The Young Parent Advocate Program volunteers have an impact on the lives of very young parents. The program is an outreach of the Children's Service Society.
They work one-on-one with a parent client to provide education materials on infant and child development and parenting skills. Volunteer advocates support the young parent's role in a positive way, encouraging positive thinking and parenting success.If the young parents' problems are extensive, the advocate connects them with additional community resources to help find con-structive solutions. Advocates promote self-sufficiency in parents and they also do things with the young parent.
Young Parent Advocate volunteers serve as role models by giving their time, effort and energy to improve the quality of life for young parents.
'Tis the season to do taxes. If you are low income or elderly and can't afford professional tax help, volunteers trained by the IRS can help with simple tax returns. Assistance is available at several sites around the community. Call the Information and Referral Center at 978-3333 for more information.
For information about listings in the Helping Hand column, call 978-2452.
Help with flower beds and yardwork.
Clean and do electrical repairs.
Clean, paint at Utah Youth Village.
Assist with mailings.
Work with pets in a care facility to help children and adults overcome trauma. Training.
Visit elderly people.
Plan activities at senior center.
Tutor inmates at metro and Oxbow jails. One hour a week.
Provide office help. Monday or Friday, two to four hours.
Help build houses for low-income people in Salt Lake area.
Be a "senior companion" or "foster grandparent." Training provided. Senior-citizen volunteers.
Build greenhouse for youth correctional facility.
Be a camp host.
Interview and assist low-income people four hours a week.
Be an advocate on social issues.
Assist in office that serves foster children.
Care for young mother who recently had surgery. Help with two children.
Bag toiletries for refugees.
Help mail invitations for event.
Translate, help children with language skills at elementary school.
Help raise funds April 8 through 10.
Provide glaucoma screening. Training.
Help out at museum. Three days a week.
Assist Salt Lake man in completing assignments.
Study abroad.
Visit young pregnant woman who has anxiety attacks.
Care for injured birds.
Staff crisis line.
Teach others about rape. Training.
Volunteer crafts person to build and repair.
Do office work and keep records.
Teach others about mental health.
Help in environmental education resource center.
Plan fundraisers.
Shuttle patients in electric carts to clinic appointments. Two hours.
Volunteer in hospital. Many opportunities.
Train to help abused children.
Teach exercise to senior citizens.
Befriend HIV-positive mother and child for visits and holidays.
Help plan fund-raiser for Big Brothers/Big Sisters.
Do office work.
Record and transcribe minutes for food bank meeting.
Clip newspaper articles.
Provide foster homes for dogs and cats.
Install metal safety railing for window well.
Shovel snow, do yard work for senior citizens.
Be a friend to elderly individuals.
Organize a food drive.
Provide socks and underwear to homeless teens.
Fill hygiene kits.
Teach youths to crochet, sew while in detentions.
Teach exercise to senior citizens.
Help plan Bowl for Kids Sake.
Befriend elderly woman. A few hours a day.
Entertain senior citizens at nursing home. Also help with recreation.
Visit people who are elderly.
Teach young mothers how to care for children.
Perform clerical tasks.
Coordinate events and do office work in environmental education resource center.
Help plan fund raisers.
Teach reading and ESL to adults. Training begins in January.
Energize literacy organization as a board member.
Monitor and supervise tutoring room at correctional facility. Long-term commitment.
Provide temporary shelter for youths.
Walk with and visit frail elderly.
Listen to and befriend women who are recently widowed.
Interview and assist low-income people with utility program.
Repair chimney at Children's Justice Center.
Provide blankets, pots and pans, tables, chairs for refugees.
Donate two-drawer file cabinet, scanner, plain paper fax, additional phone line, microwave.
Give dress/night stands for care center.
Donate four- or two-drawer file cabinets.
Provide thread, batting and material.
Give computer and printer for disabled man.
Provide Apin Grafting Plater.
Donate fax machine.
Give a computer.
Donate quilting material, quilts and batting.
Provide electric wheelchair.
Contribute toiletries.
Give scraps of velvet material.
Provide carpet and linoleum for family of disabled woman.