Volunteer Needs From: WVU Center for Community Engagement

Please use the following link to creat e-cards for children at St. Jude's.

https://www.stjude.org/get-involved/send-virtual-cards-online-to-childrens-hospital-patients.html

3 cards per hour with a maximum of 6 cards for 2 hours.

Submit a screenshot of card submissions to kjs00031@mix.wvu.edu

Please submit iServe hours by May 8, 2026. 

Help adults reach their personal, professional, and educational goals by improving their English or basic literacy skills. As a tutor, you'll meet with your learner for at least one hour a week and report their progress monthly.

No experience? No problem! We provide Pro-Literacy training, materials, and lesson plans to get you started. Once trained, you'll be a certified Pro-Literacy tutor!

Interested? We'll send you an email with more details and an invite to a Zoom info session. Signing up is easy—just fill out an application and provide three references. We ask for at least a 12-week commitment.

Support the Rosenbaum Family House by participating in a heartfelt drive or collection of high-need items! We’re dedicated to creating a warm and welcoming environment for our guests, and you can help us achieve that by contributing everyday essentials that make a difference during their stay.

Imagine the comfort these items bring to families in need—your generosity can help us create a home away from home! When you sign up, you'll receive an updated Wish List, guiding you to the most needed items. Together, let's make a positive impact in the lives of those we serve!

A simple phone call can mean the world—especially on a birthday.

We are looking for compassionate volunteers to help us celebrate our hospice patients by making birthday phone calls. These short calls offer encouragement, kindness, and the reminder that someone is thinking of them on their special day.

What this role involves: Making brief, friendly birthday phone calls to hospice patients Offering warm wishes, conversation, and companionship Calls are typically short and can be made from your home Why it matters: Many of our patients have limited visitors or family nearby. Hearing a friendly voice on their birthday can bring comfort, joy, and a deep sense of connection.

Perfect for: Volunteers looking for a flexible, low‑time commitment Anyone with a caring heart and good listening skills Individuals wanting to make a meaningful impact, one call at a time No medical experience required—just kindness and a willingness to reach out. If you’re interested in helping our patients feel remembered and celebrated, we would love to have you join us.

By joining the NMDP donor registry, you could help save the life of someone with blood cancer. Matching donors must be very specific—similar to organ donation—but the process to join the registry is simple, and donation is simple and painless like giving a blood donation.

To get started, register online and NMDP will mail you a cheek swab kit. Swab the inside of your cheek, mail the kit back, and confirm your registration by text.

Joining the registry does not mean you will definitely be called to donate. You may never be matched, or it could take months or even years. However, registering means that if you are identified as a match, you are willing to move forward with the donation process.

To register, simply do so on the NMDP website: https://my.nmdp.org/s/join?language=en_US&joinCode=marrow17&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21894551707&gbraid=0AAAAADRYjn-PBU1U4ezaiuwD36FRq6yvQ&gclid=CjwKCAjwpcTNBhA5EiwAdO1S9heuxPe0W3eIoxKrs6Ytrnav8LdeNsvJ7TWVMTKkb6dbXf3R3Y6tPBoCxHwQAvD_BwE

For approval of hours, please submit proof of your registry and/or proof of your response to the text from NMDP confirming your spot on the registry. 

Role Summary
We are seeking a creative and motivated Graphic Design/Social Media Volunteer to support our outreach efforts. This volunteer will help create visually engaging content that highlights our mission, celebrates our volunteers, and increases awareness of our programs within the community.

Key Responsibilities

Ideal Candidate

Time Commitment
Flexible and remote-friendly. Approximately 2–5 hours per month, depending on current projects and campaigns.

What You’ll Gain

The Alzheimer’s Association West Virginia Chapter is seeking a creative and motivated Graphic Design & Social Media Volunteer to help raise awareness, support community events, and contribute to the fight against Alzheimer’s disease.

What You’ll Do

This volunteer position would be helping to develop the overall board and oversight of a new, grassroots initiative called the Northstar Nature Club. Our goal would be to engage and empower individuals to appreciate, protect, and enjoy the natural environment.

The position of the Chief Engineering Officer of the board would maintain the Club’s equipment and gear and provide technical advice for Club initiatives.

This volunteer position would be helping to develop the overall board and oversight of a new, grassroots initiative called the Northstar Nature Club. Our goal would be to engage and empower individuals to appreciate, protect, and enjoy the natural environment.

The position of the Chief Tactical Officer of the board would assist in the planning and safe execution of outdoor and field activities. They would ensure safety and preparedness for all legal and security aspects of Club events and members.

This volunteer position would be helping to develop the overall board and oversight of a new, grassroots initiative called the Northstar Nature Club. Our goal would be to engage and empower individuals to appreciate, protect, and enjoy the natural environment.

The position of the Chief Communication Officer of the board would oversee all Club communications, including newsletters, social media, and public relations efforts. Ensures timely and accurate dissemination of information to members and the public.

This volunteer position would be helping to develop the overall board and oversight of a new, grassroots initiative called the Northstar Nature Club. Our goal would be to engage and empower individuals to appreciate, protect, and enjoy the natural environment.

The position of the Secretary of the board would record and preserve the official minutes of all meetings. They would also maintains Club records, membership rosters, and manage official correspondence.

This volunteer position would be helping to develop the overall board and oversight of a new, grassroots initiative called the Northstar Nature Club. Our goal would be to engage and empower individuals to appreciate, protect, and enjoy the natural environment.

The position of the Treasurer of the board would manage all financial affairs of the Club, including preparing budgets, maintaining financial records, and issuing financial reports. They would also collects dues and donations and disburses funds with Executive Board approval.

This volunteer position would be helping to develop the overall board and oversight of a new, grassroots initiative called the Northstar Nature Club. Our goal would be to engage and empower individuals to appreciate, protect, and enjoy the natural environment.

The position of the Chief Science Officer of the board would oversee scientific education and research initiatives within the Club. They would also coordinate citizen science projects and ensures scientific integrity in outreach efforts.

Complete the SmartRx Naloxone Training at the following url:
https://wvdii.thinkific.com/courses/library

Once you complete the training, you must 1) email your completion certificate to smn00006@mix.wvu.edu and 2) record your completion of this need in your iServe account no later than 4pm May 16th, 2026. One volunteer hour will be approved within one week of your iServe submission and receipt of your completion certificate. 

1. Demographic survey: designed to collect demographic information such as age, gender, race/ethnicity, occupation, etc. 

2. Pre-program Survey (Pre-test): designed to evaluate your knowledge of opioids, naloxone, and the relationship between these two drugs. We are also interested in assessing what you may already know about the different forms of naloxone that are approved here in the state of West Virginia. This test consists of twenty questions and should take around 5-10 minutes to complete. 

3. Naloxone Training: consisting of three (3) video modules describing how to use the three of types of naloxone approved in West Virginia. All three video trainings will equip you with important information relating to naloxone and how to use this drug to save a life.  The learning objectives for this training include:

Lilith McGhee, Outreach Coordinator: Lilith@wvdii.org 

If you need need a closed caption option for this training, please email the West Virginia Drug Intervention Institute, use the email provided above.

This free, 1.5-hour, online training helps first responders assist individuals with mental illness or substance use disorder who are in crisis using safe, positive approaches.

Course Link: https://www.samhsa.gov/technical-assistance/dtac/training/safe-scenes

Course participants will receive a certificate upon completion. To receive 1.5 hour of service please e-mail proof of certification to Shaelee Nelson at smn00006@mix.wvu.edu

Provide basic tech support during OLLI online classes, assist with Zoom setup, and help ensure smooth virtual sessions. Edit and upload recordings of OLLI classes to YouTube. Must be proficient in video editing and have access to editing software.

Join our Pop Tab Collection Drive to help support the Ronald Mcdonald House and the families they serve. Please leave your pop tab donations outside of HSC South third floor room 3830 or Room 3313A.

We are seeking volunteers with sewing skills to help create Memory Bears—special keepsake items made from a piece of clothing that belonged to a hospice patient. All patterns, supplies, and materials will be provided. These bears bring comfort to families by preserving a tangible connection to their loved one.
If you enjoy sewing and would like to use your talents to make a meaningful difference, we would love to have you join us in this heartfelt project.

In need of volunteers to make weekly phone calls to 15-20 patients. Calls will be a midweek courtesy to see if they need any supplies ordered prior to the weekend. Opportunity is remote and allows for a flexible schedule.  Great way to gain interaction with patients and families remotely. 

Guardians of the West Fork want to help you meet your volunteer goals. Whether that be personal or required goals. We want students to know that we are here on campus!

How can you help?

Contact admin@guardiansofthewestfork.org or (304)-312-4140 if interested!

VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) will be needing volunteers during the tax season for preparing taxes at any of our various VITA sites.  We do provide trainings for anyone that is interested in volunteering with VITA. Please email for more information. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NX8ZYt9C8jU

Seeking volunteers to make bi-weekly phone calls to those taking care of hospice patients.  Communicate any needs back to the hospice office.  Virtual need. 

This is for Red Cross Service Club to log hours for donating to Holidays for Heros. 

4 items for 1 hour of service with a max of 2 hours.

Needed Items include:

Antiperspirant Deodorant, Shampoo, Toothpaste, Toothbrush, Comb/Brush, razors, shaving cream, lip balm, socks, nail files and clippers, decks of cards, puzzle books like word searches, pens, and mechanical pencils. 

This free, 1-hour, online training addresses the mental and physical stressors faced by first responders when responding to opioid overdose calls and provides evidence-based coping strategies and resources to mitigate the impacts of these stressful events.

Course Link: https://www.samhsa.gov/technical-assistance/dtac/training/first-response 

Course participants will receive a certificate upon completion. To receive 1 hour of service please e-mail proof of certification to Shaelee Nelson at smn00006@mix.wvu.edu

Step Up to Support Foster Youth: Volunteer with EDIFY

At KVC West Virginia, we believe every child deserves the chance to thrive. That’s why we created the EDIFYProgram, a unique initiative that provides mentorship, academic support, and encouragement to foster youth in grades 3-7. These resilient students often fall behind due to the unpredictable nature of foster care, including frequent school changes that disrupt their learning and instability. With your help, we can change that.

Why We Need You

The EDIFY Program pairs volunteers with foster youth to offer academic support. As a college student, your knowledge across various subjects makes you well-qualified to help these students succeed. Many of our students require assistance with foundational skills in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math, and your support can help them catch up, build confidence, and reach their potential.

What You’ll Do

As a volunteer, you will meet virtually with a student 1-2 times weekly for one-hour sessions. Your responsibilities will include:

Fully Supported Volunteering

EDIFY is 100% virtual, and volunteers will receive training and ongoing support to feel confident and comfortable in their roles. Volunteers will complete a quick background check through the West Virginia Department of Human Services as part of the onboarding process. This simple step helps ensure a safe and supportive environment for volunteers and students.

This Is Your Chance to Make a Difference

By volunteering with EDIFY, you are helping foster youth succeed academically and giving them hope for a brighter future. This unique opportunity allows you to gain hands-on experience in education and mentorship while making a meaningful impact.

Calling Monongalia County community members who want to make a difference in the lives of local children and families! 

United Way Family Resource Network
Vision: The United Way Family Resource Network (UWFRN) is dedicated to improving the quality of life for Monongalia County’s children and families.

Mission: Encouraging and empowering our local community through parent leadership, community awareness, capacity building, and cooperative planning to create resilient and sustainable families in Monongalia County.

FRNs represent an important partnership between state government and local communities to identify current needs and develop an implementation plan to meet them. UWFRN serves as a primary coordinating and planning body for Monongalia County’s community service system. Rather than providing direct services, the UWFRN performs several important roles impacting children and families:
-Identifies community needs and gaps in services
-Builds community capacity to address identified needs
-Promotes public awareness regarding policies and issues

Goals
1. UWFRN will ensure that Monongalia County children and families have the necessary knowledge and resources to become or maintain stability.
2. UWFRN will ensure that Monongalia County children and families are safe and sustained.
3. UWFRN will ensure that Monongalia County children and families are educated toward the reduction of alcohol, drug, and tobacco misuse.
4. UWFRN will ensure that Monongalia County children and families are able to maintain positive nutritional behaviors impacting the health and wellness of our count.

UWFRN Advisory Board Members will:
1. As an Advisory member you must meet the needs of the people you serve (if applicable).
2. Advisory members, acting as a group, create the goals and action plan the program manager will implement and achieve.
3. Advisory members must ensure that their organization has adequate finances and that money is spent responsibly.
4. Advisory members must play an active role in supporting the program and the manager.
5. Advisory members, acting as the team, shall have a long-term written plan for the future of the program.
6. Advisory members shall attend board meetings and actively participate in service and at program events throughout the year.

We meet once a quarter on the first Tuesday of the month in the afternoon virtually. Advisory members must also attend the Mon County Family Resource Network Monthly Meeting. More info about that schedule can be found here on our Humanitix page. 

Community members who are interested in applying can respond to the notice here on VolunteerMPC and send an email to Family Resource Network Manager at frn@unitedwaympc.org expressing interest. 

Join the Children and Family Leadership Council and help shape a better future for Monongalia County. This is your chance to collaborate with like-minded individuals to protect and strengthen families and make a difference in the lives of local children.

Vision: 

Children and Family Leadership envisions Monongalia County as a county where all families are sustained, all children grow up free from abuse and neglect, all parents and caregivers have the knowledge and support needed to raise healthy children, and all communities promote the overall well-being of children through sound policies and systemic approach to keep them safe.

Mission:

Children and Family Leadership Council strives to be the vehicle of change in preventing child abuse and neglect, building awareness and understanding of the importance of early development to the future success of children, supporting and/or initiating public and private collaborations that improve and/or expand the current range of services for children and families.

Children and Family Leadership Strategic Objectives:

Early Childhood Education Partnerships- a collaborative effort to identify develop and implement responsive services to young children and families.

Child Abuse Prevention Awareness- increase awareness of the protective factors that contribute to healthy families, effective parenting, and prevention of child maltreatment.

Success by Six Initiative- a systematic approach to educate and increase awareness about the importance of early brain development.

The council is made up of local agency representatives and Monongalia County community members. We meet about once a month virtually to plan for events. Each cycle consists of about six in-person events outside of planning meetings which have historically included community baby showers, in-person training for the community, and more.

Council members ideally will participate in at least 75% of meetings and events.  

Contact our Family Resource Network Manager at frn@unitedwaympc.org with any questions. 

Help put together a monthly newsletter.

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at WVU is seeking a volunteer to teach an introductory course on American Sign Language to a group of older adults.

An affiliate of the School of Public Health, OLLI at WVU is a membership organization that offers non-credit courses in a wide variety of topics, designed for adults 50 years and older, simply for the joy of learning.  Classes are offered in-person at the Mountaineer Mall in Morgantown and/or on Zoom. Scheduling is flexible.

For more information, visit https://olliatwvu.org/teach-for-olli/ or contact the OLLI office at 304-293-1793

Data Driven WV provides students with real-world data analytics and cybersecurity experience to enhance their education and build a more competitive resume. Using projects from organizations across the state and region, students solve problems under the mentorship of alumni, faculty and staff. These projects allow students to:

Data Driven WV is currently seeking volunteer Experiential Learners for several service projects. We are looking for tech-savvy WVU students who can commit at least 5 hours a week during the semester. Students should express interest using the Student Interest Form.

Seeking a volunteer to make Welcome phone calls to newly admitted hospice patients and families.  The call will be a scripted brief check in a few days after admission to make sure they have the local office contact information and see if they need anything at this time.

Looking for volunteers interested in making once a week companionship calls to hospice patients and families.  Calls provide socialization while ensuring families have all their needs met prior to the weekend.  Volunteers will make 12-15 calls per week. Calls can be made remotely from anywhere and based on your own personal schedules. Easy way to earn volunteer hours! Sign up today. 

In need of callers for multiple offices:

Currently looking for volunteers to call for our Evansville, Indiana office and Richmond, Indiana office along with offices in West Virginia and Ohio

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at WVU (OLLI) offers classes, events, and social opportunities designed for adults 50 and older. We are located in the Mountaineer Mall on Green Bag Road.

We are seeking a volunteer skilled in the use of Apple products to teach OLLI members how to use their iPhones and iPads. Some teaching materials can be provided!

Scheduling is flexible.

OLLI classes are free from tests or grades; this is learning for the joy of it!

Instructors experience the joy of teaching students who are enthusiastic, engaged, and eager to learn.

WVUCFG is looking for a budding public relations, graphic design and social media specialist to create content for social media (Facebook, IG, and TikTok), websites, news articles, flyers, and more. Photography and Videography are required, so having professional equipment is a huge plus, but not required! Experience in Canva, Adobe products, CleanSlate, and other media design programs are a huge plus. 

This work will span over the 2024 Growing Season--February 2024 to November 2024. Semester-based appointments will be considered. 

Interested volunteers should send examples of recent work or portfolios to campusfoodgarden@mail.wvu.edu or contact Nikki Byrne-Hoffman at cbyrne1@mail.wvu.edu

The volunteer will improve the quality of sketches scanned from the journals of George Bird Evans.   The sketches will be enhanced for use in publications.   

Conversations to Remember's virtual visit program matches 2-3 college students with residents of long-term care, assisted living, and memory care communities for virtual video visits. These residents have been suffering from isolation, and you could really brighten their days just by speaking with them. We provide training about the best ways to interact with the seniors, as well as additional support throughout your service. Since these visits are virtual, you can do it without any travel. This is both convenient, and allows more of your time to be spent volunteering, rather than commuting to the volunteering location. We provide this program free of charge to seniors across the country, and have students from around the country as well.

Typically, students volunteer 1-2 hours per week. Each call lasts up to one hour, based on the senior's attention span and mood on each day. We expect students to volunteer for approximately 16 weeks, so that they can build a friendship with the senior. This does not need to coincide with the start of a semester, as we have new seniors starting all the time, and train new volunteers weekly. Students are matched based on the times that they're available, with a senior who is available at the same time, and will have a regular, weekly appointment for their visit. Students wishing for more visits or other opportunities that allow them to volunteer more hours can be accommodated with different ways to volunteer, such as assisting us with our social media, call support, or outreach.

Please register to volunteer on our website, https://conversationstoremember.org

The faith community nursing program here at the WVU School of Nursing is in need of volunteers to help with developing lists of resources within communities across WV.  You can complete these hours from home or from the school. You can complete a max of 25 hours on this project.  Please reach out to Dr. Angel Smothers, Associate Dean for Community Engagement and Director of the faith community nursing program (asmothers@hsc.wvu.edu)

Looking for creative volunteers that would enjoy making a one page, fun monthly newsletter for our hospice patients residing in nursing home facilities.  Supplies will be provided as needed and this is a remote opportunity.  

One Yoga is looking for a Social Media Manager to join our team!

This individual will be creating social media content that meets the mission. Prior experience in social media content creation necessary. Must be organized, finish tasks in a timely manner, works great with others, strong verbal/non-verbal communicator, and able to work independently.

Send us a message at OneYogaWV@gmail.com for more information. 

One Yoga is looking for grant researchers to join our team!

This individual will gather information for grant submission, help in writing, and other grant related tasks that meet our mission at one yoga.

-Some experience is necessary, organized, strong verbal/non-verbal communicator, can handle multiple tasks, strong writing skills and can work independently.

-This position is remote unless needed at the office for an event.

Help us brighten our residents rooms.  Paint a small picture on canvas, assemble a floral arrangement, make a craft. Then bring the item to Sundale to help cheer up our residents who have been quarantined.

Or, if you want do do crafts with residents, call Donna Tennant at 304 599 0497. 

Help Arthurdale Heritage preserve our historical documents, photographs, oral histories, and artifacts! We have an extensive collection related to the original 165 homesteaders who moved to Arthurdale in the 1930s. We always need help processing new collections, digitizing documents, transcribing oral histories, and managing our collection software. In-person and virtual options are available. For more information, contact our curator Elizabeth at elizabeth.satterfield@arthurdaleheritage.org. 

Looking for Professors in the History Department or Students studying History to work on a local Sports History Project. It is time-sensitive, so please respond as soon as you are available.  This is not First Tee affiliated.