Volunteer Opportunity Directory "Section A"
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Contact/Volunteer Coordinator: David Jacobsen
Office Phone: 479-7940 (TYY)
Toll-Free: 1-800-770-7940
Help Line: N/A
Fax: 474-4052
Address: 3550 Airport Way, Suite 3
City: Fairbanks
State: AK
Zip: 99709
E-mail: pa1acc@mosquitonet.com
Website: Visit the Website
Services Provided: A private, non-profit organization that uses its resources to actively promote a society where persons with disabilities can live and work independently in the community of their choice.
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Volunteer Help: Consistent long-term volunteers needed for quarterly newsletter, filing, maintenance and inventory of loan closet & medical and adaptive equipment. Home modification labor - carpentry skills helpful. Short-term or occasional volunteers for special/seasonal projects such as picnics, celebrations & community events.
UW Member Agency: Yes
Training Provided Beyond Orientation: Yes
Seasonal Openings: Yes
Year-Round Openings: Yes
Annual Events: Yes
Board Members: Yes
Youth Volunteers: Yes
Court-Mandated Volunteers: No
Groups Over Five: Yes
Families: No
Short-Term Positions: Yes
Long-Term Positions: Yes
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| Adopt-A-Highway Program |
Contact/Volunteer Coordinator: M&O Director's Secretary
Office Phone: 451-2294
Toll-Free: N/A
Help Line: N/A
Fax: 451-5311
Address: N/A
City: N/A
State: N/A
Zip: N/A
E-mail: N/A
Website: N/A
Services Provided: N/A |
Volunteer Help: Adopt a section of road and clean it on a regular basis.
UW Member Agency: No
Training Provided Beyond Orientation: No
Seasonal Openings: Yes
Year-Round Openings: Yes
Annual Events: Yes
Board Members: No
Youth Volunteers: Yes
Court-Mandated Volunteers: Yes
Groups Over Five: Yes
Families: Yes
Short-Term Positions: No
Long-Term Positions: Yes
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| Adult Learning Programs of Alaska |
Contact/Volunteer Coordinator: Contact/Volunteer Coordinator: Rebecca Morse
Office Phone: 452-6434
Toll-Free: N/A
Help Line: N/A
Fax: 451-6598
Address: 122 First Ave., Suite 201 (Tanana Chiefs Conference Building)
City: Fairbanks
State: AK
Zip: 99701
E-mail: alpa@adultlearning.org
Website: Visit the Website
Services Provided: Promotes life-long
learning through Adult Basic Education courses, computer training, life
skills workshops, GED preparatory classes and testing, and English as a
Second Language classes for students over 16 years of age. Supported Services
program: provides job training, placement, supervision and weekly craft
classes for adults with developmental disabilities. Work 123 program: provides
intensive job readiness, training for public assistance applicants. |
Volunteer Help: Present life skills workshops, assist with classroom instruction, serve as a board or policy council member, assist with fundraising, help with administrative office tasks and other work-related activities that count as work experience for Welfare Reform.
UW Member Agency: No
Training Provided Beyond Orientation: Yes
Seasonal Openings: Yes
Year-Round Openings: Yes
Annual Events: Yes
Board Members: Yes
Youth Volunteers: Yes
Court-Mandated Volunteers: Yes
Groups Over Five: Yes
Families: Yes
Short-Term Positions: Yes
Long-Term Positions: Yes
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| Alaska Bird Observatory | Contact/Volunteer Coordinator: Sally Galbraith
Office Phone: 451-7159
Toll-Free: N/A
Help Line: N/A
Fax: 451-7079
Address: 418 Wedgewood Dr.
City: Fairbanks
State: AK
Zip: 99701
E-mail: birds@alaskabird.org
Website: Visit the Website
Services Provided: The mission is to advance the appreciation, understanding, and conservation of birds and their habitats through research and education. |
Volunteer Help: Assist in bird banding (net operation, removing, transporting, banding, recording); office projects; photography; building bird houses, nest boxes,; leading banding demonstrations and bird walks; trail repair; fundraising and grant proposal writing and serve on board of directors. Volunteers must be at least 15 years old although a limited number of youth are accepted into the "Junior Volunteer" program.
UW Member Agency: No
Training Provided Beyond Orientation: Yes
Seasonal Openings: Yes
Year-Round Openings: Yes
Annual Events: Yes
Board Members: Yes
Youth Volunteers: Yes
Court-Mandated Volunteers: No
Groups Over Five: Yes
Families: Yes
Short-Term Positions: Yes
Long-Term Positions: Yes
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| Alaska Boreal Forest Council | Contact/Volunteer Coordinator: Jennifer Nehlsen, Director of Operations
Office Phone: 457-8453
Toll-Free: N/A
Help Line: N/A
Fax: 457-5185
Address: N/A
City: N/A
State: N/A
Zip: N/A
E-mail: jennifer.abfc@ak.net
Website: Visit the Website
Services Provided: ABFC promotes the sustainable development of the forest in Interior Alaska through education, research and assisting the public in decision-making. |
Volunteer Help: Education programs, fundraisers, birch tree tapping, landscaping, general office
UW Member Agency: No
Training Provided Beyond Orientation: Yes
Seasonal Openings: Yes
Year-Round Openings: Yes
Annual Events: Yes
Board Members: Yes
Youth Volunteers: Yes
Court-Mandated Volunteers: Yes
Groups Over Five: Yes
Families: Yes
Short-Term Positions: Yes
Long-Term Positions: Yes
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| Alaska Center for Children and Adults | Contact/Volunteer Coordinator: Contact/Volunteer Coordinator: Colleen Chinn or Valerie Leonelli
Office Phone: 456-4003
Toll-Free: N/A
Help Line: N/A
Fax: 456-6124
Address: 1020 Barnette St
City: Fairbanks
State: AK
Zip: 99701
E-mail: acca@acca/ilp.org
Website: N/A
Services Provided: Resources for
people of all ages with disabilities, adaptive loan closet for community;
speech/language clinic for children and adults. Project teach early intervention
program for infants and toddlers age birth to three years. |
Volunteer Help: Provide child-care assistance during parent support meetings or help with special events and projects. Seasonal gardening; toy and materials sanitation; snow removal; light carpentry.
UW Member Agency: Yes
Training Provided Beyond Orientation: Yes
Seasonal Openings: Yes
Year-Round Openings: Yes
Annual Events: Yes
Board Members: Yes
Youth Volunteers: Yes
Court-Mandated Volunteers: Yes
Groups Over Five: No
Families: Yes
Short-Term Positions: No
Long-Term Positions: Yes
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| Alaska Legal Services Corporation | Contact/Volunteer Coordinator: Angela Aragon
Office Phone: 452-5181
Toll-Free: N/A
Help Line: N/A
Fax: 456-6359
Address: 1648 Cushman St, Suite 300
City: Fairbanks
State: AK
Zip: 99701
E-mail: N/A
Website: N/A
Services Provided: Provides free legal assistance to low-income Alaskans with civil problems (housing, family, public benefits, consumer issues, help for senior citizens).
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Volunteer Help: Help with front desk and clerical tasks such as phone answering, typing, filing, mailing, and computer data entry. Youth, ages 16-18, welcome.
UW Member Agency: No
Training Provided Beyond Orientation: Yes
Seasonal Openings: Yes
Year-Round Openings: Yes
Annual Events: No
Board Members: Yes
Youth Volunteers: Yes
Court-Mandated Volunteers: No
Groups Over Five: No
Families: Yes
Short-Term Positions: Yes
Long-Term Positions: Yes
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| Alaska Outdoor Council | Contact/Volunteer Coordinator: Jessee VanderZanden
Office Phone: 455-4262
Toll-Free: N/A
Help Line: N/A
Fax: 455-6447
Address: P O Box 73902
City: Fairbanks
State: AK
Zip: 99707
E-mail: outdoor@polarnet.com
Website: Visit the Website
Services Provided: Represent outdoor interests on issues such as public access, common use of Alaska's fish and wildlife, and sustainable fish and wildlife populations for future generations. |
Volunteer Help: Assist with fundraisers, issue expertise and committee representation.
UW Member Agency: No
Training Provided Beyond Orientation: No
Seasonal Openings: Yes
Year-Round Openings: No
Annual Events: Yes
Board Members: Yes
Youth Volunteers: No
Court-Mandated Volunteers: No
Groups Over Five: No
Families: No
Short-Term Positions: Yes
Long-Term Positions: No
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| Alaska Public Lands Information Center | Contact/Volunteer Coordinator: Clay Anderson
Office Phone: 456-0527
Toll-Free: N/A
Help Line: N/A
Fax: 456-0514
Address: 250 Cushman St., Suite 1A
City: Fairbanks
State: AK
Zip: 99701
E-mail: N/A
Website: N/A
Services Provided: Located in downtown Fairbanks, this free museum features displays on Alaska's wildlife, natural resources and Native cultures; shows free films; assists in trip planning; sells a variety of books, videos, cards and maps. | Volunteer Help: Mainly for Summer Season. Assist staff in providing trip-planning assistance and interpretive materials to visitors, handle cash register transactions for book store sales items, and assist with school groups touring the museum. Opportunities exist for independent projects.
UW Member Agency: No
Training Provided Beyond Orientation: Yes
Seasonal Openings: Yes
Year-Round Openings: Yes
Annual Events: No
Board Members: Yes
Youth Volunteers: Yes
Court-Mandated Volunteers: Yes
Groups Over Five: No
Families: No
Short-Term Positions: Yes
Long-Term Positions: Yes
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| Alaska Right to Life, Inc. | Contact/Volunteer Coordinator: Ruth Ewig
Office Phone: 479-5433
Toll-Free: N/A
Help Line: N/A
Fax: 452-5538
Address: P.O. Box 81566
City: Fairbanks
State: AK
Zip: 99708
E-mail: N/A
Website: Visit the Website
Services Provided: Education resource center for choosing healthy choices from fertilization to natural death. | Volunteer Help: Special events; legislative hotline; planning meetings; writing letters to editor.
UW Member Agency: No
Training Provided Beyond Orientation: No
Seasonal Openings: No
Year-Round Openings: Yes
Annual Events: Yes
Board Members: Yes
Youth Volunteers: Yes
Court-Mandated Volunteers: No
Groups Over Five: Yes
Families: Yes
Short-Term Positions: No
Long-Term Positions: Yes
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| Alzheimer's Disease Resource Agency of Alaska | Contact/Volunteer Coordinator: Karen Woods
Office Phone: 452-2277
Toll-Free: N/A
Help Line: N/A
Fax: 457-3376
Address: P O Box 72791
City: Fairbanks
State: AK
Zip: 99707
E-mail: helen.strines@alz.org
Website: Visit the Website
Services Provided: Support groups,
education; lending library, family and professional consultation; special
events (health fairs & memory walk). | Volunteer Help: Help plan and work on special events; occasional office help.
UW Member Agency: No
Training Provided Beyond Orientation: Yes
Seasonal Openings: No
Year-Round Openings: No
Annual Events: Yes
Board Members: Yes
Youth Volunteers: No
Court-Mandated Volunteers: No
Groups Over Five: Yes
Families: Yes
Short-Term Positions: Yes
Long-Term Positions: Yes
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| American Cancer Society, Fairbanks Unit | Contact/Volunteer Coordinator: Cindy Emery
Office Phone: 474-4555
Toll-Free: N/A
Help Line: N/A
Fax: 907-263-2073
Address: P O Box 70992
City: Fairbanks
State: AK
Zip: 99707
E-mail: N/A
Website: N/A
Services Provided: Support groups for cancer patients and family, homecare equipment, relay for life, smokeout in October, tobacco, road to recovery, and cancer education and special events. | Volunteer Help: Help with each of these programs on both a short and long term basis.
UW Member Agency: No
Training Provided Beyond Orientation: Yes
Seasonal Openings: Yes
Year-Round Openings: Yes
Annual Events: Yes
Board Members: Yes
Youth Volunteers: Yes
Court-Mandated Volunteers: No
Groups Over Five: Yes
Families: Yes
Short-Term Positions: Yes
Long-Term Positions: Yes
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| American Heart Association | Contact/Volunteer Coordinator: Janet Bartels
Office Phone: 474-8819
Toll-Free: N/A
Help Line: N/A
Fax: N/A
Address: N/A
City: N/A
State: N/A
Zip: N/A
E-mail: jdmiller@heart.org
Website: Visit the Website
Services Provided: Fighting heart disease and stroke. | Volunteer Help: Help with special events and public service.
UW Member Agency: No
Training Provided Beyond Orientation: No
Seasonal Openings: Yes
Year-Round Openings: Yes
Annual Events: Yes
Board Members: No
Youth Volunteers: Yes
Court-Mandated Volunteers: No
Groups Over Five: Yes
Families: Yes
Short-Term Positions: Yes
Long-Term Positions: Yes
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| American Red Cross / Eielson Office | Contact/Volunteer Coordinator: Larry Baillon
Office Phone: 377-1855
Toll-Free: N/A
Help Line: N/A
Fax: N/A
Address: N/A
City: N/A
State: N/A
Zip: N/A
E-mail: N/A
Website: N/A
Services Provided: Emergency housing
for disaster victims; provides training on water safety, CPR, first-aid,
HIV/AIDS education and babysitting. | Volunteer Help: Become a trained disaster service volunteer or help with short term projects.
UW Member Agency: Yes
Training Provided Beyond Orientation: Yes
Seasonal Openings: Yes
Year-Round Openings: Yes
Annual Events: Yes
Board Members: Yes
Youth Volunteers: Yes
Court-Mandated Volunteers: Yes
Groups Over Five: Yes
Families: Yes
Short-Term Positions: Yes
Long-Term Positions: Yes
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| American Red Cross / Fairbanks Office | Contact/Volunteer Coordinator: Larry Baillon
Office Phone: 456-5937
Toll-Free: N/A
Help Line: N/A
Fax: 456-7329
Address: 626 Second St., Graehl, Suite 102
City: Fairbanks
State: AK
Zip: 99701
E-mail: redcross@polarnet.com
Website: N/A
Services Provided: Emergency housing for disaster victims; provides training on water safety, CPR, first-aid, HIV/AIDS education and babysitting. | Volunteer Help: Become a trained disaster service volunteer or help with short term projects.
UW Member Agency: Yes
Training Provided Beyond Orientation: Yes
Seasonal Openings: Yes
Year-Round Openings: Yes
Annual Events: Yes
Board Members: Yes
Youth Volunteers: Yes
Court-Mandated Volunteers: Yes
Groups Over Five: Yes
Families: Yes
Short-Term Positions: Yes
Long-Term Positions: Yes
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| American Red Cross / Wainwright Office | Contact/Volunteer Coordinator: Ron Huffman
Office Phone: 353-7234 or 353-7230
Toll-Free: N/A
Help Line: N/A
Fax: 353-7333
Address: Bldg. 1024 Apple St.
City: Ft. Wainwright
State: AK
Zip: 99703
E-mail: redcross@wainwright.army.mil
Website: N/A
Services Provided: Emergency messaging
and financial assistance for military families. | Volunteer Help: Become a dental assistant or a trained hospital receptionist or technician and many other volunteer opportunities on post.
UW Member Agency: Yes
Training Provided Beyond Orientation: Yes
Seasonal Openings: Yes
Year-Round Openings: Yes
Annual Events: Yes
Board Members: Yes
Youth Volunteers: Yes
Court-Mandated Volunteers: Yes
Groups Over Five: Yes
Families: Yes
Short-Term Positions: Yes
Long-Term Positions: Yes
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| ASYMCA Thrift Store | Contact/Volunteer Coordinator: Deborah Blake
Office Phone: 356-1211
Toll-Free: N/A
Help Line: N/A
Fax: N/A
Address: 1031 102nd St.,
North Post
City: Ft. Wainwright
State: AK
Zip: 99703
Hours: Tues 12:30 -7:00 pm, Wed, Fri 10:30 am – 5:00 pm,
Sat 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Services Provided: Secondhand store. | Volunteer Help: Volunteer services
UW Member Agency: No
Training Provided Beyond Orientation: Yes
Seasonal Openings: Yes
Year-Round Openings: Yes
Annual Events: Yes
Board Members: Yes
Youth Volunteers: Yes
Court-Mandated Volunteers: No
Groups Over Five: Yes
Families: Yes
Short-Term Positions: Yes
Long-Term Positions: Yes
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