfort, peace, and emotional support during end-of-life care.

Music can help ease pain, reduce anxiety and depression, and create moments of joy, reflection, and connection for patients and their loved ones.

All visits are scheduled with the hospice team and tailored to meet each patient’s unique needs and preferences.

Hospice volunteers should have a compassionate and kind attitude toward their patients. They should strive to provide comfort and support for both the patient and their family members. They should be reliable, punctual, and prepared for the tasks assigned to them. Good communication skills are essential in this role. Hospice volunteers should have a good understanding of hospice services, as well as, the hospice philosophy of care, taught during training. Finally, hospice volunteers should be non-judgmental and respectful towards patients and their families. Apply on Indeed- Search Compassus Volunteer, or www.Compassus.com/volunteers.

A campus buddy is a volunteer who develops a friendship with a CCSSLC resident. The volunteer can simply visit with the resident or even participate in activities such as arts and crafts, video games, sports, and more!

The purpose of the Human Rights Committee is to review and approve (or recommend revisions) the teams recommended rights modifications for each resident served. The member must be able to understand and analyze information, be flexible, have compassion for staff and individuals, be proactive for the rights of individuals with disabilities, and be able to maintain confidentiality. HRC meetings are held every Wednesday from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM at the Corpus Christi State Supported Living Center.

Thank you for inquiring!  Tacos Not Bombs CC meets every SUNDAYS: 11:30 A.M. TO 2:00 P.M. Rain or Shine at Artesian Park in downtown Corpus Christi and we serve a hot meal to the homeless and food insecure communities. 

We need volunteers to help serve the food, to prepare and bring some food items and to help with set up of tables and trash pick up.

Supplies Needed:   https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/319DFWFLCAJVL?ref_=wl_share&fbclid=IwAR3BhdinMO-_VhU-_Tu0pKo_6QnRgepW8BpV3J03SHdQ0hSqroGqWF4QJ2g

*We accept the following donations:  

Food Donations:   for perishable food items, please message us to coordinate pick up or drop off

Hygiene Supplies:  soap, shampoo, conditioner, lotions, combs, toothbrushes, toothpaste, wipes, toilet paper

Clothing:  Shirts, jeans, coats, shoes, boots, socks, caps, undies, beanies, gloves

Blankets, Towels, Pillows,

Pet Supplies:  Pet food for cat and dog, escollars, leashes, Supplies, etc

Volunteers can offer:

As a volunteer coordinator, I fully understand the misconceptions, fears, and concerns you may have about being a hospice volunteer. While our patients are categorized as terminal, many of our patients simply live at home and need help with errands or would benefit from your love and companionship. I would love to offer you the opportunity to experience the amazing feeling of making a difference in a patient and family's life. 

Requirements:

** All requirements mentioned above are provided by Harbor Hospice with no cost to you

Call/Text - Lisa Hollan, Volunteer Coordinator (361) 230-0994 or Email: lhollan@harborhospice.com

I can answer any questions or concerns you may have before we move forward. I look forward to speaking with you!

Join us on a 3-7 day camping trip to a Texas State Park and explore the outdoors with us. Activities include at least two of the following: Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Fishing, Canoeing, Kayaking and Rock Climbing, Bouldering, and much more. Each activity provides "challenge" and encourages youth to stretch themselves beyond their self-imposed limits through facing that challenge. These activities encourage the evolution of judgment, personal responsibility, and awareness of group needs. The trip includes reflection, evaluation and goal review to help the youth derive meaning from what they have experienced and how the experiences apply to their lives.

Apply here -- Youth Odyssey Volunteer application

We welcome all volunteers eager for a water adventure. Join us on a day trip to either the Nueces River at Labonte Park or in the Bay of Corpus Christi. Trained staff teach basic paddling strokes and water safety onshore before the group enters the water and continues to teach and assist while traveling the body of water. This is a fun day-trip filled with wildlife and growing together as a team.

Apply here -- Youth Odyssey Volunteer application

Volunteers are welcome to join staff in running afterschool programs from 4-6pm (times may vary). These are two-hour team-building activities held at local recreation centers, schools, parks, and other sites around the Coastal Bend. Activities are fun, hands-on, interactive games and challenges focused on developing and enhancing basic life skills.

Apply here -- Youth Odyssey Volunteer application

International Experience (iE) is seeking host families for students scheduled to arrive soon!  Opem your heart and home and rovide a wonderful cultural experience without ever having to leave home.

Volunteers Needed - Every Sunday Rain or Shine for the following:

1.  Prepare food (menu listed on FB Page)

2. Serve food 

3  Set up /break down tables

4.  Clean up 

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/319DFWFLCAJVL?ref_=wl_share&fbclid=IwAR3BhdinMO-_VhU-_Tu0pKo_6QnRgepW8BpV3J03SHdQ0hSqroGqWF4QJ2g

We accept the following donations: 

Food Donations:   for perishable food items, please message us to coordinate pick up or drop off

Hygiene Supplies:  soap, shampoo, conditioner, lotions, combs, toothbrushes, toothpaste, wipes, toilet paper

Clothing:  Shirts, jeans, coats, shoes, boots, socks, caps, undies, beanies, gloves

Blankets, Towels, Pillows,

Pet Supplies:  Pet food for cat and dog, escollars, leashes, Supplies, etc

Trained or interested facilitators/belayers needed to assist with low and high elements on our Ropes Course throughout the year. Our Challenge Course is located off of I-37 (30 min drive from Corpus Christi).

Apply here -- Youth Odyssey Volunteer application

Come out to the ropes course for a fun filled day-trip. These usually occur on the weekends where youth participate in low and high elements. Low element activities are on the ground which foster teamwork, overcoming challenges, and support. The high elements are rock-climbing and walking across cables suspended 35 feet in the air (facilitated by trained and certified belayers), focusing on overcoming fears, problem-solving, and pushing yourself to new limits in a safe and controlled way.

Apply here -- Youth Odyssey Volunteer application

International Experience (iE) is a nonprofit student exchange organization seeking host families for students for the upcoming academic year.