Program Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer for a Program Today!
Heartland Family Service has volunteer opportunities for a variety of interests. We are willing to accommodate your schedule as we have opportunities during day and evening hours. Some programs even have weekend opportunities. We can work with both long-and short-term volunteers. However, many volunteer opportunities are fundamental to the program they serve, and ask for a three-month time commitment.
There are so many ways for you to volunteer for our programs. What are you good at–painting, landscaping, child care, cooking, crafts, organizing events, sorting donations, answering phones, teaching a class? Volunteers are needed to help kids with homework and assist with field trips for youth or seniors. Large projects like painting, landscaping, cleaning or moving can be scheduled for groups. Depending on your schedule, you can choose one-time projects or weekly or monthly projects.
If you have any questions or want to get more information on volunteering at Heartland Family Service, contact Laura Zachary at (402) 552-7418 or lzachary@heartlandfamilyservice.org.
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Career Clothing Closet Volunteer Opportunities
The Career Clothing Closet provides business clothing to low-income men and women going to an interview or attending a job fair. All of the clothes received are donations from the community. Volunteers are needed to help sort these donations.
If you have any questions or want to get more information on how you can help with the Career Clothing Closet at Heartland Family Service, contact Laura Zachary at (402) 552-7418 or lzachary@heartlandfamilyservice.org.
Children’s Emergency Services Volunteer Opportunities
Children’s Emergency Services (CES) provides crisis intervention services for children who are victims of neglect and abuse. The children stay here until a more permanent placement is found, or until they can return to their homes. Volunteers are needed to assist with homework, assist with field trips, serve as a mentor to the children and assist with clerical and sorting needs.
If you have any questions or want to get more information on how you can help with the Children’s Emergency Services at Heartland Family Service, contact Laura Zachary at (402) 552-7418 or lzachary@heartlandfamilyservice.org.
Clerical Assistance Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteers are needed to provide clerical assistance at most of Heartland Family Service’s locations.
If you have any questions or want to get more information on how you can help with Clerical Assistance at Heartland Family Service, contact Laura Zachary at (402) 552-7418 or lzachary@heartlandfamilyservice.org.
Domestic Abuse Program Volunteer Opportunities
The DAP provides assistance to women who decide to leave their violent homes and are in need of life’s basic necessities. Heartland Family Service offers emergency service for these victims and their children, providing shelter, clothing, meals, financial assistance, transportation, medical assistance and counseling, all provided free of charge. Volunteers are needed to provide childcare during group sessions and to assist with fundraisers throughout the year.
If you have any questions or want to get more information on how you can help with the Domestic Abuse Program at Heartland Family Service, contact Laura Zachary at (402) 552-7418 or lzachary@heartlandfamilyservice.org.
Family and Child Care Resource Center Volunteer Opportunities
The Family and Child Care Resource Center is essentially a library for parents and child care providers. The center provides books, arts & crafts ideas and other resources to enhance the minds of the children. Volunteers are needed to organize donations.
If you have any questions or want to get more information on how you can help with the Family and Child Care Resource Center at Heartland Family Service, contact Laura Zachary at (402) 552-7418 or lzachary@heartlandfamilyservice.org.
Family Works Volunteer Opportunities
Family Works is a residential addictions treatment program for pregnant women and women with a baby under one year old, including her additional children. The focus of the program is to provide a supportive, therapeutic environment that helps the mother become sober, learn how to live without drugs and/or alcohol, and to become a stronger parent for her children. The woman’s relationship with her own family is addressed in order to repair the familial bond by building trust and support. Volunteers are needed to provide child care while the mother is in treatment sessions.
If you have any questions or want to get more information on how you can help with Family Works at Heartland Family Service, contact Laura Zachary at (402) 552-7418 or lzachary@heartlandfamilyservice.org.
HALO Volunteer Opportunities
Healthy Alternatives for Little Ones (HALO) helps children ages 3-6 understand the complexities of “health” and “healthy choices” by putting these concepts into terms they can understand. The curriculum focuses on empowering young children to make healthy choices for their futures through social and emotional health, drug prevention, nutrition and physical activity. Volunteers are needed to provide clerical assistance.
If you have any questions or want to get more information on how you can help with HALO at Heartland Family Service, contact Laura Zachary at (402) 552-7418 or lzachary@heartlandfamilyservice.org.
Jefferson House Volunteer Opportunities
The Jefferson House was established for youth birth to 18 and their siblings to provide temporary placement after they leave their home and while they wait for a more permanent placement. Most of the youth is placed in the shelter because these children are products of abuse and neglect, a chaotic home environment or are re-entering the community from a more restrictive placement. The staff provides 24-hour supervision, crisis stabilization, an on-site school, a behavior management program, and so much more. Volunteers are needed to assist with home repairs and cleaning, assist youth with tutoring and crafts and to take youth on field trips.
If you have any questions or want to get more information on how you can help with the Jefferson House at Heartland Family Service, contact Laura Zachary at (402) 552-7418 or lzachary@heartlandfamilyservice.org.
Positive Parenting Group Volunteer Opportunities
This 12-week program is for parents who want to learn more about the daily challenges of child-rearing and how to handle these challenges in a healthy, positive way. Families may join at any time and leave when they have met their goals. Volunteers are needed to assist with childcare during group sessions.
If you have any questions or want to get more information on how you can help with the Positive Parenting Group at Heartland Family Service, contact Laura Zachary at (402) 552-7418 or lzachary@heartlandfamilyservice.org.
Safe Haven Domestic Abuse Shelter Volunteer Opportunities
The purpose of our facility is to provide abused women and their children with a safe, supportive, and violence-free environment. The facility is staffed 24 hours a day and all services are provided at no cost. These women and children may reside in our emergency shelter for 6-weeks. After the initial 6-week crisis stay, they will have the opportunity to apply for the transitional program. The transition program has a maximum length of stay of two years provided that they comply with the guidelines of that program. To insure the safety, confidentiality, and well being of all residents and staff, we have developed some basic guidelines that everyone must follow. Volunteers are needed to provide childcare during group sessions and help sort donations.
If you have any questions or want to get more information on how you can help with the Safe Haven Domestic Abuse Shelter at Heartland Family Service, contact Laura Zachary at (402) 552-7418 or lzachary@heartlandfamilyservice.org.
Sarpy Donations Center Volunteer Opportunities
The Sarpy Donations Center is Heartland Family Service’s sorting space for donations. These donations are then distributed to our programs or clients who are in need of them. Volunteers are always needed to sort and organize donations.
If you have any questions or want to get more information on how you can help with the Sarpy Donations Center at Heartland Family Service, contact Laura Zachary at (402) 552-7418 or lzachary@heartlandfamilyservice.org.
Senior Center Volunteer Opportunities
The Senior Center offers programs to enhance the quality of life for our older citizens. Heartland Family Service helps them retain/regain their physical, social and mental well-being. The Senior Center supports the recreational, social and nutritional needs of senior citizens over 60 years of age. The center offers these area residents several different activities including classes, speakers, movies, exercise sessions, excursions and parties. Volunteers are needed to lead craft classes, games, etc.
If you have any questions or want to get more information on how you can help with the Senior Center at Heartland Family Service, contact Laura Zachary at (402) 552-7418 or lzachary@heartlandfamilyservice.org.
Solomon Girls Center Volunteer Opportunities
Founded in 1966, Solomon Girls Center is the oldest all girls program in Nebraska. It serves girls 5-18 years of age and provides them with the skills to have positive interactions and relationships through social, educational and recreational programming. The purpose of the Center is to provide activities and guidance that enable each girl to find her own identity, develop her potential and achieve a sense of responsibility to herself. The center provides homework assistance and educational activities to challenge their minds and healthy meals and exercise to strengthen their bodies. Volunteers are needed to serve as aids to the teachers and mentors to the girls.
If you have any questions or want to get more information on how you can help with the Solomon Girls Center at Heartland Family Service, contact Laura Zachary at (402) 552-7418 or lzachary@heartlandfamilyservice.org.
