Did you know that women spend an average of 17 years caring for their own children and 18 years caring for aging parents? Being the care provider for an aging parent or relative can be stressful. There are support groups that can help. For more information, call the Information and Referral Center at 487-4716.
For information about listings in the Helping Hand column, call 486-2136.Deliver dinners, work in food pantry and staff hotline for AIDS Foundation.
Work on Christmas project to provide gifts for people with mental illness. New clothing for children ages 5 to 18, new toys ages 5 to 12, warm hats and gloves for adults are needed.
Help with utility-assistance program.
Assist grief support group facilitator.
Sell T-Shirts, buttons, set up equipment for family oriented New Year's Eve celebration. 4 p.m. to midnight.
Help in classrooms, serve as translators between parents and teachers.
Tutor students, 8:30 to 11 a.m.
Visit and befriend disabled child in child's home, four hours a week.
Work in hospice program with terminally ill adults. Training, three to four hours a week.
Interview applicants for utility-assistance program.
Solicit and record donations of clothing, sort, maintain baby clothes room, make layettes, etc. Flexible times.
Feed, exercise and groom animals, provide general help. Must be 14 or older.
Perform general secretarial duties.
File, organize and inventory library materials for historical society.
Be an adviser to young men who have attended a Job Corps center. Training, flexible times.
Plan fund-raising event for Wasatch Fish and Gardens.
Work with preschool children ages 2-3 with emotional and behavioral problems. Once a week, 9 a.m. to noon. Training.
Do basic repairs and maintenance work.
Visit nursing home residents, help with crafts, nails, etc. Flexible times.
Assist with issues related to urban trees.
Pick up bread from local stores. Flexible times.
Sort donated food. Daytime shifts.
Help write and coordinate newsletter for Utah Food Bank.
Tutor elementary-school kids in basic subjects. Twice a week. Training. Must be older than 14.
Help Sandy police with animal services. Contact people about licensing, reunite lost pets, assist with adoptions and education. Flexible schedule, training.
Provide support to families caring for terminally ill relatives at home. Training, three hours a week, flexible schedule.
Transport food to groups that serve the hungry, one to four times a month, training.
Help Officer Friendly at local schools. Training. About eight hours a week. Flexible times. Must pass police background check.
Answer phones for KUER fund drive. Must be over 21.
Teach basic reading or English as a second language. Two hours a week. One-year commitment. Training.
Supervise adults on probation. Good writing skills helpful. Training. Background check.
Help as a paralegal for Utah Legal Services. Review client cases and refer to attorneys. Twenty hours a week. Mornings. Training.
Do basic office work. Afternoons, training.
Provide information and resources on crime prevention. In area malls. Volunteer must be over 18. Training.
Volunteer at hospital. Training.
Create displays of ongoing local environmental and recycling information. Up to four hours a week. Flexible times.
Be an archives and records clerk. Once or twice a week. Training.
Work with emotionally and behaviorally handicapped preschool children, along with therapists in group activities. Three hours a week.
Conduct school tours of historical society. Training.
Research and develop master cooperative agreement between Utah Society for Environmental Education and federal and state resource agencies. Must be diplomatic. Knowledge of agreements.
Be an early learning tutor.
Be an advocate for people with developmental disabilities. Training.
Volunteers over 44 to work in classrooms with children. Training.
Help in disaster services of American Red Cross. Training. Must be over 18 and in good health.
Do data entry.
Volunteer at local hospital. One four-hour shift a week.
Help with preschool vision screening. Training.
Provide a few hours' respite to families of chronically ill or disabled children. Training. Various locations.
Be a housing advocate. Attend hearings, help clients with paperwork, enter data on computer. Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons. Training.